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Monday 3 August 2009

...Aug 09 release Day 1 Halloween!!

Welcome to the August release!! I am so excited, which is great but I'm a bit of a headless chicken with so much to get through and show you all!!

I will be releasing 4 NEW STAMPSETS after I have shown you all the samples for the 4 sets, it could take a few days!!

I'm starting with a Halloween set 'Halloween Party'.

While I was thinking about Halloween, I decided I wanted a set that would be useful for making invitations to a Halloween Party - we usually have a party and so the main things I need are invitations and sweet/candy wrapping ideas.


I composed a Halloween invitation rhyme, the first verse of which is seen on the card above. Halloween is the time for rhymes and riddles and so I thought that this unique, original rhyme would really conjure up that spooky feeling and give my cards that little something different.

The first verse reads "Come, if you dare on Halloween Night, for food and drink and many a fright."

I clear embossed my witch onto the black cardstock and then stamped the first verse of the rhyme with versacolour which I quickly covered in white embossing powder - once this was heat set, I coloured it in classic Halloween colours with copic markers!! TIP- work quickly if you do this, as the markers seem to dissolve the embossed surface a tiny bit.

I loved this technique so much that I made another card (below) and coloured the witch all green - it is nearly impossible to get a smooth even coverage but I like the interest that the uneven texture provides and as long as the pen strokes were all going the same way I called it good.

These are two super fast clean and simple cards, just what's needed when I'm making lots of them! In another post I hope to show a more detailed card using the whole of the rhyme.

I like a fairly traditional approach to Halloween imagery but I wanted a little twist, so I designed my witch to work for her supper - she stands in period costume, with trusty broom in hand - forefinger ready to cast spells, command her familiar or point the way to a Halloween get-together.


I made a couple of little treat containers by recycling some Pringles potato crisp (chip) cylinders - scroll down to see the original packaging. TIP - Original flavour chips leave less odour than other flavours!!


For this project I utilised the cauldron image - this is my favourite image in the set - the cauldron and bubbling broth are separate stamps - so your cauldron can bubble away in green, red, purple or whatever your witch happens to be cooking!!

I thought it was an ideal image to use for packaging what might be cooking in my halloween kitchen - mostly candy it has to be said!!



The cauldron - and many of the other images fit nicely into a circular sentiment created for easy tag making - The pots I show here are the sort of thing I see myself making as party favours - I will need super fast tags to adorn little bundles of sweets that I hand out to Trick or Treaters - the superfast tags will be shown in another post.

The sentiment fits nicely inside a 2 inch punched circle, many folks will have a 2" circular punch already. The sentiment reads - 'For witches & wizards, ghosties & goblins & other little horrors' - I thought that would just about cover all of the different costumes that turn up at my door!

I used a steel grey and spring moss colour scheme - which allowed me to add an extra sentiment in black over the cauldron.



Here's what I started with.


Hope they tickle!

39 comments:

  1. Oooh, this set looks fab! LOVE that clear embossed witch on black cs!

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  2. You are amazing!!! Great projects and tips!

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  3. Oh, my- FABULOUS images!!!! How FUN! LOVE all of your samples...
    your unique verses are wonderful!!

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  4. These look fab!! Love halloween its another excuse to craft!! Have loads of decorations and always decorate the garden too!!
    Hugs Angela x

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  5. Wonderful Claire! I love your witch, and using those pringle cans! Perfect for classroom treats! I can't wait!

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  6. Wow wow wow! Definitely a novel idea and the verse sounds excellent. Just love what you have made here.
    Pinky

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  7. Oh they tickle alright! Wow Claire these are such cool designs! I LOVE that witch and I can't wait to see more of this set! Your projects are delightful! You're amazing!

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  8. Oh No! Protect the Wallet!!!! :D

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  9. Oh my goodness,Claire.This new stamp set is fantastic...well worth a little wait. I adore the witch figure and all the details you added to the silhouette. The bubbleing pot and sentiments look super too. Well done on another cracking set of stamps. Angela%)

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  10. These are perfect! Can't wait for them to be released!!

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  11. ooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhh Halloween..i am sooooooooooo excited by these.

    Ali

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  12. What fantastically wicked projects. I just love Halloween, and these images are just the ghoulishly best.

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  13. What fabulous projects! I love that witch!!

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  14. Hubble bubble, toil and trouble! God help my wallet this month Claire. Welcome back, hope you had great hols down in God's Own Country!

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  15. I love the witch too - I'm sure I've seen her in one of my old story books. And the altered Pringle tins are great Claire - I always hate throwing them away and have a little stack stashed away already!

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  16. Wow Claire, your stamps are superb! I'm a big fan of halloween so I can see that little witch flying her way to me soon lol. Your creations are stunning! Love the pringle idea. Think thats enough compliments for now, don't want your head getting too big lol. Well done you! Donna x

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  17. These are awesome! I love the Halloween riddle and that witch is amazing! I can't wait to see more!!

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  18. Claire, these are great images!! Love the witch and you're use of the Pringles mini cans is Fantastic!:>

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  19. Well done, Claire! I especially love the witch image and the cauldron. Can't wait to see more!

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  20. These are great Claire. I love the altered pringles package.

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  21. Ohhhh!! I've been checking all day for your post - and it's finally here! I LOVE all of the stamps - that witch - her caldron - the verses - You know just what I want Claire!!!!!

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  22. This is just sooo amazing! I love the set and what you have done. You are right those colors rock!
    That embossed witch in the first card is to die for!

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  23. Claire, Luvee that witch! Super cute stuff.

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  24. Love this witch, Claire! Great verse, to!

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  25. What a great set! I love, love, love that witch! What a great look, too, with the clear embossing powder!

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  26. I just love it, we don't do Halloween in the Netherlands, but the kids in our neighbourhood go round on 11 November with handmade lanterns or lampions.
    It's called St. Maarten.
    They have to sing a song and then recieve a gift, mostly candy or some fruit.

    I think a can make something differend this year, it will remind them of Harry Potter.

    Thank you so much for another great set, hugs Yvon.

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  27. Halloween - wow, I love the witch :)

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  28. I don't have a Halloween set yet, this might be my first. Love the witch and cauldron!!!

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  29. Absolutely fabulous - totally loving what you've created with it. Can't wait to see more.

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  30. Wow! That first card is a stunner, and so YOU! Congrats on another wonderful release.

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  31. EVERY year, I say I'm not buying ANY more Halloween stamps...and EVERY year I make an exception, LOL...these are terrific Claire -- I'm greedy, can't wait to see more!!!

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  32. They tickled - I love them!!

    Hugs
    Penni
    X

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  33. Just fabulous! LOVE all the images!!!

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  34. Oh, this set looks like it will be great! I can't wait to see the whole thing! Great projects and ideas!!!!
    cindyB

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  35. This is a fantastic Halloween set! Love the layered cauldron and I can't wait to see more!

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  36. OMG!! Love this set. I have been tryng toind a prfect alloween set and this witch is so cool. Can'twaitto get it

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  37. Fantastic! I *love* hallowe'en, and can't wait to see all of this set :)

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  38. AHH! This is so fantastically fabulous! I love Halloween and I cannot wait to see more!

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  39. WOW, these are spookily awesome!!!

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