Hi All!
I'm participating in the Waltz for the first time!!!! Unfortunately, I don't have any WMS sets yet, but I plan to change that very soon. The new Halloween sets are just too cute to pass up on! Anyway, in keeping with the Halloween theme, I decided to try my hand at making a Halloween vintage card. This was actually my first attempt at distressing on my own (I've done it before at make & takes).
I used Kraft cardstock for the base of the card and I stamped some bats all over the background in Versamark Ink. I stamped the sentiment and pumpkins in black in and colored them in with my Copics.
Then I used some Tim Holtz distressing ink and I applied it with the Ranger Ink Blending Tool. This gave the card a distressed look and made the bats pop out. On the pictures, only a few bats show up, but in person, they are all over the card!
Here is the finished piece:
I know that it means summer is over and all, but I just love Halloween!
Thanks for looking and I'm really looking forward to this Waltz!
-Chrissie
Love the shadows of the bats coming through, great distressing.
ReplyDeleteLovely, I love how you took the shabby chic theme to the "darker" side, fun way to celebrate Halloween.
ReplyDeleteLovely layout, works great!
ReplyDeleteGreat job Chrissie! I love the 'ghost' bats stamped all over - vintage Halloween is my favorite! So glad you could waltz with us!
ReplyDeleteGreat Halloween card. Hope you win a stamp set! good luck.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful Halloween card Chrissie! The BG paper looks so weathered & Vintagey!
ReplyDeletethis is fantastic!!
ReplyDeleteI like what you've done with the distressing..you did great. Welcome to your first WMS hop too! You'll love the community here.
ReplyDeleteFantastic Vintage Halloween card!
ReplyDeleteGreat holiday card
ReplyDeleteHow fun! Love the distressing! And love the subtle bats!
ReplyDeleteOh, this is AWESOME! I love the bats, and need to try that myself... Great card!! I hear ya, sad that summer's over, but so fun that halloween is right around the corner!
ReplyDeleteGreat vintage card! Love those subtle bats!
ReplyDeleteOh I love this design! That is some awesome distressing, and what a great idea to stamp the bats in Versamark beforehand! Super cool Halloween card, welcome to your first waltz!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the CAS style here -- that distressing is GREAT - you make it look perfect...I would try too hard and have a big mess... GREAT job!!
ReplyDeleteGreat technique - thanks for joining the waltz!
ReplyDeleteheh - thanks for sharing those versamark & distressing tips. absolutely love the little darling pumpkins and you did a fabby job distressing that paper.
ReplyDeleteThis is a fantastic card! Thanks for the tips too!!
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