The Count - Elixers & Potions

Hello and welcome, 

I have made a tag for Halloween with Tim Holtz products. 

When this die of the Count was released I was sure I needed him. He is such a cool dude🧛🏼‍♂️.

We don’t celebrate Halloween much here in Sweden but I love making Halloween projects, and every year I carve a pumpkin and place it outside our house with some candles inside. 🎃🍁🍂.

Now to my tag;

I started with a Mini etcetera tag and cut a piece of Design paper from the Ideaology ”Abandoned” stack. I glued it to the tag with Distress collage medium. Let dry, then sanded the edges and inked them with Ground espresso Distress ink. 

Then I stamped a text stamp from CMS138, Apothecary, with Distress embossing ink, and heat embossed  with white embossing powder. Next was the stencilled area to the right, using stencil THS147 Deco arch and Distress texture paste matte opaque. Let dry. On the edges I put Distress crackle paste on random places, let dry. I used Distress crayons on the crackle and smeared it out with my fingers and for the last finish I used my watercolor brush. Finally I splatted some Crooked broomstick Distress mica stain over the background. 

I used Distress white heavystock for all the diecuts, then I colored them with Distress inks and Distress mica stain sprays. I used Sizzix dies, 665557 The Count and 663092 Laboratory. For the small label I used an old Bigz die, 657188 Tiny tabs & Tags, and stamped it with the small text from CMS120 Little labels.  Added it to the shelf with a jump ring. After I have glued all pieces together I inked all the edges with Walnut stain Distress ink. 

I diecut the shelf’s 3 times extra from black cardstock, glued them together to get some more sturdiness and thickness. I stamped the number “150” on the purple “bottle” with a stamp from CMS412 Examination.

I sanded a Quote chip Halloween and inked the edges with Walnut stain Distress ink, them I embossied it with Frosted Crystal embossing powder. I drilled two holes in it with my Mini dremel tool and used steel wire and wrapped it around the tag. Then I used Antique linen Distress crayon over a Story stick, removed the access and fastened it to the steel wire with a charm clip. I took a Bity bat and added some Ground espresso Distress crayon on it, and glued it sitting above the Quote chip. I colored a piece of seam binding band with the new Distress color Villainous potion and made a bow for the top of the tag. 

The ledge is an Etcetera trim which I painted with white gesso and sprayed with Distress Mica stain spray Empty tomb, then I stamped over it with CMS412 Examination and Archival ink Black soot. I glued the “web” Etcetera trim to another straight trim for extra dimension. The edges is inked with Distress ink Walnut stain. I inked some Mummy cloth with Walnut stain Distress ink and glued it above the ledge. Then I used some Distress crayon Walnut stain on two bones and on the Creepy eye. Glued them on to the Mummy cloth. I used Alcohol ink in Mushroom on a Ideaology spider and mounted him to the ledge with a jump ring. All metal Ideaology pieces on this tag is colored with Alcohol ink in Mushroom. 

I used a clipping sticker Halloween with inked edges in the lower right corner of the tag. 

I will try this tag in the challenge over at Simon says stamp Monday challenge - Spooky/ Halloween. 

Thank you very much for visiting my blog today, I hope I have been able to inspire you, 

/ Susanne

Villainous potion pumpkin

Hello and welcome, 

Today I have had a day off from work, so what better way then to spend it in my craft room. First I went to my local craft shop and picked up the new Distress color, Villainous potion. I’m not a “ purple” person but this color is fabulous. So rich and dark. 

I made a tag with inspiration from the very talented @igirlzoe, click here for her blogpost. I have used Tim Holtz products.

I started with the background and cut a tag from White Heavystock. Then I used THMS064 skull stencil with Distress texture paste opaque, and let dry.

Next I inked my craft mat with Frayed burlap Distress ink and spritzed with water. Dipped the tag, heated and repeated until happy. Then I did the same with Villainous potion Distress ink. I spritzed some Hocus pocus Distress mica stain on the background as well. I stitched the edges with lilac thread using my sewing machine. Finally I inked the edges with Villainous potion and Walnut stain Distress ink.

