- It’s Thursday and time to reveal this week’s Pals Paper Arts challenge. This week it’s a theme challenge…”Halloween”! And what could be spookier than this card! In retrospect, these spiders ended up a bit too realistic for me. Where’s the spider spray? Pearls and glitter…distressing and twine! This card is a mixed bag of styles! And to show you how to achieve this vintage look through distressing, I have prepared a video tutorial!
The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips:
- Beauty and the Beast! Are the “Spiders” from the Dark and Dreary stamp set creeping you out? Bring on the bling with Basic Pearls!
- What a tangled web we weave! This Cajun Craze embossed Spider Web was transformed with Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder. A few little snips, which remove excess card stock, allow parts of the web to float over the surface of the Nite Owl Designer Series Paper.
- Prim and Primitive! Hemp Twine wraps around the card and also forms a spray under the Always Artichoke Big Designer Button. Basic Pearls dress up the 3/8″ Twill Tape which has been aged with Early Espresso.
- Distressed over distressing? Watch the tutorial below, and learn how to achieve this vintage look through distressing! But please, read my apologies first!
Before you view this tutorial, I have to share this with you! I wanted this tutorial to be classier than my first one from THIS post. In anticipation, I got out my Flipcam, set everything up, and proceeded to film, when all of a sudden my Flipcam…flipped. “No problem”, I thought to myself. I, with my newly found editing skills, would just edit that part. So with the innocence of a child, I set the camera back into position, and wouldn’t you know it, my batteries were dead! I changed the batteries and finished filming with no further flipping. The editing was non-eventful. I had a cool title page and credits, and a few little bells and whistles. I cut out the part where the camera flipped. And then I uploaded my edited video to You Tube…and it would not upload! So what you see is once again an unedited version with no fancy titles or credits…and unfortunately the entire camera flipping episode is there in all its glory! Will you promise me that you will skip that part? And I am still learning…there are places where I was not within the camera’s range. I vow that one day, I will get it right.
Remember, your comments are important to me! And never forget that that I am just an email away should you have questions about any of the cards that I make or the techniques that I use. I can hardly wait to see what you create for this week’s Pals Paper Arts challenge. Until next time…
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Stamp Set: Dark and Dreary (W 120837; C 121151—Holiday Mini), Midnight Raven(116529—Holiday Mini), French Foliage (W 120845; C 121166 Holiday Mini); Ink: Basic Black (101179), Early Espresso (119670), Soft Suede (115657), Early Espresso Stampin’ Write Marker (119680), Tea Stain and Mahogony (118762 Distressing Essentials), Always Artichoke (105219), VersaMarker (100901); Designer Series Paper: Nite Owl (123012—Holiday Mini); Card Stock: Very Vanilla (101650), Crumb Cake (120953); Tools: Color Spritzer Tool (107066), Distressing Essentials (118762), Stamping Sponges (101610), Sponge Daubers (102892), Big Shot (113439), Spider Web Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (120889), Heat Tool (100005), Cutter Kit (106958); Glitz and Glam: 3/8″ Twill Tape (119970), Hemp Twine (100982), Basic Pearls (119247), Deck the Halls Big Designer Buttons (121002—Holiday Mini), Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder (101930)
I found you from a link from stampin ups Mary Fish’s site the other day. I love this card, made one yesterday and this will be my Halloween card for 2013. Love the faux burnt effects and video. Thank you so much for the inspiration. I’ve put you on my favorite’s list.
What a gorgeous card! thank for all the details and inspiration!
natasha
http://www.diaryoftwocraftygirls.blogspot.com
I love this! Thanks for the tutorial. I`m totally going to try this.
The card is sensational . . . OMG . . . I’m still chuckling over the video snafu and your amazing recovery (after 35 years in the classroom). With that said, I learned sooooo much. Gotta get the distressing kit. Hugs, M
As always Ann…so fabbie! The spider web is wonderful!
Now this card truly makes this stamp cool! Looks like you discovered a basic fact of tech life. Cameras like computers truly are out to get you…and the corollary…she who has the most batteries will be the last one filming!…and possibly the one ruling the world by keeping all the powered toys working! LOL!
Hugs from Oregon my friend.
Ann What a gorgeous card! I so love it and have that distressing tool kit and didn’t know how to use it. thanks so much for the great tutorial. I always love your creations!!
Inky Hugs,
Terry~~
Fabulous card and tutorial Ann!! LOVE the blooper, don’t cut those out, it makes you real 🙂 (cause you know we all have our own bloopers at home LOL) Congrats on venturing into the world of video!!
