Thankful art journal page

Hello friends! I hope you are well and had a good weekend! I got some nice crafty time. 

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This week we have a Thanks/Thanksgiving theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. I hope you will join us! Don't miss the gorgeous project by our November guest Thom Santilla.

I made an art journal page this week, in my Stamperia Happiness Mixed Media journal (4x8.5 in). I used a the new Simon Says Stamp Elegant Christmas Botanicals from the Joy for You release.

I cut a piece of watercolor paper, since I messed up the stamping that I did on the art journal page. Stamp two of the flowers from Simon Says Stamp Elegant Christmas Botanicals.

I watercolored the flowers, using watercolor paint by Daniel Smith. You can also watercolor them with Distress Ink.

Watercolor the background.

When dry, place Tim Holtz Latticework stencil on the background and mist with Distress Spritz Saltwater Taffy.

Gold emboss dots with Tim Holtz Tiny Textures.

The gold embossing adds warmth and a nice shiny texture.

The two larger words were stamped with Paper Artsy Hydrangea Edition by Alison Bomber. I like how the black ink sinks underneath the spritz shimmer.

This sentiment comes from Simon Says Stamp Be Your Beautiful Self. 

The title was die cut from green cardstock with Tim Holtz Sizzix Vault Edges set. I also added two pieces of Design Tape Trims.

Mist and gold emboss a bit on top of the flowers too, but don't cover them completely. 

The glimmer from the Spritz is hard to capture in a photo.

I paired the page up with a pumpkin page in my art journal. You can find the tutorial for that page here.

Join us this week in our Thanks/Thanksgiving challenge! You have a chance to win a $25 gift voucher to do some fun shopping at Simon Says Stamp. You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.

Do you use Instagram? If so please add #sssmchallenge so we can see your entries there too.

Thank you so much for visiting today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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