Midnight Spell REVEAL!!

Here is the Midnight Spell Kit!! I tried to keep this kit very fall themed with a few Halloween highlights. 

This kit includes:

One large orange and black carnation

Three medium black and orange star flowers

One 12 inch banner

One miniature "spell" book (it's unmarked for you to finish!)

One layered embellishment in black, kraft and orange

Two Halloween Labels (Poison and All Hallow's Eve) (opt for no stamping if you choose!)

Two Halloween Tags (A cockroach and Radioactive) (opt for no stamping if you choose!)

One set of paper rib bones

One black graveyard silhouette

One 3D pumpkin

Three resin leaves

One paper leaf scatter in orange, kraft and green

One floral spray with scripty kraft and black leaves

One "witch's brew"

The All Resin All The Time add on kit is a bit more Halloween themed, but I love it!! 

One Skeleton Cameo

One gothic frame

Three bats

One "Knob" or decorative circle

One giant flourish. 

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Midnight Spell Sneak #1

Sneak Peek #1 for Midnight Spell 

I love these two flowers!! Can't wait to do them in tons o' colors for the store!

Introducing... Midnight Spell ♥

I'm very excited about this kit! It's a little Halloween, a little fall, a little dark, a little bright ♥

Midnight Spell

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Day #3

Wowza!! What amazing inspiration we've had so far!! I'm super honored to be among these gals sharing their work and I really hope you're seeing everyone's goods!!

Today I've got a 3rd scene style tag... and it's my favorite!!!

The stamps I used for this beauty are:

Oct 31

Minaret Bird Cage

Spiked Fence

Small Raven Left

and a brand spanking new Pumpkin Row stamp from plate827 STILL ON PRE-ORDER!!!

I also used Distress ink in spiced marmalade, dried marigold, walnut stain, and black soot. I stamped in archival black ink. The stars were made with distress ink through a star punchinella from Gauche Alchemy. the ribbon is May Arts webbing and the brad is a BasicGrey epoxy brad. 

Now check out what everyone else is doing!!!

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"Us"

A recent art journal page:

Supplies used: Clairefontaine journal, spiced marmalade distress ink, charcoal tattered angels glimmer mist, Viva Las VegaStamps! chicken wire background, gesso, art blanche alphas, black memento reinker, 7gypsies file tab, woven ribbon from my friend Paula!, a star punchinella from Gauche Alchemy. 

Basically Bare Tag! -Time Flies-

I'm loving working with the Basically Bare products so much -- they're fun to completely alter.. fun to leave blank.. and fun to add just the right touch to. 

Here is a tag I did for the blog that aired this week - Lots of distressing, spritzing, splattering, and metal alteration via markers and inks on this baby. For the bird I just did a lovely foam application around his edges.. so super cool! 

Supplies used: Basically Bare bird embellishment, Paper Loft cardstock and clock, espresso alcohol ink, brads of various metal finishes, a gear style bit from the hardware store, black Memento ink, a stamp, TH Tags die, distress ink in Spiced marmalade, mustard seed, vintage photo, and walnut stain. 

Linking up to SimonSaysStampandShow

Time Flies @ Basically Bare

I've got a post at Basically Bare today using Paper Loft goodies -- check it out :

Good Evening/Morning!

Hope all is well in your crafty space :) Today I'm showing off my latest May Arts challenge submission (Which I'm also using to throw my name into the Hobby Baby design team call hat featured HERE on their blog!) 

We were sent the cutest set of brightly colored ribbons to work with, and I had INTENDED to make more of a topiary piece... however one of Bethney's Ribbonistas beat me to it.. so I went with this instead :)

It's the cutest little sit on my mantle home decor piece ever! The nest is actually a large sponge that I carved out in the shape of a nest. I covered it with moss from the dollar store.. and got some eggs on sale after Easter from Michaels. I cut my ribbon into small pieces and wrapped it around my three eggs. Tied a couple bows, too! The banner is hanging from a couple of spare pencils with wooden beads.. and is made from KnCo paper which has been distressed on the edges. The HOME is from a set of smooth chipboard thickers. They came that gorgeous green color :) 

Can't wait to see what HobbyBaby has to offer in it's upcoming remodel!

The 5th already?

Jeez.. time is flyin' by me like no other..

here is the project that I posted on the Basically Bare blog yesterday.. My rainbow road :)

VLVS! Tryout - Whimsical!

It's that time again!

Here I am trying out for VLVS! I've had a great year with them and am very honored that I was able to serve a 2nd term, if I don't make it this time, It's because VLVS! has AMAZING fans who do AMAZING work!

I love the vast variety of VLVS! images, the miracle tape and the ultra thick EP.. I will FOREVER be a fan, if not a DT member ♥ And here is a GIANT shout out to the wonderful team that is currently supporting and promoting VLVS! -- Their work is so wonderful and has inspired my post for the tryout today! 

Check out Viva Las Vegastamps! HERE --- and visit the blog HERE for new posts from the DT Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays!

and without further ado.. Here is my project (it's taken a whimsical sort of fun turn from my usual stamping ways) :

I had so much fun with this Umbrella Man (2.5x3.5) -- he was so whimsical and begging for color.. which I answered with Prisma Color markers Deco Blue, Cool Gray 60%, and Yellowed Orange. After, of course I stamped him with Memento tuxedo black ink on Kromecote cardstock - the combination of two gave me such a crisp clean image.. WONDERFUL! 

I then adhered some Basic Grey paper to a recycled kraft base with Miracle Tape, gave it a little distress ink.. and glued my man down! Add a bit of doodling with a white pen and VIOLA. A fun scene, simple yet graphic and fun card to send to a close friend! 

Golden Years! Whop Whop Whop

I've been channeling David Bowie and his greatness since I was about 8 years old..

January's theme for the CropChocolate Design Team was to use a song as inspiration.. I grabbed my favorite Bowie CD and got to contemplating..

This card may not /seem/ david bowie-esque but it was definitely inspired by the idea of "Golden Years"

Check out all the details on TheCrop

P.S. -- I always feel very justified in saying that I do NOT own the TH rosette die -- I make all of mine by hand ;)

WHOP WHOP WHOP

Chocolatiers Sneak Peek!!

Next month the projects we worked on had to be inspired by a song..

I love David Bowie so much..

"... In These Golden YEEEAAAARS"

 

"Whop whop whop!!"

Featured @ CropChocolate today!

This is the first month of the official Design team over at CropChocolate!! So be on the lookout THIS Sunday for a huge feature on the new team. Also, on Friday starts a giant blog hop involving all of the new members with some fabulous inspiration and blog candy!!

And I have the honor of being the first official feature of the new team!!!! A ton of the gals over at CropChocolate have been asking questions about Distress Ink --- which of course is a favorite of mine and since CC has now started offering these fabulous inks I've done a short video on using them!!

Here is the project I turned in:


all the details and the video can be found on TheCrop

-DeeDee