Turn Stitched Burst into a Spiderweb by Jean Okimoto

Ready for Halloween?  Stitch a spiderweb using the Stitched Burst die, add a pair of bats, some pumpkins and glittery ghosts too!  Hi, Jean Okimoto here - subbing glittery bats for spiders because I don't have a spider die.  Big bats swooping down over little ghosts...why not?

Spritz the textured side of Open Studio Watercolor Paper with a light mist of water.  Sponge or brush the damp paper with ripe persimmon, mowed lawn and black soot Distress Oxides.  Spritz it again, then heat-set it.  Cut it with the 3-½" x 4-¾" Wrapped Stitch Rectangles die and the Stitched Burst.  Punch a ⅛" hole near the center of the burst.  

Stitch it with Aunt Lydia's White Pearl Metallic Crochet Thread - tape the thread ends on the reverse side with Scotch Transparent Tape (Magic Tape might tear).  The thread makes the web sparkle - like spiderwebs on a rainy day.

Cut the Cave Bat and the 3 bats from the Haunted Entrance Dome Layer set from the black Frosted Glitter Pad 6x6 sheet.  Cut the ghosts from a white Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad 6x6 sheet.  Cut the pumpkins from a scrap of watercolor paper sponged with ripe persimmon Distress Oxide.

Attach the diecuts to a white A-2 card - use foam dots for the Cave Bat and the second pumpkin from the left.

Blend mowed lawn and ripe persimmon onto the smoother side of Open Studio Watercolor paper - my sponges had some of the black soot ink on them. Stamp the greeting - from the Halloween Pumpkin Clear Stamp and Die Set - with Onyx Black Versafine.  Emboss it with detail clear powder.  Cut it with the 3-¼" x 2" Wrapped Stitch Rectangles die.  Attach the remaining two bats.

I love the stitching dies - for what they actually are, and for what they can be with a little imagination.  Like using the Stitched Tree die to create a giant candy corn.  That's another project...wish me luck with that!

Thanks for visiting...see you again this weekend...

Supplies

 

CL5264-D Halloween Pumpkin clear stamp and die set

94406 Stitched Burst

94507 Haunted Entrance Dome Layer craft die

GP1004 Frosted Glitter Pad

WP101 Watercolor Paper

GP1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

30094 Wrapped Stitch Rectangles

94358 Cave Bat

Comments

[Michelle Bala]

Great idea Jean! I love the stitched web!

[Debbie G]

very, very clever! I think I have all of these dies, too!

[Jean]

Thanks Michelle...it's just a needle pulling thread - wish I could copy your beautiful coloring!

[Jean]

Thanks Debbie...it's just a needle and some sparkly thread. Have fun creating with Dave's stitching dies - and post your cards on Impress Insiders - can't wait to see them!

[Jacky]

Happy Halloween and thanks, Jean. This card makes me want to break out my distress inks. Beautiful!