31 Days of Halloween - Day 31

And here we are - the last day in the Smeared Ink 31 days of Halloween Blog Challenge 2015.  We survived!  Before I go off for an evening of magical mayhem, let me say for one last time that, if you've been working your way around the blogs in order, then you've reached here from Sarah’s blog.  If you're hopelessly lost, then the blog roll is there on the right.

This is my favourite project of the hop, so I saved it for last.  

I used the into-the-frame die cutting technique to make it look as if the skeleton was staring in from of the apart.  masked off the big skellie with clear embossing powder, and the smaller one with a bit of post-it note.  The aperture is from a retired Stampin' Up! set and I was sad when they retired it, because it is such a beautiful shape.  This one is staying out after Halloween is over because I LOVE the way it turned out.    

I hope you've enjoyed visiting me throughout the month.  I have really, really enjoyed reading your comments and it's been lots of fun getting back into the darker side of crafting.  So now, for the last time in this hop, might I trouble you to move along to Lisa F’s blog .

Happy Halloween,

XXX

Keren

31 Days of Halloween - Day 30

Here we are on the penultimate day of Smeared Ink 31 days of Halloween Blog Challenge.  If you've been a Horrifying Hopper and have been working your way round all the Wicked Blogs every day, I salute you - it's been a real marathon - but now the finishing line is in sight.  

With luck, you’ve arrived from Sarah’s blog - or maybe you've been randomly rocking around the blog roll (on the right).

As you maybe know by now, I do love my action cards. Pull the tab at the top of this card and - 

Cont Dracula rises again!

I couldn't resist this set of dies!  For the rest of it - the bat and sentiment are from Cheer All Year.  The set has stamps for autumn and Christmas as well as Halloween--I must start playing with them soon..

And now, please go and see what Lisa F has been up to on her blog.  I'll see you - for the last time in this blog hop - tomorrow.

Crafty Hugs,

Keren

31 Days of Halloween - Day 29

Hello everyone, and here we are at day 29 of the Smeared Ink 31 days of Halloween Blog Challenge.  With any luck, you’ve arrived from Sarah’s blog - the blog roll is over there on the right if you want to see who else is playing.

 Today's tag is dedicated to a friend and colleague who is being plagued by spiders right now - so Dave F, this one is for you.

I rubbed Castaway ink over the back of a stencil and then pressed it onto the background.  You never really know what you're going to get with Castaway.  I think I used every spider stamp I own on this tag...and couldn't resist the spider web doilies.  With a bit of careful cutting, I only used the one so I still have plenty left from the pack of 25.


And now, might I trouble you to proceed to Lisa F’s blog, and I will see you back here tomorrow.

Crafty Hugs,

Keren

31 Days of Halloween - Day 28

Here we are on day 28 of the Smeared Ink 31 days of Halloween Blog Challenge and THE day is nearly here!  If you've been a Horrifying Hopper and working your way through all the blogs, then you’ve arrived from Sarah’s blog - but the blog roll is over there on the right so you can find your way home if you've become blog-bewildered. 

This card is so simple, I'm almost embarrassed.  I die-cut the card with the largest of the Perfect Pennants dies (from Stamping' Up!), positioning the die so that I was just missing the folded edge.  The eyes are a stamp from the Among the Branches stamp set - but they were too close together for my card.  It's a photopolymer set so it was very easy to cut between them and move them further apart on the block.  I used chalk ink to stamp, and then added in the whiskers with a chalk marker.

After that all I had to do was stamp the sentiment (from an old Docrafts set) on a scrap of Tangelo Twist card and make a bow with the thick bakers' twine.  Job done!

So off you go now to  Lisa F’s blog, and I'll be back again tomorrow!

Crafty Hugs,

Keren

31 Days of Halloween - Day 27

We're in the last few days of the Smeared Ink 31 days of Halloween Blog Challenge.  It's likely that you’ve arrived from Sarah’s blog, but the fukk blog roll is over on the right.

Tuesday tutorial day today.  

When I was a child, one of my favourite treats on a hot summer day was a Jubbly. A Jubbly came in a  wrapper that was shaped like these treat bags, only bigger, and it was a lump of orange-flavoured ice.  With care, a Jubbly could keep a child refreshed all afternoon...

Here's the video ... no talking on this one, just some nice, spooky music.

 On to Lisa F’s blog

31 Days of Halloween - Day 26

Smeared Ink 31 days of Halloween Blog Challenge

you’ve arrived from Sarah’s blog

It’s a treat box today.  

Open the drawer and...BOO!

I made one like this (only not as spooky) earlier this year – here’s the tutorial.

For this version I used Cucumber Crush and Basic Black card, with paper from the Happy Haunting DSP set  and stamps from Among the Branches.  Frankie is a treat-sized bar of chocolate wrapped in cotton paper and decorated in much the same way as the treat bag on Day19

So now, please proceed to Lisa F’s blog and I'll be back here tomorrow.

Crafty Hugs,

Keren

31 Days of Halloween - Day 25

It's downhill all the way now we've got to day 25 of the Smeared Ink 31 days of Halloween Blog Challenge.  You’ve probably  arrived from Sarah’s blog - but the blog roll is over there on the right in case you're lost.

  Here's today's project - 

I got this little wooden birdhouse in the Children’s Craft section of the Range (always worth a look as prices tend to be a bit lower).  The stamping on this piece isn’t terribly clear in the picture – it’s actually on the roof (from the Lighthearted Leaves set from Stampin’ Up!) 

Rather than bore you with long descriptions, I've made a video of how I did it...

OK, now off you go to Lisa F’s blog and I'll be here again tomorrow.

Crafty Hugs,

Keren