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Vintage Halloween - New Artistic Outpost Set!

It's already August, and soon school will begin for most students...and before you know it the leaves will change color and autumn will officially be upon us.  Before you know it we'll be into October-and the children will be Trick or Treating...why not treat yourself to this fun, vintage set from Artistic Outpost!

Supplies:

Stamps:  Vintage Halloween (Artistic Outpost); Paper:  Core'dinations, Daisy D's; Ink:  Palette Black Noir, Vintage Photo Distress; Accessories:  orange rick rack (Pink Hedgehog), Halloween Dew Drops, Stickles, Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol, decorative scissors, Glossy Accents (for adhering Dew Drops)

Thanks for looking!

New Stamps and Sneak Peek Sale at Artistic Outpost!

Sneak Peek specials...now thru Sunday, August 10th.

Artistic Outpost is proud to release two new stamp collections:  Route 66 and Vintage Halloween.

Route 66 features nostalgic images of the first American super highway, Route 66.  Who isn't yearning for a great "road trip" right about now!  We always get a little sad when August rolls around. It means another summer is winding down.  Use this terrific set to capture those memories in your summer scrapbooks or make something unique which pays homage to those that are born to be wild!

Vintage Halloween is for all those out there who prefer "treats" to "tricks". Who wouldn't love seeing the children in our two main images showing up to the front door on All Hallow's Eve?  This collection features work from Victorian era postcards.  Think of all the Halloween Party invitations, cards, or treat bags that you could create with this one set!

To celebrate the launch of these two new collections, Artistic Outpost is running sneak peek specials...From now until Monday, August 11th, the following items are on sale at the Artistic Outpost webstore.

• Vintage Halloween - $9.99
• Route 66 - $9.99

OR PURCHASE BOTH for $18 (that's $6 off the retail price of both)

There is a special "bundled" product in our webstore that will allow you to order both plates for $18.00.

We can't wait to see what you do with these fun images!!!

Bloggers Challenge 58 - Color Challenge (Old Olive, So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie, Rose Red)

Yes, I'm a "little" late with LAST week's Bloggers Challenge!  I'm on vacation, spending some time with my children and grandchildren...school starts in just a few weeks so we're spending some quality time together!

This week's challenge was fun-and one of the easiest color combo challenges I've had to put together.  I coordinated the colors with Basic Grey's Scarlet patterned paper.

Supplies:

Stamp:  Keeper (Artistic Outpost); Paper:  Old Olive, So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie, Rose Red; Ink:  Chocolate Chip (Craft), Old Paper (Distress), Old Olive, So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie, Rose Red Classic Ink (for inking surfaces and edges of coordinating cardstock); Accessories:  Swiss Dot Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Large Scallop Circle Nestibilities die, Clear EP,heat gun, silk flowers, round rhinestone brads, olive green swiss dot organdy ribbon (Pink Hedgehog), foam tape

Instructions:

1.  I embossed the So Saffron and Pumpkind Pie cardstock before cutting

2.  then inked the "dots" and edges with coordinating ink to draw a little more focus to the solid colored cardstck. 

3.  The Old Olive cardstock edges were inked with Old Paper and Old Olive ink.  The Scarlet paper was inked with Old Paper.

Thanks for looking, and be sure to check out the other Bloggers' Challenges by clicking on the Bloggers Challenge badge in the left sidebar.

And, have a GREAT week!  I know I am!!!