Word Background Art Journal Page by Anna-Karin Evaldsson
Hi friends! Happy Monday! Please join me in welcoming back special guest Anna-Karin Evaldsson to our blog as a special guest sharing a fun art journal page idea! Read on and enjoy!
Hi everyone! I am happy to be back here on the blog with an art journal page inspired by alphabet dies. I am very fond of alphabet dies; with them you can create any word or message imaginable. Here, I made them a part of the background, at the same time as they carry the message of the page. The techniques are easy to do and work great for cardmaking too.
I was looking at the shapes of some of Tim Holtz Alphanumeric die sets and thought it would be fun to cover almost an entire background with large letters. I wanted to combine it with the pretty papers from Tim’s Palette Paper sets, but without the patterns overwhelming the letters. Using gesso, the background was toned down, while the letters were made more visible with the help of some simple shading. Let’s start.
I wanted to use one of the sampler pages from Tim Holtz 8×8 in Palette Papers as my background. They are all beautiful, but I ended up picking the Pink Palette one. I did not want any photos in the background and cut images from the yellow sampler paper. Round two of the corners with a Corner Chomper.
Glue the images from the yellow sampler paper on top of the photos and on one of the pink panels.
Die cut letters with Tim Holtz Alphanumeric Stretch Upper alphabet. These letters are tall (2.5 in) and narrow. They fit perfectly in three rows in my Dylusions Small Creative Journal. The letters were die cut from watercolor paper.
Glue the letters with Ranger’s Collage Matte Medium and coat them with a layer of medium too.
When dry, paint one word at a time with gesso and wipe off with a paper towel. Mist a little water on the paper towel to make it easier to remove the gesso.
Use a Black Soot Distress Watercolor Pencil to add shading to the letters. This makes them stand out from the background.
Splatter with a little Black Soot Distress Paint.
I wanted small butterflies to flutter over the page and die cut Simon Says Stamp Bright Butterflies from leftover pink and yellow inky papers. Their bodies were die cut from Simon Says Stamp White Glitter Cardstock using a die from Simon Says Stamp Flourish Butterfly Trio.
The collage sampler pages from Tim’s 8×8 in Palette Papers contain a lot of nice sentiments. Cut some of them out to use on the page. I used the Pink, Yellow, Orange and Neutral Palette Papers.
Fold the wings of the butterflies and glue to the page.
Add trails using Simon Says Stamp Cream Puff Embellishments. I always use a Simon Says Stamp Place and Score Embellishment Tool when gluing sequins or gems to my projects.
Glue the word strips here and there.
I wanted this bird and some of the flowers in the background to be more visible and therefore removed most of the gesso from those elements.
The gesso will pick up some of the texture from the matte medium.
I tried to place the butterflies so that the background word would still be easy to read.
I hope this tutorial inspired you to use your alphabet dies and to make them a part of the background of a project at the same time as you create large and impactful sentiments. Happy crafting! –Anna-Karin
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Amy Tangerine’s Playful Scrapbook Layout with NO Measuring ✨
Hi friends! Happy Sunday! We’re beyond delighted to welcome back special guest Amy Tan of Amy Tangerine back to the blog today to share this gorgeous scrapbook layout of her daughter and pup featuring some of her newly released goodies and some favorites that have returned including:
Take a look at a few photos showing the creative process:
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2 NEW Card Ideas: Monochromatic with a Pop of Color
Hello everyone! Heather Hoffman here today, and I can’t stop creating with the amazing June 2026 Card Kit: Step Right Up, (editor’s note: this kit is SOLD OUT, but many individual components are still available!!) not to mention the many amazing add-on options to the kit! Today I went with a crisp and modern vibe, with pops of bright color!
The base element for these cards is the Having Fun stamp set in the kit. I chose one element for each card to stamp a background on the adorable little notecards in the kit – so these cards are even fun sized smaller ones! I used Nocturne ink for nice, crisp, black stamped images.
Next, I selected a few sentiments from the kit. I heat embossed the larger sentiment by stamping in white pigment ink on black cardstock, then heat embossing with white embossing powder – this gives me the best image in my opinion! I die cut one with the center die from the add-on Marquee Sign wafer die, and trimmed the other one into a strip, angling off the end.
I added secondary sentiments, stamping one directly on the card base, and trimming the other to pop up on foam adhesive. The larger sentiments were adhered with foam adhesive as well. I also rounded off two corners of each card to add a bit of interest. And finally – the FUN part! Adding a sprinkle of Dazzling gems for a pop of color and sparkle! I used Taffy, Surf, Sunbeam, Mandarin, and Sprout, and clustered them in little trios. I love how they brought these cards to life!
Have you ever created a card with almost no color, then dazzled it up with a bit of bling?
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