BOO! EEK! WALL DECOR

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Today's project is all about Halloween! Fall is just around the corner and I can't wait. I love all things fall/Halloween (unless it's scary)! I had so much fun creating this wall decor. 

Directions:

1) Using embossing paste spread it through your chosen stencil and create your background. I used a brick stencil and silver embossing paste. 

2) Cut our your design either with dies or a cut machine. I used my cricut to cut out the large web, spiders, and words. I then used dies from Tim Hotlz for the pumpkins and ghosts.

3) Once all your die cuts are cut start by adhering your layering pieces (spiders and pumpkins) 

4) Take a blending brush and pumice stone distress ink and "distress" your spider web.Start off the image and using circular motions add the ink slowly. This will help you from getting harsh lines. 

5) Now your ready to start adhering your different elements to your base page. Place the spiderweb slightly to the right. Then start adhering your spiders, pumpkins, ghosts, and sentiments. I used a T-ruler to help line my words so they were straight.

6) All that's left to do is add any embellishments you'd like. I added some nuvo crystal gems for a bit of sparkle. 

Thanks for hanging out with me today! I hope you'll give this a try and get crafty!

SUPPLIES: 

Rinea~haunted variety foiled paper pack, violet/violet starstruck foiled paper

silver embossing paste, 

SUNKISSED

 Hi everyone! Welcome to another challenge over at

Today's challenge is to use up your OLD STASH items. Get them out and use them up (then you can get new stuff lol). I recently did a huge de-stash so I don't have anything to old.  I did use a paper kit from Simple Stories I've had a little while.

I had some pieces left over so I made a card as well. I hate keeping scraps so better to use them all up!!

Now it's your turn. Get de-stashing and don't forget to share over at the blog.

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A LITTLE POTTER MAGIC

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Today's challenge:

INSPIRED BY HARRY POTTER

This was a lot of fun. When I saw this as our next design challenge I couldn't wait to start scouring the internet for all things potter. I found some really fun stuff!

Once I saw these two cute stamp set from PAPER NEST DOLLS I new I needed both (lol that's what I tell myself when I buy things). 

This is what I came up with. I colored both images with my Altenew Artist Markers and love how they turned out. 

I do have to say that I like the Harry card a bit more. In person the hat on Hermione's card looked okay but seeing them in these pictures makes me rethink it a bit. It feels like it's just floating there.

I decided to keep the same layout for both cards to make it easier to cut the images. I used a rectangle die for both the main image and the patterned panel behind both. 

Now it's your turn to play. Get crafty and share with us over on the My Time To Craft Blog!

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Recipe Challenge Layout

 Hi everyone! I'm a bit late this month for the current challenge over at

The Recipe: please include as many items as you can from the list.

Tags

A stamp

3 or more patterned papers

A punch

Washi tape

Puffy stickers

For my layout I used everything on the list except for puffy stickers. I just didn't have any that went along with the theme of my layout. 

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REMEMBER...CAPTURE TODAY

 Hi everyone! Welcome back! I have a project to share with you today for 

I used the brand new VINEYARD FOILED PAPER pack for this layout. I'm loving these colors. There's so many different things you can do with them. I can picture making wine glasses with these colors inside as the wine. 

For my project today is a 12x12 scrapbook layout.

HOW TO:

1) Choose your cardstock, foiled paper, stamps, dies, inks, punches and embellishments

 

2) I used Tim Holtz pumice stone distress ink on the edges of the white cardstock and a bit in the center. 

3) Using the Rinea Ghost Ink stamp your image/images onto the Merlot/Melot starstruck foiled paper. Making sure to stamp straight down and with slight pressure so the stamp doesn't move. If you go to quickly the image with move about your foiled paper and your image will be blurred. 

4) Let the ink sit for a minute or so. You'll start to see the color lifting and the underlying silver will show through. Using a towel/paper towel lightly rub the images to remove the remaining color. This gives a really nice effect with minimal effort. 

5) Using either dies or paper punches cut out your designs. I used a tulip punch from Stampin' Up! and word dies from Altnew for my layout.

6) Once you have all your cut out items you are ready to start assembling your layout. I cut the merlot/merot foiled paper down to 11 1/2" x 4" and then tore the inner long side. Mat your photo if you'd like. I used white and then grey cardstock to help give a little "pop" to my photo.

7) Before adhering down the merlot/merlot piece I used a strip of violet/violet to add a bit of color under my photo as well as on some of the tulips. I also flipped the ruby/gold over and cut some tulips so I could add a bit of gold to the tulips.

8) I added piece of the gold/gold starstruck foiled paper behind my matted photo. Once I added a piece of the torn merlot/merlot behind the photo I was ready to adhere it down. I used an adhesive backed foam on the back of my photo to give some dimension (and it made it easier to add embellishments under it)

9) Now your ready to add your title/subtitle and punched embellishments. I also created a tap for under my picture with a sentiment and image. Adding in the foiled paper hearts really helped tie everything in and finished the layout. 

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GOOD TIMES WATER COLORING WITH EMBOSSING

Hi everyone! Welcome back to another challenge over at 

Today's challenge is EMBOSSING wet or dry, you choose!

For my project I chose to emboss my image and then watercolor it in. I love this technique! It gives me a cleaner look and the embossing helps keep the watercolor from spreading where I don't want it.

First, I embossed the main image in clear embossing ink and then used platinum embossing power to give a little shine to te image. 

I started the coloring by adding a bit of clean water with my brush to the flower or leaf I was going to paint first. I then picked up some of the chosen color and added it ever so lightly to the image I was painting. Wetting the image first helps the paint move and gives a more organic look to the flower. 

I finished by drying my image a bit and then adding my sentiment to another strip of white cardstock and adhering it down with dimensional strips. 

I'm entering in the following challenges:

Color Crazy Craft Challenge: A/G

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN

 Hi everyone! Welcome back to another great challenge over at

As always the challenge is Anything Goes

Our sponsors for today challenge are

Prize: 3 digis of winners choice

Prize: L8 store voucher 

For my card today I am using Mummy Trick or Treat from Lemon Shortbread. When I saw that this was one of the images we could choose from I just had to use it. This is such a cute stamp!!

I used several different grey's to create the wrappings. I think I'm finally getting the hang of leaving a light source. I decided to cut him out so I could give some dimension behind him.

I used some black lace ribbon I've had in my stash for ever and created a "caution" banner style on the background. To add a tad more depth I used pumice stone distress ink on the edges of both the orange polka dot and the white web paper. 

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WAG YOUR TAIL

 Hi everyone! Welcome to a fun ANYTHING GOES challenge at

This is a fun only challenge this week! I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with!!

I created a fun card using LET'S PAW-TY from Close To My Heart. This is a fun new set that just came out today in their new 2020-2021 catalog. 

Using my misti stamping platform I stamped the main dog background image in black ink. I then used my alcohol markers and colored in the same pup twice. He was the happiest one and I thought he worked well with the sentiment I chose. 

I stamped the sentiment onto black cardstock in embossing ink and embossed it with crisp white embossing powder. Then I chose two different shaped paper punches to cut out the sentiment. 

I am loving this set. I can't wait to create more cards with it. There is also a kitty version that's available today as well called CATTITUDE. 

Now it's your turn to play along and don't forget to link it up on the blog!!

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