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Greetings, my ghoulish friends! Today is Day 19 of the 31 Days of Halloween. Many of us Halloween fanatics are also big fans of Edgar Allan Poe. For my project today, I am using a Stampendous stamp called Poe Poetry, so many of you will probably really dig it. Below is my full tutorial on how to create this card. Supplies: Stampendous : R294: Poe Poetry Stamp EP215 : Hematite Embossing Powder Other : Imagine : VersaFine Ink in Onyx Black, irRESISTable Spray in Love Letter and Wedding Dress, VersaMark Ink Beacon Adhesives: Zip Dry Glue Red & Kraft Colored Cardstock Directions: 1. Stamp Poe Poetry with VersaFine ink on to Kraft colored cardstock. 2. Crop the image. 3. Unscrew the spritzer of the Love Letter irRESISTable bottle and use the straw to apply some of the liquid across the top of the image. Allow it to drip down a little and let dry. 4. Open the Wedding Dress irRESISTable in the same way and use the straw to apply dots of white all over the card....

Hellooooo!!! It's Day 18 of the 31 Days of Halloween. Today I've got a Magic Color Slider card to share with you. I am nuts about this this die from Lawn Fawn. It's genius! I used a great Sugar Skull stamp from Stampendous with it this time around. If you haven't seen a card like this before, you may be wondering where the magic is. See that little blue tab up there? If you pull on it...you'll see how cool these cards can be. There are plenty of videos on how to make these, from Lawn Fawn themselves, as well as plenty of others. To color my images, I used Memento Markers. The colored skull and the ribbon image were both stamped with VersaFine ink. The upper skull (on acetate) was stamped with StazOn. The banner is from Bombshell Stamps, and using it made me really miss being on that team. I love making these Magic Color Slider cards. I've made a few others, if you'd like to see one, you can check it out HERE . Please visit the rest of the Wi...

Greetings! You must be looking at the photo below wondering, where is Alison's Halloween project??? No worries, I've got my Day 17 post up, it's just the post before this one. You can check it out HERE . But wait! Before you go, why not take a look at these Playful Pups ? I am submitting it to the latest Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge , which just happens to be, " It's a Dog's Life ." My full instructions are below. Supplies: Stampendous : LBP008 : Laurel Burch Playful Pups SSCL103 : Laurel Burch Floral Greetings Perfectly Clear Stamps Other : My Colors Cardstock: Caribbean Sea, Black Velvet Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers: 020, 021, 023, 031, 032, 033, 036, 037, 041, 042, 044, 048, 050, 052, 053, 080, 082 Imagine: VersaFine Ink in Onyx Black Ranger: Distress Oxide Inks- Picked Raspberry, Twisted Citron, Peacock Feathers, Seedless Preserves, Salty Ocean, Lucky Clover, Black Soot, Craft Mat Canson: Mixed Media Paper Kokuyo: Dot 'N...

Boooooo!!! It's Day 17 of the 31 Days of Halloween. Today I've got a tag to share that uses a Laurel Burch cat stamp from Stampendous . If you follow me on Instagram, you may recognize this kitty from the latest 30 Day Coloring Challenge I participated in. I colored the "Indigo Cat" with my Zig Clean Color Markers and I added a witch hat from the Skeleton Style Perfectly Clear Set . The background of my tag was done with Distress Oxide Inks in Black Soot, Seedless Preserves, and Spiced Marmalade. I spritzed the tag with water and a little Sheer Shimmer Spritz in Gold. I also added a sentiment and a few bats from the Spooky Wishes set. I topped the tag off with some purple chiffon ribbon from Creative Impressions. I really like making quick tags like this. They are a fun alternative to ATC's. And they are quick to put together. Please be sure to visit the rest of the Wicked Bloggers, all listed below. Thanks for stopping by. Have an spooktacular day! ...

Ahoy! Today is Day 16 of the 31 Days of Halloween, and my latest project features the Stampendous image called Pirate Cove . Aye Mateys, you'll be lovin' this one! I colored this guy with my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and my water brush. I fussy cut it and adhered it to a Fitted Frame die cut. I had some stiff pre-printed burlap that I attached to a card base, and then I tore some Bo Bunny red vintage paper and used some brads to secure it to the burlap. So it's not exactly Halloween, but I think it works for the 31 Days since he's a skeleton, he's creepy, and I really enjoy dressing up as a pirate. ;) I'm keeping this post kinda short today, but if you have any questions about this card, please feel free to ask. Below is the full list of Wicked Bloggers. Please stop by and give them some love. Thanks for hanging out with me today. Have a creeptastic day! Terra Black Dragon Susan LeighSBDesigns Lyneen Stampendous Stamps Lost...

Greetings! It's Day 15 of the 31 Days of Halloween. Can you believe we are at the halfway point? This month is seriously flying by. Bt, I guess it usually feels that way right? Today, I've got another tag to share, similar to the one I shared last weekend. In fact, I used the same ink and stamp set for it. I used the tall pumpkin and steampunk hat from Stampendous ' Halloween Hats Cling Stamp and die set.   The pieces were colored with my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I used the accompanying dies to cut the images out and then started on my tag background. For that, I used Creole Spice Kaleidacolor Inks from Imagine, rolled on with a Brayer. I also added some Class A Peel stickers for a bit of shine. I added a quick sentiment, some ribbon from Creative Impressions, a bit of green glitter, and this tag was done. It's ready to be added to a candy bag! Please be sure to check out the rest of the Wicked Bloggers, all listed below. Thanks so much for stopping b...

Greetings! It's Day 14 of the 31 Days of Halloween. Today I have a card featuring the Strolling Skeletons Stamp from Stampendous . I stamped the image with VersaFine ink in Onyx Black. With all of those small details, I couldn't imagine using any other ink for this stamp. I then colored it in with my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I kept the palette simple and stuck to greens, oranges, purples, and grays. I felt that the background was too stark to leave white, so I rubbed on Desert Sand Memento Ink to tone down the white. And I like the effect the ink pad gives to the paper, which is Canson's Mixed Media. I trimmed the image down and rounded the corners. I made my card base out of Sweet Potato cardstock from My Colors and sprinkled on Spoonful of Midnight around the edge. You've got to heat this from underneath, since there's no embossing medium holding it on temporarily. That's it for me today. This was a pretty quick card, once the coloring ...