Friday, September 16, 2011

E-Team Special Mission: Be SPOOKY!

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BOO!
Did I scare you? Just a little? Oh, come on... a tiny bit? 

Oh, well. Even if I can't pull off spooky, I'm delighted to be part of the eclectic Paperie E-Team's new blog hop series, "Seasonal Tags and ATCs" -- especially since the first installment is all about my favorite holiday, Halloween!


As with every E-Team Blog Hop, Daisy from eclectic Paperie has fabulous some prizes up for grabs, and to be eligible to win, all you need to do is leave a comment at each artist's blog. It's your chance to get in the spooky spirt and check out the spectacular art my E-Teammates created! You have from today through this Sunday, September 18 to do the Monster Mash... er, I mean blog hop! Daisy will randomly choose three winners from among all the comments, and each will receive an exclusive Tag/ATC assortment, including a variety of tag sizes and surfaces, some Twinery samples, and some very cool surprise treats!

Remember to visit the eclectic Paperie blog, too. Leave a comment about your Halloween treat, and you might win a $25 gift voucher!

All winners will be announced on the eclectic Paperie blog on Monday, September 19.


The eclectic Paperie E-Team is:
Linda Ledbetter (That's me!)

Latrice Murphy and Micki Harper are sitting this one out, but please be sure to stop by the blogs and see the wonderful things they've been creating!

My tag is basically a full-on homage to the many products of Tim Holtz! It was quick and easy to make, too.

The Ingredients:

The Recipe:
  1. Ink a #8 Inkssentials Kraft tag with Spiced Marmalade, Rusty Hinge and Dusty Concord Distress inks, blending the colors in the order listed from the bottom to the top of the tag. Shade the edges with Vintage Photo. 
  2. Apply Snowcap Adirondack Paint to the spider web stamp and stamp it randomly all over the tag. Wash your stamp immediately. 
  3. Apply Pitch Black Adirondack Paint to the bats stamp and stamp it in the "sky" area. Wash that stamp right away, too! 
  4. Spritz the tag lightly with Perfect Copper mist. 
  5. Die cut the fence and scaredy cat from black cardstock, and glue them to the tag. 
  6. Cut out the sentiment and glue it down. 


Thanks so much for stopping... and hopping! I hope you have a great weekend.

Hugs,
Linda

68 comments:

Helen said...

What a fabulous tag! I hope to get time to follow the hop at the weekend.

Anonymous said...

The Ranger distress inks blend so great to create such colours. As much as I dislike spiders, I love your spider web design. Beautiful.
Maurene
stampersmokey@yahoo.ca

Anonymous said...

Love the tag and your distressing in amazing! Great effect.... very nice
Lillian L

LaNell said...

Terrific tag. I'm with Lillian in complimenting your distressing.

Sharon said...

What a terrific halloween tag. The background colours and technique really sets the theme.
Love it!
Sharon

Julia Aston said...

What a great design on your tag Linda! love the spiderweb background and the great spooky cat on the fence!

Broni said...

What a fantastic tag, Linda! And you make it sound so easy! You sure do master all things Tim!!

Melody (lacyquilter) said...

Ack! Now I have that monster mash song in my head - lol. I love the graduated colors in the background.

Yelowflower said...

no, sorry, you didn't scare me, but you did impress me...which you always do!

Danee said...

great tag, love the colors and how they fade into each other.. You did a good job on that.

Anonymous said...

My favorite so far - thanks for sharing.
Julia Rene' aka gardenlady5562

Lisa Somerville said...

Fab tag - love the colors in the background!

huntla1 said...

Fabulous! love your tag!

Carol E said...

Very cute tag, love the cat, thanks for sharing it.

paperpapier said...

love your distress ink combination..a perfect halloween theme colour tag!

betjunroe said...

Thanks for the step-out directions Linda. I didn't have plans to make a Halloween tag today, but now I'm inspired! Bette

Anonymous said...

I bow down to your blending skills! This turned out fabulous! Starla

newfiecrafter(Marilyn) said...

Fabulous tag Linda love the color combo of the DI you used . Thanks for sharing
Marilyn

shari walker said...

I love the colors in this tag its adorable, thanks for the instructions...

Noreen said...

You did a super job choosing the background colors! I love the spider webs all over, and the black cat and fence really stand out!

donna said...

Your background is wonderful. Perfect for the fence and cat..hugs..Donna

Daisy said...

Love that Snow Cap dabber to create dimension and interest to the cobwebs. Fun tag!

Regina aka Mrs. Ham said...

Spooky. I like the spiderweb background...

HeyGirly said...

Spooky! What a fabulous tag.

Bunnyfreak said...

Stunning. Love the web background.

Vic said...

Love your tag!

Margie H said...

