First of all, let me get this out of the way immediately, the candy corn in the pic is faked, I photoshopped it in! I looked in every sweet shop I could think of to find some to sprinkle on the table for these pics but just couldn't get any - candy corn just isn't a UK thing! I hope you'll forgive my artistic licence! :)
On with business...
Over on the Simon Says Stamp & Show Challenge blog today the new theme is "Distressed/Sanded". I'm a bit of a stamping purist at heart and restricted myself to straightforard stamping for this project, I thought it would work well with the images, style and theme I was going for.
You've heard of a jack-o-lantern? Here's a box-o-tags! I used mostly Tim Holtz and Inkadinkado Halloween stamps, in conjunction with Bundled Sage, Dusty Concord and Wild Honey distress ink pads and an Archival black ink pad. Given the nature of the theme, I used a Tim Holtz sanding block to sand the edges of everything in sight! :)Why not head over to the SSS&S blog and check out how the other design team members have interpreted the challenge - their work is amazing! Even better, why not join in yourself? Simon Says Stamp have another great prize up for grabs again this week! :)
As ever, click on the image if you want to see a larger view :)
You are forgiven LOL (our 99p shop had some the other day - but not much).
ReplyDeleteLove the box and the tags are really fun.
Toni :o)
Love your box-o-tags!!
ReplyDeleteThose colours go really really well together! good job! xxx
ReplyDeleteOh My Word...I'm loving these and especially the tags/bookmarks. I think that is a hoot that candy corn is not that accessible in UK..who would have thought! Of course I can't find okra and grits in the midwest or many northern states and we are all part of the US, go figure. I also heard that Halloween is just something not played upon in Germany. What about the UK? Any how....love love what you did!
ReplyDeleteNo candy corn??? How can one live!!!
ReplyDeleteLove your tags!!!
Dan, your creativity blows me away every week. It's an honor to be on the team with you.
ReplyDeleteSpectacular project once again, Dan, just love it!
ReplyDeleteGreat projects. But am amazed you couldn't get any black jelly spiders and things or did it have to be candy corn......ah such a purist........but for me black jelly spiders everytime....lol
ReplyDeletehehehehe....Dan...you are tooo Funny!!! and the title....Box-O-tags...Love it...the colors...FAB... I'm guessing I just LOVE THE WHOLE thing!!
ReplyDeleteLovin' these tags, Dan - so very spooky-cool and distressed, and that box is just the perfect thing to top it all off!
ReplyDeleteI had to laugh, Dan, about your PhotoShop disclaimer. Probably most of us would never have known the candy corn wasn't really sprinkled there if you hadn't told us. Your Halloween tags are really super and I love how you placed them in an altered matchbox - very cool!
ReplyDeleteYou fooled me, and I love candy corn! This is a fantastic project!
ReplyDeleteHeeee Dan the man, your project for this week is AMAZING, fabulous colors and offcourse your forgiven for the photoshopped candy...Hugs Terry xxx
ReplyDeleteHi Dan,
ReplyDeleteWow...how FUN are these tags!?! Very inspiring, bright, and (dare I say again) FUN! I love the colors of ink you use together.
Thanks for your continued wonderful inspirations!!
*mwah*
Steph
Simon Says Stamp
Fab tags and I love your Boo Box!
ReplyDeleteLove the box of tags and the tags are lovely, very halloween! I have seen candy corn in the shops... wasn't sure if it was sweet or not so avoided them!! Now I may be tempted to try some out...
ReplyDeleteBoo-Full Dan ... Just Boo-Full :0)
ReplyDeleteGreat project, Dan - I adore those tags. You're not missing anything in the UK not having candy corns!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun project. You really do up Halloween nicely ;)
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