We're kicking off the latest challenge at Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps. The theme? All holidays! Yup, whatever your little heart desires. Any holiday card is welcome in this challenge, as long as it's a new creation, no back linking. You can link up, here: Holiday challenge
I'm all about Halloween right now, so I created a Ranger Ink background for my spooky scene. I used, 5 different Halloween stamps, which, by the way, are on sale this month. Get an additional 15% off Halloween and Fall stamps when added to your shopping cart. Woo hoo!
(stamps in today's project; Frightfully Spooky, Pumpkin Scary, Tree Scary, Witch Silhouette, and Spider Spooky.
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Let me share a few key tips on how I made this card. I wanted my silhouette images to really pop, so I inked all my images with black ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. This also allows me to create my blended background without any smudging.
For my moon, I used a 1" circle punch to punch out my moon before blending. After the background blending, I adhered my moon back onto my card, and used a gray brush marker and water brush to create the shade effect. I also used the water brush to dilute some of the ink around the moon for a halo effect. Blot with a paper towel to lift off the diluted ink. Magic!
Lastly, I added paint droplets to paint stars in the sky and a white gel pen to accent my tree limbs, spider and pumpkin so it would appear as if moonlight was shining on them. A little bit of water splatters were also tossed about on my background and dabbed with a paper towel.
Click the graphic below, to shop the Fall/Halloween selection that's on sale.
The stamp of the month is marked 50% off this month, so be sure and add this to your cart! It's a good size, at 1.75 x 3.25 inches. You'll find card samples when you click the link, as well.
Head on over to the Crackerbox & Suzy blog to link up to the challenge, and check out all the design team inspiration. There's always a prize up for grabs, so don't miss out! Thanks for popping in. You'll find links to some of the products that I used below. See you next time...... Terri
SUPPLIES:
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Strathmore 300 series Watercolor Paper 9 x12 pad Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
Misti Original Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
Ranger Inkssentials Craft Mat 15x18 Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
Ranger US HEAT IT CRAFT TOOL Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
Versamark Clear Watermark Ink Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
Ranger Distress Ink - Fossilized Amber Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
RangerInk Distress Oxides Bundle One Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
Ranger Distress Oxide Ink Worn Lipstick Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
Ranger Ink Distress Oxide Broken China Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
Misti Original Shop at: Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps |
Signo White Uni-ball gel pen Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
Ranger Ink Faded Jeans distress ink pad Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
Hero Arts Clear Embossing Powder Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
Ranger Ink Distres Oxide Wilted Violet Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
Zig Clean Color Brush Cool Gray Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
Adornit 3 pc Waterbrush Set Shop at: Adornit |
Adornit Magenta Dots 12x12 #80 lb Cardstock Shop at: Adornit |
Neenah Solar White A2 Scored Cards Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L EZ Grand Runner Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
Neenah Solar White Cardstock 8.5x11 inch Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
Ranger Ink Mini Distress Ink Cubes Set #13 Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
Ranger Ink Mini Distress Ink Cubes Set #14 Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L EZ Runner Grand Refill Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
Spellbinders Platinum 6 Bundle Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
Lawn Fawn Black Licorice cardstock Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
Neenah A2 Solar White Card/Env. 25 pc set Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
Lawn Fawn Grassy Border Die Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
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