TE & Tombow Halloween Hop

Taylored Expressions and Tombow USA have partnered together for a fun-filled Halloween Hop! Some of the designers from both design teams have created projects to share with you! The TE team was generously provided with a Dual Brush Pen Set (Groovy), Fastener Tabs, MONO Adhesive Permanent and MONO Glue Stick. Thank you for your generosity, Tombow!

I made a Halloween shaker card which I call the third time's a charm. I don't make shaker cards very often, so I was a bit out of practice. My first attempt resulted in orange micro beads pouring onto the carpet. My second attempt would have been successful except that I overfilled the shaker with black star sequins and orange glitter. A clump of the filling was stuck on the monster's body, so I inserted a tiny stick in between the adhesive and paper to get them to move to the bottom. Instead of helping, I ended up ripping my globe and had to start over. Alas, here is my third attempt:

I started by stamping Candy Monster with Jet Black Archival ink onto Choice Watercolor cardstock. After letting this dry, I added color with the Tombow Dual Brush pens and used my waterbrush to spread the color around. I used the coordinating dies to cut him out. I created my "snow" globe using Shake it Up. Aside from the foam tape that I used to pop up my monster and globe, I primarily used the Tombow MONO adhesive to adhere all of my layers. It's always a pleasure to work with adhesive that really sticks! Here's a detail shot:

Giveaway details: To get you into the Halloween spirit, we're giving away a fa-BOO-lous prize! To enter, leave a comment on each hop blog post (links below) and "Like" both TombowUSA and Taylored Expressions on Facebook. One winner will be randomly chosen from all hop comments to win a prize package that includes a Tombow Permanent Adhesive Runner, a Tombow Dual Brush Pen Set of 6 Groovy, and a Taylored Expressions Halloween stamp set of the winner's choice! Comments close at 11:59 pm PST on Sunday, October 27, 2013.

Taylored Expressions Blog

Debbie Fisher

Shannon White

Melissa Cash

Charmaine Ikach

Jennie Garcia

Stephanie Kraft (you are here)

Marie Browning

Jen Shults

Tombow USA

Thanks so much for stopping by! Best of luck to all of you who enter the Giveaway!

Supplies from Tombow USA:

Dual Brush Pen Set (Groovy)
MONO Adhesive Permanent

Supplies from the TE store:

*candy monster with coordinating dies	*shake it up	*doodlebug 6x6 pad - halloween parade	*choice black cardstock	*choice snow white cardstock
*choice watercolor cardstock

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Stamps: Candy Monster (TE)
Paper: Halloween Parade (Doodlebug), Choice Black, Choice Watercolor, Choice Snow White (TE), Acetate.
Ink: Jet Black Archival (Ranger), Versamark Watermark (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Taylored Dies: Candy Monster coordinating, Snow Globe (TE); Standard Circle Nestabilities - Sm & Lg (Spellbinders), Groovy Dual Brush Pens, MONO Permanent Adhesive (Tombow USA); White embossing powder, Star sequins, Black hemp cord, Foam tape, Thread, Sewing machine.