I Brake For Stamps - Witchy Halloween Card

August is the month to start thinking of Halloween card making!!!  Today I have a fun technique that I learned many years ago and seemed to have forgotten. Creating my own layering stencil. Tonight, as I type this a big barn owl is hooting. It reminds me of Fall and all the hauntings of Halloween.

Stamp from I Brake for Stamps
Large Witch with Cat

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LeighSBDesigns “The Summer BUZZ Blog Hop" - DAY 19

Join LeighSBDesigns for a Summer BUZZ blog hop starting today and ending June 30th! Link up your Summer themed makes using LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps or any other stamp company products in the Blog Hop Linky Party below for the chance to win a fabulous digi prize from LeighSBDesigns! LeighSBDesigns’ hops are always stress free with friendly common sense blog hop rules to encourage fairness and camaraderie! Play as often as YOU want throughout the hop but you MUST hop and comment on ALL the entries submitted, including LeighSBDesigns' posts, on the same day(s) YOU choose to play! Check out all the rules HERE!

Counting down on the number of ATCs to do to complete my set... Four more after this!

Today I have LeighSBDesigns Daffodil Trellis found HERE!  And one of the Busy Bees found HERE!  The images are colored with Prismacolor Pencils.  The background is a wash of Oxide inks!

I printed the Daffodil Trellis two times and fussy cut a set of the large daffodils, then adhered them with dimensional foam over the full image of the trellis. The Bee was also fussy cut and adhered with dimensional foam!  Excited to add this ATC to my Summer Buzz colleciton. 

Check out all the other crafty makes HERE!

LeighSBDesigns “The Summer BUZZ Blog Hop" - DAY 18

Join LeighSBDesigns for a Summer BUZZ blog hop starting today and ending June 30th! Link up your Summer themed makes using LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps or any other stamp company products in the Blog Hop Linky Party below for the chance to win a fabulous digi prize from LeighSBDesigns! LeighSBDesigns’ hops are always stress free with friendly common sense blog hop rules to encourage fairness and camaraderie! Play as often as YOU want throughout the hop but you MUST hop and comment on ALL the entries submitted, including LeighSBDesigns' posts, on the same day(s) YOU choose to play! Check out all the rules HERE!

Anothe cottage ATC... Cobblestone Cottage!

The cottage is colored with Prismacolor Pencils. A light wash of Oxide inks creates the background,

Check out all the other crafty makes HERE!

LeighSBDesigns “The Summer BUZZ Blog Hop" - DAY 16

Join LeighSBDesigns for a Summer BUZZ blog hop starting today and ending June 30th! Link up your Summer themed makes using LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps or any other stamp company products in the Blog Hop Linky Party below for the chance to win a fabulous digi prize from LeighSBDesigns! LeighSBDesigns’ hops are always stress free with friendly common sense blog hop rules to encourage fairness and camaraderie! Play as often as YOU want throughout the hop but you MUST hop and comment on ALL the entries submitted, including LeighSBDesigns' posts, on the same day(s) YOU choose to play! Check out all the rules HERE!

Today's ATC is from LeighSBDesigns new Summer Buzz Collection,  The Honey Bees!!!

The image is colored with Prismacolor Pencils. Large bee colored, then attached with dimensional foam.  Light wash of Oxide inks to create the background,

Check out all the other crafty makes HERE!

LeighSBDesigns “The Summer BUZZ Blog Hop" - DAY 15

Join LeighSBDesigns for a Summer BUZZ blog hop starting today and ending June 30th! Link up your Summer themed makes using LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps or any other stamp company products in the Blog Hop Linky Party below for the chance to win a fabulous digi prize from LeighSBDesigns! LeighSBDesigns’ hops are always stress free with friendly common sense blog hop rules to encourage fairness and camaraderie! Play as often as YOU want throughout the hop but you MUST hop and comment on ALL the entries submitted, including LeighSBDesigns' posts, on the same day(s) YOU choose to play! Check out all the rules HERE!

Today an ATC with the Mushroom Cottage one of LeighSBDesigns Cottage collection.

The cottage is colored with Prismacolor Pencils.  A light wash of Oxide inks creates the background, 

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LeighSBDesigns “The Summer BUZZ Blog Hop" - DAY 13

Join LeighSBDesigns for a Summer BUZZ blog hop starting today and ending June 30th! Link up your Summer themed makes using LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps or any other stamp company products in the Blog Hop Linky Party below for the chance to win a fabulous digi prize from LeighSBDesigns! LeighSBDesigns’ hops are always stress free with friendly common sense blog hop rules to encourage fairness and camaraderie! Play as often as YOU want throughout the hop but you MUST hop and comment on ALL the entries submitted, including LeighSBDesigns' posts, on the same day(s) YOU choose to play! Check out all the rules HERE!

My ATC today is one of the Cobblestone Cottages in LeighSBDesigns collection!

You will find all of LeighSBDesigns images HERE!  The Cobblestone Cottage was colored with Prismacolor Pencils.  A light back wash of Distress Oxides was painted for a light background.  A stripe of Washi tape was the finishing touch.

Once I am finished coloring, I take a a watered down light color of Oxide Ink to wash over the ATC and give the image a background!

Check out all the other crafty makes HERE!

Lost Coast Designs Background Forward Challenge

This is a special challenge the first half of the month... Background stamps are the focus of the project.  A sentiment and or embellishments can be added, but the background stamp must be the star of the show!

Three ATCs same paper, different inks!

This a  another surprise background stamp ATC SHRUBBERY!  Lost Coast Designs ATC Shrubbery is  versatile.  It can be a background or looks great on it'w own.  I was plying with the stamp and layering a lot of color with Oxide Inks!

