Halloween Night--#tgifc283

This week TGIF Challenges has another Designer Take Over challenge. I am loving this new type challenge.  The design team at TGIF Challenges really knows how to change things up in a fun way!  This week designer Tami Hewlett is taking over the challenge with her signature Ink Blending technique. She really is a pro at this technique--her cards are beautiful.  Check this one out on Tami's blog,  Swimming in Stamps.

I decided to use the Ink Blending technique to create a spooky Halloween night:

I used Stampin' Sponges (#141337) to blend Night of Navy, Misty Moonlight and Smoky Slate inks to create the night sky on a piece of Shimmery White card stock.  To make it spookier, I added splatters of Frost White shimmer paint (#147046) with a wet Water Painter (#151298).  The trees were added using White Embossing Paste (#141979), tinted with drops of both Night of Navy and Misty Moonlight refill inks, and the trees mask from the Basic Patterns Decorative Masks (#150697).

The finished sky was layered on a piece of Black Glitter paper (#153518).  (TIP:  cut the center of the glitter paper layer out with a Rectangles Stitched die--so you can use it for other projects.)  This layer was then adhered to the Misty Moonlight card base.

The greeting is from the Hallows Night Magic stamp set (#153356).  It was stamped on a strip of Basic Black card stock with Versamark (#102283) and heat embossed with Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder (#109131). Each end of the 5/8" wide strip was punched using the Banners Pick a Punch (#153608).

The Black Glitter Paper bats were die cut using the Halloween Magic Dies  (#153565).  These dies coordinate with the Hallows Night Magic stamp set and they both may be purchased in a bundle at 10% off (#155188). 

Head over to the TGIF Challenges Blog to see more wonderful examples of the Ink Blending Technique.  

Hope you have a great October!

--Sara Nell 

 

My Mind Took A Wicked Turn--#tgifc282

This week's TGIF Challenge is an inspiration challenge:  a beautiful floral wreath.  I love making wreaths! As I thought about what kind of wreath I was going to make for this challenge, my mind took a wicked turn:

You might ask what does this card have to do with a beautiful floral wreath.  Well, this is an inspiration challenge, so I can be inspired by any part of the inspiration picture.  I was inspired by a wreath, I made a wreath--a wicked spider wreath!

I used the two leaf punches in the Autumn Punch Pack (#153609), to punch leaves out of Cajun Craze, Granny Apple Green and Basic Black card stock.  I crumpled them up a bit and adhered them around a simple wreath I created with two Layering Circle dies (#151770) and Blackberry Bliss card stock. Next I added three spiders stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Real Raspberry card stock.  I used an image from Hallows Night Magic (#153356) and the coordinating Halloween Magic dies (#153565/bundled with stamp set, #155188) to create the spiders. 

 

The greeting banner was created with another image from the Hallows Night Magic stamp set.  It was stamped in Blackberry Bliss onto Whisper White card stock.  The card stock was cut to 3/8" wide and the ends were punched out with the Banners Pick a Punch (#153608).  A bow created with a Basic Black Dark Stampin' Blends marker and a piece of 1/4" Whisper White crinkled seam binding completed the wreath.

The wreath was placed on a spidery background paper from the Magic in this Night designer series paper pack (#153517).  The paper was embossed with the Cobwebs 3D embossing folder (#153578) before adhering it to a Basic Black card stock layer.  A Whisper White Thick card stock base completes the card.  

For more wreath inspiration, head over to the TGIF Challenges Blog here.

Have a great week!

--Sara Nell