31 Nights of Halloween - Night 8 - Special Guest Tami Bastiaans

 


Hello! My name is Tami and I am so happy to have been invited to be a guest designer for Whimsy Stamps 31 Days of Halloween. I made a card today with a technique I enjoy. I used the Slimline Filmstrip Die, some masking paper and the Halloween Scream stamp to make a progressive scene in the film strip.



I thought it would make it fun if it was a scene from an old time scary movie.  Let's get started with how to do this. 



First, use the filmstrip die to cut a mask. For my mask, I cut some Judikins Masking Paper out of the filmstrip. 



I colored two pieces of acetate with alcohol inks.


There is no technique to this, just squeeze some ink on the felt and rub it on one side of the acetate, then let dry.
 


While I had the die out, I also cut two filmstrips from the acetate that had been colored with Alcohol Ink. Set the filmstrips aside. This gives you a choice and you can use the extra for a second card if you want.


 

Cut a piece of Distress Watercolor Cardstock that is the size of your slimline card - 3.5x8.5. Center the filmstrip mask over the piece of Heavystock and adhere.



Position the mummy stamp along the right side of the top frame and stamp with Distress Archival Ink in Ground Espresso and Black Soot. Then stamp it in the middle of the middle filmstrip frame, and along the left edge in the bottom frame. 



Lastly, cut a mask of the mummy out of masking paper by stamping it and fussy cutting around it. 



Then stamp the zombie from Halloween Scream along the right side of the bottom frame. In addition, stamp and cut a mask of the zombie on the right side of the bottom frame.


Mask off the mummy in the first frame, then stamp the graveyard background across the first frame. Masking off the mummy will make it look like it is in the background of the film strip. Then ink around the masked off mummy with Distress Ink. I used Old Paper, Hickory Smoke, and Pumice Stone.


Repeat the process with scene in the second frame. In the third scene, you need to mask off both the mummy and the zombie before you stamp the background.

Before adding color, stamp the BEWARE sentiment in the bottom left corner of the first frame.



Once the stamping is done, watercolor all the scenes with Distress inks. I used Black Soot, Pumice Stone and Hickory Smoke.  


When you are finished,  trim the piece to fit under the filmstrip and adhere the stamped piece to the front of the cardbase. 


Finish by adhering the Acetate Filmstip that was cut earlier.




Thank you so much to Whimsy Stamps for the opportunity to be a gest designer with for their 31 Nights of Halloween event! I had fun making this old Scary movie card. 

Tami


 Thanks, Tami, for this fabulous tutorial and awesome inspiration!

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24 comments

  1. LOL! Such a super cute design (it's his mouth!) with the film strip, but thank you so much for the tip on coloring the filmstrip, that's just so smart. I would have used lame cardstock.

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    1. Thanks Susan! You can practically hear the scream right?!

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  2. Such a cute idea using the film strip, those always fascinate me ☺️ great idea for using acetate & coloring it with alcohol inks. What a fun Halloween Whimsey card!

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    1. Thank you! The acetate idea was a last minute inspiration and It’s so easy.

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  3. Oh my gosh, I LOVE what you did with the filmstrip!! And I love your techniques with the stamps. This is so cute... I want to have it in my house for Halloween decor!!!

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    1. Awww! Thank you Kathleen! It would be fun to set out as a little decor piece. Love that idea!

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  4. I love the use of that filmstrip die! The idea to mask off so it looks like the graveyard is in the “background” is so clever. The stamps are so cute and your use of the monochromatic color scheme brought me right back to old cinema! Thanks for the inspiration Tami!

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    1. Thank you so much Kim!! I was hoping it would do that. I’ve been into masking lately for some reason, I guess because the results are so fun.

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  5. Halloween is my favorite time of the year. This card is perfect. The use of the colored acetate is inspired. I too would have used plain cardstock. The acetate adds so much. This card is perfect too, since the old classic horror movies just came out on blu ray this week. This would be a perfect invitation to a watch party for these movies. I need to practice my watercolor technique. Thank you for the inspiration. Now to get to work.

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    1. Thank you so much!! I love that idea of using it as an old scary movie invitation. What a fun invite for a frightfully fun evening. I hope I’m invited! 😊

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  6. Wow this is incredible! Fantastic tips for making that film strip! And Absolutely love each of those scenes! So much fun!

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    1. Thanks a bunch Casey! It was a fun card to make!

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  7. AMAZING! I love the slimline and mummies

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  8. This is such a cool idea! Love the alcohol ink on acetate!

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  9. Love the way you set this up with the filmstrip! The mummy and zombie images are awesome!

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  10. This is AWESOME Tami, brilliant technique for the filmstrip die and I totally love the vintage feel. Perfect choice of stamp set too. Thank you for being our special guest and joining in on the Whimsy Halloween festivities! HAPPY HALLOWEEEEEEN!

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  11. I love Tami B's makes, so happy to see her making for Whimsy Stamps!!!

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  12. What an awesome card and tutorial. Love this design and the feel of the card. Perfect for Halloween

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  13. Love the big frames. You can
    put in a scene without having
    to cramp it in a small space.
    Funtastic card. thanks for
    sharing.
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  14. WOW - this is super clever - love it

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  15. Tami this is a brilliant and clever design, I love it and the filmstrip is amazing!
    Sue…xxx

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  16. Oh my MUMMY Tami, this is pure brilliance and so fang-tastic that you gave us all the gory deets! Absolutely love it!

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  17. Wow. Tami. What a great card, and your tutorial is very easy to follow and understand. I love the sepia tones.

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