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Fear of Spiders

Greetings! Do you have a fear of spiders? I know several people that do. I happen to not be the biggest fan of how spiders look, but I really appreciate what they do for the environment. I was inspired by the very cool web in the Spider Fear stamp set from Stampendous.

I started off by creating my background with glossy photo paper and Ranger Alcohol Inks. There are many options for types of paper that can be used with alcohol inks, but I like how inexpensive photo paper is, and I can get great results. For this background, I used Stonewashed, Eggplant, and Stream. I also used Ranger's Blending Solution to help move the color around.

After I was satisfied with my background, and it was totally dry, I inked up the spider web with StazOn ink in Jet Black. I like to let the stamp sit on the background for a little longer than a regular ink just to be sure that the StazOn transfers well. Next I applied my spider and sentiment using the same ink.

I mounted the background on to a black card base. This type of card is very quick to make. It only takes a few minutes to create the background, and stamping the images is fast too. Since there's no coloring involved, you can get a bunch of these done in no time. And if spiders aren't your thing, I bet you have other stamps that you can use in this way. Please be sure to visit the Stampendous Blog to see what other wonderful projects are being shared today. Thanks for stopping by. Have a spooktacular day!
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ike said…
FANG-tastic. Awesome background and that really is a cool stamp :-) x
October 26, 2018 at 7:26 AM
MadeByMeghanK said…
EEK! So creepy! what a great background!
October 26, 2018 at 8:26 AM
Deborah said…
What an awesome card! Your bg is fabulous and really sets the tone for the card. It's nice to see an erie Halloween card once in a while very spooky. Wonderful project tfs.
October 26, 2018 at 8:39 AM
FeM said…
I don’t care for spiders but they are around for a reason so I just try and ignore them. The background on your card is awesome! Great card.
October 26, 2018 at 8:51 AM
Denise Bryant said…
Awesome card! Love the background you created for the web and spider! I am not a fan of spiders. I don't like finding them in the house!
October 26, 2018 at 1:39 PM
Mary Holshouser said…
The background makes the whole
card even scarier.
Fangtastic card.
thanks for sharing
txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com
IL
October 26, 2018 at 1:45 PM
Becca Yahrling said…
This is gorgeous! The spiderweb pairs beautifully with this background, IMO. I'm not afraid of spiders myself (hubby is!) and I have a beautiful garden spider in my window (outside) that I love admiring every day. :-)
October 26, 2018 at 4:24 PM
sharon g said…
A spider theme is perfect for Halloween. I don't usually care for spiders, but I have actually left them in place at times. They eat up worse bugs in my house. That sounds horrible, but I hate the other bugs more. I like your choice of theme :)
October 26, 2018 at 7:23 PM
cghundley said…
Spooky fun with
the great back
ground and neat
stamps.
Carla from Utah
October 26, 2018 at 10:49 PM
Laurie2cats said…
Cool card - love this background technique. I actually like spiders because they eat pesky bugs.
October 26, 2018 at 11:54 PM
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