Thursday, July 30, 2015

The Undertaker….

Hello Friends! I'm so excited you love those Bird Crazy stamps and dies as much as I do. Thank you so much for leaving comments on the last couple posts. I loved hearing from all of you and your choices for names were awesome!

I don't know about you but I love Halloween. I think it's one of my favorite holidays, maybe because it brings you back to your childhood. Although I can't really remember what I dressed up as a child I do remember the fun, the excitement and the CANDY! 

My card started with this colorful background. Start by spraying some Distress Spray Stains (Twisted Citron, Ripe Persimmon and Seedless Preserves) onto a piece of Manila Cardstock and let dry. Don't overlap the colors too much or you will get lots of brown. I added the bats with the "BATGROUND" Layering Stencil and Black Soot Distress Ink on an Ink Blending Tool. You can also add a little texture with the Distress Spritzer and a neutral color of Distress Marker like Hickory Smoke. One of the NEW Distress Colors for 2015! 
The Cabinet Card is painted with Distress Paint (Black Soot and a little Seedless Preserves and Twisted Citron) dry brush style and then spattered with a little Picket Fence Distress Paint.  
Love this Tim Holtz "UNDERTAKER" stamp set from Stampers Anonymous. So many great elements…backgrounds, focal points big and small, the Happy Halloween in a great font, and the spider…EEK! 

and the BATGROUND Layering Stencil……the name is perfect!  

The Undertaker is stamped on to Watercolor Cardstock using Archival Ink. Use an Ink Blending Tool and Distress Ink (Twisted Citron and Gathered Twigs) to add a little color around the edges to make him spooky. I think Twisted Citron is the perfect color! Die your Black and Cream Trimmings with Seedless Preserves for the hatband and tie on the side. The Heirloom Rose in a dark purple is the perfect touch. Don't forget the Corked Vial of poison, add it to the bow with a Loop Pin and a Screw Eye in the cork. 

The Halloween was stamped on to Manila cardstock with Archival 
ink. Color the Halloween with a Detail Waterbrush and Seedless Preserves Distress. Spritz over it with Hickory Smoke Distress Marker and trim it out with scissors. The Plaquette has a little Black Soot Distress Paint rubbed on it, looks old and creepy now! 

Adding little details to your projects makes them special…like the Corked Vial with a Poison label, stitching around the Cabinet Card, paint rubbed on the Plaquette, the spritzing….What details do you like to add to cards?

"TRICK OR TREAT"
Richele

Here's all the goodies I used from Simon Says Stamp!