Happy Haunting

Hello friends,

I've got a really REALLY COOL way to make a window card. It's super easy AND gives you more ways to use those Create-A-Card Bases Dies and Edge'ables Dies from Crafter's Companion. The complete tutorial is over on the Crafter's Companion website.

This card turned out even better than I had imagined.  I love when that happens :) Can you believe this was all done using only white cardstock?! YEP! Distress ink blending, along with coloring the images with Spectrum Noir Colourblend Pencils is all that was done. Pencil colors used: Pewter, Black, Taupe, Sage, Avocado, Pear Green, Jade, Peach, Cream, Saddle Brown, Pumpkin, Nectarine, Velvet, Blackberry.

I also want to point out how you can use non-holiday dies on a holiday themed project to get even more use out of them. The Edge'ables - Classic Chandelier die set works perfectly for this Halloween theme. Or how about using the Classic Wedding Bells Edge'ables die set for a fantastic Christmas theme.

To make the bats, I stamped the bat that is on top of the spooky martini stamp.  Then I colored and fussy cut them out. I also added a touch of micro-fine black glitter on the bats & sentiment letters.

Check out my tutorial over on the Crafter's Companion USA Blog HERE.

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Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies
Crafter's Companion Edge'ables Everyday - Classic Chandelier
Crafter's Companion Create-A-Card Bases - Rosie
Crafter's Companion Essentials - Circles
Crafter's Companion Halloween Happy Haunting Stamp Set
Crafter's Companion Halloween Trick or Treating Stamp Set
Crafter's Companion Free Spooky Mansion Digi Stamp
Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth White Cardstock
Gemini Die-Cutting/Embossing Machine
Spectrum Noir Blending Solution & Paper Stumps
Spectrum Noir ColourBlend Pencils
Versafine Onyx Black Ink
Glue Pen
Dimensional Foam Adhesive
Distress Inks - Milled Lavender, Wilted Violet, Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Black Soot
Ink Blending Tools
Black & Yellow Glitter
Black Pearl

Coloring a Witches Hat

I've been having tons of fun coloring and creating with Halloween stamps lately. Here's one I made using stamps from Eat Cake Graphics.

Isn't that witch a hoot?!!! Hazel the witch is getting her boogie on, but I wonder what she is out collecting in that pumpkin? Hopefully some yummy candy! LOL To color the witch's hat, and give it creases and folds, I followed a tutorial over on the Spectrum Noir Blog. You can find the tutorial HERE.

I colored most of the images with Spectrum Noir Markers. The grass is stamped by coloring Bud Green and Moss Spectrum Aqua Markers colored directly on the stamp. Then I did a quick watercolor wash to blend it out. Hazels dress has tiny dots all over it, which I added with a black micron pen. To give her glasses some dimension, I colored over with a Versamark marker and heat embossed clear. I cut out a few of tombstones and popped up for a bit for dimension. Then I stamped the full Graveyard image a few times on the card base for a tone-on-tone look. The sentiment is heat embossed. 

Here's the Spectrum Noir Markers I colored with:
Hat & Shoes - IG1, IG9, IG4
Skin - EB1, EB2, IG3, FS3
Hair - GG1, GG5, Black
Dress - PL2, PL4, PL1
Glasses - OR2, IG9
Pumpkin - OR1, OR2, OR3, GB4, CT4, CG3
Tombstones - GG1, GG2


Visit the Spectrum Noir Blog for load more inspiration, tutorials, and latest news.

Also, don't forget to play along with us for this month's challenge - Halloween Colors! Get all the details HERE.


Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies:
Eat Cake Graphics Stamps - Hazel Witch Boogies, Graveyard, Pumpkin Container, Row of Grass, Happy Halloweenie
Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock 
Memento Dye Inks - Tuxedo Black, Gray Flannel; Distress Hickory Smoke; Versafine Onyx Black
Cloud Stencil 
Art Masking Tape
Ink Blending Tool
My Favorite Things Dies
Watercolor Brush
Dimensional Foam Adhesive
Diecutting machine
Heat Embossing Tool
Versamark Ink and Marker
Clear Embossing Powder
Anti-static pouch
Black and Green cardstocks
Black Micron Pen

October 2016 Calendar Page

Hello Crafty Friends!

Here's my calender page for this month. It turned out sooooo CUTE!

 

EEEK! I love it!!! I used the Crafter's Companion Halloween Trick or Treating Stamp set.

 
These little trick or treater kids can be used all year long. They would be fun on birthday cards and all sorts of other occasions. I stamped, colored and fussy cut the cute little witch. She is popped up with dimensional foam. The web image is stamped and embossed with Holographic embossing powder. Super sparkly!

