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Create a Halloween Themed Love Card

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By Jessica Lin

Skill: Beginner
Time: 45 minutes

Hi everyone! It’s Jessica here and welcome back to another card tutorial. Have you sent Halloween cards to others before? Even though I have created some in the past, I found that I don’t usually send or hand deliver them. So this year, I decided to add a different twist and create a Halloween themed Valentine’s card!

Step 1:
Stamp the cute Vampire image from Mama Elephant’s Meowlloween stamp set. I want to watercolor the image today so I used VersaFine Clair ink with watercolor cardstock.

Step 2:
Color the image with Memento markers and a water brush. I scribbled the ink on an acrylic block and picked up colors with my water brush, but you could totally use the craft mat as the paint palette. The colors I used today are Angel Pink, Rose Bud, London Fog and Tuxedo Black. These four colors are actually sold in a set as well called Girls’ Night Out. For full color saturation, you can draw directly onto the paper. I used the fine tip end of the Rose Bud Memento marker to color in the cape. (You can see the fine lines beside the image when I was testing out the color). After coloring, I fussy cut the image with my scissors.

Step 3:
For a beginner’s project, I opted out using a die-cutting machine and used a heart punch instead. This punch from Stampin’ Up! is a decently large size and super versatile.

Step 4:
Since the background is plain and simple, I decided to ink blend the top right and bottom left corners of the card front. Versafine Clair Glamorous is the perfect shade and you can see the difference between the ink-blended and non ink-blended corners.

Step 5:
Ink splatters is the secret to elevate a card quickly. I splattered white acrylic paint across the card front to add more interest to the background.

Step 6:
Finally, I stamped the sentiment with StazOn Pigment Snowflake ink. I used words from several stamp sets and built my own using Lawn Fawn’s Milo’s ABCs as well.

Products Used:
Imagine:

Other Products:

  • Mama Elephant – Stamps – Meowlloween
  • Lawn Fawn – Stamps – Milo’s ABCs
  • Stampin’ Up! – Punch – Heart Punch Pack
  • We R – Tool – Precision Press
  • White Acrylic Paint
  • White and Watercolor cardstock

Double Stencil Technique Halloween Card

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By Ceil Pritchett

Hello crafty friends!
It’s Ceal, here. Today I am sharing a fun technique using stencils. It’s called Double Stenciling or Double Trouble fitting for Halloween, right?

Skill Level: Beginner
Time: 30 Minutes

Directions:

Gather your supplies. You will need two stencils, a Halloween stamp set and a word die cut. You will also need two or three inks. I used one of the newest VersaFine Clair colors along with two of the original ones. A sticky mat, tape or something to hold your stencil in place would be useful as well.

Step 1:
Lay your panel on a sicky mat of tape it down to hold it in place. Lay your first stencil on top and ink it up with VersaFine Clair Monarch.
(As you can see, I don’t usually clean my stencils)

Step 2:
Remove the first stencil and replace it with the second stencil. Ink it up with VersaFine Clair Verdant.

Step 3:
Remove the second stencil and go over the entire panel with VersaFine Clair Lilac Bloom one of our gorgeous new colors.

Afterwards cut the panel down to 5 x 3 3/4

This background reminds me of that old wallpaper you would see in a haunted house.

Step 4:
Stamp, color and fussy cut out the image and word die.

Finish the card by adding the panel to an A2 sized card base and adding the elements placed where you would like them.

Products Used:

 Imagine:
VersaFine Clair: Verdant, Monarch, Lilac Bloom
Memento Markers: Cantaloupe, Grape Jelly, Tuxedo Black ,Gray Flannel and Tangelo
On Point Glue

Other Supplies:
Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 120lb CS – CutCardStock
Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb – CutCardStock
Jack of All Faces Stamp Set – The Rabbit Hole Designs
Boo Word Die – Lil Inker
Stencils – A Colorful Life Designs
Misti 2.0 – My Sweet Petunia
Grip Mat – Waffle Flower

Create a Death-Head Moth Halloween Card Using Ink Blending Techniques

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By Anna Escalada York

In today’s card, I used sprays and and ink-blending to make a Halloween card.

