Simon Says Stamp are sponsoring an awesome blog hop with some great prizes including a $100 spending spree and it all starts today! The theme for the hop is "holidays" and full details of how to join in with all the fun can be found at the Simon Says Stamp and Show blog!
My piece for this week's theme is a halloween card, as you can see :) All of the elements were stamped in black using various stamps from the Tim Holtz range and coloured using distress ink pads and marker pens. The title on the Witch Hazel label is highlighted with glossy accents and the October calendar page is covered with acetate affixed with glossy accents. The charms hanging from the metal memory frame are two of Tim's newest Halloween stamps, stamped onto shrink plastic. The photo of "Vlad" is one of the photos from the Lost and Found paper stack. The white parts such as the teeth were scratched with a craft pick (or pokey tool if you prefer!) and the hair and cape were added using marker pens. It was finished off with a piece of chain and a gold brad.
Oh, one thing I forgot! You need a clue letter from me, don't you? I think I'll lEt you guEss what it might bE! :)
And now for the blog candy... Those of you who leave a comment on this post will be entered into a prize draw to win Tim Holtz's Vintage Bat stamp, which I used to create one of my shrink plastic charms, courtesy of Simon Says Stamp!
Your next stop on the blog hop is Lynne's amazing blog - have fun!!
200 comments :
Love this card, Dan!! I especially like Vlad ... what a hoot!
great peroject just love Halloween
Oh, I love your card! Halloween is my favorite time for card making, time to just have fun! I am really liking all the different elements on your card! Thank you for the chance to win Tim's Bat stamp! I can't wait until they get Tim's stamps locally, should be within the next couple weeks! Then I shall be broke! lol
OMW Dan.....I LOVE VLAD!!! I just love how you created him!! and the rest of your creation is pretty AMAZING tooo!
Wow, this has to be one of the best halloween cards I have seen. Ever! Loving the hop, thanks for the chance to win!
Hi Dan,
I just love your eclectic style!! Very fun and quirky and I love the "Love, Vlad" HA!
Thanks for joining us in the STAMP-tember fun!!
*mwah*
Steph
Totally spooky and the white really pops! Fantastic card and all the little details are magnificent!
Great hop!!! HuGs Kim :)
Oh my.. I love your work, I love vintage Halloween and I got to get me some of those Tim Holtz stamps!!
Wonderful job as always!!
Kim
Kasot@aol.com
Love this! Love Halloween, this is so fun!
Wow! what an amazing Halloween card, love all the elements you've used, what a great imagination you have. Fantastic.
Hugs
Suzi x
Dan, the photo "retouch" was very clever and the stamps are to drool for... my fav is the witch hazel stamp! Great job!
Fabulous card Dan ,,, I think everyone agree's Vlad is FAB !! Love the papers and cute bat embellies too :-)
Luv
Lols x x x
A real piece of art, I love the grungy feel to this piece and the Witch Hazel and Poison labels are fantastic and I need that Halloween sentiment stamp. Thanks for the opportunity of winning some fab candy. Have a great day, Tracy Evans x
Oooo I love the card dan ... I think that bat is very cute, would go perfectly with a few Meatloaf inspired layouts from his up and coming UK tour!
Love the card!!! You did an amazing job with it!!!!!!!!
Hey Dan... I am ROFL here.. that pic of Vlad is hilarious... I am guEssing that I may havE to scratch my hEad to think of your lEttEr ;o)) BTW.. I nEEEEEEEd that stamp.. plEasE
x
Brilliant card. love it. thanks for the chance to win this great stamp.
x laura x
Great Halloween project!
You did it again Dan! Great stuff!
Hi Dan, fabulous Halloween card, love all the amazing details and your treatment of Vlad is awesome.
hugs Heather xx
Great work !!! Love the Vlad too *brrrrrrr
and would like to win the wonderfull Bat Stamp --- so please but me in the candy
CU hellerlittle
So dark and humorous halloweenie! Love every last detail.
LOVE your card!!!
This card is just AWESOME - any boy would love that. Thanks for the lEttEr.
What a fun card! I had to look at it several times to see all the great touches.
