Smeared and Smudged 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop Day 1

Welcome to Day 1 of the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop. Are you ready for some goulish fun?  It's finally here, and because I love Halloween so much, I decided to throw my hat in the ring, as they say, and participate in this month-long blog hop!  So sit back, relax, and enjoy the festivities, or should I say, creativities!

Visit this link to view the rules for winning fabulous prizes.  Oh, and the Grand Prize is worth over $300.  How cool is that?

My first project is a spider-ific tag I made.

I used a manila tag, adhered vintage text pages, and trimmed the excess.  I sprayed it with Kraft Glimmer Mist and embossed just the left edge with an Anna Griffin embossing folder (April Garden).  My "sandwich" going through my machine was a bit too much, and curled the edge of the paper.  But you know what?  Turns out I really liked the frilly edge it gave.  So I kept it and highlighted the design with Black Soot distress ink.

I also used the Kraft mist on the small doily that I first applied a very light coat of gesso to.

Next, I trimmed a piece of print paper and adhered that to the right edge of the tag, edging the tag with Black Soot distress ink.  I then adhered half of the doily to the top and the web ribbon through the hole.

After stamping "Eeeeek!" and embossing with black embossing powder, I used an edge punch to cut out the label shape, distressing the edges and adhering with foam tape.

Last, I die cut the hanging spider with a Tim Holtz die (Candlelight Fright) and shaped the spider with my fingers to give some dimension. I then glued the web at the top of the tag, allowing my spider to move about as needed.

Be sure to check out the rest of the Wicked Bloggers. The list is long, but I think it will be worth your time.  The entire blog roll can be found in the sidebar.

Thanks for stopping by, and be sure to leave a comment on each blog for a chance to win fabulous prizes.

Barbara Rankin