So I bought the Tim Holtz Silly Monsters dies and was wondering what to do with it.
I began by using Distress Oxide Inks on half sheets of Ranger’s mixed media paper. My color choices were fired brick, peeled paint, spiced marmalade, salty ocean and wilted violet. I just rubbed the ink on the paper and sprayed with water to get a nice oxide effect.
Next, I cut out all five monsters from each sheet. That gave me a nice assortment of monsters and some paper leftover to make some small tags.
I decided to add some Tessler pearl paper to the back openings of the monster’s eyes and mouths. I bought this paper at Scrapbook Expo a year ago.
The next step was to add mini google eyes. Love those eyes – a perfect finishing touch!
For the tags, I used a saying from an old (2012) Darcie Halloween set.
To add a little more of the pearl paper, I stamped and die cut a bat and the word “boo!” from the new Elizabeth Craft Halloween stamp and die set using Stazon black ink.
The finished cards look like this:
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PS. The card background is another old background stamp, not sure who made it, that I stamped with Versamark ink on black card stock and then covered with Perfect Pearls for a nice shimmer.
I really think these cards are pretty fun! Happy Halloween! And Boo- Yah!
I am: a Christian, a widow, a mother, and a grandmother. ART is what drives me: playing my guitar, taking pictures, in my studio amidst ink, paint & stamps... I am lost in another place. Time stands still. Elusive joy lands on my shoulder, a bird whispering the sweetest song from heaven to earth.