Hello and welcome to my blog; today I am going to share with you a card i created for this weeks Paper Craft Crew Challenge. This weeks challenge is all about Halloween and Haunting. One of the things that I think of when someone mentions Halloween is Jack-o-lanterns. The other thing I think of is fall leaves and the crisp cool night air. So, for my card I wanted to come up with something that embodied all those elements. I think I came up with a super cute card for you all today. Here's a look at my card.
Showing posts with label Stampin' Blends. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stampin' Blends. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Harvest Hello Jack-o-lantern and a Night Scene Card for #PCC354 Rick Adkins
I created a card with a fun little jack-o-lantern in a pile of Fall leaves at night. Here's the image that inspired my card. I have linked the inspiration image below to the Paper Craft Crew website. You can click on the image to play along and to check out what all the other design team members came up with.
I started my card by stamping the jack-o-lantern face in Pineapple Punch Ink and then masked it off. I then stamped the pumpkin from Harvest Hello in Tuxedo Black ink, because I knew I was going to color it with my stampin' blends. But before coloring I needed to create my night sky.
To start that process I masked off the pumpkin and stem with some masking paper. Then I stamped the some of the leaves in front of the pumpkin. After that was done I began with some ink blending. I did this really light starting in the center around the pumpkin. I started out with Pineapple Punch, then moved to Mango Melody, and Pumpkin Pie. And finally moving into Rich Razzleberry. Then I repeated the process again blending all the colors together. Once I had everything blended I came back in with a little tuxedo black just around the edges.
After everything was blended the way I wanted it. I flipped on some water from my stampin' spritzers and let it sit for just a little bit then pressed a paper towel on that. I then dried the ink with a heat tool. Then I removed the masks from the pumpkin. With the ink blending and the masks in place; I had a white ring around the stem and the pumpkin. So, how to handle that. I made both into part of the jack-o-lantern. I colored the jack-o-lantern with a combination of Mango Melody, Pumpkin Pie, and a little Pineapple Punch. I also added a little dark soft suede around the edge and the stem. When I have so many colors on the same image I like to color from lightest to darkest, then come back with darkest to lightest.
After the coloring was done on the pumpkin I came back in with my stampin' blends but added in the same colors I used before but added in a little Cherry Cobbler and Rich Razzleberry as well. Once That was all done I came back in with a journaling pen and outlined the pumpkin, the face, and the leaves. I then came back in with the dark soft suede blend and added some shadows around the outside of the leaves around the pumpkin leaving the center free to give the look of a glow from the jack-o-lantern. I finished off my card by heating embossing my sentiments on Early Espresso Cardstock. My sentiments came from Harvest Hellos and Wonderfully Wicked. I matted my focal image on a Early Espresso mat and then placed everything on a Pineapple Punch card base.
Thanks for dropping by today, I hope that you have enjoyed my little card that I came up for you.
Happy Stampin'
Rick Adkins
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October 09, 2019 #pcc354, Harvest Hello bundle, ink blending, Jack-o-lantern, leaves, night scene, Pumpkin, Stampin' Blends Leave a Comment
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Wonderfully Wicked Night Sky Silhouette
Hello and welcome to my blog; today I am going to share a super cute evening silhouette card with you! This little cutie is perfect for Halloween or any other time of the year. For my card today, I used the Wonderfully Wicked stamp set on page 55 of the 2019 Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog. In the video tutorial I show you how to create the ink blended background complete with my tips on creating the perfect moon. Here's a look at my card.
To create the moon I used one of my Layering Circle dies and cut out a piece of Masking Paper. For masking paper I use Avery Reuseable Labels, which can be picked up online or in some office supplies stores. I ordered mine from Amazon. The pack is huge so it will last forever. I've had it since last year. Once I had my mask in place I did my ink blending. I use Makeup brushes for this because they don't hurt my hands. I started out with Crushed Curry and then faded that into Pumpkin Pie. Next I used Rich Razzleberry and Blackberry Bliss inks to finish everything off.
I used a t-square ruler to draw my horizon line and then stamped my images in tuxedo black ink. For the cat I used my Stamparatus to be able to stamp it a couple times to get him black enough. I then filled in the ground with multiply layers of the Dark Soft Suede and both Dark and Light Basic Black Stampin' Blend Markers. I flicked up some grasses using the Dark Basic Black Stampin' Blend. To finish off my card I used Versamark ink to stamp my sentiment and White Stampin' Emboss Powder and heat set it. I stamped some more bats on my inside piece and then layered everything together.
Video Tutorial:
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Thanks for dropping by today, I hope that you have enjoyed my little card. If you need any of the supplies you have seen today you can pick them up in my online store.
Happy Stampin'
Rick
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October 01, 2019 bat, cat, Halloween, ink blending, night sky, silhouette, Stampin' Blends, Wonderfully Wicked Stamp Set Leave a Comment
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