Sunshine Card

Hello everyone! I am sharing a card on the Sizzix blog today, for some quick inspiration.

 

It is a happy sunshine card made with new Sizzix dies and embossing folder by KI Memories, and papers by Graphic 45. Just some dry embossing, quick patterned paper die cuts and the card is done.

 

For more photos and info, head over to the Sizzix blog.

 

Thank you for the visit!

 

Anna-Karin

Fall Accordion Tutorial

Hello everyone!! Today I am sharing a tutorial on Tim Holtz blog. It's a fall accordion booklet, which can be a card and an ornament at the same time.

 

I used the new Layered Leaf die and texture fade combo, and combined it with some really fun techniques.

To see the full tutorial, head over to Tim's blog.

Thank you for stopping by!

Anna-Karin

Enough Art Journaling Tutorial

Hello everyone! A new week and a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. STAMPtember is continuing at Simon Says Stamp, and this week we have a stamps and stencils theme. Lots of possibilities for this one, and you don't have to use both.

 

My project for this week: 

 

I made an art journal page using mainly products by Dina Wakley, with a positive message, since I needed some encouragement the day I was making this. The strong pink is not a colour I often use, and it was fun doing a different colour combo from normally. I took a few step photos.

 

Working in my Small Creative Journal, I started by covering the background with gesso, pressing the lid of a Distress Paint bottle into the gesso to give it more texture. Leave to dry. Add a heart, half circle and two birds with stencils and Ranger's Texture Paste. When the paste was dry I added two hearts and a woman, who had been stamped on tissue paper, since it is easier to apply stamps on a textured background like this using the tissue paper technique. Paint a layer of gloss multi medium on the background, place the tissue paper on top and paint another layer on the tissue paper.

 

I started laying down layers of paint, removing some of the paint by scrubbing through the Canvas stencil with a moist cloth. Most of the paint was watered down slightly. I used: Lapis, Magenta, Lime, Umber and White, and a mixture creating a soft grey.  

Place the stencil back over the paste heart and stamp through it. I also added some stencilling to the heart and outlined it with the Fude pen. A sentiment was stamped repeatedly here and there and I cut out some circles and strips from old dictionary paper. The page was also splattered with black paint.

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I like stamping text using first to third generation stamping.

The woman was given more colour and I extended her body a little with a Fude pen. The same pen was used to add back some of the lines that I had painted over.

The sentiment was stencilled with the Lapis paint. Love this shade of vibrant blue. Here you can also better see the circles in the gesso.

 

The birds and hearts were given a shadow to make them look more dimensional.

 

The two stamped hearts were painted, stencilled, and splattered. 

This half circle is such a great shape and very useful. It was painted blue and outlined with the pen.

 

I hope you will join us this week in our stamp and stencil challenge, as every week, one random participant wins a $50 gift voucher from Simon Says Stamp.  

Thank you so much for looking!!

Happy stamping!

Anna-Karin

Supplies:
Surfaces: Ranger Dylusions Small Creative Journal; vintage dictionary paper
Stamps: Ranger Dina Wakley: Collaged Hearts, Face in the Crowd, Textures
Ink: Ranger Archival Ink: Jet Black
Paint: Ranger Dina Wakley: Magenta, Lime, Lapis, Umber, White
Marker: Ranger: Black Fude Pen
Stencils: Ranger Dina Wakley: Birds in Flight, Affirmations, Plastic Canvas, The Basics
Medium: Ranger: Gloss Multi Medium, Texture Paste, Dina Wakley White Gesso

Fall Tree Journal Page

Hello stampers! I hope you are having a good weekend. We are continuing with your Fall Splendour challenge at Craft a Scene.

 

I made a little fall scene in my art journal for this week. The background was done by inking up a large acrylic block with Distress Inks, misting with water and pressing the block on the page. I like the way the sky turned out, with clouds forming. The trees were stamped with Potting Soil ink.

 

For the leaves, I used a Wendy Vecchi stencil and her Gold Embossing Paste. The paste is a lovely shiny gold, a little hard to capture on a photo.

 

The foreground grasses were stamped with Fired Brick Distress Ink and Fern Green Archival Ink. I also added some stencilled leaves under the trees. 

The birds in the sky were stamped with Salty Ocean, misting the stamp with water after inking.

 

Thank you so much for looking!!

Happy stamping!!

 

Anna-Karin

 

Supplies:

Surfaces: Ranger Dylusions Small Creative Journal

Stamps: Stampscapes: Ducks in Formation Lg. 028B, Leafless Limbs 052C, Leafless Limbs Lg. 053F, Twisting Leaves Sm. 275D, Winter Twigs Sm. 368A, Sentiment Sheet 1

Ink: Ranger Archival Ink: Fern Green, Potting Soil; Distress Ink: Salty Ocean, Tumbled Glass, Shabby Shutters, Crushed Olive, Rusty Hinge

Medium: Wendy Vecchi Stamper's Anonymous: Gold Embossing Paste

Stencil: Wendy Vecchi Stamper's Anonymous: Layered Tree



Supplies On Hand Online Class

Hello everyone! I am very happy to be a contributor to May Flaum's new class, Supplies On Hand. Don't miss this great class on how to get the most out of your supplies.

