Monday, September 5, 2016

Hydrangea Art Journal Page



Hello friends! It is September, which means that STAMPtember® celebrations have started at Simon Says Stamp and will continue for the whole month. Tons of stamping inspiration, new products and prizes to win, such as a craft room give away. How fun!


At the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge we are also celebrating STAMPtember® with a Stamp It challenge. The team is using new SSS STAMPtember® products. You can see all the new stamps, inks, dies and papers here

Layers of ink - Hydrangea Art Journal Page by Anna-Karin with STAMPtember stamps.
I had a hard time picking which stamps to use, since I wanted to use them all at once and as a result I'll have another project with STAMPtember® products coming up in a few days. For today, I made an art journal page in my Small Creative Journal, using the new gorgeous Hydrangea Blooms set, as well as a bunch of other products. 

These are the two new stamp sets that I used: Hydrangea Blooms and Henna Patterns

Layers of ink - Hydrangea Art Journal Page by Anna-Karin with STAMPtember stamps.
Working on watercolor paper, start by white embossing the open Hydrangea blooms stamp repeatedly at the lower part of the page. Do the same with swirls and dots from the Henna set, but this time all over the page.

Layers of ink - Hydrangea Art Journal Page by Anna-Karin with STAMPtember stamps.
Switch to the solid Hydrangea stamp, from the same set, ink with three shades of blue Distress Inks, making them lighter at the top and gradually darker. Mist with water and stamp. 

Layers of ink - Hydrangea Art Journal Page by Anna-Karin with STAMPtember stamps.
The rest of the page was painted with Prima's Decadent Pies watercolour paint. Give the flowers some leaves with green paint, but leave white showing here and there. Paint grassy hills and finally a sky, coordinating with the blue shades of the flowers.

Layers of ink - Hydrangea Art Journal Page by Anna-Karin with STAMPtember stamps.
I die cut some shapes to use as embellishments: Songbird Branch, Smile Circle, and Happy word. Die cut shadows from dark grey paper. 

Layers of ink - Hydrangea Art Journal Page by Anna-Karin with STAMPtember stamps.
The birds were painted grey. 

Layers of ink - Hydrangea Art Journal Page by Anna-Karin with STAMPtember stamps.
Sentiments from the Uplifting Words set were stamped with Slate grey ink, which looks a little softer than black ink.

Layers of ink - Hydrangea Art Journal Page by Anna-Karin with STAMPtember stamps.
I also die cut clouds with the Cloud Bank die. Here you can see the resist effect of the swirl and dot embossed impressions. 

Layers of ink - Hydrangea Art Journal Page by Anna-Karin with STAMPtember stamps.
Give the birds branches to sit on, and some leaves, die cut from an old dictionary paper.

Layers of ink - Hydrangea Art Journal Page by Anna-Karin with STAMPtember stamps.
I liked the look of the big bush of Hydrangea flowers and it reminded me of a huge Hydrangea bush that grew outside a cottage we rented in South Africa once.

Layers of ink - Hydrangea Art Journal Page by Anna-Karin with STAMPtember stamps.
 The final sentiment was also stamped with grey ink, but on white paper, to make it stand out.

Layers of ink - Hydrangea Art Journal Page by Anna-Karin with STAMPtember stamps.
I don't worry too much about opposite pages matching in my art journals, since I like a kind of random the mix of colours, themes and textures. I just wanted to show you the page next to this one and how they look together. You can find the post about the page to the left here. Round the corners with a Corner Chomper to make the watercolour papers fit perfectly on a page. 

I hope you will join us in our STAMPtember® celebrations and our Stamp It 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.

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Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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18 comments:

  1. Gorgeous Anna-Karin, love the scene you have created and the watercolour is lovely. Tracy x

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  2. A most beautiful page, the colors are so pretty. I have always liked that bird on the branch die and you have shown it so well on this project. I love this!

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  3. As always, I adore the way you are able to combine so many different quotes so expertly! It all works and flows together and I really love the way you used that "smile" circle!

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  4. Such a beautiful job Anna-Karin. All of those encouraging sentiments are helpful to me today. Thank You!

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  5. Your project looks so great! And so recognizeble: that wanting to use all the stamps immediately.. :) Great to see how you made all the layers; I'm sure I'll use one or two things as inspiration for an AJ or card! Enjoy the summerdays!

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  6. So many creative uses of the stamps and dies here. Embossing the hydrangea blooms is perfect for variation in coloring in the individual florets, and then the drop shadows on the die cuts is wonderful. And then the colors - these colors are perfect for the sentiments expressed.

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  7. I love the scene you created with the rolling hills in the background. It's such a bright and cheerful addition to your journal. Love it!

    Cathie ♥

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  8. I love this beautiful scene , gorgeous colours and love the layers! Tracy x

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  9. What a beautiful scene, Anna-Karin! I do love the greens and blues you mixed for this. The blossoms work so well in the background with your birds, and I love your touches with the printed paper! You have the magic touch for using pieces of a stamp set and making them look awesome together! xx Maura

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  10. What a lovely page! Great paste shadows of colors. I love the technique you applied on the hydrangeas! I was sure they were painted with brush! Whata a great idea, thank you ro sharing! Hugs, Marzena

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  11. Lovely natural colour palette and inky effects - the Good Life page is just gorgeous too.
    Alison x

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  12. Fabulous page, Anna-Karin! It's very pretty! Love the colors and the white borders. Hugs, Sandra

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  13. Oh my! Anna-Karin your page is gorgeous. I love the hydrangeas outlined in the white and the swirl of watercolours over the page. The sweet little birds are the perfect touch to show off the blossoms.
    Thank you for sharing the and great tutorial. Your journal is a sweet treasure. :)

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  14. Wow, I love so much about this... it says "Maui" to me. The skate ink is perfect, and those birds are perfect-er! :)

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  15. Fabulous page! This color combination is stunning, I love it so much! As always the details are outstanding! Barbara

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  16. love the colour combo and fantastic use of the stamps on your gorgeous page...hugs kath xxx

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  17. This page is just glorious Anna-Karin! The colours are divine and I just love how you've used all the die cuts and stamps which work so well together ~ beautiful! :)

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  18. This is such a gorgeous pages, Anna-Karin. The colors and patterns on the background are fabulous! :)

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