To make the black rhinestone stars, I colored crystal stars with the Black Spectrum Noir Marker. The images are colored with Spectrum Noir Markers and Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens as follows:

Spectrum Noir Markers:
Skin - FS2, FS7, TN2, CR3
Black areas - IG1, IG3, IG5, IG7, IG9
Dress - PL1, PL4, BG6, CT4, OR2, CG3, CG4
Moon - CT2, CT4, GB6
Spider Eyes - CT4
Rhinestone Stars - Black

Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens:
Moon and Spider Eyes - Moonlight
Shoes, Hat, Wand Stick, Kitty Whiskers - Crystal Clear

I stamped the spider on the page and used a fine tip black marker to extend the web line to the top of the page. Then I stamped the spider again, colored and cut out just the body. If you look real close, you can see the eyes are shinny. I used a Versamark Ink Marker to color in and heat set with clear embossing powder.

Check out all our great design team projects for more inspiration on:

Facebook - Crafter's Companion USA and Spectrum Noir
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Websites - Crafter's Companion USA and Spectrum Noir

Have a fun day!

Supplies:
Crafter's Companion Halloween Trick or Treaters Stamp Set
Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock
Spectrum Noir Markers
Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens
Adhesive Tape Runner
Ranger Distress Ink - Twisted Citron
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Versafine Black Ink
VersaMark Ink Pad
VersaMark Marker
Black Fine Line Pen
Ranger Holographic Embossing Powder
Anti-Static Powder
Heat Embossing Gun
Dimensional Foam Adhesive
Clear Embossing Powder

Halloween Sparkle

Hey everyone! I've got a super fun way of using Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens along with Spectrum Noir AquaBlend Watercolor Pencils. Check out my tutorial over on the Spectrum Noir Blog.

The shimmer and sparkle of these pens is AH-MAZING! If you haven't tried them yet, you are missing out!

The tutorial also shows you how I made this really cool background.

I used stamps and dies from Crafter's Companion to make this card. Products listed at bottom of blog post.

Head on over to the Spectrum Noir Blog and check out the tutorial for details on making this card project. While you are there, make sure to take a look at all the other great tips, trick, tutorials, challenges and more!

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Have a beautiful day!

Suppplies:
Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens
Spectrum Noir AquaBlend Watercolor Pencils
Crafter's Companion Kraft Cardstock
Crafter's Companion Shimmering Cardstock
Crafter's Companion Halloween Trick or Treating EZ Mount Rubber Stamp Set
Crafter's Companion Die'sire Create-A-Card "Ruth" Die Set
Crafter's Companion Essendtials Circles Die Set
Ranger Ink Blending Tool & Foam
Die-cutting Machine
Heat Embossing Tool
Anti-Static Pouch
VersaMark Ink Pad
Black Pigment Ink Pad
Clear Embossing Powder
Orange Cardstock
Star Sequins
Liquid Adhesive
Dimensional Foam Adhesive

Just Be-gauze

Happy Halloween!

Here's a card that can be used for anytime of the year.

This adorable mummy stamp is from My Favorite Things. I colored using an amazing coloring tutorial I found over on the Spectrum Noir Blog called "Sepia Coloring." It's one of the many great tutorials we have available, showing how to use your Spectrum Noir coloring products.

I colored using Spectrum Noir Marker colors as listed in the tutorial. 

• Skin - TN3, TN2, TN1, FS2
• Hair - EB5, EB4, TN5, TN3
• Mummy Gauze - GB8, EB2, EB1, Blender

I diecut the image, and also diecut another using a dark grey cardstock. I adhered the image to the "shadow" diecut with foam tape. FUN! The strips on the card base are diecut using My Favorite Things Washi Tape Dies and then sponged with Antique Linen Distress Ink.


That's it for today. Time to go pass have some Halloween Fun with the kids!

Supplies:

Spectrum Noir Markers

My Favorite Things - Mummy Stamp Set and Die

My Favorite Things - Washi Tape Die Set

Avery Elle Stitched Rectangle Die

Memento Tuxedo Black

Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock

A Muse Studio Cardstock

Sequins

Liquid Adhesive

Foam Tape

Diecutting Machine

Ink Blending Tool

Color Burst Skully Flowers

Hellooooooo crafters! Happy Halloween Eve :) Today I have a card featured over on the Eat Cake Graphics Blog. Check it...

The Skully Flowers stamp is a MUST HAVE in your collection! It can be used as a focal image - like I did on my card - or part of a scenery. You could also stamp it in a line to create a fun border. But check this out...ink up only the grass parts for an all-purpose grass or flower image! Using stamps for more than they were meant for gives you extra bang for your buck. I love using stamps like that.

I was super excited to play with my new Color Bursts from Ken Oliver Crafts. It was so easy to created a bright yellow and orange watercolor background for my Halloween card. After the watercolor panel was completely dry, I diecut and trimmed a scalloped frame.

