Haunt Ya Later - The Paper Players #315

What a beautiful day it was today!  The sun was shining and the temperature was in the mid twenties - unusual for October.
I've been having construction done on my house for the last 2 weeks, and today all but one task is completed.
Time now to take part in some challenges.
This card was made for the challenge with The Paper Players The theme this week was Halloween.

 

The Basic Black card base is layered first with Tangelo Twist, followed by Whisper White which has been embossed with the Woodlands embossing folder.

Before embossing, the folder was inked with Marina Mist and Night of Navy and then run through the Big Shot.  After embossing, the trees were lightly sponged with Crumb Cake and a black marker was used to highlight one side of the tree. 

A Raven sitting on the tree limb and some others flying away  were stamped and drawn free hand with a Basic Black marker.

I love cats.  I have a black cat named Mishief - well named I must say.  So, when I saw  this stamp  with a cat wearing a crazy hat and holding a lantern by his tail I just had to use him for this challenge. The image was coloured with a blender pen and markers.  It was then die cut using the Circles Framelits and  matted  with a slightly larger scallop circle in Tangello Twist.  After the image was die cut, I stamped a spider web  in  the upper right and some bats in the upper left.  Both circle edges were sponged with Basic Gray ink.

Supplies Used:    

Stamps:      Cat  with the hat (unknown), Wicked Cool (retired), Among the Branches (retired)

Inks:  Marina Mist, Night of Navy, Black Memento, Crumb Cake, Basic Black marker, Smoky Slate, Basic Gray, Pumpkin Pie, Tangello Twist, Always Artichoke 

Papers:   Tangello Twist, Basic Black, Whisper White

Accessories:   Circle Framelits, Scallop Circle die, Woodlands embossing folder, dimensionals, Dazzling Details.                                                                                                                                                                        

                                  

Haunt Ya Later - Inkspirational Challenge #94

The challenge this we at Inkspirational Challenge,  is a Halloween one.
To make this card I used the background of a card discarded by one of my students last night because she didn't like the way it turned out.  We were working with the Woodland Embossing Folder.
Sometimes one has to think outside the box.
When I saw this challenge I decided to finish the background for a Halloween card.

• I first finished the background made using the Woodlands Embossing Folder.  The sky was darkened and I brayered the trees with Crumb Cake.  Then using an Early Espresso marker, I made shadows on one side of the trees.
• Then I stamped a raven, some spooky eyes and some bats in the background. For these I used a combination of stamps:  "Among the Branches", & "Wicked Cool"
• The image of the cat with the hat beside a pumpkin was coloured with copic markers and a bit of glitter applied.
• The circle framelits was used to die cut the image, which was mounted on a Tangelo Twist scalloped die cut circle using dimensionals.
• This was applied to the lower left corner.

Supplies Used: 
Stamps: Halloween Cat (Stampinbella), Wicked Cool, Haunt Ya Later, Among the Branches
Inks: Night of Navy, Soft Suede, Memento, copic markers, crumb cake, Early Espresso marker
Papers: Basic Black, Tangelo Twist, Whisper White
Accessories: Woodland embossing folder, Big Shot, Brayer, Dazzling details, dimensionals, Circles framelits.

Spooky Tootsie Roll - another craft fair item

I saw this idea on Pinterest and modified it to make a special treat for Halloween - to sell on my craft table this weekend- an altered Tootsie roll.

Technique:
1.  Make the rosette using 1 1/2 by 12" strip of Halloween paper. (I used the designer rosette die to make the rosette)
2.  Punch a scallop circle in a coordinating color (basic gray), followed by a 1 3/8" circle in another coordinating color (Cajun Craze)
3.  Attach the two punchies together.
4.  Stamp the word "Spookie" on whisper white card stock, punch out with an oval punch.  Sponge edges (Cajun Craze).  Attach to scallop circle unit.
5.  Stamp image of witches hat on Whisper White card stock.  Color with markers.  Cut hat out and attach to the right edge of "spookie" - at an angle.
6.  Hot glue this to the top of the rosette.
7.  Make the hanging streamers (from a halloween hair piece and Easter grass), hot glue to back of rosette, hot glue another scallop circle to the streamers and hot glue this to the Tootsie roll

The hair piece, Easter grass, and tootsie roll were purchased in the dollar store.  The designer paper I used is from last year's Halloween paper.

