U Stamp with Dawn and Friends - Guest Designer - Halloween Mantle/Tabletop Decoration

Today my project was posted at U Stamp with Dawn and Friends - Paper Parade 2011 and I can finally share my project. I created this mantle/tabletop decoration using Pick Your Poison designer series paper from the Holiday mini-catalog. The letters and many of the accents were constructed using MDS. By joining USWDAF, you will get a full tutorial of this spooktacular mantle decoration and MANY other wonderful projects. I have also included a jpg of the MDS file so all the letters are created for you. 

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The Paper Players Color Challenge

I can't believe it is already my second week as a GD for The Paper Players. It has been such a fun and exciting experience. This week's challenge is a color challenge from Nance. When I saw the old olive and rich razzleberry paired with basic gray, I immediately thought of halloween. I have paired the old with the new for this card. One of my favorite sets that is now retired Halloween Hoot and Wicked Fun DSP are the old, joined with the new Wicked Cool stamp set and Basic Grey DSP.

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Stamps - Wicked Cool, Halloween Hoot
Ink - basic black, old olive, basic gray, rich razzleberry
Paper - Wicked Fun DSP, Neutrals DSP pack, whisper white, old olive and rich razzleberry card stock
Accessories - glimmer brad, ribbon border punch, 1 1/4",1/2", 3/4" circle punch

Wicked Class

These are the 2 projects we completed this weekend for our Halloween stamp class. The "wicked" accordion tag banner design was altered for Halloween from the original Christmas design by Sharon Johnson from the Just Rite Stampers blog. We also made some treat packages using my new favorite Big Shot die "Candy Wrapper". I know this die is going to get a lot of use for all the holidays and when I entertain at home. I used Wicked Fun DSP for this project and can't believe how much paper is contained in the packages. I bought 2 packages of the DSP and I was able to do a workshop for 15, a class for 11 and still have a bunch of paper left over . What a WICKED value!

Paper - Wicked Fun, basic black cajun craze, rich razzleberry, old olive, whisper white card stock
Ink - basic black, old olive, tangerine tango
Stamp - Wicked Cool
Accessories - Raven lace trim, Black and white striped ribbon, pumpkin pie taffeta ribbon, jumbo brads, bat punch, scallop circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" square punch, brads, candy Wrapper die

PPA60 - Wicked Inspiration

This week's PPA challenge is a Wicked inspiration challenge. I finally got to break out my new Wicked Cool stamp set that is soo cute and paired it with Wicked Fun DSP - so it's very very Wicked. When creating the layers of color on the card, I wanted to contrast the rustic texture of linen thread against the new black lace trim to represent the fibers of a broom.  A faux spiderweb button tops off the tag for another wicked element. This faux button was made by stamping the web image and embossing with white embossing powder and then punching using 1" circle punch.  I then created 2 layers  of clear embossing to give it shine. I punched 3 more circles and adhered them all together to give the button dimension. Wicked cool!

Paper - Wicked Fun DSP, old olive, basic black and whisper white card stock
Ink - basic black, old olive
Stamp - Wicked Cool
Accessories - Black Lace Ribbon, linen thread, white and clear embossing  powders, 1" circle punch, dimensionals

A Ghostly Card

Ahh, a few moments to stamp again. I have had the idea of stamping this house on Newsprint paper for awhile but wasn't sure how I was going to work the other elements. I added a touch of color by matting the borders and another matt of ghosts to add a bit of interest. A little distressing and bats finish a ghostly card.

Paper - Newsprint DSP, basic black, cajun craze and old olive card stock

Ink - basic black, daffodil delight

Stamps - Wicked Cool, House of Haunts

Accessories - dimensionals