Picture Purple Halloween card with video tutorial

Hi everyone,

It's Monday and that means a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! This week it's all about "Add a Photo".

As promised another Halloween card, and this time a purple one. I'm not really into purple, but it's one of the Halloween colors, so why not go for it ;). I started with collaging the background. First I used Halloween Collage Paper, a page from an old book, washi tape and die cuts. Over all of this I applied a layer of White Gesso and a layer of Clear Gesso, and drying it with a heat tool creates some amazing bubbles.

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Steampunk Halloween card with video tutorial

Hi everyone,

It's Monday and that means a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! This week it's all about "Steampunk".

As promised I'm still in Halloween mode, and this time I made a Steampunk style Halloween card. I started with the Professor stamp, and stamped it on Heavystock and masked him with Masking tape. For the colors I used Distress Ink Ripe Persimmon, Rusty Hinge, Black Soot and Distress Oxide Hickory Smoke.

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Creepy Mirror card

Hi everyone,

It's Monday and that means a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! This week it's all about "Frame it".

This week I'm also in the Halloween mood, I expect this will remain until Halloween, just so you know ;). I started with Distress Inks and Oxides, Ripe Persimmon, Fired Brick, Candied Apple and Black Soot, to build up the layeres for the background. I darkened the edges with Black Soot. What a difference that makes, love it!

 

For the Baroque Frame I used Mirror Sheets. To make the mirror look older I used Mushroom Alcohol Ink, love that vintage color, it ages things magically. I also used it on the Frame itself, just like Metallique Wax Bronze Age and Distress Crayon Black Soot. The girl in the mirror is a Halloween Paper Doll, which I gave a mask from the Curiosities Stickerbook. I made the eyes white with a White Gelly Roll Pen. Reminds me of the kids from the Umbrella Academy. I gave her a red dress with Distress Embossing Glaze Fired Brick.

 

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Ranger Distress Mixed Media Heavystock	Tim Holtz Idea-ology BAROQUE FRAMES Findings	Tim-Holtz-Idea-ology-MIRRORED-Sheets	Tim Holtz Idea-ology HALLOWEEN PAPER DOLLS Paperie	Tim-Holtz-Layering-Stencil-HALFTONE-THS144	Tim-Holtz-Cling-Rubber-Stamps-2020-FADED-TYPE-CMS397
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Ranger - Tim Holtz - Distress Ink Black Soot	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayon BLACK SOOT	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad BLACK SOOT Ranger TDO55815	Prima Marketing BRONZE AGE Art Alchemy Metallique Wax	Tim Holtz Distress oxide FIRED BRICK	Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Glaze FIRED BRICK Ranger tde70979
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad CANDIED APPLE Ranger	Ripe Persimmon - Distress Ink	Tonic STORM CLOUD Nuvo Shimmer Powder 1211n	Tonic CATHERINE WHEEL Nuvo Shimmer Powder 1215n	Mushroom - Alcohol Ink	Dylusions Ink Sprays - Black Marble
Archival Ink - Jet Black

To join in all you need to do is make a project that fits this weeks challenge and you can be the winner of the $25 gift voucher that our amazing sponsor Simon Says Stamp offers. This prize will go to a random entry. So go over to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge blog, let the DT members inspire you and join in the fun!

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Thank you for stopping by! Love to see you next time!

Hugs,
Sandra

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Pirate Hot Air Balloon Halloween card with video tutorial

Hi everyone,

It's Monday and that means a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! This week it's all about "Use Your Favorite Stamp".

We are showcasing the latest STAMPtember® products and although you probably don’t have these supplies yet we would like you to use Simon’s Exclusive Products if you have them. This isn’t necessary to join in with the challenge but we would appreciate it.

For this STAMPtember release I got the Etched Laurel Leaves die and no stamps, so I used my favorite Halloween Stamp set from Tim Holtz, the Mini Halloween # 3 set. Since this set came out I have used it every year! My other favorite stamp is the Hot Air Balloon from the Remnant stamp set, but unfortunately Simon Says Stamp no longer has it in the assortment. But they have plenty of other nice Hot Air Balloon items.

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