Happy Halloween with Topflight Stamps!

BOO! Hello, and Happy Halloween! I'm back with another Topflight Stamps card for you. Of course I had to make another Halloween card since it's the actual day…

I pulled out the handy Distress Plaid Paper Pad from Creative Expressions for the background. (Love that paper!) I also love the funky die sets from AALL & Create so I included several bits cut using the SkyCrossed Paradise set.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the Topflight Stamps store for a wide selection of different and hard to find stamps, stencils and other paper crafting supplies from all around the world! Also keep an eye on the Topflight Stamps blog. There is new inspiration posted daily!

Topflight Stamps Supplies Used:

Hobby Art stamp set - Fungi
PaperArtsy Kate Crane Mini stamp - KCM003
PaperArtsy stamp set - ESN27

AALL & Create Die Set - SkyCrossed Paradise

Versafine Pigment Ink Pad - Onyx Black
Versafine Clair Ink Pad - Shady Lane

Creative Expressions paper pad - Distress Plaid
PaperArtsy Infusions - Golden Sands

watercolors 

Mixed Media + Halloween with Topflight Stamps

Hello, this week at Topflight Stamps our theme is "Mixed Media". I love using "all the things" so this is right up my alley! I'm in Halloween crafting mode so I chose to make an appropriately themed card.

The background is a Gel Press print to which I applied texture paste through a PaperArtsy Mini Stencil, then sprinkled with Oiled Slate WOW Embossing Powder. Once the paste was dry, I heat embossed the powder. I layered on die cuts, fussy cut Katzelkraft stamped images and fabric.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the Topflight Stamps store for a wide selection of different and hard to find stamps, stencils and other paper crafting supplies from all around the world! Also keep an eye on the Topflight Stamps blog. There is new inspiration posted daily!

Topflight Stamps Supplies Used:

Katzelkraft Stamp Set - Cats

Katzelkraft Stamp Set - Pilgrim

Masterpiece Design Memory Planner Die Set - Tag Mini Album
AALL & Create die sets - SkyCrosssed Paradise #34
PaperArtsy Hot Picks stencil - PM025

Versafine Pigment Ink Pad - Onyx Black

Gel Press Plate

PaperArtsy Fresco Paint - various
watercolors
Texture Paste

WOW! Embossing Powder - Oiled Slate

Distress Plaid Paper Pad

Spooky Time with Topflight Stamps

Or not so spooky ha ha. Hello, this week our Topflight Stamps focus is Halloween and Fall themes. The Halloween cards I created fall more into the "cute" category instead of spooky.

I experimented with using the Carabelle Studio mask The Halloween House to make some different backgrounds. For two of them I spritzed spray stains through the mask and on the third I used the inky mask to make a monoprint.

I picked my two favorites to make cards out of. The AALL & Create die set I used is SkyCrossed Paradise (so many great details you can cut with this set!) The star of the card is the super cute little witch cat, a PaperArtsy Zinis mini stamp. I watercolored it and fussy cut out the image.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the Topflight Stamps store for a wide selection of different and hard to find stamps, stencils and other paper crafting supplies from all around the world! Also keep an eye on the Topflight Stamps blog. There is new inspiration posted daily!

Topflight Stamps Supplies Used:

PaperArtsy Zinis stamp - ZN07

Carabelle Studio mask - The Halloween House
AALL & Create Die Set - SkyCrossed Paradise

Versafine Pigment Ink Pad - Onyx Black

Creative Expressions paper pad - Distress Plaid
Polkadoodles paper pad - Spooky Special (I used an earlier version of this pad.)

watercolors 

Trick or Treat! – Halloween Box with Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies

Hello Eileen Hull fans! This month all the designers on Eileen's Teams have been making a variety of project with fall and Halloween themes! We've had so much creative inspiration to share. For my make, I used the Slotted Treat Box Die as the shell for my Halloween diorama. The festive outside opens up to even more festive party inside…

Front

Back

I wanted to focus on a vintage Halloween party vibe inside. Eileen's Slotted Treat Box Die (a Plus die) is so roomy I could fit all sorts of fun bits and pieces in it.

