WMS September Release Day Three

Hello, my sweets! I am so glad that you have joined me here for Day 3 of the September Release previews at Waltzingmouse Stamps. Today we are previewing a new Halloween set called Hocus Pocus!

Hocus Pocus is a 4 by 6 inch set that contains a great mix of complimentary or stand-alone images. My favorite image of the set is this old wrought iron fence. The icing on the cake are the little crows you can perch on the fence.

I mixed Hocus Pocus with some older sets to create this graveyard scene. I started by inking up my cardstock with a variety of Distress Inks, blending them until I had the colors that I wanted. Then I stamped my images, the ones in the background are stamped in a dark gray to appear farther off. I used the spooky tree from Asian Gardens and (wait for it) the top of the surfboard from Free Spirit Boy to make my headstones. They are a little difficult to see through all that fog! - a look I achieved by adding some white pigment ink and then blending. Then I stamped that glorious fence and the little crows.

Next up is a card with a new favorite Halloween color combination of mine.

I think I may have developed an unhealthy addiction to patterned paper! Not only that, but I feel the need to use as many patterns as possible at once! I love the striped look of this card, combining some stamped backgrounds as well as printed patterned paper. The 'snowflake' image is so unique, but certainly spooky!

I punched a hole in the left side of my sentiment strip and tied a fancy bow with crinkle ribbon. I used a fine tip glue pen to add a bit of glitter to the sentiment as well... I have a thing for this Onyx glitter from Martha Stewart.

And last but not least, I couldn't resist the temptation to create another Halloween tag for you.

I combined images from a lot of different sets for this one, just bits and pieces here and there, but the witch profile silhouette and sentiment are both from Hocus Pocus.

I started by crinkling up a manila tag and then spreading it flat and spritzing it with a combination of Olive Vine Glimmer Mist and Tin Type Color Mist. I stamped some text from Text It, bats from Midnight Feast, the broom from Hocus Pocus. The witch profile was turned into a cameo using one of the oval images from Cameo Creations and matted with a paper rosette. I used my pinking shears to cut off the scallops and create a new shape for the edge of the rosette. I played around and had fun, digging through my drawers and adding other coordinating elements. I've included a fairly complete supply list below.

Good, good stuff! I'm so glad you stopped by to see me today, now on to my fellow DT members. Seriously, these ladies have been awesome!

Anya Schrier - you're here!
Belinda Chang Langner
Claire Brennan
Clare Buswell
Jennifer Holmes
Julia Aston
Kate Whelan
Kelly Schirmer
Laurie Schmidlin
Lynn Mercurio
Niki Estes
Sandie Dunne
Sarah Martina Parker
Tosha Leyendekker

Have a great day!

Anya

Recipe
Graveyard Scene Card
STAMPS: Hocus Pocus (available September 19), Asian Gardens, Free Spirit Boy - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Elegant Eggplant - Stampin' Up!; Soft Stone - Papertrey Ink
INK: Peeled Paint, Pumice Stone, Milled Lavender, Dusty Concord, Black Soot Distress Ink, Jet Black Archival Ink - Ranger Industries; Whisper White Ink, Basic Gray - Stampin' Up!

Happy Haunting Card
STAMPS: Hocus Pocus (available September 19), Midnight Feast - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Cajun Craze, Baja Breeze, Sahara Sand - Stampin' Up!
PATTERNED PAPER: Mischevious Collection - My Mind's Eye
INK: Jet Black Archival Ink, Walnut Stain, Black Soot Distress Ink - Ranger Industries; Cajun Craze - Stampin' Up!
OTHER: Onyx Glitter - Martha Stewart Crafts; Black Magic Cabbage Rose Ribbon - Memrie Mare on Etsy; Postage Stamp punch - Fiskars

Witch Cameo Tag
STAMPS: Hocus Pocus (available September 19), Halloween Party, Midnight Feast, Text It, Cameo Creations - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Ripe Avocado - Papertrey Ink; Going Gray - Stampin' Up!
PATTERNED PAPER: Mischevious Collection - My Mind's Eye
INK: Basic Gray, Going Gray, Old Olive - Stampin' Up!; Jet Black Archival Ink, Black Soot Distress Ink - Ranger Industries
OTHER: Manila Tag - Stampers Anonymous; Olive Vine Glimmer Mist - Tattered Angels; Tin Type Color Mist Sprinklers - October Afternoon; Paper Rosette by Tim Holtz Die - Ellison; Pinking Shears - Fiskars; Skeleton Key Embellishments, Specimen Tag, Onyx Glitter - Martha Stewart Crafts; Mini Clothespin; Sewing Machine