Collector of Curiosities Shaker Tag

Hi friends! Today I am happy to have a tutorial on the Simon Says Stamp Store blog. I made a tag filled with sequins and glitter. You can peak all kinds of spooky faces, images and text in the background. 

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Here is a peek: 

The project can be done for other themes too of course, although the hint of the background works really well for a mysterious Halloween project. Shakers are fun to make, and a dry embossed acetate front makes them even more interesting as it adds texture. 

To see the full project and step-by-step tutorial, you have to head over to the Simon Says Stamp Store blog. 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

Transparent Shaker Autumn Tag

Hello crafters! We had beautiful autumn weather this weekend, with sun and blue skies. Today it is not as nice though.

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Our theme is Tag It this week at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. It is the first Monday of a new month, which means that the team is showcasing products by a specific company/designer and this week it is Tim Holtz. You can see Tim's fantastic range of products here.

We also have a new guest designer and during October Fiona Whitehead will be joining us. Visit her blog Crafty Stamping to see the gorgeous project she has created for the challenge. 

I made an acetate shaker tag, with two layers of acetate och glitter and sequins sandwiched between them. The top layer is dry embossed. Both layers are colored with alcohol ink, for a rich autumn feeling. I used gold and copper metallic paper, glitter papers and a sunflower for the front. 

Start by cutting two tags from Simon Says Stamp Acetate. Emboss one of them in Simon Says Stamp Flower Puff folder.

Color the tags with alcohol ink. I used blending solution to add texture to the embossed one. Color at the back. I used: Butterscotch, Valencia, Sunset Orange and Cranberry. The back piece was swiped with Butterscotch and I added Gold Mixative around the edges.

Add a pile of Simon Says Stamp Mini Stars, Rose Gold sequins and Tim Holtz Chunky Rock Candy Glitter to the middle of the tag.

Carefully sandwich the glitter and stitch around the edges with a sewing machine.

Die cut Simon Says Stamp Lively Leaf Corner from Gold and Bronze glitter cardstock and from Tim Holtz copper metallic kraft stock. Use the latter paper to die cut larger leaves with Simon Says Stamp Rustic Layering Flower.

Die cut Simon Says Stamp Tattered Leaves from Tim Holtz gold metallic kraft stock.

Die cut Simon Says Stamp Little Sunflower Bloom from a inky yellow paper and from a patterned paper scrap. Shape with Tim Holtz Shaping Kit.

Add Champagne Stickles to the flower center and a little on the petals.

I used Tim Holtz Metallic Stickers as sentiments. The tag was tied with organza, twine a ribbon with a touch of gold and dyed May Arts Wrinkled Faux Silk Ribbon.

Tuck the leaves under the sunflower and glue. The sunflower was assembled with Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Foam Tape between all layers, and underneath. 

I like the mix of metallic, glitter and acetate for autumn projects. I added Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Dazzling Gold Gems here and there for extra sparkle. 

The title was die cut with Tim Holtz Handwritten Love dies, from gold metallic and Bronze glitter cardstock.

The sequins and glitter in the shaker are a little hard to photograph. 

At the back of the tag, you see the glitter and sequins better.

The leaves and flower have a lot of dimension.

I hope you enjoyed this post. Acetate backgrounds are fun!

Join us this week in our Tag It 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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Blackcurrant Jam art journal

Hi friends! I hope you had a fun weekend! School has started. It is starting to get chillier and darker in the evenings.

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At the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog we have an Lots of Layers theme this week. I love adding layers to my projects, layers in all forms. Don't miss the stunning project by our August guest designer Cassie Lynch!

If I can get hold of blackcurrants, I always try to make blackcurrant jam and enjoy it with my breakfast cereal. It is a bit of summer that lasts into autumn and maybe even winter. This year I picked lots of blackcurrants and have more jam than most years. The page was done in my Small Creative Journal.

The background is from my recent gel printing session. Here I used papers embossed in Simon Says Stamp Stitching Sampler and Star Lattice. I liked the warm feeling of both the patterns, the colors and the distressing and thought it fit well with the theme.

Stamp the berries from Paper Artsy Fodder Berry Edition. I masked out the name of the plant when inking since these aren't really blackcurrants. They had to do as blackcurrants for this project.

Color with pencils. I used Prismacolors. 

Add white highlights with a gel pen.

Sponge Salvaged Patina through Simon Says Stamp Bubbles stencil.

Next add som marks with Walnut Stain and Tim Holtz Speckles.

For a little shimmer, mist Distress Spritz Antique Linen through Tim Holtz Sparkle Fade.

I thought the berries were too blue and added more of a currant shade to them. 

Stamp Tim Holtz School Desk alphabet here and there.

Stamp Tim Holtz Flower Jar on Simon Says Stamp Acetate with Stazon ink.

Color on the back with alcohol ink. Later, I added more currant.

The colors of the berries and the way they hang from the branches aren't quite correct, but that doesn't matter. I didn't want to make them as dark as they are in real life since I wanted to use several colors and shades.

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

I dotted the jars with a Q-tip and blending solution to get the dotted look.

The title was die cut from Simon Says Stamp black cardstock using Tim Holtz Vault World Travel.

I like that the jar comes in two sizes. Here you can also see the shimmer from the Distress Spritz layer.

Summer was stamped with Simon Says Stamp Chill Vibes. 

Pencils work well on background gel printed with acrylic paint.

Join us this week in our Lots of Layers 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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