Hello Crafters!
I’m so excited to be sharing not just today’s card (which I do love) but the new release from Colorado Craft Company! Squeeee! I have missed their designs but in their absence of new releases they haven’t lost their spectacular eye for design.
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 Big & Bold Bad to the Bone Shop at: CCC |  Lovely Legs Witch’s Cauldron Shop at: CCC |  Halloween Quick Card Shop at: CCC |
 Halloween Sayings Shop at: CCC |  Creepin’ It Real Shop at: CCC |  Whimsy World Moonlight Magic Shop at: CCC |
 Whimsy World Witch’s Potion Shop at: CCC |  Whimsy World Little Witch Shop at: CCC |  Whimsy World Spookyville Shop at: CCC |
 Whimsy World Be My Boo! Shop at: CCC |  Whimsy World Carve On Shop at: CCC |
Colorado Craft Company is generously allowing each of us to choose one random winner to receive one stamp set of their choice from this release. Please leave me a comment here on the blog telling me your favorite Halloween treat before this Friday October 3rd 11:59pm est. I’ll share the winner this weekend!
They are also offering an amazing promo that if you shop through a designers affiliate link you will receive a free stamp set from this release. The set is shops choice. What a fun promo! My affiliate link is here if you’d like to place an order! **If you stopped by yesterday and had trouble with the link we definitely had issues but Colorado Crafts worked quickly to get them figured out and now we should be good to go! Happy Shopping!**
It was so hard to choose what I wanted to create with! BUT Those Big & Bold Designs have always had my heart. I just couldn’t pass up the Bad to the Bone set. I do have plans to use Eudora later this week!
I knew right away I wanted to make this skull glow. I went back and forth on what color to use but the green ultimately won out. I stamped the skull three times. Once on masking paper and twice on A2 sized cardstock panels. I used my MISTI to make sure the skull was stamped in the same place on both panels.
I fussy cut my mask and applied it over the stamped skull on one of the panels. I added shading with ink blending starting with Twisted Citron, then Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, and finally Black Soot. Once I get out to the edges with Black Soot, I blend back through the colors from darkest to lightest.
With the mask still in place I inked up the Halloween Quick Card with Rustic Wilderness Distress Ink. Distress ink isn’t the smoothest to stamp with but in this case it actually helps us out by being a little distressed and spooky. I then removed the mask and got to coloring!
I used cool grays to color the skull and warm grays to color the worms. Since I knew the glow would coming from the open eyes, nose and mouth I added a bright green glow around those areas as well as to the worm bodies that face the center of the face. In order to make this skull actually glow we are going to need to some surgery.
I used a healing mat and an Exacto style knife to cut out the eyes, nose and sides of the mouth. To get a smoother cut turn your paper as you slide the blade. In order to give the smoothest look you can run a black marker along the inside cut edges.
Once we have those areas cut away we can start getting our elements together for the light up element. I color some vellum with green alcohol markers to help diffuse the glow. I also color those areas green on our second stamped panel.
I chose to use Twinkle Lights but you could also use the E-Z Light for a constant light instead of flashing ones. Each of these has three separate strands. I separate them so there is one behind each eye and the nose on our second stamped panel. I tape them in place. I also adhere the light base with the battery to the chin. I adhere the vellum to the underside of the colored panel. Last we attach the two panels together with the World’s Best Foam Tape. This tape is already triple thick specifically for cards like this.
Pressing the bottom of the skull’s chin light’s up everything. I couldn’t resist turning off all the lights and turning it on!
I love it! I’m also sure my preteen son is going to love it as well lol. I hope you guys enjoyed this card as much as I enjoyed making it. You can seethe entire card from start to finish in the video below
Here are a few other cards with videos I’ve created using previous Colorado Craft Company Halloween Releases. You can check out Eudora in her cemetery with this post here.
and a different type of glow in this post here.
You can find more inspiration from this newest release by checking out the talented artists below.Thanks so much for stopping by!
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 World’s Best Foam Tape Shop at: SSS | SB | PBP |  Crafty Clean-up Cloths Shop at: SB |  Copic Marker C1 COOL GRAY Shop at: SSS | BA |
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About Kelly Taylor Cards
Oh so awesome! Simply love CCC and such a wonderful release!! Your cards are fantastic using their stamps!!
My favorite candy to get cor Halloween is Snicker Bars
Just watched Kelly Taylor Youtube video. The coloring of the skull was amazing and the light up feature made it even cooler. This is the first time I am finding this company. I will for sure be ordering, Halloween is my favorite holiday.
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What an amazing card! I can’t wait to see what you do with the other stamp. I’m so happy to see CCC’s new release. I love their big and bold series and the lovely legs.
Love this skull! I need to get this one for my nephew’s card. He’s 9 and really into skeletons right now for Halloween. Also, my favorite sweet treat for Halloween is candy corn. The Brach’s brand has that buttery goodness to the taste. 😊
This is such a fatastic card, glad to see CCC is back! My little likes the chocolate with the pop rocks and I like Halloween themed sugar cookies!
This card wicked cool !!!! My favorite candy is plain M&Ms
I am SOOOOOOOO EXCITED that CCC has launched new stamps!! I just LOVE their products!! & I LOVE HALLOWEEN!! My favorite Halloween treat is whoppers AND the Reese’s ghosts! Thanks for the video!!
I love this skull! Honestly, my favorite Halloween treats are the faces of kids when they come to the door for trick-or-treating! Each one is priceless
GIRL! Once again…AMAZING!!! I ordered the supplies you used so I can make this for my grandsons! This is SO cool!! My favorite Halloween treat is a Baby Ruth bar! Or Milk Duds! Only time I eat either is if I find it in my grandsons’ bucket! Haha!!
oooo love the card !!! and so happy with the new Halloween release !! my favorite candy is M & M but has to be the Halloween colors!!
GREAT CARD, I love, love, love Halloween!!! I’m a candy monster but for a treat, I’d say Rice Crispy Treats so I could make them fun & spooky with food coloring! Thank you for bringing this opportunity to us! Xo, Mercy
Have missed CC but love the new release. Love Snickers.