Stamp: Wicked Cool
Inks: Basic Black, SU markers (cajun craze, lucky limeade), Cajun Craze
Papers: Basic Gray, Cajun Craze, Designer Halloween paper (retired), Whisper White
Accessories: Designer rosette die, Scallop circle punch, 1 3/4 by 7/8" oval die, Hair piece (non SU), Easter grass (non SU), Tootsie roll (non SU), hot glue gun.

Grab Your Broom - Stamping 411 #270

Labour Day is next weekend, signalling the end of summer as we know it.  The kids are back to school, vacations are over --- and Halloween is fast approaching.
This Halloween card was made for the sketch challenge with Stamping 411 here

 

Technique:

The square 5 by 5"card base is Basic Gray, layered with Very Vanilla, the edges of which were sponged with Basic Gray ink.  The Howlstooth & Scaringbone DSP forms the next layer.  The edges of that was sponged with Basic Gray as well.

A piece of Tangerine Tango taffeta ribbon is attached to the designer paper to hide the seam.

Image:

The image of the boot was colored with Tangerine Tango marker, with the boot colored in Basic black and stamped onto Whisper White card stock.  The circles on the boot where colored with first a Basic Gray marker and then highlighted with a Basic Black marker.  Crystal effects was applied to these circles.  The boot was then cut out and attached to a piece of Whisper White card stock that had been embossed with the Lines folder in 2 directions.  The surface of this piece was lightly sponged with Basic Gray to bring out the lattice pattern.  This piece was matted with Tangerine Tango card stock, and applied to the top of the card with dimensionals - slightly overlapping the sentiment.

Sentiment:

The sentiment was stamped on another piece of Whisper White paper and punched out with a 1 3/4" circle punch. This was matted with a Tangerine Tango circle and then with a Basic Gray scallop circle.

The image of a bat, from Googly Ghouls was stamped on top of the sentiment and googly eyes applied.

Black rhinestones (retired SU) were placed underneath the sentiment.

Stamps: Bootiful Occasions, Googly Ghouls, Wicked Cool

Inks: Basic Gray, SU markers (Tangerine Tango, Basic Gray, Basic Black), Basic Black

Papers: Basic Gray, Very Vanilla, Howlstooth & Scaringbone designer paper, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White

Accessories: 1 3/4" circle punch, Circle die #2, Scallop circle die (retired), Googly eyes, Black rhinestones (retired), Lines folder, 3/8" Tangerine Tango taffeta ribbon, dimensionals,

Sitting on a Pumpkin - Sketch Frenzy Friday

The temperature is finally a bit cooler this week, making it more bearable to be outside.  This week I've been able to dead-head some perennials and some geraniums and my garden looks a bit tidier.
I'm still having some problem with bats in my house, so Halloween is on my mind.
So, for this Friday's mini blog hop with Sketch Frenzy Friday I made a Halloween card - using today's sketch by Sharton Wheet.

Here's my interpretation:

 

Technique: Rich Razzelberry ink was applied to the front of the Spider Web embossing folder using a brayer.  Then a piece of  Whisper White card stock was inserted into the folder and run through the Big Shot.

Neat effect heh? (Sorry, I'm Canadian!)

Note:  To clean the folder and the brayer run them under the tap using cold water, and dry with a paper towel.

To obtain the notched edges on either side of the Tangerine Tango strip, a strip of card stock was cut to the correct length, and wide enough to fit into the Decorative Label punch.  Then insert each end of the card stock into the small end of the Decorative Label punch from the top of the punch and punch.

The image was colored with watercolor pencils and blended with mineral spirits.  Crystal Effects was applied to the pumpking to give it more of a 3D effect.

Stamps: Greeting Card Kids, Wicked Cool

Inks: Black Stazon, watercolor pencils, Rich Razzelberry, Basic Black, Blush Blossom marker

Papers: Rich Razzelberry, Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, Tangerine Tango

Accessories: Decorative Label Punch, Labels framelit, Window Frames framelit, Spider web folder, stipple paint brush (non Su), 3/8" Tangerine Tango taffeta ribbon, dimensionals, Brayer, Crystal effects

Now it's your turn to create something using Sharon's sketch.  When done upload it to the Sketch Frenzy home page here

Because its a blog hop, take some time and visit the blogs of the other team members - to see how they interpreted the sketch.  Don't forget to leave some comments.

Your next stop is Patrice's blog here

Hope you enjoyed your tour.

Stay well, and I'll see you next week.

