Stamped Acorn Tag

Hello stampers! It is the last day of STAMPtember® and I am going to finish the month with a tag using mainly stamping techniques.

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I had this idea of creating an organic looking, textured background, inspired by moss against a blue autumn sky. I paired it up with an acorn, a small thing which can create something very large. I used shades of green and blue combined with gold to get the feeling I wanted. 

Start by stamping Tim Holtz Croc background on a heavystock tag. Sprinkle most of it with gold embossing powder, I left a trail without gold powder and added white powder there instead.

Ink with Distress Inks. The embossing will resist the ink.

Mist some areas with Distress Spritz to create shimmer.

When dry, stamp with Simon Says Stamp Old Letter, for extra texture.

Stamp Tim Holtz Autumn Blueprint acorn on watercolor paper. Smear Distress Ink on a non-stick craft sheet, mist with water and pick up with a paint brush.

Splatter Distress Watercolor Pencils on the tag. Dip the pencil in water and flick a paint brush against it. 

I wanted some gold on the acorn too, and added dots with one of the stamps from Tim Holtz Grunged and gold powder.

Cut out the acorn and shape it with Tim Holtz Shaping Kit.

Die cut foliage with Simon Says Stamp Harvest Heirloom. I die cut it from green, inky blue and gold metallic papers. Later, I ended up not using the green ones.

The tag was tied with a mix of ribbons. Two of them are May Arts Faux Wrinkled Faux Silk Ribbon dyed with Distress Ink.

I cut 'acorn' out from the stamped image and gold embossed the edges. The second sentiment was stamped with Tim Holtz Tiny Text.

I cut off a part of the blue foliage. I also added a piece of twine, which had been misted and wrapped around a pencil. The acorn was adhered with two layers of Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Foam Tape.

This sentiment also comes from Tim Holtz Tiny Text. There is cheese cloth dyed with Distress Ink behind the acorn.

The title was die cut with Tim Holtz Sizzix Vault Edges, from inky blue and gold metallic cardstock. Off-set slightly. I really like the look of metallic cardstock used like this.

Here you can see the shimmer from the spritz better. I also added sequins and more ribbons.

Thank you for visiting my blog today!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Chilly Ghost Tag Tutorial

Hello friends! Today I have a fun Halloween tag to share with cute ghosts who are a little cold and need hats.

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STAMPtember® continues at Simon Says Stamp and here I used one of the STAMPtember® exclusive sets, namely the Swirling Ghosts die set.

The Simon Says Stamp Swirling Ghosts die set contains four different ghosts and four different types of hats. I die cut the hats from different kinds of paper and also from glitter cardstock. The background was done with watercolors and cling wrap.

I had a piece of gessoed paper, which had been painted with leftover Antique Linen and Pumice Stone. I decided to die cut the Swirling Ghosts from that paper. The heats were die cut from left over inky and watercolored papers, from patterned paper and from Simon Says Stamp glitter cardstock in orange and black.

Cut tags from watercolor paper and paint with watercolors. Scrunch up cling wrap and leave on top until the tags are dry.  It will form interesting textures. 

I added the Tim Holtz Batground with dark blue and black ink.

For some bling, I misted Peacock Feathers Distress Spritz through Tim Holtz Bubble stencil.

Ink the edges with Scorched Timber.

Shape the ghosts a little and adhere with Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Foam Tape. Give each ghost a unique hat and mat on a glitter version, off-setting slightly.

I added a piece of black cardstock behind the eyes of each ghost.

The stamped sentiment comes from Tim Holtz Spooky Spirits.

The sentiments were stamped on inky paper. This one also comes from Tim Holtz Spooky Spirits. I also added Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Dazzling Black Gems.

I had added a pattern into the gesso with a palette knife, giving the ghosts just enough texture.

These hats will be great for winter projects too. 

This sentiment is from Tim Holtz Tiny Text Halloween. 

Don't miss all the inspiration during STAMPtember®!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Vintage Road Trip

 Hello crafters! I hope you are well and that you had a good weekend with lots of crafty time. 

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This week we have a Transport It theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. I hope you will join us!! And don't miss the stunning project by our September guest designer Debbie Emmons.

I thought that the new Simon Says Stamp A7 Notched Rectangles, from the STAMPtember® release, look like tickets and decided to make a ticket shaped card. The theme of the card is taking a road trip in a vintage car. Almost everything on the card was stamped.

Start by die cutting a Simon Says Stamp A7 Notched Rectangle from heavystock cardstock. I really like this die cutting set. 

I also die cut the smallest rectangle. Smear Distress Ink on a non-stick craft sheet and mist with water. Press the paper into the ink. Let dry and repeat.

Stamp one of the Tim Holtz Vintage Autos on the paper.

Add more stamping. I stamped the sentiments with Archival Ink Red Geranium. Turn the small rectangle into a ticket. The sentiment stamps are from: Tiny Text, Curiosity Shop and Road Trip. The compass comes from Tim's Warehouse District and the small stamps are from Correspondence.

Stamp some script with the ledger stamp from Tim Holtz Etcetera and gold emboss the grid pattern from Tim's Ultimate Grunge set.

Die cut A7 Notched Rectangles from gold kraft stock and from red cardstock. Die cut the cardbase by folding the cardstock and placing the cutting edge of the die just above the fold.

Staple the small ticket to the card. I also added some Simon Says Stamp Mini Stars.

I bit of gold embossing folder got stuck to the car. I like stray embossing powder, so I melted it as it was.

Adding a few embossed elements with metallic powders adds a nice finishing touch and an additional texture.

Don't miss all the STAMPtember® inspiration and surprises at Simon Says Stamp!

Join us this week in our Transport 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.

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Thank you so much for visiting today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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