Lost in the darkness

Hello and welcome, 

I love the new stamp set Framed frights from Tim Holtz! 

So I used it for this little card. 

I started with the background, a piece of Watercolor cardstock. Then I used the Moon mask from Tim and the Distress Mica stains. It was a bit tricky but I think I managed good enough. Inked the edges with DI Black soot. 

Then I put the stamp in my stamping tool and stamped with Distress embossing ink, then used black embossing powder. Heated with embossing gun. 

Then I stamped the image again, embossed and so on. Then fuzzy cut the ghost, the skulls and that “statue”. I colored them with DI’s and I also put a small amount of Ranger Stickles in Platinum on one of the skulls tooth. It is difficult to see on the photo but it is cool in real life. It is the left skull that have a Platinum tooth. Inked the edges with DI Black soot. 

I used 3 D foam to adhere the fuzzy cut images for dimension. 

I stamped and embossed one of the text’s on the left side of the image.

I cut a piece of Distress cardstock to layer the background on, and sanded the edges. 

As a cardbase I cut a piece of Ideaology Kraftstock and sanded the edges. 

I think it was so much fun to try this image together with the moon mask. (Need to practice more though😊).

Thank you for visiting, 

/Susanne

Trick or treat

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Halloween making has started. One of my favorite times of year. 

I love the colors and I also love the creepyness. 

This card is not a creepy card but it was fun to make with the new Boo crazy stamp’s from Tim Holtz.

I started with the background which I made last year. Easy. It is cut from Mixed media heavystock and used with Moon mask from Tim, THMSK01 together with Distress Mica stains. 

I stamped with the batstamp from CMS451 The scarecrow and then used the new bat stencil THS184 Batty with black texture paste in the upper left. 

The clouds in the upper right corner is from the new die set 666684 Vault fright night, cut from Watercolor cardstock and dipped in Pumice stone DI and water on my craftmat. Dried with heat tool. Inked the edges with Black soot DI. 

I stamped the big spiderweb from CMS495 Boo crazy with Black soot Archival ink on the lower part of the background, then I stitched around the edges with my sewing machine. Finally inked the background with DI Black soot. The “Trick or treat” label is cut from Watercolor cardstock, inked the same way as the clouds, stamped with embossing ink and used black embossing powder. Stitched to the background.

The ghosts are stamped on Watercolor paper and colored with Pumice stone DI. I splattered some ink on them too, and stitched a little square with sewing machine on the big ghost as if it has repaired the sheet. 😊. 

I cut a piece of orange Coredinations cardstock, sanded and inked to put behind the background. Then I made a black cardblank which I inked the edges on with Picket fence DI. The ghosts and the other card layers are adhered with 3D foam for dimension. 

I hope to able to make some more Halloween cards during this season. For the moment I have some fever and are quite tired. 

Thank you for visiting, 

/Susanne

The World of Distress

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Today I want to share a tag to honor my Distress inkpads😍. I love my Distress inkpads, and use them on all my projects. So when Tim launched his Vault World travel die set with Sizzix, I came up with this idea. I think the small globe die is perfect to this project and all the small inked pieces are from the set Vault picture show. So here we go! Let’s celebrate all the colors of Distress. On my make I have used Distress Oxides. The globe is colored with Distress inks.

I will try this tag over at Simon Says stamp Monday challenge - Tag it. 

Hope you enjoy looking at this tag, I love a nice color chart! 

/Susanne

Birthday card

Hello, 

Here is a birthday card I made for a collegue. I have used Tim Holtz products for this card. 

No tutorial for the moment, I’m in a hurry 🙂. 

I will try this card over at Simon Says stamp Monday challenge - Happy Birthday.

Thank you very much for visiting,

/Susanne

Mr Rabbit for my Dear Father

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I have made this card for my dear Father’s birthday. I think Mr Rabbit from Tim Holtz is the perfect stamp for a masculine card. He is adorable. I used Tim Holtz products for this card. 

I started with the background, a piece of Kraftstock, stamped the plaid image from CMS478 Mr Rabbit with Ground espresso Archival ink. Then I ripped a piece of Collage paper - Palette and adhered to the background with Collage Medium matte. Then I used my sewing machine and stitched the edges. 

Then I started to make the stars, cut them out from Mixed media heavy with Sizzix 666567 Vault rosettes die. Inked them with Scorched timber Distress ink. 

