Such a dreary icky day out... clouds, rain... perfect for an all black & white card!
Stamps: Forever Family (TAC), Punk Princess (retired TAC), unknown sentiment
This week's challenge is to use a ghastly little poem or rhyme in your creepy creation. To illustrate this challenge, I've come up with a simple gatefold card using one of my new Torrente stamps.
Stamps: '3 in a round' (stampotique), rhyme sentiment (artful illusions)
;) Seriously, I just wanted to share one of the new Halloweenie stamp sets available from TAC. I was lucky enough to be asked to submit samples for their latest publication: Inspiration Avenue, and this is one that made it in!!
Yep... CUTE! I stamped & colored the witchie, masked her off and sponged the moon, grass & sky. I paper pieced her little skirt and then added some shadows to her & the sentiment with a q-tip.
Stamps: Spooky Girls, Happy Haunting
Welcome to the Haunted Design House's Macabre Monday challenge!
3. You have until the following Sunday night @ 5pm central time to post your creation and linky back here.
This week's challenge is to use something with wings on your creation. Fairies, moths, butterflies, birds, bats... just make sure they are a little wicked. This is what I've created... a little Moonlight Fairie. Be sure to click on the photos to blow up to see details :)
Stamps: mushroom fairie (Stamp it Crazy), Fresh Air Favorites (retired TAC)
See the creepy-cool swiss dot fabric? It used to be white :) I sprayed it with olive & cranberry Glimmer Mists and dried it with a heat gun. I chose to over-heat it so that it would melt a bit & scrunch up. It feels really funky in real life and there is a lovely subtle shimmer from the mists.
After coloring the image, I applied Versa-Marker & embossing powder over the fairie & mushroom. Then I sponged the background & stamped the foliage. To really make the fairie stand out, I applied Crystal Lacquer.
That's right... 8 more Christmas cards done! It's another cutesy design, but I've been in a cute mood lately... so bear with me during this trying time :)
The black gate-fold card bases were kinda fun with which to work... a little difficult, but fun.
Stamps (all TAC): Victorian Elements, Holiday Cheer, Playful Bet, Merry Words (retired)
Ok, I'll admit it... more cute than creepy, but creepy for Christmas anyway. I LOVE this stocking stamp image... very Grinch-like styling, don't ya' think?
Stamps: TAC's Naughty or Nice, Merry Words (both retired)
Two more lovelies finished for my holiday cards... and I have yet one more to round out the week... stay tuned :)
Get a jump on those winter holiday cards... with a twist. Creep-out those Christmas trees or scare-up some snowmen... maybe a little garland on the gravestones? Here's my 1st example.
My little snowman has cast a Christmas spell... see how he's floating? The buttons are covering up a faux pas I had made... I'm glad I made a mistake :) I made 10 of these... that much closer to finishing my winter holiday cards early!!
TAC Stamps: Holiday Cheer (available Sept. 1!!), Hello Snow (retired), Edge Designs, Merry Words (retired)
How creepy-cool is this stamp image?! I found it on Ebay a year or two ago and I absolutely love it :)
I had so much fun coloring this... the big moon, the frightful jacko, and that completely wicked skeleton- witch. Well, at least I think it's a witch... either way, me likey. Let's call her Skelly, shall we?
Stamps: skeleton-witch BJ695 (Stamp it Crazy)
Pull out those pretty flower and foliage stamps and create a little darkness... turn those lovely springy images into something from the underworld :) To help illustrate, I've created a little sumpin' sumpin' for you.
Stamps (all TAC): Watercolor Plants, Tag Tidbits, So Splattered & Halloween GWP (both retired)
I used the black crayon to color directly on my rubber stamp, misted with water & then stamped onto the panel, misted again & stamped on more time to the panel. I repeated this several times to create my thicket. I then inked up the splatter image to add a little more creepy factor.
Ok, so I'm not thrilled with how this turned out, but I'm sharing anyway! This is for the PaperCutz Challenge #4 to create a Halloween 'something' without using black or orange. Yipes, definitely a toughie.
Stamps: Mrs. O'Leary's in Wichita (skull), inkadinkado (sentiment)
Can you see the 'blood' on the lace? It didn't work out as well either. This card will probably end up in that infamous pile of never-to-be-sent cards I've got going.
Some of you were asking about the Halloween swag I scored this weekend, so here a couple of photos. All of this came from Michael's or HomeGoods stores. The REALLY cool candelabra & owl will be shown after I work my crafty magic :)
Paper mache skull & skull mask, masonite skull panel, skull punch (are you seeing a pattern here?), skull votive holder, coffin boxes, wooden bats, skeleton & house, gothic looking jewels, and an uber-cool gothic looking candle holder.
Pretty sweet, right? I've got some ideas kicking around for the paper mache skulls & wooden coffin boxes already... those should be fun ;) I've already painted & crackled one of the bats in anticipation for SOMETHING... I love getting down & dirty with craftiness. 
So, I just got back from a little shopping excursion to Michael's & HomeGoods... all Halloween purchases :) I've got to get a little crafty on a few items before they are truly decor worthy, though... now to find the time to do it!
I've decided that since a large part of my home decor is halloweenie and stays out year-round anyway, I'm going to bite the bullet and start purging some 'standard' and Christmas seasonal decor items that are packed away and taking up valuable storage space. No worries... I'm keeping the 10' tall tree and all the trimmings, but some of the other stuff has got to go!
Ok, on to today's card! I've performed stamp surgery before, and I can't remember which Angel suggested it for this set, but I am so thankful! I cut the swirl off of the bottom of the heart and created two separate stamps. Originally, I was going to set the skull on top of the swirl... I'd seen images similar to that I liked... but I turned it upside down just for grins... doesn't it look like a pirate's hat (tricorne)?!
Not just any pirate hat, a pirate princess hat...
Stamps: Forever Family, Mini-bet, Punk Princess (retired)
Sooooooooo, guess I what I made last night... how's this for cuteness? I KNOW! Why else would I add the creepy little black spider confetti... had have just a teensie touch of that "uh, ewwww" ;)
I don't know if you can see it, but the two web corners and the mat are all one piece. I just had to get a little crafty with it since I did not have the correct size of cardstock with which to start. But if you go to the Aug. 3rd post on Chelsea's blog, she's done some measuring for us!!!
Stamps: Be Square, What a Hoot ("Owl"), Glitter Goblins ("oween"), So Splattered (retired), Holiday Cheer ("Happy")
Good grief... I never think there is much on a card until I list the freakin' ingredients! And most of my "misc. ribbon" notes are because I have one on those huge Ribbon-eze thingies and I have no flippin' idea who made what :)
OMG, Becky... I actually completed a card challenge on the same day it was issued! Write that down. This is for 365 Cards Day #155: Super Sketchy Sunday.
Once again, I used that great kraft packing paper... I hope you like it, because I've already created another card with it, too :) Anyway, the cute little girl image actually has a flower on her shirt, but you know me... let's go Halloweenie!
Stamps: Beary Happy Day (Hostess Level B set), Punk Princess (retired)
