VIDEO: Spooky Scarecrow on Dark Cardstock

Hey friends!

I have a super fun spooky card for you today on this super soft and silky black cardstock that behaves really differently from the kraft cardstock and the pastel paper I normally use - and it was really fun. It ends up almost looking painted.

I used my normal colored pencils on my scarecrow, and I cut him out with the matching dies, and framed him against this spooky tree so the black edges of the die cut really don't show against the tree at all - such a fun effect.

The sentiment is from the same set and I just die cut a circle. What did we do before simple shape dies?

Here's the video!

Tuesday we get to start the REAL Halloween countdown! Can't wait.

Loveyameanitbye.

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Philatelic Inspiration & Important Update

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I have a very meta project for you today! It's a card, which will be sent through the mail with a stamp, that is inspired by stamps!

I'm still in my spooky season, so it has a little Dia de los Muertos flair too. 

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Here's what I did for today's card.

I started with these nesting postage dies, and I cut three stamps. I carefully masked the edges of these with Post-It tape around the edges and across the middle to create a horizon line. I used pink, orange and purple ink to create sky and ground. Then I used pieces of the haunted house stencil to create the little marks on the ground that match my inspiration piece below. I used this punch I found recently - that has a deep reach when you are punching farther into cardstock - and I punched a hole in masking paper to use for the moon. 

Next, I cut apart the stamps from the little mariachi grouping, and stamped them on each colored scene. I mounted these three stamps onto black cardstock.

Here's my inspiration from the USPS:

Aren't those beautiful?

I hope you've enjoyed this - don't be afraid of stamp surgery - it helps you get a whole lot more out of your stamps!

Loveyameanitbye

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VIDEO: 3D Journal Cover With Layering Dies

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Hello my spooky friends!! Only 44 days till Halloween!! I can't wait - so I have a fun spooky project for you today. 

I bought a little watercolor journal and transformed it into a spooktastic book with a 3D bat on the cover!

I love this little bat so much - he's so accurate and detailed and this was so easy to do as you will see. All you need is some somewhat glossy black paint and some white paint. You will definitely need the Precision Glue Press for this.

Isn't he great??

Here's the video!

Hope you enjoy it! 

Loveyameanitbye!

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