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 1.5 hours

Directions:

Step 1:
Stamp the Death’s-Head Moth stamp onto a piece of white watercolor paper with Nocturne
VersaFine Clair ink. Emboss with Clear Mboss powder.

Step 2:
Spray a pre-die cut panel of watercolor paper with Lilac Posies Fireworks! Shimmery Craft
Spray and Rose Gold Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray. Allow the panel to dry.

Step 3:
Color two corner filigree stamps–one at the top right corner and one at the lower left corner–with
the Sweet Plum Memento Marker directly and then stamp the sprayed panel. Flip the panel 180
degrees (so the top is now the bottom) and repeat the process to add a stamped image to each
corner.

Step 4:
Ink blend Perfect Plumeria VersaMagic Chalk Ink around the border of the card panel,
overlapping with the stamped decoration just added. Then ink blend the edge of the panel with
Midnight Black VersaMagic Chalk Ink.

Step 5:
Die cut a piece of black watercolor paper with a frame die. Then spray the die cut with Rose
Gold Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray and let dry. If desired, repeat this process to add more shine
and color.

Step 6:
Fussy cut the Death’s-Head Moth, then use a sponge dauber to ink blend the outer part of the
wings with Perfect Plumeria VersaMagic Chalk Ink.

Step 7:
Spray the moth with Angel Pink Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray and allow to dry.

Steps 8 and 9:
Stamp a border and a sentiment on a piece of watercolor paper with Nocturne VersaFine Clair
ink. Heat emboss with Clear Mboss embossing powder. Then fussy cut the border.
Then ink blend the edges of the sentiment with Perfect Plumeria VersaMagic Chalk ink with a
sponge dauber. Then lightly spray the sentiment with Rose Gold Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray.
Allow the spray to dry.

Step 10:
Glue the frame, Death’s-Head Moth and sentiment onto the background panel.

Step 11:
Die cut a piece of sparkly black cardstock with a larger panel die cut. Glue it behind the sprayed
panel as a matte layer.

Step 12:
Glue embellishments onto the panel and finish the card by gluing the whole thing onto an
A2-sized card base.

Art Supplies

Imagine

• Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray – Angel Pink and Lilac Posies
• Mboss – Clear
• Memento Marker – Sweet Plum
• Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray – Rose Gold
• VersaFine Clair ink – Nocturne
• VersaMagic Chalk Ink – Midnight Black and Perfect Plumeria
• Sponge Daubers

Other
• Crafty Meraki – Embellishments – Meraki Sparkle Gold
• Erin Lee Creative – Paper – Las Vegas Sparkly Cardstock
• Gina Marie Designs – Die set – Big and Little Chain Rectangle die set
• Whimsy Stamps – Stamp Set – Exquisite Beauty stamp set
• Whimsy Stamps – Die Set – Forever Cameo Frames die set
• Watercolor paper
• Paper Trimmer
• Scissors
• Glue

Ink Blending With Kaleidacolor Inks

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By Alison Heikkila

Hello! I’m Alison Heikkila. Kaleidacolor Inks come in beautiful color palettes and help you do some really fun techniques. I love to use my Kaleidacolor Inks with my Gel Press plates. In this case, we’re using one of the Petite Plates to get the look of a watercolored painting without actually watercoloring.

Skill Level: Beginner-Intermediate
Time to Complete: 20-30 Minutes

*Some affiliate links are used in this post. That means that if you shop through these links, I may receive a small compensation, at no cost to you. 

Supplies:
Imagine:
Kaleidacolor Ink in Creole Spice
VersaMark Ink
White Embossing Powder
Fireworks! Spray in Cantaloupe
Memento Ink in Elderberry

Other:
Gel Press: Petites Set A
Gel Press: Rubber Brayer
Stampers Anonymous: Halloween Sketchbook
The Rabbit Hole Designs: Cotton Tail Blending Brush
Accent Opaque 100lb. White Cardstock
Scrapbook.com: Artis Craft Glue
Watercolor Paper
Stamping Platform

Goosebumps Resist Technique

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By Nancy May –

Hey y’all. This is Nancy, the Handi Scandi, for Imagine Crafts. Whether I’m a bit late for Halloween or getting a jump on next year, I have once more Halloween project to share with you today. I’m using Goosebumps through a stencil to create a great resist effect with Fireworks sprays. 

