I have really wanting to play with my
stamps lately – nothing fancy, just back to some basics. When I saw the
weekly challenge for Funkie Junkie Boutique an idea was immediately sparked.
I love Halloween (as you know if you have been reading this blog) and I
have a bunch of rubber stamps that reflect that love. I am also a paper
hoarder; in other words, when I find a paper that I like I hate to use it but,
this challenge entry was born out of love for piece of Basic Grey paper from
their “Eerie” collection, the paper name is Beware, and according to the Basic
Grey website, it is a current collection. How could you NOT love this paper?
All flourish-y and not a speck of orange so I can use it for my creepy
creations that are not centered on Halloween exclusively – like this one - and
enjoy it all year round. I purposely left off anything Halloween related; sort
of a self test if you will. So I began with the cardboard back of an 8½” x 11” paper pad and covered it with my designer paper. Then I began to stamp; I stamped on some scrap paper, I stamped on some white cardstock, some cream cardstock, a few papers I had colored with Distress Inks and even a piece of kraft colored paper that was used in packaging from something that I bought! Some of the images I fussy cut, others I cut with punches and still others I ripped – I have always enjoyed making collages, ever since I can remember, and this was SO much fun (such a nice feeling after my Halloween Box from Hell)!
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| The entire collage - click to see it bigger |
STAMPS
The following are from Paula’s Kit Club out of Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers – the company has since closed, but you can purchase some of Paula’s stamps here at StampFransico
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Poison Label
(I punched the cat out & glued it on the label)
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Warning May Be
Habit Forming
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Last Will & Testament
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Undertaker
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Warming: Not
to be used. . . (Long warning statement)
Then we have these following stamps:
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Sebastian
(Winged Skeleton) from Meer Image
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Right &
Left Skull from MadRat Rubber
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VooHoo Doll
from Wild Frog Creations
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Tarot Cards
& Ouija Board from gg designs
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Nevermore from
Viva
Las Vegas
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French Script
from Stampin’ Up!
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The Devils
Head & Reading the Hand are from unknown companies
INK
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Ranger
Archival Ink in Jet Black
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Distress Ink
in Brushed Corduroy, Forest Moss & Fired
Brick
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Cat Punch
(Prowling Cat by PunchBunch)
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Bird Punch
(Martha Stewart)
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Embossing Ink
(for Ouija Board)
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Black
Embossing Powder (for Ouija Board)
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Flower (I had
an old dusty blue one that I colored with black spritz ink)
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Metal Ghost
Charm
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Ranger Glossy
Accents (covered the metal ghost charm with it)
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Silhouette
Cameo for Flames at the bottom
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Tim Holtz
Movers & Shakers Skull & Bat die cut (for bat in left corner, die cut
out of lightweight cardboard & painted black)
So there you go! Like I said in the beginning of the post I just really had the urge to do something without feeling all sorts of “pressure” (yes, I apply the pressure myself) and I truly had a great time getting back to my roots so to speak. I still have a few more cards & projects to share in the next few days so stay tuned!
I am entering this project in the following challeges:
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Funkie Junkie
Boutique – challenge “What’s Your Poison?”
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Unruly
PaperArts - RAQ2 - Going Batty
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Crafting by
Designs - Anything Goes
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Left of Center
Creative Challenges - Halloween/Spooky
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Cut It Up - Day of the Dead or Halloween (I chose
Halloween & used the Tim Holtz bat die cut)
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Tando Creative
Challenges - Spook it!
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Creative
Creations Challenges - Halloween
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Oh La La
Creations - Things with Wings (Sebastian the
Skeleton)
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Stamp and
Create - Fall or Halloween (I chose Halloween)
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Incy Wincy
Design - Halloween