 

                                           

I am entering these ATCs in the Lost Coast Design Challenge HERE!

LeighSBDesigns “The Summer BUZZ Blog Hop" Day 3

Join LeighSBDesigns for a Summer BUZZ blog hop starting today and ending June 30th! Link up your Summer themed makes using LeighSBDesigns Art Stamps or any other stamp company products in the Blog Hop Linky Party below for the chance to win a fabulous digi prize from LeighSBDesigns! LeighSBDesigns’ hops are always stress free with friendly common sense blog hop rules to encourage fairness and camaraderie! Play as often as YOU want throughout the hop but you MUST hop and comment on ALL the entries submitted, including LeighSBDesigns' posts, on the same day(s) YOU choose to play! Check out all the rules HERE!

Todays ATC features an Apple Tree with a very late WHITE RABBIT!

The LeighSBDesigns Heart Tree can be found HERE!  Background and tree are colored with Oxide Inks.  The apples on the the tree were applied with the eraser of a pencil and ink.   Washi tape trims the bottom of the card.  The ATC edges are lined with a gold sharpie. 

The Rabbit is a sticker from A Vintage Girl - "Vintage Alice in Wonderland" sticker sheet. 

Check out all the other SUMMER BUZZ crafty makes HERE!

Testing the ink!

Testing watercolor paper, stamping and painting... test complete used VersaMark Ink, SandraEvertson.com stamps... Oxide Inks, Art Anthology Colorations, ECD Watercolors. Masking, spraying, and painting. Results: the ink did not bleed. Now to start my project!

Lost Coast Designs Wing Challenge

I have been wanting to enter this challenge the last two weeks and I am down to the wire.... just hours to spare. This Lost Coast Designs silhouette of the ballerina has always been a favorite of mine.

She was stamped with Oxide Ink Festive Berries, then heat embossed with clear powder. Then Distress Oxide Gathered Twigs was gently rubbed over the stamped image to tone down the color a bit.  She is still pretty bright.  Then she was fussy cut. 

The background pattern paper and green strip are from scraps in my stash. The wings are recycled from some packaging and the mushrooms are from Tim Holtz Field Notes. 

I am entering this card in the Lost Coast Designs

Challenge HERE!

Lost Coast Designs ATC Challenge

I love ATC's - for this ATC I used Lost Coast Designs Frida 1 stamp. The stamp is much bigger than an ATC 3 1/2 x 2 1/2.  I only ink the part of the stamp that I wanted to appear on the ATC. 

This is stamped on a textured paper that give it the appearance of a canvas. Frida is colored with Oxide Inks.  I then cut out a mask and sprayed the back ground with Art Anthology Colorations - Timeless and Siesta Key.

I am entering my ATC in the Lost Coast Designs ATC Challenge!

ATCs traded with Artists in the Relics & Artifacts Tribe

I traded ATCs with five other artists on Facebook in the Relics & Artifacts Tribe.  We had to use stamps from Relics & Artifacts.  This stamp "Epiphany" is one of my favorites from the many available at SandraEvertson.com

Epiphany

I stamped my images on parchment paper with VersaFine Black ink. Then heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  Looking back I should have used Stazon ink. 

The parchment paper images were then painted with Oxide Inks and a water brush. The white background card base was sprayed with Art Anthology Colorations Spray - Timeless, Siesta Key and Patience.

The parchment was adhered to the card base. Dresden trim was added the card. A paper flower was the final embelishment to Frida's hair. 

I love how each of my ATCs turned out a bit different. 

I am also entering this ATC in the
Lost Coast Designs ATC Challenge!

31 Days of Halloween - Day 24

LeighSBDesigns is hosting the 

31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop 2018!

The blog hop and linky party runs Oct.1st - Oct.31st

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. I love creating crafty projects this time of year. Once again, I am participating in the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop. I cannot believe this is my sixth year!!! Learn all the details about the Blog Hop HERE. There are wonderful prizes from awesome sponsors if you participate in the hop. 

DAY 24 Creepy Zombie

Elizabeth Craft Designs Die - Bats with Glitter & Cemetery Border

Tim Holtz Die Ghoulish (Zombie)

LARGE MOON, created on white cardstock using Tim Holtz Oxide Inks!

Click HERE and you will find the links of today's

31 Days of Halloween artists!

Wow!  I did not think I could make it this far... 

7 days til Halloween

Hope to see you tomorrow.

Have a scary day!!!

31 Days of Halloween - Day 22

LeighSBDesigns is hosting the 

31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop 2018!

The blog hop and linky party runs Oct.1st - Oct.31st

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. I love creating crafty projects this time of year. Once again, I am participating in the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop. I cannot believe this is my sixth year!!! Learn all the details about the Blog Hop HERE. There are wonderful prizes from awesome sponsors if you participate in the hop. 

DAY 22 - Shadows with a hint of Poe

The main image is from a digital collage sheet 523 Spirits and Seance from DIY Design Studio.  The Haunted Mansion ticket (distressed with Oxide Ink) is apart of the Echo Park Chillingsworth Manor paper pack. Background paper is Authentique Nightfall.   

Sentiment is from an Art C stamp set that I have had a while.    

The Raven is from Little B (no longer available)... I have a small stash of them!  Below him is a portion of a page from NEVERMORE, distressed with Tim Holtz Oxide Inks.

For this card the tulle was burnt with a heat gun to krinkle it up.  Love the effect!

Click HERE and you will find the links of today's

31 Days of Halloween artists!

Wow!  I did not think I could make it this far... 

9 days til Halloween

Hope to see you tomorrow.

Have a scary day!!!