I interpreted the challenge quite literary this time, because I wanted to use Tim Holtz Sizzix
Monster Thinlits die. The Monster die is similar to the
Zombie die that I shared some time ago (you can find the
Zombie tutorial here), in the sense that you die cut a number of pieces and then piece them back together to create the monster. I die cut the monster from different colours of cardstock for my son and his friend and they had fun putting their monsters together, almost like a puzzle. This is a great Halloween activity for children. But I hadn't used the Monster die myself yet. I decided to make another panel that can hang from a
Flip Frame. I really love the Flip Frames, and that you can just put something else in it when the season is over.
Here you can see all the pieces you need to make the
monster. I die cut them from manila cardstock.
I decided to use embossing powders to create my monster, so that he would have an enamel and grungy textured look. I used Verdigris, Rust, Watering Can, Platinum and Cement, all from Ranger. The
Emboss It dabber works great for these types of projects, or you could press the paper into an embossing ink pad. The bottom piece (not shown here) was inked with Black Soot.
I inked the pieces with Black Soot, to cover any areas that were not embossed, as you can see here on the eye brows, it gave a cool distressed look. Assemble the pieces starting with the bottom. Bend or fold the green piece, the hair and the nose slightly. It is hard gluing things to an embossed surface, but I find that Ranger's
Matte Multi-Medium worked really well.
All the different powders look cool together. Here you can maybe see the shine of the different embossing powders a little better.
For the background, I used cardboard paper from Tim's
Textured Surfaces set, as well as a torn, sanded and inked paper from the
Regions Beyond Paper Stash.
I also added some Halloween Trimmings ribbons, a token and an Occasions Small Talk sentiment.
The bat comes from the
Wicked Alpha Parts set. I punched holes with my Crop-a-dile and set eyelets in them.
The bat and spider were given a little Ground Espresso paint. I also used a few strips of Regions Beyond Design Tape.
Love this
spooky skull sitting on top of the frame.
Here you can see the dimension of the
monster a little better. He looks really fun next to my
Zombie panel.
Here is another example of a Flip Frame project.
I hope you will join us in our Monster challenge! As always you have a chance to win a $50 gift voucher from
Simon Says Stamp. You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.
If you use instagram add
#sssmchallenge to your challenge entry uploads, so that we can see them on there too.
Thank you so much for stopping by today!
Happy Crafting!
Anna-Karin
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