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AugVSNC 7:30 Shabby Chic Halloween!!!
With summer winding down and fall just around the corner, I thought it would be fun to break out the Halloween sets! So, your challenge is to make a Shabby Chic Halloween Card. If you don�t have a Halloween set any fall set will be just fine! Here is a list of some ways to do Shabby Chic! Don�t forget to put AUGVSNC in the keyword!!!
What is Shabby Chic?
It is a more of a style of stamping rather than a specific method. Shabby Chic includes torn edges, muted colors, and imperfections. In short, I would characterize it as making a new card look old and "distressed".
How do we make a new card look old? Lots of ways:
1) Crumpled cardstock: the easiest way to crumple a layer is to just wad it up in your hand. Some people lightly spritz it with water before crumpling it up. After wadding it up, gently unfold it and lightly smooth it out. It's ok if it tears a little. Sometimes the folds are highlighted with a gentle application of ink (sponge, DTP, your fingers).
2) Torn edges: to get a torn edge exactly where you want it, I place my fingers of my left hand where I want the tear, and tear towards me with my right hand.
Or use SU!'s tearing edge.
3) DTP or Direct to Paper: pick up your ink pad, turn it over and swipe it on the cardstock. Varying effects are achieved by varying the pressure on the ink pad. Often this is just done around the edges, or just on the ridges left by crumpling the paper.
4) Color choices: Shades of brown are popular choices for Shabby Chic. Think of all the pink and brown cards we have seen. Other colors are used as well, but typically they are muted tones.
5) Sanding: yes, sanding! Use a piece of sandpaper to rough up the cardstock or just the edges. This adds to the distressed look.
6) Curled Edges: use your fingers and/or your fingernail to gently curl up an edge or two.
7) Stapled Ribbon Flags: Fold a 3"-5" piece of ribbon in half and staple in place near the fold. Sometimes, the ribbon is distressed too by running it over a brown toned ink pad (use a sponge to hold the ribbon firmly on the ink pad as you pull on the end of the piece).
Subtle background stamping: Canvas background comes to mind! Especially when it is stamped with versamark, or tone on tone. Also, sometimes the images are not fully inked...meaning the image is not completely stamped. When I do this with Canvas, instead of using my flat hand to press the cardstock to the stamp (face up), I just use my fingertips and press on most of the cardstock, but not everywhere, or I vary the pressure as I press.
*Thank you Showmestamper for the fabulous Shabby Chic Instructions!* When you are finished with the challenge, try to make the time to comment on each others cards! We all like comments! Now get those autumn colors out and start stampin�!
Oh Yeah! I like this one!!! Here I go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here's the effort from me and DD...didn't have any actual halloween stamps, so we used the leaf from Tags and More, plus my homemade rubber-scraps background stamp, and GREEN staples!!
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Okay there should be warning out there that you might just need your First aid kit!!! Or at least one for me who is VERY DUMB!!! Remember...Fire is hot and it will burn you! I distressed in a "firey" way!
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Okay there should be warning out there that you might just need your First aid kit!!! Or at least one for me who is VERY DUMB!!! Remember...Fire is hot and it will burn you! I distressed in a "firey" way!
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Here's mine. Fairly limited with my Halloween stamps, so this is all I could come up with. Thanks for looking! Thanks, Lindsey, for this fun challenge!
Skipped the cardboard challenge so I could catch up. Maybe, being new to VSN, I should try every other challenge. Few. Next VSN, I'm taking a nap in the afternoon.
AugVSNC 7:30 Shabby Chic Halloween!!!
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