Bookmarks and Tall Card

 Hi friends! Today I have two bookmarks and one tall card to share.

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I was so sad to hear about Rachel Grieg from Darkroom Door passing away. Rachel was so kind, positive and creative, among many other things. She was very inspirational and I really miss her emails and updates on social media. I was on the Darkroom Door for a many years and have loved creating with Rachel's gorgeous stamps. I made this project earlier this month with one of Rachel's stamps. 

Start by cutting three strips of heavystock paper. White emboss the Darkroom Door You Matter stamp on each strip. 

Smear Distress Inks on a non-stick craft sheet and mist with water. I used a different color combo for each strip. Press the paper into the ink. The embossing will resist the ink.

When dry, repeat until you are happy with the look.

I turned two of the strips into bookmark, using my Crop-a-dile and Angle Corner Chomper.

The ribbon was dyed with Distress Ink so that it would coordinate with the colors of the bookmarks and card. Apply ink, mist with water and crinkle.

Here are the two bookmarks. They make great gifts too, but I am going to use them in my art journals and notebooks. 

Don't worry if your stamping and embossing isn't perfect, it adds to the distressed look.

The sentiments on this stamp are wonderful and can also be used on their own.

I have been dying a lot of ribbon lately. 

The card is tall and skinny. I distressed the edges of the stamped panel and mounted it on a piece of Backdrops paper, teal paper and then on folded kraft paper.

Thank you so much for stopping by here today! See you soon again.

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Snow Globe Shaker Card Tutorial

Hi stampers! Today I have a shaker card tutorial to make. One the very first card that I made was a shaker card and I still enjoy making them.

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I thought the Darkroom Door Snow Globe Frame stamp would be great for a shaker card. Since I wanted the globe part to have some shape, I had to think of a different solution for the shaker part. The shaker window is therefore not the globe itself, but behind it, giving even more depth to the shaker.

Start by stamping the Snow Globe with Jet Black Stazon in on Clearly For Art Modeling Film. Cut out. 

Mask the black edge with Simon Says Stamp Very Very Low Tack Tape and stamp Darkroom Door Snow Flakes Texture stamp on the glass part with Cotton White Stazon ink.

Color on the back with alcohol ink. Don't add too much color to the globe. You need to color on the back or you will dissolve the stamping.

Gently heat the modeling film, being careful not to burn yourself and shape it around a glass. The film will keep its shape perfectly.

Cut or die cut a hole the same size as the globe from watercolor paper. Apply Distress Ink on a non-stick craft sheet, mist with water and press the paper into the ink. Immediately emboss in the Simon Says Stamp Spun Glass 3-D Embossing folder.

Glue a piece of acetate to the back of the window and line the globe part with Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Foam Tape. Add pieces of foam tape around the edges too. Fill the window with sequins, mica flakes, and jewels and place a second piece of acetate on top to seal the shaker.

Staple the snowglobe to the cardstock. Add Sizzix Gold Luster Wax around the edges of the embossed paper. The light blue paper was colored with Distress Ink and used at the back of the embossed paper.

Adhere the shaker panel to the light blue paper with another layer of foam tape. This gives dimension, but also lets light come in behind the shaker window.

The stamped snowflakes add another layer to the shaker, while still letting the sequins show through.

I used white, blue and clear sequins in different sizes. There are also some snowflake shaped sequins.

The sentiment comes from Simon Says Stamp Snow Love and was stamped on a piece of Tim Holtz Journal Card. It was mounted with foam tape. I also added a lace trim and some fibers to the card.

The pretty jewels are Studio Katia Prismatic Sky Pearls. Here you can also see the pretty effect of the Gold Luster Wax.

The Simon Says Stamp Spun Glass embossing folder is so pretty. For more examples, check out my Floral Envelope Card and Metallic ATC.

Shakers cards are fun to receive. 

Here you might get a better view of the different layers of the card.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial! A snow globe doesn't have to have a winter theme. If you skip the snowflakes, it could be made for any time of the year.

Happy stamping!

Anna-Karin

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Giraffe Card

Hi stampers! Today I have a quick and easy card to share.

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Giraffes are one of my favorite animals and I am very fond of photographing them, especially in the wild. Here I used the Darkroom Door Giraffe Texture stamp to create a card with three panels.

Ink the Giraffe Texture stamp with Distress Ink and mist with water about four times. Stamp on watercolor paper. Stamp three times with shades of yellow and brown.

Distress the edges and stitch the panels to craft paper. The yellow paper is Simon Says Stamp Sunshine cardstock.

Stamp Darkroom Door You Matter sentiment stamp on heavystock paper and cut into strips. 

Ink the strips slightly and glue to the background. I matted the stitched panel on Simon Says Stamp Champagne Matte Metallic Cardstock and then on a folded dark brown cardbase. 

Add a few sequins to the card for a bit of bling. 

Tea Dye is one of my least used Distress Inks, even though I have had it for a very long time. It is a really nice shade of brown/orange and I need to use it more.

Thank you for visiting my blog today! See you again tomorrow. 

Happy stamping!

Anna-Karin

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You Matter Card and Tags Tutorial

Hi everyone! Today I have a non-Christmas card and a bunch of gift tags to share in between all the winter and Christmas-themed projects using a great stamp by Darkroom Door.

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Designs with squares are always fun to do and I decided to use squares combined with Darkroom Door's You Matter Sentiment Strip. The card didn't need a lot of embellishments and I didn't want to cover up too much of the text. The card is about 6x6 in.

Start by white embossing the whole Darkroom Door You Matter on watercolor paper.

Cut into strips and color with different Distress Ink combinations. Smear Distress Inks on a non-stick craft sheet, mist with water and press the paper into the ink.

When dry, repeat until you are happy with the look.

Cut into squares of about 1.6 in (4 cm) and distress the edges.

Adhere to watercolor paper and distress the edges of that paper too. I die cut a word from Simon Says Stamp Aqua Glitter paper using Tim Holtz Celebration Words Script.

The sentiments on the Darkroom Door You Matter sentiment strip are great. You can also cut them a part and use just one of the sentiments. They were for many different card themes. 

A Tim Holtz Scribbly Butterfly is fluttering over the card.

I also added some pearls, for a touch of bling.

When I have wrapped a gift, I often lack gift tags and am normally in a hurry. I usually just cut a tag from patterned paper. When I looked at my colorful sentiment strips, I thought they would make great little gift tags and die cut them with Tim Holtz Framed Tags. Don't worry if all the words aren't complete.

I can just see these sentiments work for so many different themes and they will also be great for art journaling and scrapbooking. 

You can find more inspiration for Darkroom Door's products on their blog. 

Thank you so much for stopping by here today!

Happy stamping!

Anna-Karin

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