I cut an extra piece of mat board and glued it in to make a shelf. The little banner is cut using a retired die set of Eileen's - the Banners & Pennants set.

Another look at the outside:

I don't have too many photos of the process because I got in a groove and went to town. Here are a few peeks though.

I cut all my box parts out of mat board first and then covered the box with patterned paper afterwards. Usually it's easier to adhere the paper to the mat board and then cut the pieces, but I used so many different papers that would have been very tricky!

I built up layers with die cuts and foam tape.

It was so much fun going through my stash of Idea-ology and other bits to decide what to put inside. I love making little scenes! =)

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to keep an eye on Eileen's blog for more inspiration from the Educator and Inspiration Teams.

Supplies used:

Eileen Hull Plus Die - Slotted Treat Box Die  ( Sizzix, SB )
Eileen Hull Die Set - Banners & Pennants, 660329 - retired
Tim Holtz Die Set - Retro Halloween ( SB, FJ )
Tim Holtz Die Set - Spider Web ( Sizzix, SB )
Sizzix Die Set - Winter Nature ( Sizzix, SB )
Sizzix Die Set - Halloween Silhouettes  ( Sizzix )
Tim Holtz Stamp Sets - Halftone & Rings, Halloween Cutouts

Sizzix Mat Board
Distress Collage Medium - Matte

Distress Halloween Mica Stains
Distress Paint - Spiced Marmalade, Twisted Citron, Wilted Violet
various Distress Ink pads
Graphic 45 patterned paper - various Halloween collections (Midnight Tales is one)
Tim Holtz Idea-ology - lots of older bits from my stash
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Halloween Confections
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Woodland Tree Lot (bottle brush tree)

Some links in this post are affiliate links which do not affect the price you pay but allow me to earn a small percentage of a sale. Thanks! (My husband also thanks you!)

Funkie Junkie Focus – "Mixed Media Madness" Halloween Style!

Hello Funkie Junkie fans! Our theme this time is "Mixed Media Madness" and I gave my project a Halloween twist with childhood memories.

There is a photo of little four year old me dressed up as a witch! My mom would always sew the best costumes for my brother and I so I wanted to pay homage to those memories (and my Mom's crafty skills!)

Step 1 – I started by decoupaging pieces of old sewing pattern tissue onto a blank canvas.

Step 2 – I added some Distress Black Opaque Texture Paste through the new Spellbound Layering Stencil. When it was dry, I spritzed it with Distress Mica Spray.

Because I had decoupaged the pattern pieces onto the canvas, it was basically "sealed". The Mica Stains work best on porous surfaces so I had to spray it all with a coat of workable fixative to keep the stain from rubbing off. The fixative worked great!

Step 3 – I scanned the front of a vintage sewing pattern package from my collection. After printing it out, I assembled bits of Tim Holtz Halloween fabric and stitched them together

Step 4 – More layers! I added some more Texure Paste and Mica Spray over the pattern layer.

Thanks for stopping by. Keep an eye on the Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog, Inspiration Ave. because you are now getting regular doses of expanded (and inspiring) content each week. Don't miss it…

Supplies used:  

Tim Holtz Die Set - Big Frights
Tim Holtz Die Set - Edison
Tim Holtz Layering Stencil - Spellbound

Distress Collage Medium Matte

Distress Mica Spray - Bubbling Cauldron, Flickering Candle, Jack-o-lantern

Distress Texture Paste - Black Opaque
Distress Woodgrain Cardstock - Black

Tim Holtz Halloween fabric
Tonic Deckle Torn Edge Trimmer

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Halloween 2022 Label Stickers

workable fixative

Funkie Junkie Focus – "Make a Scene" Halloween Display Globe

Hello Funkie Junkie fans! Our theme this time around is "Make a Scene" so I decided to create a Halloween "snow globe". When the new Idea-ology Display Globe was debuted I was pretty excited because I love snow globes!

