Some may think I am a bit strange, but one of my favorite sets is the Stampin’ Up! set House of Haunts.  It is just because of this stamp with the tree that has the owl in it.   The rest of the set is wonderful too.  In fact, that haunted house looks a little like the old Victorian house I use to own, lol.  But that little owl, he  just speaks to me.   Yeah, I know, Michelle is hearing voices again, lol.   I think I love it so much because it can be used out of season.

I thought one of you may want to have this set too, so I am offering it for Blog candy this week.

If you would like to enter to try to win this House of Haunts stamp set, please leave a comment on this blog post telling me to enter you.  If you are getting this blog update via e-mail you will need to click HERE and then leave a comment on the blog post. I will select the winner via random number generator on Monday, March 8, 2010.

Good Luck!

Now let’s get started on the tutorial. . . . . .

Supplies:

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Punched a 1 3/4″ circle from a post it note and used it as a mask for the sun.  I stick it to a 3.5″ x 7″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

Brayered Summer Sun ink at the top of the card stock.

Brayered Really Rust ink at the bottom and at the top of the card stock.

Brayered Bravo Burgundy ink at the top and bottom of the card stock.

Removed the post it note sun mask and sponged Summer Sun ink in the middle of the sun.

Sponged just a bit of Really Rust ink in the sun, leaving the middle light.

Stamped the tree/Owl stamp using Basic Black ink.

Ripped a couple of post it notes and used them as a mask so I could create the cliff.

Sponged Basic Black ink in between the post it notes to make the cliff.

Stamped the flourish stamp from the Stampin’ Up set Season of Joy using White Craft ink.

Added highlights to the tree, Owl, grasses and some dots around the sun using a White Gel Pen.

Added a Whisper White and Always Artichoke panels and then stamp some more Flourishes with White Craft ink at the bottom of the Always Artichoke panel.

High lighted some of  of the flourishes so they would pop using a white gel pen.

Pounced a bit of the Frost White Shimmer Paint at the bottom of the card stock.  These photos do not due the shimmer paint justice.  It is really very pretty in real life.

Sponged Basic Black ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Here is the finished card measuring 4″ x 9″.  This will fit in a #10 size office envelope.

I hope this tutorial has inspired you to take a different look at your holiday stamps today.

Until my next post. . . . . . . .

Hugs,

Michelle

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Boise area of Meridian, Idaho

Riverside, California (Southern California)

Salem, Oregon

Wheaton, Illinois

St. Cloud, Minnesota

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New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Kenova (Huntington), West Virginia

Helena, Montana

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Venice, Florida

Grinnell, Iowa

Piedmont, Alabama (Near GA border close to Cedartown)

Auburn, Washington (near Seattle)

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Savannah, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

North Liberty, Indiana

Saledad, California

Here is a link to my workshop calendar where you can see all of my travel schedule and to get info on beginner and advanced Brayer workshops:   http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/workshop-calendar 

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