A Chill in the Air with a Haunted House

Well, I don't know what it is like where you live, but here in Michigan, there really is beginning to be a "Chill in the Air", which is this week's Stampendous theme.  I have created a stamped card with a haunted house image straight out of my childhood Halloween fantasies.  It was created using the ultimate childhood art supply--a 24 pack of Crayola Crayons.

Here is how I made it:

MATERIALS:

Haunted Mansion Rubber Stamp R267

Stazon in Jet Black

White Mixed Media Paper

Crayola 24 Count Crayons--I used Indigo, White, Gray, Violet, Blue Violet, Brown, Yellow Green, Green, Red Violet and Silver

Black Deco Art Paint

Paint Brush

Paper Towels

My Colors Card Stock in Plum and Cloak Gray

Zip Dry

INSTRUCTIONS:

1) Stamp image with Stazon on multi media paper.

2)  Color with crayons.  Make sure to color very hard, filling in everything.  Use bright colors.

3)  Wrinkle the paper.

4)  Flatten the paper.

5)  Thin out the paint.

6)  Paint the image and wipe off the excess with paper towels.

7)  Let the image completely dry before assembling.

Thanks for stopping by to check out my project today.  Here are the links for the day:

Stampendous BlogLouise HealyLaura Drahozal

It's All About the Dead Theme Week

This week, the Stampendous Team is All About the Dead!  Yes, it is Halloween Week, and we are getting creepy!  This project will also serve as a post for the Smeared and Smudged 31 Days of Halloween.

Materials:

Stampendous Skeleton Lady Rubber Stamp RS-R229
Mixed Media White Paper
Real Red Opaque Embossing Powder
Red Tinsel Embossing Powder
Aged Black Embossing Enamel
Versamark Pen
Stazon Black Ink
Crayola 24 Count Crayon
Black Chalk Paint
Red Rhinestones
Paint Brush
Paper Towels
Embossing Heat Gun
Black Card Stock

Directions:

1)  Stamp the Mixed Media Paper.
2)  Color the image with crayons.  Make sure to color the white sections.  Use a lot of pressure in the areas that you want to make more colorful and less pressure where you would like a more muted look.
3)  Paint over the entire piece with chalk paint and wipe off with a paper towel.
4)  Use the Versamark Pen on the edges and emboss with the Aged Black Embossing Enamel to "distress".
5)  Use the Versamark Pen to add a layer of Real Red Opaque Embossing Powder to create a bloody drip from the top.
6)  Use the Versamark Pen to add an additional layer of embossing powder--this time, using Red Tinsel Embossing Powder to make it appear a little shiny.
7)  Assemble the card.

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my All About the Dead and 31 Days of Halloween post.  I hope you liked it!

Christmas in August Blog Hop with Woodware--The Final Day

Yes! It's that time of year again! The time when we inspire crafters on both sides of the "pond" with a mix of both Dreamweaver and Woodware UK* products for the holidays! Six days, SIX, of beautiful, elegant, merry, cute, artsy, and craftsy projects to have you heading out to your local stores or internet sites to buy these goodies immediately!

Of course, there will be prizes as well. Three prize packages will be given to three commenters during this week's posts on the team's blogs, including five stencils and one nested die set. You can have an opportunity to win these goodies by leaving some holiday sweetness for each team member posting each day, to be one of the three winners for the week. Here are the team members that are inspiring you today:

Dream It Up!

Woodware UK

Kristine Reynolds

Jamie Martin

Pam Hornschu

Louise Healy

Lyn Bernatovich

Lynn Mercurio

Lea Kimmel

Gill Wilson

Laura Drahozal 

Dorothy Adam

  Debs Frost

Alison Heikkila

Here's my creation: 

 

First, I stamped with a beautiful Woodware stamp on white card stock with Jet Black Archival Ink.  Then, I ran a couple of stencils through my manual die cut machine with the Rubber Embossing Mat.  I ran the Dreamweaver Stencil LX 7002 Plaid through with red velvet paper.  The Dreamweaver Stencil LL557 Long Merry Christmas was used with Red Coated Aluminum.  I put the aluminum red side up over the stencil, which was also right side up.  I enhanced the "debossing" with the Teflon Tool from the Beginner Metal Tool Set.  I used a Qtip with Color Solutions Alcohol Ink Thinner to remove the red in the holly leaves.  I then used a little Color Solutions in Pine Bough to add green to  the leaves.  Finally, a sanding block removed all the color I did not want.  I did all of these steps with the stencil still behind the metal. 

 

The image was colored with Crayola Crayons.  The card was assembled using regular adhesive, Double Stick Mounting Paper behind the metal, 3D Dots and a lovely May Arts Ribbon.

*For a stockist near you contact Woodware Craft Collection in the UK and Notions Marketing in the USA.

Dreamweaver's Pinterest Inspiration Month

For June, Dreamweaver wants you to be inspired by Pinterest!  All month, we are featuring our responses to things we have pinned. For my first Pinterest inspired project, I thought of all those melted crayon projects that I have pinned and always wanted to try.  Here is the link to the piece that inspired me on: http://pinterest.com/pin/272045633711128338/

In my version of the project, I used a very heavy card stock instead of a canvas.  Because the area used is smaller, I cut the crayons into smaller pieces.  None were wider that one quarter of the original size.  The stencils I used were LG 737 Umbrella and LG 738 Rain Words.  I simply pasted the umbrella with Black Matte Embossing Paste and the Rain Words with Glossy Blue Embossing Paste.  When they were dry, I taped the card stock to my craft sheet.  Then, I taped the crayon fragments across the top.  I clipped the craft sheet to a clipboard and heated the crayons with my heat gun.  As they melted and dripped, I tried to tip the clipboard to make it go in different directions.  Then, I let it cool.  I placed the craft sheet flat on a table and covered the card stock with "crumblies" from the crayon cutting process.    I heated these with the heat gun as well, staying far from the card stock at first so that the fragments did not blow around.  After my drops appeared, I let everything cool and assembled the card.

Take a look at the rest of the team, including our guest designer, Jennifer Dove, for more Pinterest inspired creations:

Dream It Up!

Jennifer Dove 
Laura Drahozal
Lyn Bernatovich
Pam Hornschu
Heidi Erickson
Louise Healy
Jessica Griffin
Cyndi Bundy

 

Then, head off to Pinterest, find something interesting, and try this for yourself.  Then, send a photo of your creation to Lynell@Dreamweaverstencils.com.  You could be featured on the blog and maybe even win this month's prize!  Get excited--this is Pinteresting!