Sep 08 2008
It’s Creepy and It’s Spooky
Happy Monday! There’s a lot going on at the farm so let me fill you in. This week’s product spotlight is on Ranger’s Adirondack inks. (That means they’re on sale along with the reinkers, color washes, alcohol inks and metallic mixatives…I’m not sure what that is, but it’s on sale too.) So our challenge today is to use the ink. Not a problem for me as that’s what I usually use anyway. I made two cards for this challenge but I’ll show you the other one tomorrow. (It couldn’t be any more different from this one.)
Happy Harvest
Here I used the All Things Fall set. I used a waterbrush to color the pumpkins and sky, then sponged, distressed and ran the black ink pad around the edges. I know…it’s kind of dark and creepy. Maybe “Happy Haunting” would have been a more appropriate sentiment. I used the Ribbons set to stamp the ribbons, adding a little gray shadow on one side of each for a bit of a 3-d effect.
Stamps: Cornish Heritage Farms “All Things Fall” (The Rummage Bin), ”Ribbons” and “Burlap Backgrounder” Ink: Adirondack Pitch Black, Butterscotch, Terra Cotta, Sunset Orange, Meadow, Latte and Espresso by Ranger Cardstock: Prism Black, Sunflowers Dark and Natural Smooth Accessories: Waterbrush, piercing template/needle, black marker, edge distresser, Gray Copic marker. Card size 4 ¼” x 5 ½”.
If you’d like to play, check out the challenge thread in this forum. And be sure to check out these other designer blogs to see what they did with Adirondack inks.
Also, there are some free on-line classes coming up that you might want to check out:
September 9th, Winter Planning Journal with Dawn
September 16th, Vintage Gift Soaps with Julie
September 23rd, Glitter Christmas Card Ensemble with Kristine
September 30th, Thomas Kinkade Holiday Candle Wrap with Julia
I feel like I’m forgetting something….if I think of it, I’ll let you know tomorrow. Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great day!
Ohhhh I love this Michele!!!!!!!!!!!! Rich and gorgeous and yes…just a little creepy!
Great card Michele. Love the richness as well!
Halloween IS MY FAVORITE OF THE YEAR, soooooo might be a bit biased I THINK THIS CARD ROCKS!!! Love everything about it…yes it’s a bit creepy…so is Halloween! You did a FANTASTIC job with all the colors. Can you send it to me to frame????
LOL!!
I love the creepy feel of this card!
Love your creepy card, Michele!
I love this card!!!! Eeeee, I am so excited about all the Halloween stuff!!! My Favorite time of year!
Nothing wrong with creepy! This looks fantastic, love the big pile of pumpkins you created!
Eeeeeeeeeek!
Love this!
B-
love it!! love the black ink distressing! I don’t think it’s dark and creepy…
A fantastic creepy card Michele! Your colors are so vibrant.
yup, it’s as amazing as I thought it would be
This is out of this world girl! Your style is so fresh. LOVE all the finishing touches.
Very creepy and cool! Love this, Michele!
OOOOH I LOVE IT!!! LOVE The colors and stamps! Awesome!
Oooooooh, it’s mysterious and altogether ooky, too. Too funny using the Happy Harvest sentiment–tee hee! Halloween is a fun time for stamping!
Wow, I really like this! It is a little dark and creepy-cool!!! Great card!
This is definitely creepy and spooky, Michele!! Your colors and distressing bring on the mood for sure!
This is seriously gorgeous how you brushed on the color! Very fall-like and spooky colors!
hugs,
lise
it’s dark, creepy, and soooooo COOL!!!!!!!!!!