The next collection I was eager to dive into was Simple Vintage October 31st by Simple Stories. Even though when I saw the previews online, I was thinking maybe I didn't need one more Halloween collection added to my stash, but when my local store brought this one in, I found it hard to resist as it is very appealing.
For my base, I used the Halloween text patterned paper and tested out the Framed Tags dies from Tim Holtz for Sizzix. I didn't ink the borders, but you can still see the impression left in the paper by the die. I added doodling using the Dylusions journal block and then I used some of the cut-apart pages to layer images on the die.
I had previously made a button when I first got the Button Press using patterned paper from this collection, so I pulled it out to add to my tag. I added decorative brads and a few tickets from the Pewter Ticket Essentials box from 49 & Market, which looks like they were made to go with this collection.
At the bottom of the tag, I wrapped Orange Scrubby Sparkle yarn. This is a new find that I was quite excited about. Years ago, Stampin' Up! sold what they called tinsel trim in one of their Holidays minicatalogue. I purchased some from the Clearance rack after the catalogue had retired, not necessarily thinking much of it, but once I started adding the tinsel to my projects, I found myself really loving it. And then seeing my roll of it getting depleted much faster that I would like to, seeing that the product was retired and not available for purchase anymore. I had searched high and low since then trying to find something similar, searching under tinsel trim, eyelash trim or yarn... When I saw this Scrubby Sparkle yarn, I wonder if it could make a worthy replacement. I couldn't find it locally, so I placed an order and it came in this week. Right off the bat, I got very excited when I pulled it out of the packaging. It is VERY, very similar. I got three colours (red, white and orange) and the Marshmallow is a true white, which also makes me happy because I prefer this to sparkle that has colour to it. I pulled out whatever I have leftover of the original tinsel trim and it is different, in that it has little hair on both sides of the cord, making the look fluffier. That being said, it is a really close equivalent and it does look really cool added to a project, as illustrated here.
Part of that order also included orange organza ribbon with black velvet dots on it. I took the wiring out of the sides and threaded this ribbon at the top of the tag, tying it in place with thick black twine. And from the Halloween assorted glitter set, I pulled tiny bats and stars and added them to the tag as well.
Supplies
Patterned Paper, Decorative Brads, Cardstock Stickers: Simple Vintage October 31st (Simple Stories)
Sparkle Paper: Autumn (Lawn Fawn)
Ink: Basic Black (Stampin' Up!)
Dies: Framed Tags (Tim Holtz for Sizzix)
Accessories: Pewter Ticket Essentials (49 & Market); Button Press (We R Memory Keepers);
Dylusions Paint Pens, Dylusions Journal Block (Ranger); Decorative Scissors (Fiskars);
Stampin' Dimensionals (Stampin' Up!); Orange Scrubby Sparkle Yarn (Red Heart);
Ribbon (Celebrate It); Black Twine, Halloween Assorted Glitter Set (Recollections)
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