I Love Your Card!!Images and Style!! Really captures the Halloween Spirit and Fun!!
Patti
Dan, this card is great! Love Vlad. Thanks for the chance to win extra candy.
Spooky is as spooky does...very spooky nice change!
Jaggs
Gosh, what a fab card. I just love all the bits-n-pieces that you have used.
Toni :o)
gosh you've got such alot going on there and it's all fab!! I'd never be able to have so many elements and achieve anything so brilliant
Anne x
WOW...Love your scary card...I'm off hopping
Veddy veddy grungy Count card! Love all the vintage-ness!
This is so scary, but love it.
Carol xx
Fabulous card Dan ... kind of familiar ... think I may have Deja Vue :0)
Love, love, love it Dan
I think Batty should come and live with me - I would give him a new home - have some fab Halloween piccies of daugher and pal from last year to do a mini book with and Batty would grace the pages rather beautifully
Going down to your neck of the woods at the weekend - few days at the caravan in Beadnell and a crop at Holystone on Sat with some UKS girlies - bliss
Suzy x
This card rocks! Love it :)
Dan,
You have such a good taste and great talent! creepy never looked so good!
soraya
Your project is scary! Thanks for the chance to win! I have been having an awful time trying to comment just now.....keeps saying "service is unavailable" - you must be a popular guy!
Totally awesome card, Dan. I really love the way you altered Vlad - positively brilliant.
Frightfully delightful. Great job.
This is brilliant! Love all the amazing details and Vlad is brilliant! hugs, Jane x
WOW this is brilliant, i love everything about this card Dan, amazing :)
xx
Martine
Excellent Dan!!!
so glad to see your art again!!
Cute card for Halloween !
Spooky!
Jennifer
Fab, As in ALL your work....
you do have a knack!
Thanks for the inspiration.
Sandra
Love it...Love the stamp. The project is "faboo" as usual. I'd like to do something like that, but my vampire image would most certainly be Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen. Oh yeah, that might take away from the art a bit, as his handsome good looks would end up being distracting from the art as a focal point. But, I'm babbling...Hugs, Rockin Robin C.
So perfectly spooky!!! Love all the layers!
wow, too cute.
This one is scary!! Looks great.
Kelly
Great Halloween card!
Love it, so spooky!
how cool, love it Dan,
you come up with such original pieces of art, how do you do that?
kathleen
LOVELY BLOG- GREAT HOP!! THANKS
Oh, waht a great card, love the style of it
hugs and greetings from germany
Sandra
Wow! It's almost scary to look at this card... Thanks for sharing it =)
To see my entry for the challenge, click this link: http://legojenta.blogspot.com/2010/09/halloween-mini-card.html
what a great bloodsucking card tee hee
hugs
Oh I am sooo lovin your Holloween card! The shrinkie dink plastic charm is WAY cool! Lovin' in! Hope your doing well my friend! I started a new blog.
Too funny Dan! So good to have you back!
Cool card - so many details to see and everything fits so well! Great!!
I love your dracula! How fun he is! Thanks for sharing.
Great card ..love your bat charm...how cute!
Hi - Love the card - Halloween makes me Batty!!!!
Stampersue
X
I love this card and your Vlad is such a hoot!
Spooktacular project - love the detail!
Fab blog hop too - thanks
Debs xx
C-R-E-E-P-Y love it and it's perfect for the season.
oooh Dan, he's scary is Vlad!!
lovE your card x
Your Vlad is absolutely brilliant!
wow such a cool project! it really captures halloween!! thanks so much for sharing!
-jamie
babyblueangel_30@yahoo.com
it is so horror!!! but it looks nice)))
Very cool card.
Great Card Dan, thanks for sharing your creativity!
These new Tim images are the greatest. Very creative.
Hiya Dan...wowhooooooo man oh man how I love this card of yours....fabulous colors and sooooooo scairy....wow....Thanks for sharing Hugs Terry xxxx
Cool layout! Thanks for the hop and a chance to win. :-D
This is so awesome! You can stamp onto shrink plastic? Dang now I have to try that stuff. I think this is the coolest halloween card I have ever seen.
