Fresh Cut Floral Card

Hi friends! I hope you are enjoying summer (or winter if you are in the southern hemisphere). 

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It is Monday and we have a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. This week our theme is Make Your Own Background. I made my own backgrounds almost all the time, it is one of my favorite things to do. Don't miss the project by our July guest designer Thom Santilla.

I made a background with several layers: watercolor, stencil-stamping with mist, heat embossing and script stamping. It was paired with two bright flowers and stamped sentiments. 

I started out with this piece of paper which had been watercolored for another project - my Blue Shark Card, which you can find here.

Using Tim Holtz Latticework, I misted through it with Distress Spritz Peacock Feathers and Tumbled Glass and then some Distress Spray Stain Salty Ocean. Turn the stencil around and stamp it on the watercolored background.

I was doing the previous step outdoors and got a surprise visit by a curious dog, making my stamped impression not exactly as planned. I continued by misting through Tim's Linen stencil using Antique Linen Distress Spritz.

The Simon Says Stamp Fresh Cut Floral Stem was die cut from various backgrounds in my scrap pile, most of these had been inked with Distress Ink, some were watercolored.

I cut off the edges of the background and then white embossed Simon Says Stamp Outline Hearts on the sky part.

Stamp in a few places with Simon Says Stamp Old Letter and black ink.

The heart from Simon Says Stamp Retro Hearts was stamped with Pawsitively Saturated Guava ink. The sentiment comes from Simon Says Stamp Love Letter. 

Shape the petals before gluing them to the background. I also added Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Dazzling Dusk Gems.

The sentiments come from Simon Says Stamp Retro Hearts and were stamped with black and Guava ink. I also added a piece of lace trim and organza ribbon.

The background had layers, depth and textures, without overwhelming the flowers.

Join us this week in our Make Your Own Background 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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Pastel Butterfly Journal Page

Hello crafters! Summer seems to have arrived here, with warm and sunny weather this weekend. 

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This week we have a Spritz and/or Splatter theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. I hope you will join us! Get messy! Don't miss the lovely project by our June guest designer Wanda Hentges.

I made an art journal page with summery, pastel colors, butterflies, Distress Paint, texture, paste and spray mists. The butterflies were misted with Distress Spray Stain and Distress Spritz. I also added some Spritz to the background. I worked in my Dylusions Small Creative Journal.

Start by applying gesso to the background. I had left-over paint from another project (coming later this week). Mist with water to blend.

Stamp three sentiments with Tim Holtz stamps and then apply texture paste through Tim's Harlequin stencil. I used Simon Says Stamp Very Very Low Tack tape to protect the background from the paste.

Stamp here and there with Simon Says Stamp Old Letter.

Apply Orange Slice Stickles with a palette knife through the stencil.

Die cut Simon Says Stamp Stylized Butterfly from watercolor paper.

Mist the butterflies. I used Mermaid Lagoon Distress Spray Stain, Saltwater Taffy, Peacock Feathers and Walnut Stain Distress Spritz. (I forgot to include the Peacock Feathers spritz in the photo). 

Mist a little Saltwater Taffy on the background too.

I also stamped butterflies using Simon Says Stamp Mandala Blossoms and Mother's Day sets. This sentiment comes from Tim's Perspective set.

The butterflies are more shimmery than what you can see on the photos. 

Originally, I planned for the harlequin pattern to be white, but they disappeared a bit on the page, which is why I added the Stickles.

This butterfly covers a bit of the main sentiment. I stamped the sentiment before deciding which butterflies to use. The main sentiment comes from Tim's Warehouse District. 

Join us this week in our Spritz and/or Splatter 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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Peaceful Art Journal

Hello friends! I hope you are well and had a good weekend. The sun is shining here today, which is nice since we had very grey weather lately.

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This week we have a Spritz and Splatter theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge blog. Messy and fun! Don't miss the lovely card by our February guest designer Cassie Lynch aka mk_knits.

I have a brand new journal at home, namely Stamperia's Happiness Mixed Media 6x3.5 in Journal. It is a great little size and the pages are watercolor paper, which is my favorite surface. I made a page without much of a plan, using mists, splatter and ink.

I forgot to take a photo of the first step. I smeared Distress Ink on an acrylic block, misted with water and stamped on the page. When dry, mist Distress Spritz through Tim Holtz Deco Feather stencil.

Mist through Tim's Sparkle Fade stencil with Antique Linen Distress Oxide Spray.

When the page is dry, stamp with Simon Says Stamp Old Letter. 

Smear Ground Espresso on a non-stick craft sheet and mist with water. Flick splatters on the page with a paint brush. 

Smear Distress Inks on a non-stick craft sheet and mist with water. Press watercolor paper into the ink. Let dry and repeat until you are happy with the look.

Do the same with Speckled Egg and Lost Shadow. This paper is for our snow.

Die cut Simon Says Stamp Snow Laden Trees from both papers. I added a bit more blue ink on the trees.

Stamp sentiments from Simon Says Stamp Forest Scenery using Pawsitively Saturated Cadette ink.

Assemble the trees and glue them on the background. I used two trees.

Stamp a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp Create and die cut with the coordinating die.

It is hard to capture the shimmer of the Distress Spritz, but you can see it a little better here. I also added a few sequins.

Join us this week in our Spritz & Splatter 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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