Tuesday Tutorial- Trick or Treat

 Hello there! Michelle here, sharing my Tuesday Tutorial...

This giraffe has been begging me to dress her up for Halloween! She did not want traditional Halloween colors...yes, she told me that!😂

I used the stamp sets Giraffe Smiles and Candy Corn Dress Up. 

I stamped the giraffe once and the candy corn witch two times. For the candy corn witch, I only colored her hat on one image and the broom on the other image. I chose a no-line coloring technique using Memento Ink in desert sand and stamped onto X-Press Blending Paper. I colored with Copic Markers in shades:

hat: R81, R83, R85, R56, RV99; YR21, YR24; C4, C6, C8

giraffe: Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28; R81, R83, R85, R56

broom: Y23, Y26, Y28; C4, C6, C8.

I fussy cut the colored images and put two slits in the hat so it fits over the giraffe's head. I folded down the horns and glued the hat.

Next I inked up a piece of X-Press Blending Paper using fossilized amber and black soot distress oxide inks. I die cut stars and bats using Elvira Moonlighting Die Set and Array of Rainbows Die Set.

Next, I inked up Giraffe Stencil with spun sugar, picked raspberry and black soot distress oxide inks. 

Before arranging the elements I die cut a panel for the giraffe using Wonky Stitched Recangles Dies. I trimmed the stencil panel and a strip of silver glitter paper to fit the width of an A2 (4 1/4) card base.

When happy with the arrangement, adhere the elements.

Turn the card over and trim the excess image that hangs over the edges.

I adhered the giraffe on top of the broom to appear she is flying. Than adhere to the die cut panel with foam tape. I embossed the sentiment with silver embossing powder onto black cardstock. 

As always, for a finishing touch I add some shimmer with Stickles clear glitter glue and added some iridescent gems. I just love her!

In the mail box she goes....my niece will enjoy this cute card!

Thanks for stopping by!

31 Nights of Halloween - Night 16 - Sepcial Guest Kimberly Wiener

Hello, Whimsy fans - Kimberly Wiener here sharing in the 31 Nights of Halloween Celebration with Whimsy Stamps!

I had such an amazingly FUN time playing with these stamps. NOT kidding, these lil' Candy Corn Dress Up Stamps... OMG... I fell for these!.....HARD! 

The NEW Slimline Postage Die was amazing as a backdrop for the six sweeties all ready for supreme spookiness!

To make this tall, slim "Trick or Treat" card:

 Prepare white card base of 4.25" x 8.5" and an inner panel of 3.75" x 7.5". Sponge the inner card panel with water reactive inks, blending two colors, darkest to light. Die-cut Slimline Postage Die from black card stock.  Adhere blended panel and die-cut to card. 

Stamp, color and fussy-cut Candy Corn Dress Up images.  Adhere images and stamp sentiment.  Add stars using a white gel pen and the Star Galaxy Stencil.

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 as well as Guest Designers, 

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Here are details of the supplies I have used in creating this card project: 

Candy Corn Dress Up Clear Stamps

NEW Slimline Postage Die

       

Star Galaxy Stencil

Thanks, Kimberly, for this awesome inspiration!  Be sure to visit Kimberly's blog for a chance to win a $20 gift certificate to the Whimsy shop.  We'll see you tomorrow evening for more Halloween fun!

Special Guest - Michelle Bala

Hello again!

I'm back for a second post as a Guest Designer 

for Whimsy Stamps!!!!

I am using the stamp sets Candy Corn Dress Up, and Going Batty
I also used some dies, Kinetic Curved Basics, Kinetics Curved Hills, and
Stitched Cloud.

I had a lot of fun creating this interactive card using the Kinetic Curved Basics Dies.
I used Bristol Smooth Cardstock and distress oxide inks in the following shades:
wilted violet, evergreen bough, fossilized amber, and black soot. Then I added some splashes of water and splatters of white and gold paint.