Nice touches on here...very creative.
Another awesome creation Dan.
I love the card - very creative!
Awesome piece! Lovin' Vlad!
I love your card!! Vlad is very cool:)
this is so unique..
so spooky Love it!
What a super card - love those shrinkie charms too :)
Scary looking card... what fun though to get into the spirit of things.
Fabulous card Dan!
I love every thing about halloween and this rocks x
Eine großartige Arbeit ist das, klasse
lg gila
Great Halloween project!
Oooh that is just too creepy!
Love your vintage style Halloween project - brill! Best wishes Karen
Awesome Halloween card. Just love all the little extra touches, especially the bat charm that you made. Fab!
Caroline xxx
great creation!
xxx Margreet
fabulous. he is one spooky guy, love the whole piece Dan.
Hugs June x
This is fabulous collage!
fabulous card!!
Fantastic Halloween card, love all the details.
Nice halloween treat to share!!!!
Brilliant Halloween project, very creepy!
Nicki, x
Absolutely wicked! Love your artwork. am having such fun with this blog hopping, seeing everyones different styles. xx
oh wow this i brilliant.i love vlad :)
xx coops xx
Fa-boo-lous work, as always. I vant your...stamp collection. (Thought I was going to say "blood", didn't you?). Thanks for the inspiring work.
I love this! Super vintagy and halloween all in one! Fantastic!
Vlad rocks - love that collar - is he a little goth ;)
Your art is absolutely amazing. Awesome Halloween card.
THis is a card? Holy cow! Amazing work. All the detail is just perfect!
Thanks for the hop :)
Hugs,
Sandra P
What a fun card! Love Vlad's autograph. LOL Great job!
Nice. I like that the "photo" of Vlad is signed - like he's some undead rockstar sending this card to one lucky fang-loving fan. lol Great job!
Scary but fun too fab halloween project thanks for sharing/
great project! inspiring as ever
great project Dan, very inspiring. blog candy is a bonus too :)
love the card, so different, and great hop
have a great weekend
Hugs Kate xx
Great card! I'm having so much fun hopping..
Dan, really love this card! Spooktacular! hahaha!
Oh this is fabulously spooky, Dan! Sooo many great details, I could look at it for hours and still see something I didn't see the first time, love that! Vlad is fabulous...that is soooo creative of you and I just love how you signed the pic, Love Vlad...toooooo funny!!
Hugs,t
Gorgeous work hun xxx
Pretty scary card... lol! Thanks for the hop-fun :-)
Hugs Ingrid
Spooky card....
hugs Dorte
Really scary! Love this!
Myrto
Wicked Halloween card, just love your shrink plastic bat!
Kaz xx
Fabulous Halloween card - Vlad's teeth are just hilarious! TFS
ohhhh scarrrry!
This entry is dark but I really am liking it! Vlad - great teeth, dude!
Fabulous Halloween creation!
What a great Halloween project!
such a cool card!! love it!
What a great display of organized mess! That's a compliment. I always think everything should be straight and even and line up perfectly and ........that is so boring. I gotta do more of this! Thanks for the chance to win that awesome bat.
Wow Dan, what a fun card! Great job!
Spookiness at its best - love it. thanks for chance to win the stamp.
Beccy x
Great card, very scary !
Jo x
This is a fun card, I love your Dracula!
A grEat piEcE of art Dan: Funny and scary all at thE samE timE.
What a fun card, love the witchhazel:)
Creepy card! :-)
Just gorgeous!!!
Simone
Great card, love all the details! www.beejaysstudio.blogspot.com
cool and creepy! great halloween card! TFS!
this is awesome you are very talented xx
Love how you altered Vlad! Very clever! The whole card is "spooktacular"!
Haha spookie! :D
Nice card.. verry scary! )hope i don´t get nightmares hihi' Love to win the bat stamps.. continues hopping..
A really nice Halloween project xx
Awesome vintage halloween creation lots of detail love it.
smiles Christine xx
This is wonderful and hilarious, and I love how cleverly you've created Mr. Vlad here! Always love seeing Halloween entries and you've done such an amazing one. :)
heehee! fabulous! vlad is simply stunning!
oooo - spooky :) love that bat charm
So spooky! Love it!!!