There are no mystical techniques used in this project, but here are a few "in progress" photos.

I glued several Mischievous cat die cuts together to make a thicker "cat" and glittered it with Nightfall Distress Glitter (seasonal release from a past year).

With a craft knife, I cut the middles of the letters out of the "EEK!" die cut from Big Frights so I could have the cat stepping through.

There you go! I'm looking forward to make a Christmas project using the Display Globe (or several) so subscribe to my Instagram account to see.

Thanks for stopping by. Keep an eye on the Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog, Inspiration Ave. because you are now getting regular doses of expanded (and inspiring) content each week. Don't miss it…

Supplies used:  

Tim Holtz Die Set - Big Frights
Tim Holtz Die Set - Mischievous
Tim Holtz Die Set - Vault Series: Halloween 2021
Tim Holtz Stamp Set - Scared Silly

Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Display Globe
Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Halloween Confections
Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Trick or Treat
Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Halloween Trimmings 2022
Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Memo Pin

Distress Collage Medium Matte

Distress Mica Spray - Bubbling Cauldron
Distress Spray - Wilted Violet, Seedless Preserves, Shaded Lavender

Distress Glaze Embossing Powder - Twisted Citron
Distress Glitter - Nightfall
Distress Glitter - Rock Candy

Glitter Duster

Funkie Junkie Focus – "How Scary Is That?" Halloween Panel

Hello Funkie Junkie fans! We're getting into the spooky season and the current theme of "How Scary Is That?"reflects it. I like to create fun whimsical Halloween makes so I got to work using one of the new Square Etcetera Panels as the base.

Detail photos!

Mr. Bones is awesome.

Here are some step photos of how this all came together:

Step 1 – I started with the 8.5" x 8.5" Etcetera panel and covered the front with an inky Distress background on the top and a painty Distress background on the bottom. The bottom section I also stamped with a spiderweb stamp and embossed with black embossing powder. The Glow Grit Paste is super cool and I applied it using the Peek a boo stencil and the smaller version from the Minis Set 56.

Step 2 – I used the Spellbound stencil to add some stars to the sky. Clear embossing ink (Distress Embossing Dabber) embossed with Lost Shadow Distress Glaze added a subtle touch.

Step 3 – The ledge I made from a strip of foam core board bolstered by a set of Bracket Etcetera Trims. The Decorative Trims Die Set makes it really easy to cover all the Etcetera Trim parts with paper. Cut and glue, easy peasy.

Step 4 – The fun part was making all the elements to build on the background. Various Sizzix die sets, new and old, came into play. I also included some of the new Idea-ology headstones from this year's Graveyard set. I added diecut paper elements to them to help them blend into the scene.

Thanks for stopping by. Keep an eye on the Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog, Inspiration Ave. because you are now getting regular doses of expanded (and inspiring) content each week. Don't miss it…

Supplies used:  

Tim Holtz Layering Stencil - Peek a boo
Tim Holtz Layering Stencil - Spellbound
Tim Holtz Layering Stencil - Minis Set 56
Tim Holtz Die Set - Big Frights
Tim Holtz Die Set - Graveyard
Tim Holtz Die Set - Moonlight
Tim Holtz Die Set - Edison
Tim Holtz Die Set - Twisted Edge
Tim Holtz Die Set - Ghost Town
Tim Holtz Die Set - Ghost Town #2
Tim Holtz Die Set - Mr. Bones
Tim Holtz Die Set - Trick or Treater
Tim Holtz Die Set - Decorative Trims
Tim Holtz Stamp Set - Shattered
Tim Holtz Stamp Set - Halloween Cutouts
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Backdrops - Halloween 2023
Tim Holtz Etcetera - Square Panels
Tim Holtz Etcetera - Bracket Trims
Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Graveyard
Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Halloween Design Tape