I colored up Going Batty with Copic Markers in shades of
V12, W0, W1, W3, and B000.
For the moon I used a circle die and colored it with C0, C1, C2, C3, C7, and W5.
I heat embossed the sentiment and added some googly eyes to
the moon bat. I added clear stickles for shimmer.

For this next card I inked up the Stitched Cloud Dies with hickory smoke.
The colored fence with antique linen and vintage photo inks
and the field with mowed lawn.
I used tattered rose for the sky. I added some accents
with Copic Markers.

I colored up images from Going Batty and Candy Corn Dress Up with Copics:
YR04, YR07, Y11, Y15, Y17, G000, G02,
E23, E29, C1, C2, C5, V01, W1, W2.

I heat embossed the sentiments and added clear stickles for shimmer.

For this last card, I used Prismacolor pencils and Copics to shade in
Candy Corn Dress Up.

I colored the unicorn cutie with the following Copics: YR02, YR04, Y11, Y15, BG49, BG09
V01, and V05. I added Stickles for shimmer.

Thanks for stopping by for a peek!!!

Hope you enjoyed this post!!!

Michelle

  
 

Special Guest - Michelle Bala

Hello there!

I am so excited to be a Guest Designer for 

Whimsy Stamps this month!!!!

I created two cards, and I used the stamp sets Candy Corn Dress Up and Going Batty. 

I also used some dies, Kinetic Curved Hills and Tombstone Tag.

And, of course a stencil, Sun Rays!

I started off by inking up some watercolor cardstock. 

For the night time sky I used distress oxide inks in shades 

tumbled glass, mermaid lagoon, and chipped sapphire. 

Than I placed the Sun Rays Stencil over the cardstock and 

brushed on some white ink. I added a few splashes of water.

For the field I used crushed olive, mowed lawn, and forest moss 

and added a few splashes of water and paint splatter.

  I die cut the field using Kinetic Curved Hills.

I die cut the tombstone with the Tombstone Tag Dies and
used hickory smoke and black soot to color it.

I wrote RIP with a gel pen.

I colored up the Candy Corn Dressup cuties with Copic Markers in these shades: 

W0, W1, W3, Y15, Y17, YR04, YR07

V12, V17, C1, C2, C5, C7

E25, and E29.

For the wood fence I used Wo, W2, W4, and W6.

I heat embossed the sentiments.

I added some shimmer using clear stickles.

For this next card I inked up the Sun Rays Stencil using wilted violet,

fossilized amber, and twisted citron.

Then splattered the same inks onto the background.

I colored the images from Going Batty with Copic Markers in the following shades:

V12, V17, Y13, Y17, YG21, YG25

BG11, E31, E33, W00, W1, W6

E70, E71, E74, E79, E93, W00, W1.

I used hickory smoke to create a base.

I added some clear stickles for shimmer and some sequins.

I hope you enjoyed this post!

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Michelle

  
 

Special Guest - Stephanie Davis

Hello everyone!  I'm so excited to be guest designing with Whimsy Stamps this month!  

Today I'm sharing a fun shaker card using the super cute Whimsy Candy Corn Dress Up stamp set.  

First I made an alcohol ink background.  Then I stamped the Spider Web Frame stamp set onto acetate with black ink and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder.  I adhered it to an A2 Rectangle Shaker Pouch, then I punched a hole in the pouch.  I colored the witch from Candy Corn Dress Up with Copic markers, fussy-cut it, and adhered it to a spinner/slider mechanism.  

I assembled the shaker card and added clear sequins.  Now when you shake the card, the candy corn witch moves up and down and spins and turns.  Lastly I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment from the You're My Boo stamp set in gold onto black cardstock and fussy cut it.  

Be sure to check out the Whimsy Facebook Group, if you haven't already.  They have tons of great inspiration, and I will be sharing projects this month as well.  Also, if you love giveaways, be sure to mark your calendar for the 31 Nights of Halloween!

Thanks for joining me!  Have a great week!

~Stephanie