Ann, I just love your wicked card! Every single detail is awesome. Thank you SO much for your video tutorials…I really enjoy them. You are such an inspiration. Have a great weekend! 🙂
Oh Ann!!! Wonderful job!!! Your video is great…I have problems in my videos too,LOL!!! I love your card….just gorgeous!!! Have a great weekend!!!
Ann your card is so incredible!!! all the layers,embellishments and your video… I giggled out loud when I watched it… so glad you didn’t edit it… you have amazing talent.
hugs
Darlene-Joy
What a wonderful Halloween card! I must say you handled the whole video episode with panache.
Ann, this is over the top gorgeousness. Personally, I LOVE the spiders and all of the wonderful details. Fabulous and so perfectly vintage.
I love your card. You added so much to that card but not too much. It was prefect. Totally vintage! I love it! Thanks for sharing.
Gorgeous, Ann! Love all the details and your video rocks! XOXO
Awesome card, love all the details and especially the legs on your spiders. *smile* Your video was terrific and fun. Hugs,
You’ve really gone all out now! Frightfully bewitching!
The card is amazing. But I loved the video. Don’t sweat the small stuff. If the videos get too perfect, we may lose you to Hollywood film editing. Thanks so much for all your inspiration.
Ann – I love your card today (it has so much WOW factor). I have never distressed any cards and now I have to have the distressing kit and the spritzer tool. My 7 yr old son and I watched your video before school, he thought it was so cool!! Thanks for the inspiration!!
WOW! Awesome card with spook-tacular details! Your video was the highlight of my day. I bet your students loved you. My favorite part was how you “zip, zip, zip” the edges! Have a great day!
LOVE this! Fantastic details, love the stamps.l
Ann, I love, love, love your card and all of its terrific details! Awesome video as well. TFS!
The card is fabulous – the red web is wonderful and the video is terrific! I laughed out loud when the camera flipped – never edit those bloopers! You made me want the distressing kit as well…….and you know how I am!
I LOVE the videos Ann! It has made me want to purchase more product!!! Your style is changing…I am loving watching that…so expansive!
Great job, Ann! The tutorial was the bomb! (I meant that as a compliment! You know this new jargon!!?) You make it look so simple!
Mike
Your recovered from the blo0p magnificentlly. Love your card and video! Great job for a novice.I so love your blog, bloops or no bloops.
Ann, I just watched the video and I loved it! It was fun to finally hear your voice and the video made me giggle. I needed that today! I guess your flip camera does what is says, doesn’t it! No false advertising there! I’m off to watch the video I missed the other day from you. Also, I wanted to tell you thank you for re-following me to my new blog. I really appreciate that! Have a wonderful weekend!
chanda stehlik
http://www.onecraftymommy.com
Love the video-guess us retired teachers are unflappable when equipment fails. Where is the Distressing Essentials in the catalog? Looking forward to next video.
OMGosh! That is so creepy-cool! Love the idea of putting the pearls on the spider! Totally awesome!
TYFS!
chanda
Hi Ann-
Great card! Thank you for making the video to show us how to make it!
A quick question, what’s the difference between inks in the distress kit and regular ink pad? Just the colors?
Thank you!
I’ll have to watch your video later, but I’m anxious to see it. I do love the card – that’s a great stamp for Halloween.
Thank you so much for your tutorial’s, with your help I am going to learn and have fun. Like LeAnne I had not paid much attention to the Distressing Kit, now it is on my wish list along with the Spritzer. Your card is too cute. Again thank you
WOW! You have outdone yourself on this on this one! Love all the vintage looking accents….very spooky indeed! {SMILES}
your card is just amazing. it is just beautiful!!!
Ann, I LOVED your tutorial! First, it’s fun to hear your voice, second, the blooper just made it more fun, third, I never paid much attention to the Distressing Kit (now I WANT it!) and fourth, you made me want the Spritzer too! Your card is awesome, although those spiders are a bit too realistic for me. Probably won’t be getting THAT set, but the pearls make them less scary!
Ann, I LOVED your tutorial! First, it’s fun to hear your voice, second, the blooper just made it more fun, third, I never paid much attention to the Distressing Kit (now I WANT it!) and fourth, you made me want the Spritzer too! Your card is awesome, although those spiders are a bit too realistic for me. Probably won’t be getting THAT set, but the pearls make them less scary!
I LOVED the video! You must have been fabulous in the classroom. This card is phenomenal, too. There are so many details that just set this card apart. ~Bonnie~
Ann this card is the bomb! Soooo many details that are “so You”. Love the distressed look, and the spiders and web are Fabulousilous! I loved the video too. Too cute. You are miles ahead of anything I can do, so kudos to you for doing a video to help the rest of us learn. TFS
Your card is gorgeous! I love all the details you put into it!