03 September 2016

Haunting


The spookiest house on the block is the house I want to be at. Come join me in the haunting on this lovely Halloweeeeeen.

Challenges

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Saturday challenge: CAS Guest Design Team
Creative Craft Cottage: Things With Wings
Addicted to Stamps and More: CAS
Through the Craftroom Door: Anything Goes
Fab 'n' Funky: Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination: Anything Goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty: Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion: Anything Goes

Supplies


Putting It Together

I recently ordered this wonderful Haunted House from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and fully intended to have it as a background for a scene, but it's wonderful as the focus at well. Come and wander through the house with me.


I stamped the Haunted House on watercolour cardstock because, well, I like watercolouring with Distress Ink.


I made the house mostly grey and weathered with purple and orange highlights and shining lights from the windows.


To make a background, I first masked the house. I stamped the image on thin paper and fussy cut it. I then used reprositional adhesive to keep the mask in place. I also made a strip to block the ground or sky as needed.


I used the stencil from a Tim Holtz Halloween stamp and stencil set to add bats behind the house.


To add in the bats, I pounced with Hickory Smoke and Black Soot through the stencil.


I then sponged on the Faded Jeans sky. I wanted to have a night sky, but not so dark it would take over.


I moved the strip mask to the lower part of the scene to add in a paved  area in front of the house.


I used the TCW Organic matter stencil and Pounced on Pumice Stone.


Leaving on the house mask, I took a peak at the stone pavement.


I moved the mask to block the sky and sponged on Peeled Paint and touches of Crushed Olive.


I added grass in flicks of the Crushed Olive.


I saved my house mask by attaching it to the cling foam for the stamp. This way I can easily find it later.


The painting finished.


I trimmed the painted panel to fit better on the card and tighten the composition.


I used Faded Jeans and Crushed Olive in the edges of the painted panel to finish it up. I added a sparkle of Wink of Stella to the windows and moon for a bit of shine.


Turning to the word, I stamped two sentiments on black and embossed with glow-in-the-dark embossing powder. I currently do not have a large plain oval die, so I used the largest of the lacy ovals and trimmed it with scissors. I ran the edge of the big oval on the Versamark pad and added Glow-In-the-Dark embossing in a thin line.


I decided to add a sheer orange ribbon to the card. I wrapped it around and..


...secured it on the inside of the card with an oval: Boo to you!


I adhered the main sentiment to the card: "Black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, have a happy happy Halloween


I adhered the painted panel over the ribbon to the card base.


Inside the finished card.


Haunting is such fun.

9 comments:

  1. Super Halloween card. Thanks for joining us at Craft Your Passion Challenges! - Patti (CYP DT)

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  2. Spooky!
    Great tutorial and card!
    Thanks for joining our ATG challenge at Through the craft room door.
    Hope to see you back next week!

    Aly DT member TTCRD

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  3. Stunning card, love the image, thank you for sharing with us at Creative Craft Cottage - good luck
    Lyn - DT

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  4. wow you have a nice big stamp
    and nice coloring your card
    beautifully made
    thanks so much for playing with us at ATSM
    hugs
    Monika (ATSM DT)

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  5. What a great card! I love how you colored it up and all the techniques you used! Thanks so much for joining us at Craft Your Passion. -Rina, DT Member

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  6. Lovely card,love all the stencil you used,great idea and awesome card design...thank you for joining us at ATSM...hugs ลฝeljka

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  7. Fabulous Halloween card, love the house and the background is gorgeous. Thank you for sharing with us at Creative Craft Cottage and good luck in the draw. Jennifer DT member x

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  8. This is a great Halloween card. I like the photo story how you made your card.
    Thanks for playing with us at Inspiration Destination Good luck!! Michelle(DT)

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  9. Beautiful!! Thank you for playing along with our Challenge at Creative Craft Cottage :)

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