Maura's Musings: Halloween

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Monday, October 20

Stencils at the Pumpkin Patch

Hello Monday, my friends! And welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Thank you for joining us for the Add Some aText Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.
This week the challenge is: USE MORE THAN ONE STENCIL

Personally, I LOVE using stencils! The more the merrier in my art book. They are a wonderful tool for layering color and texture. I've used them on my tag background and the painted papersI made.

There's mischief in the pumpkin patch...black cats, witches and giant pumpkins!

THE PUMPKIN PATCH

I began by painting mixed media and book papers in oranges and greens.

Next, I used the same paints with several stencils and added random patterns.

I used Citrine ink and the Grid stencil on the tag background.

I decided one more stencil wouldn't hurt.

I sketched and cut my pumpkin out of the mixed media paper, and the strips and stem and leaves from the book paper. I doodled the pumpkin in black.

I doodled a bit of gold onto the leaf...

Then, I wanted to make some vines. I cut out a spiral and pulled it apart a bit to represent my vines.

What's a pumpkin patch without a witch>

Or a black cat...

I think it's time to head to the pumpkin patch to get my pumpkins

for this year!

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away a $25 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store
Supplies:

Simon Says Stamp Grid Stencil

Simon Says Stamp In the Round Stencil

Tim HoltzHarlequin Stencil

Tim Holtz Bubble Stencil

Tim Holtz Mishcievious dies

Tim Holtz Toil and Trouble dies

Simon Says Stamp Black cardstock

Mixed Media paper

book paper

Dina Wakely Media Tag

Simon Says Stamp Citrined ink

Tim Holtz Ground Espresso ink

Simon Says Stamp Small Blending Brush

Simon Says Stamp Everyday Scissors

Dina Wakely Acrylic Paints - White, Lemon, Tangerine, Sedona, Olive, Umber, Evergreen

Tim Holtz Halloween Quote Chips

NoBearly Art Precision Glue

Black Pen

Gold Pen

So now it's YOUR turn, Happy Crafting! Maura

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Monday, October 21

Spooky!

Hello Monday, my friends! And welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Thank you for joining us for the FALL MOOD BOARD Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.
This week the challenge is: SPOOKY/ADD SOME PURPLE

PHANTOM PALACE

I created a background for the card by smooshing yellow and purple inks onto watercolor paper.

I die cut the Phantom Palace and added all sorts of goodies to it, from a skull with a creepy eye...

to some haunting ghosts..

to a curious cat...

purple bats...

eyeball flowers and pumpkins ...

Instead of a card, you can turn this into a home decor 3D piece to display.

Or add the 3D piece to your ink smooshed background, so it looks like the lights are shining through.

Whatever you choose to do, have FUN, and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away a $25 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store
Supplies:

AALL and Create Phantom Palace die

Tim Holtz Sizzix Wicked , Frightful Things dies

AALL and Create Pumps and Skulls Ephemera

Tim Holtz Creepy Eyes

TIm Holtz Distress inks - Wilted Violet and Mustard Seed

Ranger Spray Mister

Craft sheet

Simon Says Stamp Black, Caramel, and White cardstock

Bearly Art Precision Glue

So now it's YOUR turn, Happy Crafting! Maura

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Monday, October 23

Hello Monday, my friends! And welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Thank you for joining us for the TEXT IT Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.

This week the challenge is: SPOOKY!

LET THE GOURD TIMES ROLL!

I had a lot of fun playing with Halloween dies to create my spooky scene. I wanted to make the pumpkin spookier, so added some stitches to it, a la Frankenstein.