I'm loving the combination of colors! What a great tag to get us started for Halloween! TFS :)

Bast said...

Boo-tiful tag...I Love it! TFS the recipe and thanx for the inspiration.

KimMJ
bast830@comcast.net

Claudia said...

Bautiful tag, love the colors and the background.

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous colors and what a clever idea! Uh - oh, blogger says I'm anonymous again. Grrr.
opossumqueen1955atyahoodotcom

Susan said...

Boo-tiful tag! Great colors and distressing.

CraftyLoops said...

Fantastic tag. Lee xx

trisha too said...

What a fun tag, Linda--love that spidery background, such rich colors!

:)

Ann said...

beautiful work..blending honors to you!!!

Kathy Eddy said...

This is just fabulous Linda! I love that cat!!!!

Anonymous said...

Terrific tag!! I love the colors and the spider webs in the background!
Janet L.
leachm8@aol.com

Dee in N.H. said...

That is boo-tiful!! Love the colors and those webs too!

Faerie Moon Creations said...

Linda, that is such a fabulous tag!!!! I am so excited that fall is nearly here - my favorite time of year. :) Hope you have a great weekend!

Cindy-Up In Northern Michigan said...

I LOVE the colors in this tag!

c.darwin said...

I actually thought you were showing off one of tim's tags at first - it turned out great! Love the orange and purple together in the background.

RachelV said...

Love the blending of the inks for the background. Very nicely done!

Sandra said...

love it Linda - those spider webs are wonderful!
Sandra ltb

nonnie said...

great tag Linda - thanks for sharing!

Shannon Sawyer said...

I'm in love with this tag, I have to get that TH Halloween "Scardey Cat" die, it's awesome. I love the background colors you did here on this tag, and I love how you did the webs all over the background as well. Even your ribbon is perfect with the tag. Thank you very much for always sharing your talents and for continuing to inspire.

Woodsie said...

Spiders, Cats, webs...what more can one ask! Love the card...you did a great job..Thank you for sharing it with us....Woodie

Larissa Heskett said...

THANKS for sharing!! I LOVE the colors you used and that cat!! =) Have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)

Karen said...

Linda, this is gorgeous!! thanks for sharing.. a great way to get my spooky fix :)

Plume said...

I don't do much halloween creations but I love this one. It is so dramatic, the cat on the fence, the bats and spider web look just great! When I look at your tag I want to make a halloween creation too.

Claudine C. said...

I love love this tag, it's just ah-maz-zing

MORMOR said...

You made this look so easy. Really, it looked from your directions like it would take less than 45 min from prep to clean up. On top of that it is really cute. I love the multiple spider webs.

Tammy said...

Love this tag, great job!

bethann d said...

fab, especially since i have all the supplies so i can make one too... all your creations are fantastic

McStamper said...

Great tag.

Creative Genie said...

Love your tag, Linda. Wonderfully spooky!!

Anonymous said...

Wonderful tag! I love it. The distressing is amazing.
Pam
panuttingatgmaildotcom

Denise said...

Fantastic tag! Very striking. love the contrast with the black cat and fence silhouette against the background.
DeniseB

Shirley N said...

Ohhhh, I love the distressed colors in your tag with the white webs and the black cat and fence! Stunning tag!

kathy/North Carolina said...

So much detail in one little tag. You were truly channeling Tim! The spiderwebs rock!

littlen said...

great tag. amazing work. tfs.

Micki said...

Linda, I loooovvveeee your tag, especially the white spider webs....love how that makes the diecuts look even 'blacker'......

hugs

Lori said...

Love it Linda! Nice and spooky! That white web on the background colors is really stunning...love that!

Debbie C said...

Your tag is Fantastic! The ink colors look wonderful together & stamping the web w/paint is a perfect touch. The black silhouttes are a great counterpoint to the web-y background. Well done!

Lynn Stevens said...

I missed the blog hop, but Love your Halloween tag! I adore Halloween too.
hope your doing well, oh yeah your on the cruise with Tim, of course your doing great! Can't wait to hear all about it.
hugs Lynn

Candy C said...

Hi Linda!!! Remember me?! :) Hey girlfriend, your Halloween tag is wonderful! Love your colors, the stamped images, etc. I saw that you're leaving the Gingersnaps group to concentrate more on your Grungy Monday stuff!! SO glad it's going so well. You're one the cruise?!?! Oh my goodness!!! I have four friends that are there as well! I know you're having a wonderful time. Miss you girlfriend! <3 Candy

Sherry Kushibab said...

What scared me is how fantastic your distressing looks!!!

Woodsie said...

This is too cool...thank you for the inspiration

Sandra said...

love this! Great job, need to get out my inks and tags.
Sandra ltb

Candy Meyers said...

Great tag. This with a piece of candy would make a great trick or treat tag.
Candy Meyers