Pastel Butterfly Journal Page

Hello crafters! Summer seems to have arrived here, with warm and sunny weather this weekend. 

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This week we have a Spritz and/or Splatter theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. I hope you will join us! Get messy! Don't miss the lovely project by our June guest designer Wanda Hentges.

I made an art journal page with summery, pastel colors, butterflies, Distress Paint, texture, paste and spray mists. The butterflies were misted with Distress Spray Stain and Distress Spritz. I also added some Spritz to the background. I worked in my Dylusions Small Creative Journal.

Start by applying gesso to the background. I had left-over paint from another project (coming later this week). Mist with water to blend.

Stamp three sentiments with Tim Holtz stamps and then apply texture paste through Tim's Harlequin stencil. I used Simon Says Stamp Very Very Low Tack tape to protect the background from the paste.

Stamp here and there with Simon Says Stamp Old Letter.

Apply Orange Slice Stickles with a palette knife through the stencil.

Die cut Simon Says Stamp Stylized Butterfly from watercolor paper.

Mist the butterflies. I used Mermaid Lagoon Distress Spray Stain, Saltwater Taffy, Peacock Feathers and Walnut Stain Distress Spritz. (I forgot to include the Peacock Feathers spritz in the photo). 

Mist a little Saltwater Taffy on the background too.

I also stamped butterflies using Simon Says Stamp Mandala Blossoms and Mother's Day sets. This sentiment comes from Tim's Perspective set.

The butterflies are more shimmery than what you can see on the photos. 

Originally, I planned for the harlequin pattern to be white, but they disappeared a bit on the page, which is why I added the Stickles.

This butterfly covers a bit of the main sentiment. I stamped the sentiment before deciding which butterflies to use. The main sentiment comes from Tim's Warehouse District. 

Join us this week in our Spritz and/or Splatter 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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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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Umbrella Man Tag

Hello crafters! We finally had some warmer weather here and I enjoyed a long walk in the city center yesterday. Can you believe that it is already June?

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This week we have a Masculine theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. I hope you will join us! Since it is the first Monday of a new month, the team is showcasing products by a specific designer/company and this week it is Tim Holtz. You can find Tim Holtz fantastic range of products here. 

We also have a new guest designer joining us and during June Wanda Hentges will design with us. Don't miss her gorgeous project.

I made a tag this week, using the umbrella man from Tim Holtz Creative Muse as my focal point. I thought it was a fun idea to let him hold the umbrella over the main sentiment. The main sentiment and a part at the top left are highlighted by using bright yellow Distress Ink there, while the rest of the tag is blue and turquoise. 

Stamp the umbrella man from Tim Holtz Creative Muse on a heavystock tag.

White emboss the text stamp from Life Adventure here and there. I stamped the sentiment from Urban Chic under the umbrella.

Ink the tag with Distress Ink. Start with Mustard Seed and then continue with the blue and brown shades. 

Stamp Simon Says Stamp Ledger Background in three places and then stamp sentiments from Tim Holtz Curiosity Shop there.

I added Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Dazzling Gunmetal Gems to the background too. The script stamp has postage addresses from South Africa, making it extra special for me. 

The airplane was die cut from black kraft stock paper using the Tim Holtz Sizzix Vault World Travel die set.

The sentiments don't fit perfectly on the stamped lines, but almost.

I also stamped the diamond shape from Tim's Mini Muse here and there with Uncharted Mariner Distress Ink.

 

The number and arrows also come from Vault World Travel and were die cut from kraft core paper and from Tim's Silver metallic kraft core. The sentiment from Tiny Text was stamped on the margin of an old book page.

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 visiting today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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