What a fun Halloween Card :)
Fab card .. love Dracula!
Cathy xx
Good one for the kids this. Interesting to see something so different.
Paula (PEP)
http://pepcraftchallexp.blogspot.com/2010/09/sugar-nellie-forum-21-sugar-bowl-43.html
Fantastic card! Greeting from Poland, Ula.
Great Halloween card! Great Blog hop!
A wonderful creation
Hugs
Francesca
Oo, totally spooky Dan! Love it! Vlad is my favourite with the popping white effects and the added cape. Wonderful idea to use a chain and a brad like that!
Hugs
Maarit
Amazing creation Dan, so spooky, Halloween at its best.
Hugs,
Nicola -x-
That's a great card, there is so much to see!
Great project Dan!
Great project Dan!
Fabulous card. Thanks for all your inspiration - just love your style!
Morag x
http://scrapbook-junkie.blogspot.com/2010/09/simon-says-stamp-show.html
Awesome Halloween card! All of your elements fit so perfectly together. I have a feeling Tim Holtz himself would be impressed :)
Love all of the details on this card. Thanks for sharing.
How fabby and that bat is just wow, Luv Sam x
Fab Hallow'een project!
Helen x
Fantastic Card!!!
Oooooo scary card! This is really great.
Hugs xx
Pat
Amazing detail on your very scary card! I had to grab a gin and tonic to calm down! This isn't so much a hop as a half marathon but I'm still on track and I would love that bat! here’s my entry and I will post it at the challenge site at the end of my hop. Warmest wishes, Lesley
fantastic card. very spooky. thanks for the chance to get batty.
great card. i think it is batty cool
Another unique piece Dan. Just fabulous!
Kim x
WOW. Great card!! I am hoping to win something.. Fingers crossed :)
Have a great day.
Wonderful card, has a very spooky feel to it.
This is the best card yet!!!! Love the creativity!
Oh wow, this is really spooky!!!
Hugs, Randi WS ;)
Dear DAN
thank you for beeing part @ the Hop...it´s funny to see all the wunderful works of the DT´s --- it´s inspiring me a lot of times.
Great work you´ve done *love all – the colors, the Images -
CU hellerlittle
WOW-WEE!! This is amazing, Dan and truly scary, LOL! Love all the extra details you've added! Stunning! Hugs, Sem x
creepy nice card - love it!
kind regards, serafeena
Great card
Franca
Very, very cool! Great card.
Hugs
Brenda
LOL, what a great card. Love it! Here's mine:
http://kamadesign.blogspot.com/2010/09/merry-christmas-deer-friend.html
Oh my, this is brilliant!
Cheers,
Susan
Great card, thanks for the next letter!
Hi Dan,
great project, love the little bat. I like all the different things you used. great for halloween
karen
This is so cool... love the charms! Robin
Wow what a spooky card! Fabulous.
"E" got it... Love your Halloween card!
What a great project. Very creative.
spookily gorgeous!
A.xx
Fabulously spooky card Dan.
(hugs)
Trish (-:
Spooky & wonderful Halloween project!!!
Great job! He looks super scary with those red eyes.
Very funky and sppooooky! Hugs xxoo
What a gooolishly great piece!
Michelle
Blog hopping along... Thanks for your cluE hEhE!!
Laura. xx
What a cool and spooky awesome card!!
E for Excellent Work and I love Halloween, would love to win Timmys bat
EEE I think I got it love your card :)
Hi there,
I love your Halloween card, there are so many details! I never would have guessed, you even shrunk the bat stamp! Thank you for sharing, I will have to look at more of your blog! Hope you have a great week! (now I am going to go have nightmares about Vlad)
Thanks, Katie (I should be No. 256)
imkt (at) excite.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/53388866@N02/4991744663/in/photostream/
Wow! Scary! I love the stamps and charms!
Esme x
Love this card... Great project for Halloween..
awesome card. thanks for sharing
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