Monday, March 5, 2018

Road Trip Journal Page

Hello everyone! I hope you are well and that you had a good weekend. This week at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog we have a Whatever the Weather challenge, which is a fitting theme after more than a week of very cold weather over a large part of Europe.



Since this is the first Monday of a new month, the team is showcasing products by a specific designer, and the turn has come to the very creative and always inspiring Tim Holtz. Don't miss the first project by our March guest designer Nox.

Layers of ink - Road Trip Journal Page by Anna-Karin Evaldsson

I made a journal page this week, inspired by our recent drive back after having visited my family. The whole week had been very chilly and parts of the country had had pretty bad snow conditions, so I was a little nervous about the drive, since I don't particularly enjoy driving in heavy snow, especially not for a longer time. However, we were really lucky and instead had glorious sunny winter weather during almost the entire trip. Snowy landscapes glittering in the sun are really beautiful. It didn't start snowing until we were only 30 minutes from home. 

This page was done in my Dina Wakley Media Journal, working on one of the cotton-rag watercolor pages.

Layers of ink - Road Trip Journal Page by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Tim Holtz Snowflake stencil

I started by inking up Tim's Snowflakes stencil with three blue Distress Inks, misting it with water and pressing it to the page. I repeated it once to cover most of the page. 

Layers of ink - Road Trip Journal Page by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with stamps by Tim Holtz

For my focal point, I used a piece of idea-ology packaging from Tim's latest winter/Christmas collection. The car from the Road Trip set was embossed with Navy embossing powder, and the compass and sentiment with white powder. I also stamped three black arrows on the card and rounded the edges.

Layers of ink - Road Trip Journal Page by Anna-Karin Evaldsson

The Navy powder has a nice metallic shine to it and picked up the details of the car really great.

Layers of ink - Road Trip Journal Page by Anna-Karin Evaldsson

I turned the panel into a pocket for my journaling tag, where I told the story of our drive. The tag was embellished with some stamping and a piece of Deco Tape. The top corners were cut with the Angle Corner Chomper, which makes it easy to make custom tags.

Layers of ink - Road Trip Journal Page by Anna-Karin Evaldsson

I used a mix of stamps on the background, stamped with black ink as well as Mermaid Lagoon and Blueprint Sketch Distress Ink.

Layers of ink - Road Trip Journal Page by Anna-Karin Evaldsson

There are also some tire tracks from the Travel Ways set as well as one of my favourite sentiments.

I hope you will join us this week in our Whatever the Weather challenge. As always, you have a chance to win a $50 gift voucher to do some fun shopping at Simon Says Stamp. You have until next Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.




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Thank you for taking the time to stop by my blog today!  

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

Supplies

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Dina Wakley Ranger MEDIA JOURNAL
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Tim Holtz ROAD TRIP
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Tim Holtz TRAVEL WAYS
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Tim Holtz AIR TRAVEL
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Tim Holtz ODDS AND ENDS
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Tim Holtz CORRESPONDENCE
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Tim Holtz JUST THOUGHTS
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Tim Holtz SCRIBBLY CHRISTMAS
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Tim Holtz Layering Stencil SNOWFLAKES
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Tim Holtz Idea-ology JOURNEY Design Tape
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Tim Holtz LABEL LETTERS
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Ranger Embossing Powder NAVY METALLIC
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Ranger Archival Ink Pad JET BLACK
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Tim Holtz Distress Ink FADED JEANS
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Tim Holtz Distress Ink BLUEPRINT SKETCH
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Tim Holtz Distress Ink MERMAID LAGOON
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We R Memory Keepers Cropadile CORNER CHOMPER Angle
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We R Memory Keepers CROP-A-DILE
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We R Memory Keepers Cropadile CORNER CHOMPER
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Ranger US HEAT IT CRAFT TOOL United States Use
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Ranger EUROPEAN VOLTAGE HEAT IT CRAFT TOOL
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3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE GLIDER 0.25 Inch Adhesive Glue Gun CAT 085
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3M Scotch ATG 0.25 Inch GOLD REFILL TAPE Adhesive 36 Yards Acid Free
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Ranger MINI ROUND FOAM REFILLSIBT40972
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Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS
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Ranger Inkssentials Non Stick CRAFT SHEET 15 X 18 Reusable
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Hero Arts Rubber Stamp CLEAR ACRYLIC BLOCK 4 x 4.5
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Hero Arts Rubber Stamp SMALL BLOCK TRIO CLEAR ACRYLIC BLOCKS
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Hero Arts Rubber Stamp CLEAR ACRYLIC BLOCK
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Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER WHITE Fine Detail WhiteEP2
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Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD
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Hemptique WHITE Hemp Cord Twine
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Tim Holtz DISTRESS SPRAYER Ranger 4 Ounces TDA47414
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13 comments:

  1. Gorgeous journal page Anna Karin :-) I love the background and all of the details, the snowflakes, the car, everything is fabulous :-)

    So glad you arrived home safely, driving in snow and icy conditions is no fun ;-)

    luv
    Lols x x x

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  2. This is a fabulous journal page, Anna-Karin. This reminds me of the days I lived in the mountains of Colorado. There were many days of driving through the snow to get to work. I miss the snow. This is so pretty and your background is amazing!

    Cathie ♥

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  3. The car embossed with deep blue is amazing and so bold, I love the white embossing details around, too. Great contrast. The soft watercolor background is so cute. Hugs, Marzena

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  4. You really have created a most beautiful background, the colours are wonderful and I can see how it would remind you of a wintry day (so glad your trip all went well too!). I love the boldness of the black car and the wonderful tire tread at the bottom. Beautiful work, as always! Anne xx

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  5. I love your beautiful blue background. I just love your choice of colors. Love the car you embossed.

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  6. Love your fabulous journal page, Anna-Karin. The blue color scheme on the background and the embellishments are so beautiful! :)

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  7. beautiful snowy scene Anna-Karin, love the choice of colours and the car really stands out against such a gorgeous background, hugs kath xxx

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  8. A fabulous journal page, telling such a wonderful story...this is wonderful Anna-Karin and I can definitely see how it reminds you of a wintry day, which you've captured perfectly! :)

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  9. Great page, Anna- Karin! Love all the embossing you did. I like your take on the weather challenge - we can't let snow or other weather keep us from doing what we want, like a road trip. Glad your trip was the sunny side of winter, hugs, Maura

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  10. This is a great combination of themes! I love the idea of travel and winter and snowy coziness all together. Your pages always tell stories and evoke memories and this is no exception.

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  11. As always you are so inspirational! love the background with snowflakes and blue cream palette! Faboulus work! Barbara

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  12. Fabulous art journal page, Anna-Karin! Love the pretty background and the classic car is amazing! Hugs, Sandra

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  13. such a beautiful project! The script stamp "winter wonderland" is PERFECT for this piece! Love love love it!

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