AC - 31 Days of Halloween ....

... Morning!  We're at Day 18 of the scariest blog hop around - 31 Days of Halloween, organised by Smeared Ink.  It's my turn to host our post over at Airless Chambers.  I've made a really quick and easy Halloween card:

Stamps: Rick St Dennis Digi - Voodoo Doll (from Voodoo Digi Sheet Smeared Ink); Winnie & Walter - Moonlight; Stampin' Up! - Endless Birthday Wishes
Inks: Versafine - Onyx Black; SU - Pumpkin Pie; Memento - London Fog
Accessories: White Lustre Card; Graphic 45 DP - Rare Oddities; Graphic 45 Journal Card - Rare Oddities; Copic Markers; Wink of Stella - Clear; Glossy Accents

I printed the little Voodoo Doll on white card, coloured it with Copic markers, added Glossy Accents to various areas and then covered the whole image with clear Wink of Stella - it shimmers so much in sunlight!  I really wish you could see it in the photo.  I fussy cut the image and edged it with a black marker.  I used one of the journal cards from my new Graphic 45 pack to cover the card (so simple) and then attached the Voodoo Doll with dimensional gel.  Did I mention it was quick??  On the inside I cut a mat layer of design paper to match the card, and added a greeting and some decoration to the white panel.

The photo inspiration over at at the new FUSION challenge - FUSION#41 is Halloween, so I'm submitting this card to the challenge.

If you like this cute Voodoo Doll you can find it over at Rick's Zibbet shop - there are lots of images on the digi sheet.  Rick also has a fabulous colouring book called Day of the Dead - full of wonderful Halloween images - which you can get at Zibbet or via Amazon.  It's brilliant - I've got it!!

Our son, Ben, and his girlfriend, Sophie, are flying over today for a two week holiday.  They've timed it to coincide with Halloween.  It's entirely possible that my blog will be quiet, apart from a few scheduled posts, during their visit.  That's all for now.  See you soon.

AC - 31 Days of Halloween ....

.... Morning!  Today I'm hosting the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop over at Airless Chambers.  I've made a Halloween card - well I need quite a few for my stash and this is the perfect opportunity to make them!  Here's my card:

Stamps: Rick St Dennis Digi - Mean Green 2015; Waltzingmouse - Spooky Tree Background, Say It Loud Winter Holiday, Hocus Pocus
Inks: Distress - Hickory Smoke, Dusty Concord, Faded Jeans, Weathered Wood; Versafine - Onyx Black; Memento - London Fog
Accessories: White Lustre Card; Stampin' Up! Card - Elegant Eggplant; Copic Markers; Clear Embossing Powder; Wink of Stella - Clear; Glossy Accents

I decided to have a monster on today's card and this digi is just brilliant.  Reminds me a bit of Audrey II from Little Shop of Horrors.  I printed the image on white card, coloured it with Copic markers, cut it out with a scalpel and added Glossy Accents to the drops of blood!  I also covered the plant with sparkle.  I stamped the super spooky tree image directly on the card and heat embossed it with clear powder.  Then I used Distress inks to create a night sky.  I made the moon by punching a 1" circle and adhering it after I'd done a light cover of blue.  I finished the front with a simple greeting.  On the inside I cut a mat layer of purple card and added some decoration and a greeting to the white panel.  As there's a monster on this card I'm playing along with this week's Left of Centre - LOC#98 challenge and the theme at The Paper Players - PP#265 is Halloween.

For more super Halloween images, check out Rick's Zibbet shop.  Bye for now!

AC - 31 Days of Halloween ....

.....  It's the start of the creepiest bloghop of the year - welcome to 31 Days of Halloween which is organised by Smeared Ink.  As part of the Airless Chamber EDT, it's my pleasure to start us off.  I have a fun and rather spooky Halloween card today:

Stamps: Rick St Dennis Digi - Fun House Carnival de la Nuit; Waltzingmouse - Midnight Feast; Recollections - Haunted
Inks: Memento - London Fog; Versamark; Versafine - Onyx Black
Dies: Die-namics - In & Out Diagonal Stitched Rectangle Stax #4
Accessories: White Lustre Card; Stampin' Up! Card - Black; Copic Markers; Staedler - Triplus Fineliners; Wink of Stella - Clear; White Embossing Powder; Clear Embossing Powder

I think this Fun House is really spooky, fully of skulls and ghosts and with a mad demons on top of the building.  I printed the image on white card and coloured it with Copic markers, Staedler Fineliners and added sparkle with a clear Wink of Stella brush.  I used lots of neon on the fun house to give a feeling of madness.  I used a stitched die cut to cut out the image, stamped the sentiment in black and embossed with clear powder.  I finished the image by adding a night sky and ground. I made the base from black card - it's a large card, measuring 5" × 7".  I stamped a skeleton and skeleton hands in Versamark and heat embossed with white powder.  I attached the finished image to the card with dimensional tape.  On the inside I cut a panel of white card and simply stamped another skeleton.

Here's a close up photo showing the sparkle on the skeletons and ghosts - it looks fabulous in bright autumn sunlight!!  I find that taking the picture slightly out of focus actually allows the shimmer to show up better.

You can find the full Blogroll of participants for the blog hop over at Airless Chambers on the sidebar.  If you like this super creepy Fun House, you can find it at Rick's Zibbet shop.  Not only can you find this image, but you'll find a whole selection of wonderful Halloween images, from cute to downright scary!!  That's all for now - see you soon.