It's all about the dead!

I know, kind of a creepy title right?! Well, that's our Stampendous Design Team theme this Halloween week! We're featuring our favorite skeleton, skull, and overall spooky Halloween images with you for a final thrill before the big day! PLUS we have a Hop with Glue Dots this week!

As our fans know we love a contest while we hop so three lucky commenters will win a prize package that includes:

Glue Dots® Craft Dots 3/8”
Glue Dots® Mini Dots 3/16”
Glue Dots® Removable Dots 3/8”
DCS5080 Create Christmas Die Set by Stampendous®
MGK02 Christmas Micro Glitter Kit by Stampendous®
CRS5080 Cling Create Christmas Stamp Set by Stampendous®

Just comment on both company blogs and all the design team posts for our hop with Glue Dots. Commenting is open until Sunday, November 1st at 11:59 pm and winners will be announced sometime on Monday, November 2nd. See Official Contest Rules.
I created this canvas for the Stampendous July catalog. It features the new Raven Skull stamp (CRR228). Add a few die cut leaves using the Leaves Die Set (DCS5068), a fun background, some May Arts ribbon and cool button, and hocus-pocus you have a great Halloween decoration!

Supplies
Stampendous
R228 Raven Skull
DCS5068 Leaf Die Cut Set
CRS7001 Cling Brush Strokes
Creative Palette
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Plus
Canvas Core 10" x 10" Canvas CVS1135
Neenah Papers Classic Linen Cover Epic Black 80# 08126
Graphic 45 Happy Hauntings Collection, Word Play 4500527
Bazzill Lupine cardstock
Chameleon Color Tones - NU3, YL2, YO3, OR4, RD4, VO4, BK4, CB
Acrylic Paints - Yellow, Orange, Red, Olive Green, Black
Brayer
Brilliance Moonlight White
Memento Tuxedo Black
Beacon Fast Finish
Beacon ZipDry
1/2" Glue Dots
May Arts Ribbon
Double-sided tape
Foam Tape

Instructions

Step 1:  Paint a 10" x 10" canvas with black acrylic paint, dry well

Step 2:  Stamp the edges of the canvas with the Brush Stroke stamp inked with Moonlight White, and a 4 3/8" x 5 5/8" piece of black cardstock that has torn edges

Step 3:  Tear a piece of decorative paper to fit the canvas and ink the edges with black ink, attach to the canvas with Beacon Fast Finish, dry well

Step 4:  Use the Creative Palette, acrylic paints and a brayer to create a fall colored background on black cardstock, dry well, use the Leaf Die Cut set to cut some leaves

Step 5:  Stamp the Raven Skull on a  4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of white mixed media paper, tear the bottom edge, color with Chameleon pens, mat on a black mat 4 3/8" x 5 5/8", and then a mat of Lupine 4 3/4" x 6 1/2" with a torn bottom edge

Step 6:  Arrange the stamped black mat, Raven Skull, leaves and ribbons on the canvas, attach with double sided tape for the papers, 1/2" Craft Glue Dots for the ribbons, leaves and embellishments

Stop over at these blogs for more "un-dead" and Glue Dot fun!

Stampendous Stamps Blog

Louise Healy

Kristine Reynolds
Alison Heikkila

Glue Dots Blog

Happy Creating,
Louise