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Hi friends! Time to CELEBRATE all things STAMPtember with a massive and inspirational Blog Party!! Throughout STAMPtember® we will be celebrating every day posting exclusive collaborations, contests, prizes, special promotions, announcements, and more surprises on the Simon Says Stamp Blog! Today, we are skipping the traditional release blog hop in lieu of a blog party that features tons and tons of inspiration and a scavenger hunt of free gifts! You can see all of the participants in the blog party by clicking HERE. I have a pair of projects featuring some fabulous new goodies from the Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember release (click HERE!). I immediately fell in love with the whimsical and sweet autumnal and Halloween imagery from the new Haunted Garden stamp set and knew that I had to pull out all of the stops with my coloring to create some special and fun pieces to share with you. Let’s get started with the details on my projects!
I find that simple images like these from the Haunted Garden set are truly perfect for practicing my artistry. There are just few enough details that I can dig in to the shading and make the shape and shadow decisions for myself instead of relying on the lines within the stamp set to do it for me! I created this sweet little Halloween trinket dish and a coordinating card (how sweet would these be as a little gift for a friend?) with acrylic paint markers and colored pencils!
I don’t typically go for “spooky” at Halloween… life is scary enough without adding pretend blood and gore! The sweet little ghost image, however, is so precious and reminds me of an episode of Peg + Cat that my big kids used to watch when they were toddlers. I paid homage to that memory with this little ceramic trinket dish, stamping the image and pretty Boo! sentiment with gold pigment ink directly onto the unglazed ceramic.
I used acrylic paint markers to do some fun coloring on the dish, blending the colors with a dry paintbrush to add extra depth to the shadows. I also added lots of gold accents and edged the dish with gold for a little added luxury. I finished the dish off with some sealant to protect the painting. Wouldn’t this just look so cute on a coffee table or countertop?
The card features another of the images from the Haunted Garden set, this time stamped on cardstock to create this warm and elegant all-occasion card. I stamped the image and greeting using white pigment ink on some lovely chestnut brown cardstock. The white ink shows up beautifully on the colored cardstock and also blends into the colored pencil coloring very smoothly. I used colored pencils in deep shades of orange and olive, adding a pop of bright coral for the blooms, and I am truly obsessed with how vibrant the pencil colors are on the deep brown cardstock!
Once I had finished coloring the pumpkin and accents, I used a gold paint pen to cover the sentiment stamp. It’s a bit difficult to photograph, but the shine is so lovely in person! I also used a new product to embellish the penciled panel, adding an embossed decorative edge using the Embossed Card Edges die set. I love the subtle textured detail that this adds to the card front! I cut a piece of gold foil cardstock to fit the bottom of the card base that also matched my gold sentiment, then used liquid adhesive to adhere the penciled portion above it, overlapping the gold with brown. Finally, I added a few Gold Pawsitively Dazzling Gems at the point of the embellished bracket edge!
Well, that’s all for my projects today! I am so thrilled with how these came out. The possibilities are endless with the super sweet Haunted Garden stamp set!
On each stop of the Blog Party today, a unique gift with purchase code can be found within the graphic. On the graphic at the top of my blog post, you can see the fabulous embossing folder/die combo that you can receive absolutely free with a $100 purchase! Simply follow the instructions on the graphic and enter the code BBEFD at checkout to receive your free gift. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and be sure to check out the Simon Says Stamp blog to see all of the other participants in today’s Blog Party. Happy STAMPtember!!
The coloring on both your projects is beautiful. Anyone would love to display your artistry.
Love your coloring. It is inspirational.
Thanks for still having a blog!
Emily, your work is ALWAYS so gorgeous. Love these projects so much!
Your coloring is spectacular! I would never have thought to stamp onto the unglazed ceramic. What an interesting idea!
OH WOW !!! You took the STAMPtember Blog Hop to heart via your creative hands. The trinket dish you painted is fabulous and your fall card is simply stunning !! At first glance I knew I was going to purchase the Haunted Garden S&D set, did I, no. Sadly by the time I placed my order it was already sold out so I did the next best thing & pre-ordered it. I so look forward to seeing all the things you make and create during STAMPtember, your creations are always a welcome addition to my in box.
I’m so amazed at your creativity and coloring. That is some beautiful art to have and hold on too. Beautiful job.
Beautiful cards Emily. Gorgeous coloring. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful cards!
Your coloring is amazing!
These colors are absolutely beautiful!!
I love the pumpkin card the best your coloring is spot on. The ghost card is very elegant and stylish, thanks for the inspiration.
The shading on the pumpkin is so gorgeous. I can hardly believe that you used colored pencils. The pumpkin looks so real!
These are stunning!!!
Hi Emily. This is my favorite set so far and I am so happy you chose it for your blog today. Great coloring and so very inspiring. Thank you. 🙂
Love your coloring and your designs!
What stunning cards! I really wish I had talent like that. Thank you for sharing and inspiring others.
Love them both! Very nice!
Gorgeous and totally inspiring! I would love to try pencils. Thanks so much.
You have outdone yourself, and that’s saying something. These are awesome. That pumpkin card is so elegant!
Very pretty!
Swoon, you may need to make a few more of those plates Emily! Divine!! LOVE your stunning colouring on the pumpkin, that card is elegant and opulent and yet still rustically fall!! LOVE your stunning creations, AMAZING!! xoxo
Beautiful! For the pumpkin, was the Faber-Castell or Prismacolor Premier colored pencils used for coloring?
Also, was any product used with the colored pencils to create the rich colors? Thank you for your help!
Love the ghost and the wreath!
Love the dish. The pumpkin card is so elegant. Coloring and blending are fantastic.
Your coloring is amazing! And such a great idea to use a trinket
dish for one of your projects! Well done!
I absolutely adore these!
Saw the trinket dish in the live and fell in love. Thank you for showcasing the fall ghost stamp in such a beautiful way!
Oh!!!! The COLORING!!!! Makes my top 5 favorites! I am inspired (and secretly intimidated) To try this card! Thank you for sharing. I just love both cards. They are beautiful!
Holy cow! I love the way you thought outside the box on this project! It’s gorgeous!
Emily, your creativity is totally next level. I love love love your trinket dish and your coloring is so on point! Thank you for sharing your gift of creativity with us. Absolutely love your cards and trinket dish. Beautifully done>
Your painting is beautiful. It is a work of art and great home deco piece.
The colors on these cards are absolutely beautiful!
It’s been 100 years since I’ve stamped on ceramic. What a beautiful inspiration. Love your pencil work on the pumpkin!!
Hi, beautiful –
IDK how to put my admiration into words, friend. Your work is so amazing, so extraordinary – it’s in a league of its own, IMO. Your trinket dish is just simply BEYOND. It’s so stunningly perfect. I just can’t even… Congrats! I’m left speechless by you. The pumpkin / harvest card seems lit from within. It’s SPECTACULARLY beautiful. I hope you know what a treasure you have in your talent and what a treasure you are as a person. I am so proud to know you.
Lori S in PA
Super cute and beautiful home decor dish with the stamped image!! But your beautiful artistry in the pumpkin from Haunted Gardens is stunning!!! Wowsers both!!
Your pumpkin card is stunning but the trinket dish is such a unique addition to the hop I think that is the winner.