Kindred Stamps June 2020 Release – Manor Haunts & Happy After Life

Project 1

My first card features a mystical fortune teller in a crystal ball. The curtains and end table I cut with my Cricut Explore Air 2. I used Copic markers and Distress Oxide ink to shade and distress the cricut images. After coloring the fortune teller I used Liquid Glass on the crystal ball to give it a glossy look. I used white embossing powder to heat emboss the sentiment “spirits from beyond tell me.” On the inside of the card I used the “It’s time to celebrate” sentiment. Finally for the wallpaper and envelope liner I used a piece of patterned cardstock from the Day in the Park paper pack. 

For my next project I wanted to re-create this somewhat famous portrait. I used Distress Oxide ink to create the sky background and the lake background. I used my Copic markers to make it look like water ripples from something stirring below the surface. I used a branch stamp from the Art Impressions WC Foilage Set 1 stamp set to create the hanging leaves. I used a short piece of twine to create a tightrope. Finally I double-matted the image to look like a wooden picture frame. I used my Copic markers to create the woodgrain detail on the brown cardstock.

For my third project I created a graveyard scene with the grounds keeper ghost and the NEW graveyard scene die. I ink blended the spooky night sky background with Distress Oxide inks. I even added some “glowing orbs” with Nuvo drops for some added dimension. I heat embossed the sentiment “I’m Dying To Spend Time With You” in silver embossing powder. The only thing that would have made this card even better is if I had also used the new Haunted Glitter Gloss on the card as well! 

My last project is a slimline slider card featuring three mischievous hitchhikers from the Happy Afterlife stamp set.  I used the same wallpaper background as in the first project. I created a hiding nook in the center of the card so when the hitchhikers slide out from behind it they look like they are traveling through the walls. I heat embossed the “Home is Where Your Ghouls Are” sentiment with silver embossing powder and matted the sentiment strip on a piece of silver foil cardstock. I have included a video below to illustrate the slider mechanism.