Thursday, September 8, 2011

Monday Monster Mash Halloween Count Down Blog Hop - Week Four

Another week has whizzed by and now it's time once again for Shirley Pumpkin's Monday Monster Mash Blog Hop.  I thought I would share the rules with you today so you can play along.  So here's Shirley's rules:

 Do you want to Play along with the Monster Mash Blog Hop.?
Here are the rules:

1. It has to be Halloween, card or 3D item.
2. It does not have to be 100% SU 80% is ok.
3. Yes using Retired is OK...
4. Use Shirley's her Monster Mash Badge/Graphic in your post (see above)  and a link back to her blog (http://lookatmycutestuff.blogspot.com.)
5. Add your card to the blog hop then put the code on your post.
6. You can enter as many times as you like, just has to be a new card and post.
The Blog Hop is every Monday for 12 weeks. Shirley is picking a favorite every week for 12 weeks and then out of the 12 picking a Grand Prize winner. The Prize is $25.00 in new cool stuff from the new Holiday Mini. The winner will be announced on Halloween.

Okay so here's my entry for this week:
For this card I added some no-name DSP for the background and stamped the Scroll from the "Bliss" set in Versa Mark ink and them embossed it with Black Embossing Powder.  Love the feel of it on the card front.  Lots of texture.  The pumpkins are from a retired stamp set called "Autumn Harvest ".  I Stamped the small pumpkin on the bottom and then created a mask from a post it note, to protect the pumpkin before I stamped the other two pumpkins.  I loved being able to pile these guys together.  I used an aqua painter and Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, and Parfait Peach inks to colour the  pumpkins. The pumpkins are mounted to the card with dimensionals.  The "Spooky" sentiment is from the "Wicked Cool" set.  It's stamped in basic black and distressed with Concord Crush ink and mounted on a Concord Crush decorative label punch out.  The teenie rhinestones I've used to add some bling are non-stamping up.  If you want to make coloured rhinestones to match your designs, simply use the blender pen to colour over your basic rhinestones.  I would have done this, but I use them so much I've run out!  LOL!

The crystal effects on the pumpkin's mouth adds a great effect, with little effort.  It pops the black ink up to a new level, just make sure you let it dry well.  The webs in the background were embossed with clear embossing powder and then I added one of Stampin' Ups! new bling products called "Dazzling Details" (#124117 pg 41 Holiday Mini $3.25).   This is an irridescent glitter glue that adds a dazzling effect to the webs.  Warning............ you only need a little to get that beautiful shimmer.  

Inside of card. 
It's not too late to join this week's blog hop.........but don't wait too long!  You could be next!

8 comments:

Dale Morin said...

I love this Halloween card! It's adorable.

Denise Pustelniak said...

Penny, this card is adorable! Love all the sparkelies.

Unknown said...

This is so cute! And I love the bling

glittery hugs
Kathryne

Jean Addis said...

I don't know how you keep up Penny. This is another incredible card. The embossed flourish adds such wonderful detail.

Yolanda said...

Great, great, great Halloween card! As always, great!

Shirley Pumpkin said...

I love your card!! It is so Spooky Cute... lol I like the webs in the circle and the Pumpkins laughing. Thanks for doing the Monster Mash Blog Hop. ANd a Super Thank you for leaving so many comments on all the cards!!!

Hugs
Shirley

Shirley Pumpkin said...

Hey Penny, I picked your Fab Halloween Card as my favorite for week 4 of the blog hop. Oh BTW the DSP is called "Halloween Night" I think it is from 2008.

Hugs
Shirley

Terry said...

Congrats on being chosen this week over at Shirley's Monster Mash blog hop, Penny! I love all of the bling and texture and dimension on your card. You deserve the win this week!!!

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