I stamped the background with stamps from CMS435 Rest in peace, with Distress ink in Villainous potion. The candles are from the new Sizzix candlelight set, cut from White heavystock and colored with Distress inks. All the edges on the diecut are inked with Walnut stain Distress ink. 

The pumpkin is also diecut from White heavystock with Sizzix die Pumpkin patch, colored with Distress ink in Villainous potion, Antique linen, Distress Oxide Shaded lilac and Hocus pocus Distress Mica stain.

On the darkest pumpkin I also used Frosted crystal embossing powder for the frosted and cool look.

I used Collage medium as glue for all glueing on this tag.

I finished the tag off with some Villainous potion colored seam binding band, and tied a bow. 

I will try this tag in the challenge over at Simon says stamp Monday challenge - Spooky/Halloween.

Products used:

Dies: 656938 Tag & Bookplates, 665552 Candle light, 665556 Pumpkin patch

Stencil: THMS064 Skulls

Stamps: CMS435 Rest in peace

White heavystock, Distress texture paste, Distress embossing ink, Ranger Frosted crystal embossing powder, Ditress inks, Distress Oxide, Distress Stain mica spray

Hope you all will have a great week, and possibility to spend some time crafting.

/ Susanne 

The Florist

Hello and welcome, 

Today I will show a Halloween card! I really love the Halloween making season! I have used Tim Holtz products for this card.

Let me introduce you to “The florist”. 

I started with the background, a piece of Watercolor cardstock. Then 

I inked my craft mat with Frayed burlap Distress ink, sprayed with water and dipped the background. Heated with my heat tool, then repeated until happy. Then I used Tim Holtz stencil, the THS110 Shifter diamond, with Black soot and a Rusty hinge Distress ink, and spritzed with water and let react for a short while, to get a softer look. Then heated. Next stencil, THS149, Script with Frayed burlap Distress ink. Then I used stamps from CMS138 Apothecary and CMS435 Rest in peace with different Archival ink colors, Sepia, Black soot and Plum. I inked all the edges with Ground espresso Distress ink.

I also stamped the spiderweb from CMS346 Tangled web with Distress embossing ink and embossed with Black powder. I draw a frame around the whole background with a thin black pen. I “splatted” some Distress Mica stain in Croocked broomstick to the background as well. I decorated with a Tiny clip.

Now it’s time for the main person of this card, “the florist” herself. First I stamped the flower from CMS413 Dearly departed on watercolor paper, then I masked the flower and then stamped the skull from CMS435 Rest in peace. I colored the whole image with Distress inks, and fuzzy cut it. I put some orange Stickles glitter glue to the middle of the flower. She also have a idea-ology Creepy eye, which I have grunted up with some Distress crayon Walnut Stain. I adhered her to the background with 3D adhesive. 

I stamped and embossed a spider under one of the flower stems with black embossing powder, as if it was hanging under the stem. I made a label from Distress White heavystock, inked with Frayed burlap ink, stamped and embossed with CMS412 Examination, and black embossing powder. I wrapped the label around all layers of the card. Here you can see some of the Mica Stain “splotches” as well. 

On the other side I used the “florist” stamp from CMS413 Dearly departed and made a similar label, on the exact same way. Also wrapped around all the other layers. I inked some Mummy cloth with Walnut stain Distress ink. I decorated with a Typed token Halloween which I have used Antique linen Distress crayon on to get the text more visible. I fastened it with a loop pin. 

On the other side I glued two pieces from Clipping stickers Halloween, with Distress collage medium. I have inked the edges of the stickers with Walnut stain Distress ink. 

I used a hexfastener in the upper right corner, for decoration. Here you can see some of the Mica stain splotches. 

I mounted this card to a sanded “Blackout” panel, then a piece of inked cardboard, finally to a black card blank. All layers with 3D adhesive in between for dimension. 

I will try this card over at Simon says stamp Monday challenge - Fall colors mood board. I have been inspired by the colors. 

Thank you very much for visiting today, 

/ Susanne