 

I love trying to get the most out of my stash and there are many stamps, dies and other items that I use over and over again, although in different ways. You can find all the information about the class here.

 

The fabulous line-up includes:

Ashli Oliver (all subjects); Lisa Dickinson (alphabets); Paige Evans (buttons, scraps); Patricia Roebuck (alphas, stickers, patterned paper); Shimelle Laine (scraps); Sasha Farina (buttons); Anna-Karin Evaldsson (stamps, dies); Michelle Wooderson (journaling, trims, color mediums); Mel Blackburn (trims, journaling); Emma Williams (punches/dies); Sian Fair (paper); and May Flaum (all subjects).

I'll be sharing two tutorials, here's a sneak peek on the stamping one, including a whole bunch of fun techniques. I just love how many different things you can do with a single stamp (although I used more than one stamp here).

My second tutorial is on how to get the most out of your die cuts, or ready bought chipboard shapes. Fun textures on this one.

How class will work:

Each day (October 1-10, 2014) a new subject matter will be covered and projects and tips with complete how-to will be shared. You will receive an email when the classroom is updated during the time class is live, and after the course has ended you will have unlimited access to all of the materials. Oh but wait, there’s more! Get email access and attend live craft events with May Flaum, chat on the message board, get exclusive bonus projects, and so much more! Register early and save! Instead of $35, register before September 20th and save $5! (discount automatically taken).

Topics covered:

Here is a list of the ten main topics that we will cover in this class: stencils & stamps, ribbons & tapes, buttons & brads, alphabet stickers, paper scraps, stickers & premade die cuts, journaling cards & tags, patterned paper, punches & dies, and mist & color mediums. Please note there will also be some bonus content added (by May Flaum) addressing some other topics not covered above.

I hope you will join the workshop! You are sure to get a lot of inspiration!

Happy crafting and enjoy your weekend!

Anna-Karin

Stamping on Black Cardstock Tutorial

Hello all! STAMPtember continues at Simon Says Stamp, and today I am sharing a stamping technique tutorial on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog.

 

 

This week we have a rock the techniques stamping challenge, and I am sure you already know that I love stamps.

 

I recently got Ranger's new black cardstock and since I don't often stamp on black cardstock I challenged myself to do some glimmery and shimmery stamping on black cardstock. I am sharing three different techniques in the tutorial.

I hope you'll join us in our challenge this week. As every week, one random participant wins a $50 gift voucher from Simon Says Stamp.

To see my full tutorial, head over to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog.

Happy STAMPtember!

Anna-Karin

Autumn Artist Trading Block Tutorial

Hello and welcome! I have a tutorial to share today for the September Art With Heart challenge over at Eileen Hull. I hope you are following Eileen on her two month Papertrail road trip.

 

I made an Autumn Artist Trading Block, using blueprint stamps by Tim Holtz. You could work directly on the mat board, but for this block, I wanted distressed edges, so I used watercolour paper on top of the mat board.

 

Start by die cutting the largest block on the 3-D Blocks/Cubes die (the die contains three block sizes) from cream mat board. The die both cuts and scores the material. Die cut it also from watercolour paper and cut the squares apart from each other with a craft knife.

Stamp four blueprint leaves using Archival Jet Black ink. It is important to use a waterproof ink.

Smear Distress Inks on your craft sheet and mist with Biscotti Perfect Pearls. Pick up with a paint brush and colour the squares. I also added a fifth square, for the top of the block.

When dry, splatter with some Walnut Stain ink. Smear on your craft sheet, mist with water, pick up with a paint brush and tap the paint brush. This is a favourite technique of mine for adding quick texture, perfect for autumn.

Stamp the squares with a script stamp and Frayed Burlap ink.

Distress all the edges with a Tim Holtz distresser tool. Love this look on watercolour paper. Stitch around the squares with a sewing machine.

Adhere the squares to the block, taking care with the placement of the bottom two (it is easy to place them the wrong way around). Use a strong adhesive, such as Ranger's Wonder Tape to assemble the block.

Here you can see the distressed edges of the block.

The effect of the Perfect Pearls is hard to photograph, it gives a great glimmer to the leaves. You can maybe see it a bit better here.

I love these leaf stamps. Leaves work real well as blueprints.

 

The distressed edges and the stitching gives the block a nice feeling, you want to reach out and touch it.

 

My car is parked under an Oak tree and we get a lot of acorns. I wanted to pick some and place on top of the block, but it isn't season for them here now.

Love this quote, so much that I am actually using it for a second project right now.

 

Thank you so much for looking! I hope you will join in the challenge! There is a great prize to be won.

 

Happy crafting!

 

Anna-Karin

 

Supplies:

Surfaces: Sizzix Little Sizzles Cream Mat Board; Canson watercolour paper

Dies: Sizzix: 3-D Blocks/Cubes

Stamps: Stamper's Anonymous Tim Holtz: Mini Blueprints, Classics #9, Classics #16
Ink: Archival Ink: Jet Black; Distress Ink: Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Gathered Twigs, Walnut Stain, Frayed Burlap, Antique Linen, Barn Door, Peeled Paint
Perfect Pearls: Ranger Perfect Pearls: Biscotti
Embellishments: Tim Holtz idea-ology: Seasonal Chit Chat Stickers, Chit Chat Stickers; pearls