Black & White Spooky - Try Stampin' on Tuesday # 77

This card was inspired by my own adventures with bats in my house. Although I had only 1 bat in the  house at a time, it felt like there was a whole swarm of them.  See blog post: here and here When I saw the sketch with Try Stampin' on Tuesday here I immediately visualized bats flying through the air (I wonder why!!)
Here is my card:

 

The Bats were embossed with black embossing powder on Whisper White paper. To make the card a little more spooky, the right hand corner was embossed with the spider web embossing folder. The color scheme of black and white was deliberately chosen to enhance the "spookiness"

Although the designer paper is from last year, it fit into my theme perfectly.

Stamp:  Wicked Cool

Inks: Versa Mark

Papers: Basic Black, Whisper White, Retired Halloween designer paper,

Accessories: Black embossing powder, Spider Web embossing folder, mat pack & paper piercer, Lots of Tags (Label 3) die, Ovals die, black rhinestones (retired), 5/8" Black satin ribbon (retired), Scallop border punch, dimensionals

Wicked Cool Easel Card - Hand Stamped Theme Challenge 86

The challenge this week with HSS was to create a card or 3D project for Halloween.
This card was inspired by a card I saw on a blog, but I cannot remember whose, and there is no identifying mark on the card.  So, if you see this card, and recognize the design please contact me and I will give you credit.

This is an Easel Card and the picture above indicates the Easel in the closed position.

Stamp: Wicked Cool
Inks: Basic black, SU Markers:  Cajun Craze, Lucky Limeade
Papers: Elegant Eggplant, Lucky Limeade, Frightful Sight Designer Paper, Whisper White, Basic Black
Accessories: Simply Scored Tool, Circles die #2, Scallop circle die, 5/8" black grosgrain ribbon, Black rhinestones (retired), 1 3/4 by 7/8" Oval punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Ovals die #2, dimensionals

This shows the Easel card in the open position.  I made the stop by punching one edge of basic black card stock with Scallop Trim border punch, and folding the scalloped edge up.  Some 5/8" black grosgrain ribbon was wrapped around the black card stock.  This scalloped edge folds down when the card closes.

Close up of medallion and focal image.

Wicked - Creative Sketches 45H

The sketch challenge with Creative Sketches here has a theme attached to it this week - Fall or Halloween. I chose to make a Halloween card.

First I prepared the image.  On shiny cardstock I brayered Basic gray, and Cajun Craze, and then stamped the image of the owl on the tree and the bats with Black Stazon ink.
The tree was cut out using the Ovals die #2; the bats with the 1 3/4" punch.  The edges of both images was sponged with basic black ink.

The basic card is Basic Black, layered with Basic Gray , then Lucky Limeade and Basic Black again.  The final layer was embossed with the web embossing folder.

For the trim, I first cut a strip of Frightful Sight designer paper.  Then I made an edge by punching a number of bats with the bat punch (retired) in Cajun Craze and adhering them to one of the edges, creating a creepy edge.  Some black lacy ribbon (retired) was applied over the designer paper to hide the seam, and a trim of black rhinestones (retired) applied adjacent to the paper.  Rhinestones were also applied to the bat edge.

Here is a close up of the trim.

And a close up of the main image.



















Stamps: House of Haunts, Wisked Cool
Inks: Basic Gray, Cajun Craze, Black Stazon, Basic Black
Papers: Basic Black, Basic Gray, Lucky Limeade, Glossy Card stock, Whisper White, Frightful Sight designer paper
Accessories: Ovals die #2, 1 3/8" circle punch, Bat punch (retired), Curly Label punch, Black lacy ribbon (retired), Black rhinestones,Spider Web embossing folder, dimensionals, brayer

Spooky - Try Stampin' on Tuesday # 28

I'm very tired today.  I got my stitches out yesterday and got fitted for an Air boot - and wonders of wonders - I can walk all I want as long as I wear the boot.  What I discovered when I started walking was that there is a trick to ambulating with that device.  But I am thankful to be on my feet again.  No driving though - at least for another month!
I made a Halloween card for today's sketch challenge with Try Stampin' on Tuesday here

Stamps: Wicked Cool, Dark & Dreary
Inks: Basic Black, Lucky Limeade, Cajun Craze
Papers: Basic Black, Whisper White, Frightful Sight Designer Paper, Cajun Craze, Lucky Limeade
Accessories: 3" circle die, Circle die #2, rhinestone, Spider Web embossing folder