Skull Mixed Media Tag

 Hello crafters! I hope you are well and had a good weekend. 

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This week Stencil it is our theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. I hope you will make something for the challenge. Also, remember to look at the gorgeous project by our October guest designer Alison Bomber. 

I made a skull tag with easy mixed media techniques and a bunch of products by Tim Holtz. The skull comes from the Halloween Collage Paper set and fit well on the tag, making the skull look large since it covers the tag.

Start with a tag that has been coated with gesso. Apply the collage paper with Ranger's matte medium. Then add a couple of coats of clear gesso on top, letting it dry in between. The gesso will give tooth for the Distress Watercolor Pencils to adhere to.

Add a little Uncharted Mariner paint to Texture Paste and apply through Tim's Batground folder.

When the paste is dry, paint the background with Distress Watercolor Crayons. Use water to blend.

When dry, add a little Ranger Dark Matter Stickles Glitter Gel. 

Stamp in a few places with Simon Says Stamp Crackle Background.

I used Tim's Vault Wicked set to die cut bats from Simon Says Stamp Black Glitter Cardstock.

Die cut the moon from Vault Wicked from heavystock paper and coat with Ranger's Glow Grit Paste. The moon glows in the dark, which is pretty cool. I inked the edges slightly so that it wouldn't look quite as bright on the background. For an example of how the Glow Grit Paste looks in the dark check out my Beware Pumpkins and Witches' Brew tutorials.

Pick a bunch of sentiments from the idea-ology Halloween Sticker Book.

I also added Simon Says Stamp Gunmetal Pawsitively Dazzling Gems. 

There is a bit of dyed mummy cloth under the sentiment from Halloween Baseboards and also tied to the top of the tag. The sentiment was cut into two and the edges were sanded. I also added a Halloween Quote Flair. 

Join us this week in our Stencil 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 my blog today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Shimmery Art Journal Page

Hi friends! It is Monday again and we are back with a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge.

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This week our theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog is Sparkle & Shine. Don't miss the project by our August guest designer Carrie Swift aka Redfire Studies.

We are back from a couple of weeks at the coast with my family. I enjoyed sketching and watercoloring seaside landscapes. But it is also good to be back at my desk again. For this week's challenge I made an art journal page with lots of shimmer and shine. I used a mix of new Simon Says Stamp from the Cheering for You release and Tim Holtz products.

Start by white embossing the Simon Says Stamp Old Letter background on watercolor paper.

Smear Distress Inks on a non-stick craft sheet, mist with water and press the paper into the ink. The embossing will resist the ink.

When dry, mist with various Tim Holtz Distress Spritz colors. 

Stamp here and there with Simon Says Stamp Crackle Background and distress the edges.

Die cut the Simon Says Stamp Delicate Hummingbird Duo from watercolor paper.

Watercolor the birds with a mix of Distress Ink and Distress Spritz.

Coat a page in an art journal with gesso and when dry, paint with Antique Linen Distress Paint.

When the paint was dry, I tore pieces of Tim Holtz Archives Collage Paper and adhered to the background with matte medium. Add a layer of medium on top too. The paint with Distress Paint and mist with water to blend. Splatter with a little Distress Spritz.

Mist Unchartered Mariner Distress Spritz through the Bubble stencil. Mist a little Twisted Citron here and there too.

Die cut the Simon Says Stamp Etched Delicate Frond three times from watercolor paper. Watercolor with a mix of Distress Ink Mowed Lawn and Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi Pearl green.

Die cut Simon Says Stamp You from Tangerine glitter cardstock, Color Blend cardstock and black cardstock. Glue together.

I also stamped a bunch of sentiments on the background, picking words and sentences which fit with the theme. The birds come from Hero Arts Sunset over Waves.

The Distress Spritz misting through the stencil is uneven and imperfect, mainly since the background is acrylic paint and medium. I stamped the Crackle Background on a few places on the background of the page too.

The bodies of the birds were die cut one more time from black cardstock, so that the birds would stand out better from the background.

It is hard to capture all the shimmer and shine on a photo.

The second word of the title comes from Simon Says Stamp You stamp set, which coordinate with the die. 

The Distress Spritz gives an interesting effect, looking different from different angles. The Twisted Citron Spritz, for example, only looks green when the light hits the background from a specific angle.

Join us this week in our Sparkle and Shine 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.

Don't miss the Kid's Summer Vacation Challenge! Read more here. 

Do you use Instagram? If so please add #sssmchallenge so we can see your entries there too.

Thank you so much for stopping by here today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Vintage Frame Canvas

Hello crafters! Today I have a mixed media canvas to share, using a vintage frame, crackle paste and a bunch of ephemera. The techniques can be used on other surfaces too.

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I found the vintage frame in a second hand store some time ago and used together with a childhood photo of my dad. The canvas is about 4x4 in. Stamped labels, idea-ology ephemera, tissue paper and crackle paste were used to build up the layers, together with some bits and pieces. 

Start by applying matte medium to the canvas and place Tim Holtz Typography tissue paper into the medium. Add wrinkles and then add another layer of medium on top of the tissue paper.

Add a little crackle paste here and there with a palette knife.

When the paste is dry, crackles will appear. Paint with watered-down Ground Espresso distress paint.

Apply a tiny bit of Sizzix Gold Luster Wax to the project, with your finger.

Stamp labels on Tim Holtz Backdrops papers using Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Cadette ink and Red Geranium Archival Ink. Die cut with the Mixed Labels coordinating dies. The larger stamp comes from Simon Says Stamp Document It and the smaller labels from Mixed Labels.

Ink and distress the labels. 

Color Tim Holtz Bouquet Findings flowers with Distress Watercolor Pencils and mist with water to blend to colors.

Layer the labels under the frame and add a small piece of mummy cloth / cheese cloth. Fold up some of the edges.

You can also stamp sentiments directly on the background. Tie the frame with twine and glue to the canvas.

Add the flowers in a couple of place and two postage stamps from Tim's ephemera packs. 

I also glued a few vintage buttons to the canvas. Here you can see the effect of the Gold Luster Wax well.

Stamp small sentiments on the areas of the labels and ticket which show.

I really like the effect of crackle paste and all that texture.

Labels are great 'homes' for sentiments and titles.

Behind my dad there are lots of drawings from his class mates. 

Thank you so much for stopping by here today! 

Anna-Karin

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