Thursday, July 24, 2014

Carved Halloween

Back with another card made with one of the new Stampers Anonymous stamp sets.

I used Mini Distress Ink kit #8 to create a monoprint on Ranger Watercolor paper using the new Halloween Layering Stencil.  Love how the colors of this set just looks like Halloween!
I stamped the owl from the Carved Halloween set with Black Archival ink onto the monoprint.
Then stitched the monoprint to purple Core'dinations Kraft-core cardstock.
I added this little spider hanging from the top.  Love this little guy!
I also added Glossy Accents to the eyes of the owl and the back of the spider to give them a bit more detail.
Mushroom Alcohol ink was added to a Plaquette to give it more of a Halloween feel; then tied around the card with green Jute String.
I wanted to break up the monoprint just a bit so I ripped a piece of paper from an old book.  After a bit of Distress ink - Vintage Photo, I used the Distress Marker Spritzer to add speckles to the paper.  A super easy aging technique.  I also added a couple Tiny Attacher staples to keep the Jute String in place.
A little more Distress Marker Spritzer to give a background a spooky effect and were done.  Gosh I love using that Spritzer tool!

What a fun card.  Not too scary with all that color, in fact I think it's just right!

now carry on,
paula



21 comments:

  1. Such a fantastic project. I love the way you've altered the plaquette and the colours really lift this! Jenny x

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  2. Oh yes, perfect Halloween colors. Great background for any images from that set. Fun!

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  3. I adore the BG!! I mean to say the whole think is Awesome but I love the watery colors in BG!

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  4. Another awesome card Paula! I agree, this is just right!

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  5. This is fabulous! What a great background for the owl. Wish I could leave work and go play with my crafty goodies now :)

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  6. Love your non scary Halloween card Paula, so effective. Mo x

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  7. That colour set looks wonderful for your Halloween project and the owl and spider are adorable (if you can call a spider adorable)! Anne x

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  8. So many fun elements and great ideas on this fab Halloween card! Love the background, love the owl and spider and I so like the mushroom AI on the plaque, specially when combined with the strip of book paper!

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  9. I love this stencil, and the card you made is spooky cute and adorable :)

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  10. I'm back from my sea holiday and i' ve started my tour on favourites blog!! I've seen your last three posts with new releases 2014 ! I'm speechless, every work is totally wonderful, I love the way that you've used this new stamps, new stencils and colors! Great inspirations !!!! barbarayaya

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  11. Great card. Love the background you created and that owl stamp. Thank
    you for the inspiration.

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  12. Fabulous Halloween colours - and I love that murky distressed plaquette!
    Alison x

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  13. Paula, this card is so fun! Love the glossy accents to, well, accent the owl and spider. And the addition of the torn paper adds just the right touch.

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  14. Got to love mushroom alcohol ink and adding the old paper is such a neat touch. Great effect with the stamps and background.

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  15. LOVE that background, the stencil, the colors, your way of doing it! Such a cute card.

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  16. Love that owl stamp! It will be perfect many Fall projects. I always love adding old text or book paper to my projects. Gives them the perfect vintage feel. Thanks, Paula, for sharing the darling Halloween card idea! I just love it!

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  17. Paula--You are just soooo AWESOME!! I love this card! It's so fun and colorful and screams HALLOWEEN!! The owl image is fantastic and that spider--SCARY!! It's perfect!! :) XOXO-Shari

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  18. LOVE the colors and look of the stenciled words. I just bought the stencil and can't to use it. Like the other stamped images and stitching, too. I love the whole darn card! Hee! :)

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  19. I just LOVE this background! The marker spritzer is perfect for Halloween cards :)

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