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Day 22 of 31: Technicolor Halloween


Hello! It's day 22 of the Smeared & Smudged 31 Days of Halloween. Today, my project aligns with the Stampendous theme of the week. We are sharing various awesome projects using Nathalie Kalbach's fun and funky stamps. I decided to combine her stamps, with some Dreamweaver stencils, and Amplify from Imagine Crafts.

This was all really about playing for me. Playing with the stamps, the neon colors, the paint itself, and of course, my stencils. I started off with one spritzing my watercolor paper background, and then using one of the stamps from Nathalie's Wired set. Then I really started to play.

I used a couple of the images from Nathailie's Grunge set. I took out my Creative Palette and squirted some Radiant Purple and Radiant Green Amplify on to it. Then, I swirled the 2 together with my palette knife. Dipping the stamp in, I placed it in a few spots around my base. Then, I used my embossing gun to heat it up in order to create that fantastic puffed look that Amplify is known for. Next I added my stencils. First was the spider and next was the bats. I applied the Amplify in a similar fashion as I would with Embossing Paste. You need to be really careful though, since Amplify is much thinner than the paste.

After I finished stenciling and stamping, I wrote out my title and puffed it up. A little spritz of purple Memories Mist here and there, and that was it. It was fun! Make sure you check out the rest of the Wicked Bloggers, they're all listed in my side bar. Thanks for stopping by. Have an spooktacular day!
Lea Fritts (DW)
Pam Bray (DW)

Comments

Carol said…
Lots of yummy texture - looks a fun project to create!
Alison what a fun and colorful card- love all the dimension and how you used the grunge stamp with it. This screams fun ! ThankYou!
what great color and texture.
Thanks for Sharing
Barb Housner from Wisconsin
DonnaMundinger said…
Looks like fun stuff! LOVE the puffy texture. xxD
Pammejo said…
Fabulous and fun Halloween Card.
I love the fun you had. It shines fun time and it is truly a beautiful card.
Jean said…
Such fun! Love all the details!
Stampendous said…
Oh LOVE the technicolor theme for Halloween theme, such fun color and texture. Thank you for sharing today!
Sari / Granne said…
Looks like you had fun, great colorful piece
Viki Banaszak said…
I love the neon you used in this card! It is so pretty! I hadn't seen the puffy stuff before. Most exellent! Viki from Kansas
Stampendous said…
Wonderful use of the Dreamweaver and Nathalie Kalbach designs with those vibrant colors and textures! Thanks for posting with us for Dreamweaver Thursday.
Unknown said…
So much fun! Love the bright colors.
Mary Holshouser said…
this is a fun project.
I haven't done a lot with stencils yet - but it's on my list.
thanks for sharing.
Illinois
Sue D said…
Fun colors and great texture.
Sue in Ohio
Susan Renshaw said…
I love to play too! Love those orange spiders!
Squiddy said…
Interesting puffy textures
Fun colors and elements. TFS
Lyneen said…
WOW!!! Looks like you had a great time playing with so many products, techniques, textures and Technicolor!!!! Great spider and bat so much fun! Thanks for sharing!!
Becca Yahrling said…
This looks like you had a lot of fun making - that's the whole point, right? :-)
Becca from Florida
Now this is a whole other kind of freak show, wowza what a trip!
Unknown said…
I would love to use the neon colors! How fun! Your card is spooktacular! Hahahaha! Couldn't resist;-) TYFS!
Katie said…
Great Halloween vibe! Love the spiders and the stamping too. Thanks for sharing.

Katie B. (USA)
TracyM #6773 said…
What FUN Alison - LOVE your colours and textures!!!
THANK YOU for sharing :)
Tracy from Victoria, Australia
This ROCKS! I love the bright colors and how whimsical it is!! Just goes to show that spooky can be fun too!! TFS!
Sabrina said…
Great colors and fabulous texture!!
D.Ann C said…
Love the color and texture of those circles! FL
Laura S Reading said…
It shows that you had fun. Love Nathalie's creations and ideas. You made this your own.
McStamper said…
What a unique and colorful project. Love it.
Unknown said…
Wonderful creepy card! Thanks for sharing.

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