Month: October 2019

I created this card using Tim Holtz Halloween 2019 dies, a TH Fireside die, MFT die, Brushos, a gel plate, and acrylic paint.

Happy Halloween to you and yours!!!

I like to explain the techniques that I’ve used when I create a card. That’s because everything I have learned in order to make a homemade greeting card has come from the generosity of others…through blogs, YouTube, and websites. They’ve shared their time and knowledge.

But, in this case, I used so many techniques that it would be hard to explain them all-so I’ll just list the main materials I used:

• Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlits, Fireside, 664193
• Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlits, Frightful Things, 664209 (the two ghosts, cat, spider, and spider’s web)
• Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlits, Regions Beyond, 664207 (the candle)
• My Favorite Things, Die-Namics, Starry Circle, MFT-1011
• Darice Embossing Folder, Damask
• Colourcraft Brusho Crystal Colour: Ultramarine and Purple
• Liquitex Basics Acrylic: Prism Violet and Cadmium Orange Hue
• Gel Press Printing Plate

Thanks for stopping by and have a spooky Halloween!!!

Diane

I created this card using Ranger Alcohol Pearl ink and Sizzix Damask Greetings stamps.

I love the shimmer and sparkle of the Alcohol Pearl inks!!!

I put drops of Intrigue Alcohol Pearl onto a piece of Yupo paper and used a Giottos air blaster to control the spread of the ink. I cut three strips of the Yupo paper; to seal and protect the ink, I sprayed Krylon Kamar Varnish on these. When they had dried, I adhered black cardstock behind the strips to create a border. These were attached to the cardstock base with 1/4” Scor-Tape. To finish the card, I stamped the sentiment and design using Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink.

Materials Used:

• Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Yupo Paper, Translucent
• Black Cardstock, Darice
• Park Lane Paperie, White Core, Smooth, 110 lb. Cardstock Base
• Sizzix Damask Greetings Stamp Set, 660560
• Ranger Alcohol Pearl, Intrigue
• Giottos AA1900 Rocket Air Blaster, LARGE
• VersaFine Clair Ink, Nocturne
• Ranger non-stick Craft Sheet (I have one that I specifically use for alcohol inks.)
• Tim Holtz Tonic Stamp Platform
• Fiskars Procision Rotary Bypass Trimmer (12”)
• Martha Stewart Scoring Pad/Fiskars Dual Tip Embossing Stylus
• Krylon Kamar Varnish
• Scor-Tape: 1/4”
• Rubber Gloves, Baby Wipes, and Paper Towels

Thanks for stopping by my website! Have a BLESSED day!!!

Diane

I created this card with Lavinia stamps, a gel plate, ColorBox Dye inks, VersaFine Clair inks, and Brusho Crystal Colours.

It might be it little early but HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! I’ve entered this card in the October Lavinia Stamps Challenge.

The Willow the Witch stamp set includes both the witch stamp and a cauldron stamp. My original plan was to have the bats coming out of the cauldron. After I stamped Willow, I looked around my craft desk for the cauldron stamp. I looked ALL over! I couldn’t find it anywhere, so I finished the card without it and entered it in the Challenge. I found the cauldron stamp, the next day in another room, on my kitchen floor. I am SO going to keep track of it from this point on!

I figured out how to apply Twilight VersaFine ink to the area around the circle and not leave smoothie marks. I watched one of Tracey Dutton’s videos and realized what I had been doing wrong. It’s like applying distress inks/oxides with a mini blender…you start off the paper before applying the smoothie to the paper. Once I did that, I didn’t get the smoothie marks and got a softer, smoother look.

The finished size of this card is 7-1/2 x 7-1/2, very large!

Materials Used:

• Multifarious Card (Lavinia Stamps)
• Orange Cardstock Base
• Lavinia Stamps: Willow the Witch, Fairy Web, Mideela (Small), Bat Colony, and Dragon Stone Castle. (Tracey Lavinia Dutton is the artist of the Lavinia stamps.)
• Stephanie Barnard ColorBox Dye Inks: Green Apple, Tangerine, and Banana
• VersaFine Clair Inks: Nocturne and Twilight
• Colourcraft Brusho Crystal Colour: Leaf Green and Gamboge
• Gel Press Gel Printing Plate, 6” Round
• Speedball Pop-In Soft Rubber Brayer, 4”
• Stardust Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura, Clear
• Tim Holtz Stamp Platform
• Tim Holtz Glass Media Mat
• Fiskars Procision Rotary Bypass Trimmer (12”)
• Craft Smoothie
• Scor-Tape: 1/4″
• Baby Wipes/Paper Towels

Have a FAIRYTALE DAY, filled with wonder!!!

Diane