Friday, April 24, 2015

CC3C #26 Smudge Stamping


If it's Friday night...it must be time for a Compendium of Curiosities Volume III Challenge inspired by Tim Holtz's book of the same name.  Linda Ledbetter is the gracious hostess of the challenge and you can find all the information about how to play along here.  Challenge #26 is generously sponsored by Linda Coughlin at The Funkie Junkie Boutique.

I love smudge stamping...and I must love deadlines since I always am cutting them so close. Grab one of Tim's books and turn to page 42 to play along. I made a tag to send in my daughter's exam package.  Her love of Halloween is only equal to her fascination with human bones (good since this is her course of study).   I loved the effect of the technique with the Apothecary stamps.  My background is made with several layers of Pumice Stone Distress Paint.  I used Pumice Stone, Fired Brick and Black Soot Distress Ink with various stamps.  I tinted an Ideaology Monocle and added a Remnant rub 31 to highlight the important date.  I attached to a Crinkle Ribbon bow colored with Fired Brick, Picked Raspberry and Faded Jeans Distress Ink by a Swivel Clasp.


 My spider is cut from a Painted Industrial scrap using the Cobweb Blueprint Framelit Die. Finally, I used a word band with red Jute String tied on each end.  That's all for know...only 10 more month until Halloween.  Happy Haunting.

7 comments:

  1. Fabulous tag - that skull is a favourite of mine (missed the Halloween crafting last year so he hasn't been out to play for a while!) - and the soft smudging makes him all the more mysterious.
    Alison xx

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  2. Thanks for stopping by Alison...I had a lot of fun making this tag. I am definitely a Fall girl :)

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  3. Oooh, love this so much. I'm a huge Halloween fan, so you definitely got my attention. This set of stamps is perfect for the Smudge Stamping technique. Slightly hazy and eerie. Perfect!!

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    1. Thanks Annette, I had a great time with this challenge :)

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  4. I too, am a great fan of Halloween and this is one of my favourite stamps ever - your tag is just fabulous, I just love those drips of red! Anne x

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    1. Thanks Anne. I just received this stamp set and had to play...even if it was April :)

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  5. WOW...so cool to see Halloween goodies! LOVE the images and ink colors! SO FUN!!! Thanks for Smudge Stamping with us this time at CC3Challenge!!!

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