Textured Egg Card

Hi everyone! I just have a quick Easter or spring card to share with you today.

I had a leftover egg from my Easter Egg Accordion Card and thought I'd use it to make a quick card. I also wanted to test something with Dina Wakley's Scribble Sticks (which I am having so much fun with). The sweet bunny image was also leftover from the same project, so it was already watercolored and ready to go. It comes from the Simon Says Stamp Spring Seed set, from the New Beginnings release. Anton also used this stamp on his Easter cards, which he has been walking around and handing out to neighbours today (the kids get some sweets in return, it is a little like Halloween). We also had visits and got four very cute cards. We used to do this as children too, as did my parents.

I started out with these two pieces. The bunny panel was die cut with the coordinating die. The egg had been die cut with Tim Holtz Stitched Ovals, coated with gesso and then embossing paste was applied through a stencil.

Use a Scribble Stick on its side and scribble over the texture. As you can see, there is only color on the raised parts. This is a very easy way of getting this effect on an embossed or stenciled surface. Apply a darker shade towards the center. You could leave it as it is.

I wanted to see what would happen if I added water, since the Scribble Sticks are water-soluble. Use a paint brush to apply the water. I liked the effect, some of the textured look remains, but the pigment is smoothed out and gets more of a watercolor look. For more Scribble Stick inspiration check out my Scribble Stick Tree Journal Page, and Scribble Stick resist journal page and flowers.

The folded background cardstock was embossed in the Sizzix Tim Holtz Dot-Matrix folder. It happens to be my all-time favourite embossing folder.

To color the bunny, I smeared Distress Inks on my craft sheet, misted with water and colored with a paint brush. You can see more examples in my Easter Accordion Card project.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

I hope you will have a lovely Easter holiday (if you celebrate it). We had a couple of chilly days and I am hoping the warmer weather will return.

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

Supplies:

Simon Says Clear Stamps SPRING SEEDS	Simon Says Stamp SPRING SEEDS Wafer Dies	Simon Says Stamps And Dies SPRING SEEDS Set	Dina Wakley Ranger SCRIBBLE STICKS	Tim Holtz ORNATE
Tim Holtz Sizzix STITCHED OVALS	Tim Holtz Sizzix DOT MATRIX & GRIDLOCK	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress 8.5 X 11 MIXED MEDIA HEAVYSTOCK	Dina Wakley Ranger WHITE GESSO	Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste WHITE 8OZ
Ranger Archival Ink Pad JET BLACK	Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK SALTY OCEAN	Tim Holtz Distress Ink TUMBLED GLASS	Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK PAD GATHERED TWIGS	Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK PAD ANTIQUE LINEN
Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK MOWED LAWN	Tim Holtz Distress INK SHABBY SHUTTERS	Tim Holtz Distress Ink TATTERED ROSE	Hero Arts CLEAR ACRYLIC BLOCK 3 by 3	Hero Arts SMALL BLOCK TRIO CLEAR ACRYLIC BLOCKS
Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Gray And White	Sizzix MINT Standard Cutting Pads	Ranger ADHESIVE FOAM WHITE

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April Art Journal Page

Hi everyone. It has been a sad weekend here after the terrible event that took place in Stockholm on Friday afternoon. We walk past that place basically every time we go to town and I am so sorry for the victims and their families. In a moment, everything can change. 

On a more positive note, we also had a visit from one of my oldest friends and her family, which was very nice. 

This week, at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog we have a Hip Hop challenge - it can, for example, be rabbit themed or something with music. Our guest designer during April is Amy Bethke from Amy's Card Obsession. I hope you will stop by her blog to look at her very creative project.

I made a spring-time art journaling page, using a page in my Small Creative Journal on which I had earlier smeared left-over paint and splattered left-over gold paint. Whenever, I have paint left, I tend to smear it in on of my art journals. I added some Embossing Paste through the Latticework stencil and the background was mostly done.

I like this rabbit stamp by Tim Holtz and stamped it with Vintage Photo Distress Oxide on watercolor paper, misting the stamp with water before stamping. You can see the chalky effect of the Oxides here.

On the background, I added some black details and lines with a black Scribble Stick, and I also used a bunch of Snippets ephemera pieces, Small Talk stickers and Design Tape.

The flowers were stamped with Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide.

 

I die cut flowers from Motif Cardstock with the Wildflowers #2 set and inked them with Distress Oxides. After inking, I misted them with water. The paper has a honeycomb pattern, which resisted the ink.

I like the soft pastel look of the flowers.

The word was die cut from the same paper.

 

At the bottom of the page, I added some strips of Design Tape, and more journaling strips.

I really hope you will join us in our Hip Hop challenge. As every week, you have a chance to win a $50 gift voucher from Simon Says Stamp. You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.

Don't forget to follow Simon Says Stamp on Instagram, they post great stuff daily. 

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

Supplies:

Tim Holtz SPRING SPRUNG	Tim Holtz VINES AND ROSES	Dyan Reaveley SMALL CREATIVE JOURNAL Ranger	Tim Holtz SNIPPETS Ephemera	Tim Holtz POSTAL Design Tape
Tim Holtz Idea-ology SMALL TALK Stickers	Tim Holtz BUTTERFLY Design Tape	Tim Holtz Stencil LATTICEWORK	Dina Wakley Ranger SCRIBBLE STICKS	Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste WHITE 8OZ
Ranger Dylusions Paint LEMON ZEST	Ranger Dylusions Paint SQUEEZED ORANGE	Ranger Paint Dabber GOLD METALLIC	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide FOSSILIZED AMBER	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide WORN LIPSTICK
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide SPICED MARMALADE	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide PEELED PAINT	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide VINTAGE PHOTO	Ranger WATERCOLOR PAPER	Tim Holtz Distress SPLATTER BRUSH
Tim Holtz Tonic MINI SNIPS	Ranger Inkssentials Non Stick CRAFT SHEET	Dina Wakley Ranger PALETTE KNIFE	Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Gray And White	Sizzix MINT Standard Cutting Pads
Ranger Inkssentials GLOSSY ACCENTS

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