I cut a piece of denim from a pair of old jeans, and again ripped a piece of Collage paper - Palette, adhered to the denim with Collage medium. I ripped som threads from the edges of the denim as well and stitched a zigzag seam to the left of the denim piece. I used some glue, long fasteners and my tiny attacher to adhere the fabric to the background. 

I used a small piece from a Ideaology Stencil card in the right corner. I inked it a little with Scorched timber and inked the edges with Uncharted mariner DI. I also inked the edges on some Ephemera pack snippets - Number strip. 

I stamped Mr Rabbit on Watercolor paper with Black soot Archival ink and colored him with Distress inks. Fuzzy cut and then inked the edges with Scorched timber DI. Adhered him to the card with 3D foam for dimension. I stamped his bow tie twice and cut it out, colored and adhered with 3D foam. I used Glossy accent in his eye. 

I cut a Star border with Sizzix 3D Impresslits Star border trim from Mixed media heavystock, inked with Scorched timber and Uncharted mariner. Adhered to the card with 3D foam and two Mini fasteners. 

I used a Type clip with the letter “J”, and fastened it with a Mini fastener. My Father’s name starts with the letter J. 

Here you can also see one of the small Ephemera pieces mentioned above. 

I cut a piece of dark blue cardstock to use behind the background as a mat, then I made a card blank from Kraftstock. I inked the edges on the Kraftstock with Scorched timber DI. 

I will try this card over at Simon Says Stamp - 4 Legged friends.

Thank you very much for visiting my blog, 

/Susanne

ATC cards

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Today I want to share some ATC cards. 
I haven’t made many ATC’s in my life but I went to a craft crop in my hometown this spring, and there was a couple of challenges there to attend. So I went for an ATC challenge. We should make four cards and in bright colors. So I took my Tim Holtz CMS479 Abstract flowers stamps and started.

I started with the backgrounds cut from Watercolor cardstock. I inked my craft mat with some Distress inks and Distress Oxides and then sprayed some water, dipped the cards. Dried with my heat tool. Repeated until happy. Then I splattered som black acrylic paint. I draw a line with a black Posca pen around the edges and inked the edges with Black soot DI. 

I also stamped the background with CMS396 Field notes and CMS448 Eccentric with Black soot Archival ink.

I used some Crackle glaze and THS174 stencil, Berry leaves. 

All flowers are stamped on Watercolor paper with Embossing ink, then added black embossing powder and colored with Distress inks. Fuzzy cut. When I fuzzy cut I cut off all the small petals on the top of the flowers. Then stamped the flowers with Archival ink on the background. Then I added the Fuzzy cut flowers above and with 3D foam for dimension. 

I cut some small rectangles from Black cardstock and stamped “Hello” with Distress embossing ink, then used white embossing powder. The small “signs” is fastened with mini fasteners. 

I will try these cards in a challenge over at Simon Says stamp Monday challenge -Lots of layers.

Thank you very much for visiting my blog, 

/Susanne

Birthday card for a collegue

Hello and welcome,  

Today I want to share a card that I have made for a colleague who have turned 30. He own’s a Harley Davidson motorcycle so I wanted it to be a male card with some details to pick up the HD theme.

I have used Tim’s products for this card.

The background is Mixed media heavystock, 662717 Foundry 3D embossing folder. Inked with Distress inks. 

Grit paste translucent and Distress crayons around the edges of the background. Alcohol inked die cut gears.

“30” is cut from 665367 Countdown, Ideaology cardstock. 

Here I have used my Bigz die 664168 Voltage, Distress grit paste translucent and Distress crayons. Metallic Kraftstock. CMS373 The professor. Distress Watercolor pencils. 

665924 Alphanumeric Theory for the “HD”. The tyre stamp is an old set, CMS128 Roadtrip, which I have embossed with black embossing powder. 

The tag is cut from 657188 Tiny tags and tabs. 665754 Industrious 3D embossing folder. Gears from 666603 Vault watch gears, metallic Kraftstock and Alcohol ink in Mushroom.

The bolts are made from cardboard and metallic Kraftstock, 664185 Steampunk parts. Distress crayons.

A piece of rustic wire in the tag hole. 

Acrylic paint for small splatters on the card.

Cardboard from an old shoebox behind the card. Than black cardstock as a cardbase. 

I will try this card over at Simon Says stamp Monday challenge - Masculine. 

Thank you very much for visiting my blog, 

/Susanne