 
I stamped in black and clear heat embossed for added texture and shine. The sentiment stamp actually says "Witching You A Very Happy Halloween" - but I only inked up the “Happy Halloween” portion.  Yet again, another way to get more bang for my buck using 1 stamp. I embellished with a few diecut glitter stars, orange rhinestones and a wrap of black twine.

Here's a card I dug up from last year.

See how I used the same 2 stamps in a completely different way. The Witching You (text) sentiment is stamped repeatedly to create a fun background pattern. The Skully Flowers image is stamped across the bottom of the orange panel, creating a fun tone-on-tone background scene. Super easy! No patterned paper needed for this card. (Click HERE to see last years blog post.)

(S)hop on over to the Eat Cake Graphics website and check out all the fantastic stamps. Oh my gosh...I want them ALL! And don't forget to visit the "A Sprinkling of Samples and Techniques" blog for TONS of inspiration.

Supplies:
Eat Cake Graphics Stamps - Skully Flowers, Witching You (text)
Ken Oliver Crafts Color Bursts - Orange and Lemon Yellow
Ranger Watercolor Cardstock
Avery Elle Scalloped Frames Dies
MFT Diagonal Stitched Rectangle STAX
Graphic45 6x6 Paper Pad  An Eerie Tale
Yellow Cardstock
Silver Glitter Cardstock
Black Pigment Ink
Clear Embossing Powder
Black Twine
A Muse Studio Orange Twinkle Stickers
Stars Die (?)
Foam Adhesive Tape
Diecutting Machine
Heat Embossing Tool
Mini Mister

Trick or Treat House-Mouse

Me again. I have a tutorial for you over the Spectrum Noir Blog. It's step-by-step showing to make the super easy background on this Halloween card.
 

Not into making Halloween Cards? Not a problem. This background can be switched up and made into any theme you like. That's what is great about being a stamper...right? ;)

The sentiment is stamped and heat embossed with Vivid Green Embossing Powder. The House-Mouse images are stamped, colored, trimmed and adhered with foam adhesive. Everything is colored with Spectrum Noir Markers: Black, FS2, FS3, GB8, GB9, IG2, IG4, IG6, IG8, IG10, GB1, GB3, GB5, OR2, CT2, CT4

Hop on over to the Spectrum Noir Blog an to check out my tutorial. Leave a quick comment so I know you stopped by. I'd love to her from you!

Have a happy day,

Supplies:
Spectrum Noir Markers
Craftwell eBrush (with Spectrum Noir Marker adapter)
Wide Art Masking Tape (or other low-tack stamping mask paper)
Crafter's Companion Circle Die
White Cardstock
Stampabilities Sentiment Stamp
Hero Arts Tree Stamp
House-Mouse Halloween Stamp
VersaMark Ink Pad
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad
Black Soot Distress Ink Pad
Stampendous! Vivid Green Embossing Powder
Anti-Static Pouch
Heat Embossing Tool
Black and Green Cardstock
A Mue Studio Orange polka dot A2 Notecard
Fence Border Punch
Sequins and Rhinestones

Fresh Brewed Spiders

Hello friends. Today is another new challenge over at Fresh Brewed Designs.  Our theme this week is "Spiders".

I just love this Halloween "to go coffee cup" digi image. It's called BOO! Spooky Latte. It fit the challenge perfectly since it has a spider on it.

I colored with Spectrum Noir Markers:

Circle in center of band: CT4, GB6, GB4
Band and Lid: EB2, GB10, GB8, GB1, EB2
Cup: BG6, BG4, BG2
Word Shading: HB1, HB3, Blender
Background Dots HB1, HB3, GB4, GB1, EB2, Blender

The spider on the cup band is extra fun with wiggly eyes! Doesn't it look adorable like that?! :) I also added Black Flock with some sparkles on the body.

Get all the challenge details over on the Fresh Brewed Designs Challenge Blog HERE.


Have a Boo-tiful Day

Haunted Cupcake

Time for another fun challenge over at Spectrum Noir! This month our challenge is to use Orange and Gray on your project. Get all the challenge details HERE.

I used my Spectrum Aqua Watercolor Markers a on my project. Isn't this fun! LOL

 I stamped the cupcake on watercolor cardstock and embossed. Then used the following colors to watercolor:

• Cupcake Frosting - Amber
• Skulls, Bones and Cake - Slate
• Cupcake Wrapper - Black

 

I also stamped and cut out a little skull to put on the big headstone next to the sentiment. All the supplies used to make my card are listed at the bottom of the post.

Hope you can join us this month! As always...there are prizes :)

Have a spook-tacular day!

