I wanted to make a Halloween crate using the Wood Crate dies from Stampin' Up! I scored in the Clearance Rack. I had this idea of making a orange crate and dirtying it up with black paint or ink. A few years back, Stampin' Up! had a very potent orange shade in its In Color range (Tangelo Twist) and I ended up with a lot of my cardstock pack leftover at the end of the two years. Because cardstock is getting more and more expensive, I don't want to get rid of the colours I don't like as much and try to work them in projects where it will serve as a base or get covered. I thought this could work here since I would be adding the black and it turns that the Distress Soot Oxide ink mutes the colour enough for me to actually like it.
I used the PInewood Planks 3D embossing folder on my die-cut pieces before inking and assembling the box. To add the ink, I used my stencil brush and I will say, this is one of the rare occasions where I was actually happy with the results I achieved from those brushes! I stippled it in a few places to make darker, textured spot and I like the final look.
I initially wasn't sure how to embellish the crate and my first attempt was not to my liking, so I put it aside and worked on other stuff until I could find inspiration. I did after I had started working on generic embellishments created with die-cuts. I started adding a cobweb abd rose to one end and a wreath, rose and ghost to the other. On the sides, I added a strip of cobweb patterned paper and a row of black rhinestones, then a few little die-cuts.
Supplies
Cardstock: Tangelo Twist, Soft Sky, Black and Champagne Glimmer Paper (Stampin' Up!)
Patterned Papers: Halloween Town (Echo Park)
Ink: Black Soot Distress Oxide (Ranger)
Dies: Wood Crate (Stampin' Up!), Mini Wreath, Rolled Roses,
Build-a-House Halloween Add-On, Cute Cobweb (Lawn Fawn)
Accessories: Pearls (Studio Katia); Boo Bling Sheet (Recollections);
Pinewood Planks 3D Embossing Folder (Stampin' Up!);
Stencil Brushes (Clarity Stamp)
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