Yellow Floral Tag

Hi friends! I hope you are well and had a good weekend! Today I have a tag to share with lots and lots of sunny yellow. 

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This week we have a Monochrome theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. I hope you will join us! Monochrome is a lot of fun! Don't miss the lovely project by our June guest designer Wanda Hentges.

I was inspired by the sun and used shades of yellow as my color, with just a little bit of brown. An almost entirely yellow project is always joyful. The background is both dry and heat embossed and I created dimensional flowers from different papers and shades of yellow. 

Start by dry embossing a tag in Tim Holtz new Vault Flourish ML folder. ML stands for multi-level. I applied embossing ink to some of the embossed parts and sprinkled with white embossing powder. The goal is not a perfect look, but a messy, shabby chic look. 

Ink the tag with Distress Ink. The white embossing will resist the ink.

Smear Mustard Seed Distress Oxide on a non-stick craft sheet and mist with water. Press the tag lightly into the ink.

Die cut flowers using Simon Says Stamp Rustic Layering Flower and Morning Blossom. I used inky or watercolored paper in various shades of yellow, as well as Simon Says Stamp Ice Vellum.

I also die cut some Simon Says Stamp Poised Primula flowers, from left-over inky paper and from Simon Says Stamp Color-Blend paper. The Color-Blend paper is glossy.

Shape the flowers with Tim Holtz Shaping Kit.

Assemble the flowers and shape the small flowers too.

I wasn't careful at all when applying the embossing ink, since this is the look I was aiming for. 

The sentiments were stamped with Simon Says Stamp Create set and die cut with the coordinating dies.

I added Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Dazzling Sunbeam Gems to the small flower centers and Prism Gems to the larger flowers.

The Ice Vellum has a really cool sparkly look. 

I glued cheese cloth under the flowers.

The Poised Primula flowers are so cute and such a great size. 

Here, you can better see that the yellow small flowers are glossy. Mixing different surfaces adds interest.

Join us this week in our Monochrome 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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Ribbon Quilt Art Journal

Hello friends! Today I have an art journal project to share with a new, fun die set by Simon Says Stamp. 

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I used products from the brand new Moments in Time release by Simon Says Stamp.

I wanted to test the fun Simon Says Stamp Ribbon Quilt die set. You can do lots of fun designs with this set. I was in the mood for an art journal page and decided to let the Ribbon Quilt flow down the page, with the title at the bottom of the page. The page was done in my Stamperia Happiness Mixed Media Journal 4.5x8 in.

I die cut the ribbons from two colors of watercolored paper, one with a blue tone and one that was grey-purple. The I die cut the smaller strips from a darker shade. They go in two directions, test on scrap paper first, so that you know that you are using the right die. 

Glue the strips to the ribbons as shown.

For the background, I applied Distress Ink to an acrylic block, misted with water and stamped it into the journal. Repeat for the lower part of the page. 

When dry, I stamped it with the Simon Says Stamp Thank You Text, also from the Moments in Time release.

I glued the ribbons on the background, lining them up to create a continuous pattern.

The sentiments were stamped with Simon Says Stamp Create and die cut with the coordinating dies. 

I used Simon Says Stamp Poised Primula to die cut small flowers from Ice Vellum and old book paper. I have used this die a lot lately. Small flowers are very useful. I sprinkled them over the page.

There are more flowers around the sentiments.

The title also comes from Simon Says Stamp Create and was inked with Peacock Feathers and Wilted Violet Distress Ink. Mist with water before stamping. Die cut with the coordinating die.

I really like the acrylic block technique of applying Distress Ink to a background. It gives such wonderfully unpredictable results.

Thank you for visiting! See you again tomorrow!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Daisy Background Card

Hello crafters! Today I have a card to share with a bright daisy background, made with a stencil set. 

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I used Simon Says Stamp Mosaic Petals stencil set for this card and had an idea of creating a background filled with white daisies. At first, I planned for it to be green, but then I went with blue instead. You can do the technique with many types of stencils, it doesn't have to be a stencil set. The Mosaic Petals stencil set comes from the You Are My Favorite Release. 

Start with various petal stencils one at a time. Apply embossing ink and white emboss. Continue with the next stencil. Remember to line them up. Be careful when heat embossing and never touch the melted powder until it has cooled down completely. I used Ranger's Heavystock cardstock as my base.

When you have white embossed all the petals, use Mustard Seed Distress Oxide ink for the centers and the tiny dots. Emboss with clear powder. The embossing will protect the yellow shade in the next step. 

Ink with Distress Ink, starting with the lightest shade. The embossing will resist the ink.

Die cut the Simon Says Stamp Petal Tipped Labels from Neenah Solar White cardstock and Simon Says Stamp Ice Vellum. Stamp a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp Mandala Blossoms with Cobalt ink and stamp the butterflies with Mustard Seed Distress Oxide Ink.

I also added Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Dazzling Prism Gems. By clear embossing the yellow ink, it will stay white. If you don't emboss it, the ink will blend with the blue shades and turn green.

I used some old lace and fibers and stapled to the card. 

The label was adhered with Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Foam Tape.

Here you can see the shine of the embossing better.

I hope you enjoyed this stencil resist techniques and will try it on other stencils too. 

Thank you for visiting! See you again tomorrow!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Primula Artist Trading Cards

Hi friends! I am happy to have a tutorial on the Simon Says Stamp store blog. I made three Artist Trading Cards, with fun techniques.

The ATC is such a fun size to work on and it is a great way of making small stamps or die cuts appear larger. I used the Simon Says Stamp Poised Primula die set from the You Are My Favorite release. Here is a sneak peek of one of the three cards. You will find all the three cards and the tutorial on the Simon Says Stamp store blog. 

Thank you for visiting!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

Mother's Day Card

Hello friends! It is Monday and we have a new challenge for you at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge blog. 

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This week we have a Things with Wings theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. I hope you will join us! Don't miss the project by our May guest designer Estelle Palumbo.

I am so glad to be back at the challenge after a couple of weeks. We moved and my craft room has been in boxes. Now, most of those boxes are unpacked, but some things are still missing. Where could my stencils be? Most likely in a box with books. Mother's Day is in a couple of weeks here and for today's challenge I made a card with butterflies. I used products from Simon Says Stamp new You Are My Favorite release.

I white embossed butterflies from Simon Says Stamp Mandala Blossoms on scrap pieces of pink inky paper and colored them partly with pencils.

The panels were die cut with Simon Says Stamp Petal Tipped Labels, which is such a lovely die set. I die cut the main panel from a piece of paper that was made with watercolors and cling wrap and the larger label from Simon Says Stamp new Ice Vellum. The main sentiment was stamped with Cobalt Archival Ink and comes from Simon Says Stamp Mother's Day.

Simon Says Stamp Mint cardstock was stamped with the Old Letter background and Cobalt ink, aiming for a distressed look.

Shape the wings of the butterflies before gluing them to the card.

I wanted a soft, pastel look to the card, which is why I didn't stamp the main sentiment with black ink, but it also couldn't be too light colored because of the textured background.

Trails were added after the butterflies with Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Dazzling Prism Gems. 

Stamping on inky paper gives an instant texture to the butterflies, while the colored pencil add variation in shades.

I cut the butterflies with scissors, but there are also coordinating dies.

The Simon Says Stamp Ice Vellum is so pretty and shimmery.

Join us this week in our Things with Wings 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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