Sep 16 2008
Spiders & Bats … Oh My! * and Treasure Too!
It’s time to get glittery! While it wasn’t my intention to ‘spread the glitz’, it just happens …. That’s right! Glitz happens! Today’s technique challenge (TLC186) at SCS is a revival of glitter, dubbed as Glitter Surprise.
The idea is to use either a glue pad or heat & stick powder, a background stamp, and glitter the same color as your background paper. I’ve always enjoyed the results I get with heat & stick powder & glitter. Tex’s Tip: Heat the powder just until it melts to a ‘liquid’ glue. Quickly apply the glitter. Now a quick touch of heat again to ‘set’ the glitter & glue. Rather than use a background stamp, I created a background with my Spooky Tree stamp, and repeated some bats within the branches.
The Reminisce paper looks as though black ink as been scratched on, so I used a stipple brush in a sweeping motion to recreate that rough ink look on the sentiment layer with orange and black ink.
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Card Recipe: STAMPS > Bat Set, Halloween Wish, and Spooky Tree (all at Rubbernecker Stamp Co.) INKS > Adirondack Pigment Pitch Black, Adirondack Dye Pads Pitch Black and Sunset Orange. PAPERS > Neenah Solar White, Reminisce Scare Tactics – Eerie Oak, SU Basic Black & Only Orange. ACCESSORIES > Gelly Roll Glaze Pen, Stampendous Glitter – Gunmetal, Heat & Stick Powder, Corner Rounder, Stipple Brush, Spellbinders Long Classic Scalloped dies, May Arts Ribbon, foam tape.
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It’s Treasure Hunt Tuesday!
Arrrr ye mateys, it’s Treasure Hunt Tuesday at Rubbernecker. As always, you can find the clue on our home page. If you haven’t visited lately, you’ll find that we are now offering your choice of the two images offered up for the treasure. In order to claim your treasure, place your choice of the two images in your cart, and then purchase only one other item.
Our Design Team, as always, will delight you with their creations. Be sure to visit their blogs.
Broni – Splashes of Watercolor
Candy – Candys Land (Blog Candy)
Jules – Stampin with Inky Fingers (Blog Candy)
Kittie – Kittie Kraft
Linda – Linda’s Works of Heart
Shelly – Stamp with Shelly
Tami – A Walk on the Mild Side
Sherry – Walkin’ on the BAD Side!
Our Sale Products for the Week are: everything in the CLEARSNAP line, BRILLIANCE PIGMENT, ADIRONDACK PIGMENT, BRILLIANCE DEW DROP, MEMENTO, and STAZON Ink Pads.
Be sure to check the brand new Rubbernecker Blog tomorrow (Wednesday), when we will resume our Blogger Challenges!
10 responses so far
I love the GLITTER!! OOOOH–SO COOL!! Thanks for the tip!
Wonderful Halloween card!
I like the glittery trees! Make the card so unique! And your attention to details, again, is outstanding! Love it!
What a cool idea to use the trees and bats for your background! Love that glitter! Love all the little dots on the scallops too!
What a fun card Bev, I bet you are all sparkly now!
Awesome Bev, love the sparkle!!
Oooooooh, spooky sentiment but lovely, sparkly trees! Very cool, Bev!
Cute Bev! The glitter just makes these cards come “alive” Great job and your details are wonderful!
Joan
I love the sparkle on this and especially the scalloped layer. Darling card, Bev.
This is sooo spooky, and I love the sparkle!! Very cute, Bev!!
Wow! Really cool card!