31 Nights of Halloween - Night 19

Hello friends! It's Michele here with another fun Halloween card to share! I absolutely love, love, love this Slimline Hourglass Die! It is the perfect backdrop for all of your spooky Halloween goodness! The "Glass" was cut out with vellum.  I cut the "sand" using orange card stock and used the Halloween Expressions Stencil to fill it in.  I added spiders and webs from Whimsy's new die set.  I applied crackle paste over my spider and let it do its magic.  Once dry, I rubbed black ink over it.  

I added the EEK! Word and Shadow Die and a few spider sequins, from the Sparkletz-Creepy collection,  to finish off the card. 

Thank you so much for stopping by on Day 19!

 

Tuesday Tutorial with Michele

Hello Whimsy Friends! 

Michele here! I have a couple of cards to share with you using some of Whimsy's  Slimline dies. (Slimline Stars and Slimline Hearts) I am a pretty literal person, and tend to use products in the way that they were originally intended. I love the look of these when used as actual dies, but I thought it might be a fun change to use them as an embossed image instead. :)

When running through your embossing machine, you want the die on the bottom, cardstock on top of it.

Place your rubber mat over the paper/die.  You may have to "loosen" up your die cutting machine, as this is pretty thick.  I crank it through twice, to get a deep impression.

 

This is the result.  I love the texture it gives!!

I decided to use Whimsy's adorable Slimline Birthday Scallops Die.  I cut the candles with various colors of card stock and gave them a bit of ink blending for some added depth.

 

I popped up the candles using 3D Foam Squares. 

I used the insides of the candles for a confetti background.  Added a bit of ribbon, flowers and leaves from the Build-a-Pumpkin Patch Die set. 

The sentiments are part of the Simple Sentiment Strips Clear Stamps.  They were stamped with Versamark and heat embossed in white. 

Here's another card using the Slimline Hearts Background Die.  I adhered the embossed panel over grey card stock and added the Smile sentiment and a few flowers from the new Slimline Meadow Die set. 

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

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31 Nights of Halloween-Night 26

Hello friends! Michele here with a not so frightening Halloween Treat Box! I am a bit partial to "cutesy" Halloween. ;)

So for my treat box, I started with the adorable Spooktacular set.  Who doesn't love a selfie taking ghost? I colored him with Copics and fussy cut him out.  

I created a shaker box using the Hexagon Treat Box Die and the Nested Hexagon Dies. 

I glued the acetate behind the yellow frame and popped it up with Shaker Maker Foam Tape.  I filled it with these fun Hocus Pocus Sprinkletz.  I tied black string and added one of the Sprinkletz to the center of the bow.  I added glossy accents to his eyes as a final touch. 

Thank you so much for stopping by today!!

Have you played along in our 31 Nights of Halloween Celebration?  Remember, there is a grand prize of $100 up for grabs!

 

Whimsy Stamps and Therm O Web Collaboration Day 2-Michele

Hello friends!

Michele here with some fun projects to share! I couldn't be more excited that Whimsy Stamps and Therm O Web have decided to team up! This is going to be a week filled with inspiration and fun prizes! Be sure to visit both blogs all week long for creative ideas and your chance to win some fun prizes!

My first card and second card uses Whimsy's Ahoy Matey clear stamp set.  I stamped it in a Copic friendly ink.  I fussy cut the images and set them aside. For the background I used Tim Holtz inks in shades of yellow, orange, and pink.  I then used Whimsy's Sun Ray's Stencil and Rina K's Neon Glitz Glitter Gel in neon pink. 

I LOVE the sparkles the neon paste gives! I wanted clouds for the scene so I cut them using Whimsy's, Up in the Clouds Die set and Deco Foil White Flock Transfer Sheets.  I glued them to the front panel.  I used Crafty Foam Tape to pop up my little flamingo and sentiment.  I added a few stars from the Sparkletz Patriotic Stars collection.

My second card uses the same technique as the first card, but used Rink K's Neon Glitz Glitter gel in Neon Orange.

All that sparkle!! 

My last card for today uses the Deco Foil Flock Transfer Sheet in White Latte and Green Envy.  I paired it with Whimsy Stamp's Peony Flower Die.  I wanted to add color to my flowers so it would match my background paper a bit.  I pulled out my Copic AirBrush and gave it a hint of pink.  I did the same with the leaves to give them a bit of depth and dimension. 

For the back panel I used the flock transfer sheets directly on Crafty Foam Tape.  I adhered them to a square panel of card stock and created a striped background.  I glued the flower, leaves, and ribbon to the corner.  I stamped and adhered the sentiment.  I added a few rhinestones from the Mermaid Sparkletz collection and Crystal stars.

Each company is giving away two $25 gift certificates. One on the Whimsy Blog and one on the Therm O Web blog.  To increase your changes of winning, leave a comment on each of the collaboration posts on both blogs. Comments must be left by Monday, July 19th at midnight EST.  Winners will be randomly selected and announced on Wednesday, July 21st.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!