September Release Countdown Teasers Day 3: Hippo Halloween

Welcome back to day 3 of the September Release Countdown Teasers.

Today we're introducing a stamp set called Hippo Halloween.

Have A Fiendishly Fun-Filled Birthday

Instructions

• A6 white card base (4" x 5.5" approx.) portrait
• Stamp hippos in black ink on to 10 cm x 14 cm white card, masking each image prior to stamping the next until all images are masked
• Die cut a circle aperture from mylar sheet (or preferred medium) and place over the image, securing in place with washi tape
• Create background using ink blending technique, as shown in this video
• Remove all masks, colour image with markers and add white highlight detail with gel pen
• Stamp sentiment in black ink

Park Your Broom & Sit For A Spell

Instructions

• A6 white card base (4" x 5.5" approx.) portrait
• Die cut circle from masking paper and adhere to lower part of 10 cm x 14 cm white card
• Create background using ink blending technique with shades of blue ink
• Add starry sky effect with white ink spray and gel pen, remove mask and colour moon with markers, then adhere to card base using foam sheet cut to size
• Stamp cityscape in black ink on to separate white card and colour the windows with markers
• Cut out cityscape using scissors and adhere to card using foam sheet cut to size
• Stamp hippo in black ink on to separate white card, colour with markers and add white highlight detail with gel pen
• Cut out hippo using scissors and adhere to card using foam pads
• Stamp sentiment with black ink

Trick or Treat / Best Witches

Instructions

• Die cut tags from black and orange card, then die cut decorative edge along the bottom of the orange tag
• Stamp stripey pattern on to the orange tag with white pigment ink
• Adhere the orange tag on top of the black tag using foam sheet cut to size
• Die cut small circle from green card, stamp spotty pattern on to circle with white pigment ink and adhere to tag using foam pads
• Die cut sentiment strip from purple card, stamp sentiment on to it with black ink and adhere to tag using foam pads
• Stamp hippo and accessories with black ink on to separate white card, colour with markers and add white highlight detail with gel pen
• Cut out hippo and accessories with scissors and adhere to tag using foam pads
• Die cut hole reinforcement from black card and adhere to tag using glue pen
• Attach black twine and tie in a bow

Happy Halloween Have A Spooktacular Day

Instructions

• A6 white card base (4" x 5.5" approx.) portrait
• Stamp Halloween background on to 10 cm x 14 cm white card and mask it off
• Create background using ink blending technique with shades of blue ink and add starry sky effect with white ink spray and gel pen
• Remove mask and colour image with markers, add white highlight detail with gel pen, then adhere to card base using foam sheet cut to size
• Stamp sentiment with watermark ink, sprinkle over white embossing powder, then set and emboss with heat tool
• Stamp hippos in black ink on to separate white card, colour with markers and add white highlight detail with gel pen
• Cut out hippos using scissors and adhere to card using foam pads

Please check in on our fantastic Design Team for more countdown teasers today:

• Joy Taylor
• Keren Baker
• Lisa Tilson
• Michelle Short

Thank you for looking and happy stamping!

Clearly Besotted Supplies

• Hippo Halloween stamp set
• Picture It Halloween stamp set
• Train of Terror stamp set
• Cityscape stamp set
• Basic Grids stamp set
• Basic Spots stamp set
• Simply Said stamp set
• Flag It die collection
• Tag Along die collection

Other Supplies

• Neenah Solar White 110lb card stock
• Papertrey Ink True Black. Orange Zest, Green Parakeet and Winter Wisteria card stock
• Spellbinders Nestabilities circle dies
• Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad
• VersaFine Onyx Black ink pad
• Simon Says Stamp white pigment ink pad
• VersaColor ink pads
• Versamark pad
• Ranger Distress Spray Stain Picket Fence
• Copic Sketch markers
• Uni-ball Signo white gel pen
• White embossing powder
• Inkadinkado stamping mask paper
• Ranger mini ink blending tool
• MISTI stamping platform
• Sakura Quickie glue pen
• Black twine