Distress Collage Medium Matte
Distress Halloween Grit Paste - Glow
Distress Halloween Grit Paste - Crypt

Distress Mica Spray - Ominous Twilight and others
Distress Paint - Villainous Potion, Black Soot, Hickory Smoke
Distress Spray - Wilted Violet, Seedless Preserves, Shaded Lavender

Distress Oxide Spray - Shaded Lavender

Distress Glaze Embossing Powder - Lost Shadow
Black embossing powder

Distress Embossing Dabber 

The Haunted Mansion Lantern – Tim Holtz Village Die Set

Happy Halloween! I have one last make for the season to share with you and it's a pretty big one. It's been awhile since I created village scene in a lantern so I made this one as a birthday gift for some friends of ours.

I based the design on the Disney Haunted Mansion book/ride. (Our friends are classic Disney fans.)

The house itself is loosely based on the illustration in the book:

Last fall Tim Holtz released an 87 piece Thinlits die set, Christmas Village, that was based on his wildly popular (and retired) steel rule Village die collection. This new set has much more flexibility with mix and match doors, windows, additions etc. so you can cobble together your own versions of mini houses. Check out Tim's excellent video where he explains his thoughts on this set and all the ins and outs. (More on how I constructed my mansion below.)

The background is alcohol ink on a large sheet of translucent Yupo.

The mansion grounds are filled with gravestones, ghosts and the frightened caretaker.

I scanned and printed pages from the book to fussy cut out the figures.

Of course there are also Halloween Tiny Lights as part of the scene.

The vignette on the top of the lantern echoes details from the story (and a delightfully detailed Idea-ology Tombstone).

Arthur the owl and the Mischievous cats are stars.

Let's take a look at some of the how-to:

1) First off the bat was making the house. I cut the pieces out of Kraft Heavystock paper and inked them with Distress Oxide Pumice Stone and Hickory Smoke ink. I stacked the sides to make a multi-story structure.

2) The background is a large piece of Yupo paper I alcohol inked as a night sky. (You can get large sheets of Yupo at art stores. Ranger sells smaller sheets of Yupo cardstock packs that are perfect for card making etc. I also used the Moon Masks set to mask the moon while making the background and then adding the moon shadow details on the face of it.

3)  To add the tiny lights, I left a hole in the base of the house and hot glued several loops of lights onto the landscape platform. I then ran the wire with the rest of the lights around the front and tacked it into position with hot glue. I disguised the wire with paint and placed the bulbs behind bushes and gravestones.

4) The gravestones were die cut out of heavy cardstock coated with grit paste and painted. I used the Halloween 2022 Remant Rubs to add details.

5) The structure the top vignette is built on is an Etcetera Trims piece I hot glued onto the lantern.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Halloween!! Time to pivot to Christmas LOL.

Supplies used:

Tim Holtz die set - Christmas Village

Tim Holtz die set - Mischievous

Tim Holtz die set - Vault Series Halloween 2021 #665563

Tim Holtz die set - Decorative Trims

Tim Holtz die set - Ghost Town #2 #665560

Tim Holtz die set - Arthur, Colorize #664730

Tim Holtz die - Branches #663138

Tim Holtz 3D Embossing Folder - Lumber

Tim Holtz 3D Embossing Folder - Mini Brickwork

Tim Holtz 3D Embossing Folder - Mini Cobblestone

Tim Holtz Layering Mask Set - Moon Masks

Ranger Kraft Heavystock paper

Ranger Archival Inks - Hickory Smoke
Distress Oxide Ink - Pumice Stone, Hickory Smoke

Distress Collage Medium Matte

Distress Grit Paste - Crypt

Distress Texture paste, Opaque

Idea-ology Remnant Rubs Halloween 2022

Idea-ology Tombstones

Stampers Anonymous Etcetera Trims, Bracket