Supplies:
Spectrum Aqua Markers: Amber, Slate and Black
Crafter's Companion Watercolor Cardstock
Stamps - Stampotique and Inkadinkado
Watercolor Brush
VersaFine Black Ink
Ranger Distress Black Soot Ink
VersaMark Ink
Clear Embossing Powder
Crystal Glitter
Orange Peel Stickles
Tim Holtz Graveyard Die
DCWV Halloween Stack Paper
Washi Tape
Bazzill Black Cardstock
A Muse Studio Orange, Slate and Seattle Cardstock
Rhinestones and Sequin
A Muse Studio Orange Ribbon
Dimensional Foam Adhesive
Ink Blending Tool
Heat Embossing Tool
Die-Cutting Machine
Glue Pen

Happy Halloweenie!

Are you ready for a fun Halloween adventure? Hazel the witch is!

Isn't she awesome! She has her pumpkin and is ready for a Happy Halloweenie! I used a sentiment stamp with Radiant Neon Electric Purple ink to create the pattern on a white card base. Then, on the orange cardstock panel, I've stamped some trees and skull grass with VersaMark. The coloring is done with Spectrum Noir Markers:

• Skin - FS2, FS4, TN2, CR3
• Hair - HB1, PL4
• Hat, Dress, Shoes - IG1, IG8
• Socks - CG1, CG3, GB1, GB3, GB5, IG1, IG8

If you look closely, you can see I colored her glasses and the pumpkin eyes and nose with a clear glaze pen. The sentiment was stamped and heat embossed with white embossing powder. The 3 gems on the pumpkin are colored with a green Spectrum Noir marker.

These are the stamps I used to make my card:

• 1077-M Hazel witch boggies
• 7077-E Skully flowers
• 8218-F Witching you (text)
• 9059B Pumpkin container
• 8062-C Happy Halloweenie (text)
• 7073-N Winter Trees

Thanks for stopping by!

Hazel the Witch Boogies!

YAY! Another fun Halloween card! Check it out...

Hazel must LOVE her coffee!

I colored these Eat Cake Graphics images with my Spectrum Noir Blendable Colored Pencils. So easy. No fuss.

First thing I did was stamp Hazel Witch Boogies and Happy Halloweenie on white cardstock. Then I outlined the witch using IG1 Spectrum Noir Marker. To soften up the edges of the marker a bit, I colored lightly with the Blender Pen right on the edge of the grey.

Next, I colored the witch using Spectrum Noir Colored Pencils with Blending Solution and Paper Stumps as follows:

• Purple areas - 080 and 082
• Green areas - 056 and 058
• Orange areas - 02
• Black areas - 120

The Witches Brew coffee cups were stamped, colored, fussy cut and adhered with foam adhesive. For sparkle, I painted areas with Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Spritz.

TIP: After cutting out the images, color the edged with your black pencil or a black marker. That finishes off the pieces so you don't see the white cardstock edges.

The little bats are punched from black cardstock and have a little black rhinestone on top. Along the bottom of the panel is a strip of green striped washi tape and a sheer ribbon wrapped around and tied in a knot.

Happy coloring!

 

Peter Pumpkin

Yep...you guessed it! Another Halloween card :) But seriously...how can you NOT create with these adorable stamps from Eat Cake Grapics?!  I mean...really!

There's nothing sweeter than this little trick or treater!

Peter Pumpkin is ready to gather a bag full of Halloween treats.

I stamped Peter Pumpkin on watercolor paper using Watering Can Archival Ink. It's a nice shade of grey. Then I watercolored the image with Inktense Watercolor Pencils. Didn't it turn out adorable!?!

The card base is kraft cardstock stamped with the Eat Cake Graphics Pumpkin Background using Saffron Archival Ink - then shaded with Watercolor Pencils. The edged are sponged with Scattered Straw and Vintage Photo Distress Inks. Grey Jute rope tied around the card and a couple orange gems completed the card. I just love it!

Eat Cake Graphics Stamps used:
1080-E Peter Pumpkin; 9064-K Pumpkin Background

I'm entering my card to this week's Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge - Watercoloring. YAY! I love watercoloring!




Thanks for stopping by today!

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge

Buttons?  Check!
Bows?  Check!

Well then...I'm ready to play the House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge #180!

Our challenge this time is to use Buttons and Bows. I'm SURE you have PLENTY of those...right?  Click HERE to get all the challenge and prize details on our blog.

YES...I did ANOTHER Halloween card! LOL! Don't worry...it will end soon...maybe...

I think these stamps are just adorable! Those mice are as cute as can be in their candy corn costumes.

I stamped and embossed the image and sentiment on the smooth side of Ranger Watercolor Cardstock. The ink I used was Memento Luxe Tuxedo Black. That ink ROCKS! Especially for embossing!  Then I watercolored with my set of Kuretake watercolor paints.  The little candy corn is stamped with VersaMark ink on the orange card base.

The big yellow button tied with a black twine bow worked perfectly.

On the inside...

I hope you join us for this challenge. We love seeing all those House-Mouse stamps being loved :)

Have fun!