~Nancy

Skill: Intermediate

Time: undetermined

Art Supplies


Imagine

Other

  • Visible Image – Glimmer of Light
  • A Colorful Life Designs – Bold Diamond 6×9 Stencil
  • Simon Says Stamp – Home Sweet Haunted Home

Bewitching Scene with VersaFine Clair

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By Kathi Rerek

VersaFine Clair Inks make it easy to create a quick and bewitching Halloween scene!

Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate

Time: 1 hour

Step 1.

Use tape to secure the Moon mask and the flattest of the Hills mask to the back of a 4.75” x 6.75” panel of white cardstock.

Use a sponge dauber to apply Blue Belle VersaFine Clair Ink over the Moon mask onto the top part of the image panel to create a night sky.

Use another sponge dauber to apply Paradise VersaFine Clair Ink over the top of the Hills mask onto the image panel until the panel is covered.

Step 2:

Move the Hills mask slightly downward and use the existing tape to secure it in place.

I had previously traced the Hills mask onto a piece of cardstock and fussy-cut it to create a paper mask for the negative portion of the mask. This was placed over the night sky.

Use a sponge dauber to apply Green Oasis VersaFine Clair Ink between the paper and acetate mask. Move the acetate mask downwards again and sponge Green Oasis VersaFine Clair Ink to fill in the grassy areas.

Use a different sponge dauber to apply Rain Forest VersaFine Clair Ink below the paper mask to add contrast and fill in the lawn. Remove the masks and heat set the panel.

Use a black chalk pencil to deepen the shadows in the grass.

Step 3:

Use magnets to secure the image panel to the base of a stamping platform. Position the witch and  the cauldron stamps facedown as desired. Press the platform’s lid onto the back of the stamps, lift, and ink the stamps with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink. Stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a good impression.

Use a black chalk pencil to add shadows below the witch and the cauldron.

Step 4:

Position the Bats stamp on the right side of the witch and above the cauldron. Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the image. Oops. No photo.

Clean and dry the Bats stamp. Reposition it so that it’s to the left of the witch. Use Nocturne VersaFine Ink to stamp the image.

Step 5:

Position the Bat Colony stamp at the top right of the image panel so the bats are in front of the moon. Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink to stamp the image.

Step 6:

Position the larger of the Spanish Moss stamps along the right side of the image panel. Ink the stamp with Rain Forest VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Clean and dry the stamp. Move the stamp down, ink the stamp with Rain Forest VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp to extend the moss.

Step 7:

Position the smaller of the Spanish Moss stamps to the right of the stamped moss. Ink the stamp with Shady Lane VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Clean and dry the stamp. Move the stamp to the right, ink the stamp with Shady Lane VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp.

Step 8:

Clean and dry the stamp then move it back to the left. Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp.

Step 9:

Place the larger of the Spanish Moss stamps onto an acrylic block. Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp over the previous impressions using first and second generation stamping.  Sorry there’s no photo.

Heat set the image panel.

Step 10:

Use Tear It! Tape to adhere the image panel to a 5” x 7” black card.

Step 11:

Use a white Gelly Roll Gel pen to add highlights to the cauldron. Use a white colored pencil to add shading to the witch and the cauldron.

Use Stardust Glitter Gel pens to add sparkle to the contents being thrown in the cauldron and to the Spanish Moss.

Imagine Crafts Supplies:

Other Supplies:

  • Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers
  • Raven Cardstock by Bazzill Basics
  • Acetate Circle Masks by Lavinia Stamps
  • Acetate Hills Masks by Lavinia Stamps
  • Willow the Witch Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps
  • Bats Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps
  • Bat Colony Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps
  • Spanish Moss Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps
  • White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura of America
  • Purple, Rose, Sky Blue, and Gold Stardust Glitter Pens by Sakura of America
  • White Colored Pencil by Prismacolor
  • Black Chalk Pencil by General’s
  • Heat Gun by EK Success

Mini Guillotine Trimmer by Tim Holtz for Tonic Studios

Misti Stamping Platform by My Sweet Petunia