Mornin' y'all! We had fall temperatures for a hot second last weekend and it's supposed to get up to 84 today, sigh. But it still feels like fall in my craft room!
A couple of months ago, I bought a listing of various Halloween goodies on a Facebook resale group and the Inkspirational challenge was the perfect way to break in some of those new stamps:
I thought the playful nature of the Paper Players sketch would work great for my hat too:
I really don't know why I didn't buy Bewitching when it first came out, I love Halloween stuff. Oh well, it's in my collection now, along with Spooky Cat, which is where I got the Halloween greeting. I had fun going through some scraps of Toil & Trouble DSP for all the elements of the sketch and decided I wanted some black glimmer paper for behind the witch hat. Then I discovered that I don't *have* black glimmer paper, whaaat. So I made my own! I smooshed my Versamark pad on some black cardstock and embossed with Shimmery Black embossing powder (really, SU!, why did that not become a permanent thing? It's awesome!) et voilà, DIY glimmer paper. I added a few shiny black star accents too because why not.
That's it for me today, peeps. As soon as I get Ryan off to school, I'm heading out to get a mammogram done. Ick. Then I'll reward myself with a trip to Kohl's and Michaels : ) Cheers!
Supplies, all SU!
Stamps: Bewitching, Spooky Cat
Ink: Gorgeous Grape, Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Stampin' Blends in Lemon Lime Twist & Pumpkin Pie
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Thick Basic White, Toil & Trouble DSP
Accessories: Witch hat punch, Stylish Shapes dies, Shimmery Black EP, Shiny Stars, Dimensionals
4 comments:
A PERFECT way to use our sketch....how fun is this! Spooky Cat is a great set for the sentiment, and your papers are just right! Thanks for playing with our Paper Players sketch!
Super cute card- I love the way you colored the hat!
I chuckled at your weather outside vs what's going on inside- that's what I said on fb today with my card, haha.
Love this Christy - nothing says fun headwear more than a witch's hat! Great tip on the homemade glimmer paper too - it looks like the real thing! Love the bright and happy Halloween vibe of this card. Thanks for playing along with my sketch challenge over at The Paper Players this week!
What a lovely spooky mix! Love your DIY glimmer paper - and you're right about the shimmery powder too. Thanks for joining in with us The Paper Players with this fun creation.
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