Halloween card with Count Dracula

Hello everyone, it's already October and we start a new challenge on the Country View Challenges blog. The theme is Harvest or Halloween. And as you can see, I chose Halloween because I made a card with The Count (Dracula) by Tim Holtz.

I can't show you how I assembled the count, because I  was focused when I assembled him that I forgot to take photos. But I link here the video which shows you the steps of how to put the pieces together. I did follow this video too. The only difference that the face of my count is pale cream-beige and not blue. And except the black and white parts, I coloured every piece with acrylic paints.

For the background I chose a Halloween background stamp from Tim Holtz, Webs&Damask. Here I used the Damask. I stamped the image on watercolour paper with embossing ink and heat embossed with black embossing powder. Then I blended Mowed Lawn, and then Rustic Wilderness to the surface.

I cut off the excess, and inked the edges with Black Soot Distress ink. 

What I used:

Sizzix Thinlits die, The Count Colorize die (665557)

Sizzix Thinlits die, Fireside (664193)

Sizzix Thinlits die, Santa's Helper (664192)

Sizzix Thinlits die, Frightful Things (664209)

Stampers Anonymous, Webs&Damask (CMS276)

Stampers Anonymous, Noteworthy (CMS446)

Rangers Distress inks (Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Black Soot)

Rangers Ditress Archival inks (Black Soot, Ground Espresso)

etc.

So if you have an autumnal or Halloween themed project, please don't hesitate to join our October challenge where a randomly selected winner can have a £20 voucher in the Country View Craft Shop.

With my card, I would like to join the: 

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Emboss it

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything goes

Card - Halloween fireplace

Hello crafty friends, I'm here with the second project for our October challenge over at the Country View Challenges. This month I'm your hostess, it means I had to choose the theme which is (what else?) Halloween - create a scene.

My first project was a card with an outdoor scene where you can find the main elements of Halloween, you know, haunted house, bats, full moon, ghost.... Now here you can see the interior of that haunted house.

What I used:

Sizzix Thinlits die, Fireside by Tim Holtz - for the fireplace

Sizzix Thinlits die, Frightful Things by Tim Holtz - for the ghost, the broom, the skull and the spider 

Sizzix Thinlits die, Regions Beyond by Tim Holtz - for the candles and the bottles

Sizzix Thinlits die, Santa's Helper by Tim Holtz - for the books

Idea-Ology, Warn Wallpaper (Halloween) - for the background

Idea-Ology, Paper Stash (Dapper) - for the bottom of the background

Idea-Ology, Small Talk (Occasion) - for the text

Idea-Ology, Apothecary Vials - only one of the labels for the green bottle

So if you fancy making a Halloween scene, please don't hesitate to join our challenge where a randomly selected winner can have a £20 voucher to spend at the Country View Crafts online shop.

Christmas card with fireplace

Hello everyone, although it's summer here I'm so in love with Tim's latest Sizzix release. The last time I created a Christmas scene where I used the Fireside die among others. I made a white fireplace and I really enjoyed decorating the mantelpiece. Now I decided to make another version.

What I used:

Sizzix Thinlits die, Fireside - for the fireplace

Sizzix Thinlits die, Home For The Holidays - for the text

Sizzix Thinlits die, Mini Christmas Things - for the Christmas trees on the mantelpiece

Sizzix Thinlits Die, Mini Snowglobes - for the snowglobe on the mantelpiece

Sizzix Thinlits Die, Village Christmastime -  for the garland and bows on the fireplace

Sizzix Texture Fades, Bricked&Woodgrain - I used the brick embossing folder for the wall in the fireplace

Sizzix, Dimensional Domes - for the snowglobe but I cut off the ring with the adhesive so I fixed the dome with Matte Multi Medium 

Ranger Matte Multi Medium

Ranger Distress ink pads (Walnut Stain, Frayed Burlap)

Idea-Ology, Seasonal Paper Stash 8x8 - for the top layer

DecoArt Americana paints

Most of the die-cuts were hand-painted with acrylic paints like this cute little Santa in the mini snow globe.

I hope you like it!!! Happy crafting!!!