Mixed Numbers Tag

Hello friends! I hope you are well and had a good weekend. We went on a fun outing on Saturday and was happy to get a little bit of rain on Sunday, but more rain is needed.

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This week at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog we have a Pick a Number theme. I hope you will join us! Don't miss the stunning project by our June guest designer Kerry B.

I made a tag with lots of different numbers, dry embossed, die cut and stamped. I used the Numbered 3-D embossing folder by Tim Holtz for the background and a mix of dies for the rest of the numbers. 

I used two tags, one die cut from watercolor paper and one from vellum. Apply ink to the embossing folder and mist the watercolor tag with water. Emboss in Tim's Numbered  3-D folder. Also emboss the vellum tag. Try to position it in the same way as the watercolor tag.

Add some work with a white pencil on the back of the vellum tag.

White emboss T for time from Stamper's Anonymous Classics #15, on heavystock paper.

The small numbers were die cut with Tim Holtz Collector set, from Simon Says Stamp white glimmery cardstock.

The stamped panel was inked with the same three Distress Inks used on the watercolor tag.

The glitter letters were die cut with Tim's Alphanumeric Emporium dies, from Simon Says Stamp glitter paper.

The circle frames were die cut from heavystock and glimmer paper with Simon Says Stamp Thin Frames.

The small numbers were glued here and there, as if they had fallen out in a jumble from the clock.

The watercolor tag is only partially visible through the vellum, but since the tags are just tied together, it can still be seen.

The ribbon was dyed with Mermaid Lagoon and Wilted Violet.

I hope you will join us this week in our Pick a Number 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 stopping by here today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Distressed Brick Wall Card

Hi crafters! It is Monday and I have a card to share made for this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge.

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Our theme this week is Masculine. Don't miss the stunning project by our June guest designer Kerry B. 

I made a card for my eldest son. He has handle to a very heavy load of hospital and doctor's visits, as well as the daily struggle of autoimmune diseases and does it with such bravery and strength. The background is done with a stencil by Tim Holtz and a fun resist technique.

Apply texture paste through Tim's Bricked stencil, working on heavystock cardstock. 

Paint with Distress Paints in red and orange shades. I used Candied Apple, Lumberjack Plaid and Crackling Campfire.

When dry, dry brush with more paint to get a varied look. 

Place the stencil back over the design and apply Matte Collage Medium with a palette knife. Don't worry about getting a perfect result.

When dry, mist the entire background with Black Soot Distress Spray Stain. Leave for a while and then wipe off the stain from the areas with matte medium. 

Apply foil tape sheets to cardstock and die cut the circle frame from Simon Says Stamp Thin Frames.

Dry emboss the circle with Tim Holtz Mosaic 3-D embossing folder.

Paint with Salvaged Patina. 

Before the turquoise paint is completely dry, wipe most of it off with a cloth.

I thought the circles needed a bit more color and colored the thin frames with alcohol ink. I also dropped a little alcohol ink on the embossed circle.

For the letters, apply foil tape sheets to cardstock and color with alcohol ink.

Die cut the letters with Tim Holtz Alphanumeric Emporium dies, from both the colored foil sheet and from black cardstock.

The resist technique leads to distressed looking bricks and the bricks themselves have a slight gloss shine.

I used a thin wire to make one more frame and add movement. 

There are strips of Design Tape in the background and across the circle.

At first, I was going to use only black letters, but they disappeared too much on the background. 

I hope you enjoyed this project and technique. 

I hope you will join us this week in our Masculine 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 stopping by here today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Butterfly Journey Art Journal

Hi crafters! I can't believe that it is already June, May went by so fast. I hope you had a good weekend. 

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This week our theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog is Not a card. I hope you will join us! Since this is the first Monday of a new month, the team is showcasing products from a specific designer and this week it is Tim Holtz. Here you can find Tim's fantastic range of stamps, dies, stencils, tools, inks, paint, embellishments and much more.

Don't miss the gorgeous project by our June guest designer Kerry B. 

I made an art journal page this week, in my large Dylusions journal. The page has a butterfly theme and quite many layers of design tape, paint and stamping in the background. I really like the large Perspective Butterfly, especially on larger pages like this one.

My page had previously been coated with gesso. I used matte medium to glue down strips of Design Tape and added another layer of medium on top.

Paint with gesso and rub most of it off with a cloth.

Paint with Distress Paints.

Sponge Frayed Burlap through Tim's Focus stencil.

Do the same with the Bubble stencil and Salvaged Patina.

Stamp the background with sentiment stamps, butterflies, and an alphabet background stamp. I also stamped with Simon Says Stamp Crackle Background and Candied Apple Distress Oxide Ink.

Die cut the Sizzix Perspective Butterfly from heavystock paper.

Ink with Distress Ink and mist with water. Next, I smeared Candied Apple and Spiced Marmalade Distress Oxide inks on a non-stick craft sheet and pressed the butterfly into the ink (I forgot to take a photo of that step).

Stamp with the Crackle Background and Candied Apple. Rub a little Sizzix Luster Wax Gold on the butterflies body and Ivory on the wings.

Die cut little flowers with Tim's Small Tattered Florals, from Journal Cards and Simon Says Stamp color blend cardstock.

The Luster Wax is hard to photograph, but it makes the butterfly shimmer.

I like how you can see the design tape peak through all the layers, here and there. 

I used a large sentiment for the title, so that it would stand out.

And a few Clippings Stickers.

The light application of the Gold Luster wax on the body of the butterfly lets the orange shine through.

The Distress Ink, Distress Oxide ink, stamping and Luster Wax gives texture to the butterfly.

The Tim Holtz Detailed Butterflies were die cut from two shades of orange glitter paper.

The quote stamp comes from Simon Says Stamp Thoughtful Flowers.

I added Poppy Bloom sequins to the flowers and here and there on the page. If you make a card instead, shape the flowers to give them dimension. I try to keep the page fairly flat in my art journals and didn't do that.

I also stamped the page with a dot border stamp using orange Distress Oxide ink.

I hope you will join us this week in our Not a Card 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 stopping by here today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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