I thought I would make a Halloween card just for something different after I saw the Splitcoaststampers Clean and Simple Challenge CAS89 of a Sketch inspired by kstamper's card which I LOVED - so this is my take on the Sketch. See this link for the deets on the Challenge: CAS89 - Sketch by kstamper by Miss Boo at Splitcoaststampers This is my first ever Halloween card.
I have had this old spider and web stamp for years and years and forgot I had the stamps until today when I was looking for some inspiration among my stamps for a Halloween card. They have 1994 on the side of the stamps so are probably retired.
The black embossed background was made with a newly released Sizzix Textured Impression ef called "Winter Set #3" (comes as a set of 2 folders) which I ran thru my CB. The spider and web were stamped with black pigment ink and heat-embossed with clear embossing powder which makes them stand out alot more than just using dye ink. I drew the bit of web the spider is hanging from with a black pigment pen, then heat-embossed it as per the rest of the card. Then I inked all the edges with the same pigment ink and heat-embossed it too.
Can you see that little spider lurking at the RHS side ready to jump out at you (insert scream here!)? Thought I would do that just for a bit of fun! I stamped him on a scrap of black cs, heat embossed him, then cut him out and glued him under the terracotta panel. I coloured the eyes with Cadmium Yellow Acrylic paint to make them look really bright - like they are looking right at YOU.
The EEK sentiment was done with an alphabet foam-mounted stamp set I bought from KMart years ago - don't know if it's still available. I don't have any Halloween sentiments, so came up with this instead - I thought I would stamp the letters at any angle for a bit of interest - wish I had had an exclamation mark to add to it. These letters were also heat-embossed.
Challenges: I am entering this card into 2 Challenges. The first is Crazy 4 Challenges C4C60 and the 2nd is Dutch Dare Card Challenge DDCC #89. I have details about them on my Blog. This link will take you directly to my card: http://instead-of-ironing.blogspot.c...ween-card.html
Thanks for having a peek at my card!
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