Oct 23 2008
boo!
BOO!
Okay … I’ll admit it. I haven’t purchased a Halloween stamp set this year, and gave away the SU set that I had last year. Well here it is … Halloween season again! Eeeeeeek!
Time to sit under the thinking cap. BOO! That’s it! BOO! My ‘Short Order Alphabet’ was called into stamp action as the beginning element. Every project requires a starting idea! Sometimes I just stamp images on paper to start the process. This time, I literally started stamping ‘Boo’, ‘BOO’, ‘boo’, in varied colors until I decided the lettering would be in black, while the layers would include other colors. Somewhat later, I realized that the ‘polished stone’ technique would provide the background I wanted. Even farther into the ‘play’, I decided that it needed ‘more’ … enter the long-loved “Lovely as a Tree” image. The rest is history! I used only two inks in the polished stone layer … Pumpkin Pie Classic Refill and Encore Gold refill.
The moral of this story? If you do not have a traditional Halloween set … you can create Halloween cards, tags, & wraps. Voila! … … errrr … I mean … BOO!
Project Materials: STAMPS >> ‘Baroque Motifs’, ‘Lovely As A Tree’, and ‘Short Order Alphabet’ (SU). INKS >> Classic Basic Black, Refills Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, & Encore Gold. PAPERS >> Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Brushed Gold Metallic, Glossy White. ACCESSORIES >> felt pieces, rubbing alcohol, SU Grosgrain Ribbons Black & Pumpkin Pie, Pretties Kit, Vintage Brads.
7 responses so far
Love the background, Bev! I’m such a background junkie 🙂
I love this! The “boo’s” look like they are bats flying around in the air! Too cute
Very cute!! Great way to make a Halloween card out of what you have!
Ya can’t get any more Halloweenie than BOO, girlfriend…love your card!!!
A boo-t-ful card, Bev! It’s adorable.
Great Halloweeny colors, Bev…and I love all of your “Boo’s”!!
Bev,
How creative you were with this card! Your colors and tree stamp makes for a great Halloween card! Great job!
Joan