Winter Forest Decoration

Hello friends! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas! Today I am sharing a winter decoration. We have had very little snow so far this season, but hopefully it will come.

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I like having winter decorations which aren't Christmas themed. When Christmas is over, I keep the winter themed decor items out until spring time. Here is a little family of deer in a snowy forest. The base is a wood slice and I used idea-ology items to create the scene, in addition to my favorite way to make snow.

The deer from Tim Holtz Salvaged Reindeer were colored with alcohol ink. I like how the alcohol ink brought out the great texture of the deer. They also stay shiny. You can use Distress Paint instead of alcohol ink.

The three Tim Holtz Woodland Tree Lot were colored in an ombre fashion using Distress Paint. Mist the tree with water. Place the paint in a plastic bag and place the tree in the bag. Press to make sure you get paint everywhere. Let dry.

When the paint and the deer were dry, I applied texture paste mixed with a tiny bit of white paint to the trees and to the deer. Sprinkle with Mica Flakes and then with Rock Candy Glitter.

Apply a thick layer of texture paste to the wood slice and press the deer and the trees into the paste. The paste will act as a glue. Sprinkle with Mica Flakes first and then with Rock Candy Glitter.

The snow looks thick since the deer sink into it.

I also added Tim Holtz Baubles here and there. Apply a little Distress Matte Medium on top and sprinkle with glitter.

You can add even more snow to the trees, but I wanted the ombre colors to still be visible.

I really like the shapes of these Salvaged Reindeer. 

When I took these photos, we did have some snow, but it is all gone again now. 

You can of course use a different base and make your forest even bigger.

Thank you for visiting!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Sparkly Winter Forest Mixed Media Project

Hi friends! Today I am happy to have a tutorial on the Simon Says Stamp store blog. I created a magical winter wonderland.

Here is a sneak peek of the project. Creating snow is one of my favorite things to do and for this project, the snow is very sparkly. To see all the steps and details, you'll have to head over to the Simon Says Stamp Store Blog. 

Thank you for visiting my blog! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

Witch's Brew Halloween Scene

Hi friends! Every year I make new Halloween decorations and today I am sharing a little scene from a witch's backyard.

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I made a little Halloween scene from a witch's yard or kitchen, using various of different items and scary bubbling brews. There is also a magic crystal ball, a skull, spooky black goo, bones and a spider. The scene glows in the dark since Ranger's Glow Grit Paste was used. The project was made with a bunch of Tim Holtz products.

I like round scenes, which look different if you turn them around and display them from different angles.

The stick from the broom had broken in transit and I replaced it with a twig from the garden.

For the base, I cut a circle from Sizzix Little Sizzles Mat board and covered it with Black Opaque Texture Paste. Wood Slices were placed into the paste. Let dry.

The cork base of the Display Dome was painted with Ground Espresso. I also added some paint to the skull and the bones.

The dome was colored with alcohol ink, making it darker toward the bottom.

I filled the pot with Glow Grit Paste and placed Bubbles, pearls, jewels, two bones and a stick for stirring into the pot. The broom and the pot come from Tim's Graveyard set.

Turn a candle stick from The Manor around and you get a small table instead. To make the crystal ball, I added a little Glow Paste on top of the 'table' and placed an Idea-ology Bubble into the paste. This will keep the ball in place, while also giving a glow-in-the-dark effect through the ball. I added mica flakes to the base.

Place the Display Dome on top and you have a crystal ball on a small table inside the dome.

Add Black Opaque Paste to the base, but leave some of the wood showing. Place the items into the paste and it will function as an adhesive. I also sprinkled some mica flakes into the paste and added Bubbles and pearls.

The tree was made from twigs I found outdoors and pressed into one of the openings in the wood slice base. Plan the scene before placing the items down into the paste.

Let some of the Glow Paste flow and bubble outside of the pot for a fun effect. I used Tim Holtz Bubbles, Studio Katia Poseidon Crystals and Buttons Galore Peach pearls.

Glow Paste was added to the bones to. The metallic Word Tags hang from the branches of the tree.

These Bubbles look black, but are clear. They pick up the dark shades from the paste and the base of the pots.

I added Glow Paste into the Jack-o-Lantern cat too and sprinkled Mica Flakes on top. A spider was glued to the cat.

I added some Distress Paint to the cat too and the eyes and mouth glow in the dark.

I just love Mica Flakes.

You can add lots of different little items to the scene.

I rubbed a little paint into the words.

It was hard to get good photos of the glow-in-the-dark effect here. As you can see, even the broom handle glows. 

The pots, brews and crystal ball are the coolest when they glow.

And there is a glow from the eyes of the cat too. For more glow-in-the-dark inspiration check out my Beware Pumpkins and Glow-in-the-dark Halloween Decor tutorials.

Thank you for stopping by here today!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Seaside Mixed Media Canvas

Hello and welcome to my blog! I hope you are enjoying summer, or winter, since July can be both depending on where you live.Today I have a little mixed media project to share.

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I made a 6x6 canvas board summer scene, with a lot of texture, but not so many details. I used Distress Paint, various pastes and just two small sentiment stamps. 

Start by applying gesso to the surface. I made a horizon line with the gesso, using a palette knife. When dry, add texture paste to the beach area, forming little hills.

When the paste was dry, I placed a little cheese cloth onto the paste and adhere with Snowfall Grit-Paste. I also added some paste to the water. Let dry.

Paint the sea and sky with Distress Paint. I aimed for a light-colored look here.

Paint the sand with Antique Linen and add darker shades to the sea and the sky.

Dry brush brown paint on the beach area to increase the texture. Paint some white lines and marks on the sea and sky area.

Splatter white and blue paint on the canvas. Protect the sky with scrap paper when splattering the blue paint.

I wanted the beach to shimmer and added Ranger's Mica Flakes. I also glued two real sea shells to the board.

Sentiments from Simon Says Stamp Forest Scenery were stamped with Potting Soil ink. I also painted birds in the sky.

The grit paste adds an interesting foamy texture to the sea.

The beach has a nice texture, with the combination of texture paste, grit-paste, cheese cloth, mica flakes and paint.

If you want to you can of course add more details, such as a boat. You can find inspiration for how to make little boats and for how to paint the sea with a palette knife in my At The Sea tutorial.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog today!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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