Gothic 31 - New Stamps From Artistic Outpost!

It's been awhile since I joined in with the Compendium of Curiosities Challenge over at Studio L3, but having just received the most gorgeous rubber stamps from Artistic Outpost, and my favorite die of all time from Sizzix, I had all the inspiration I needed to sit down and make a quick tag.

This week we're working with Tim Holtz's Blended Stains technique. I decided to experiment a little with the new Metallic Distress Stains by mixing Tarnished Brass, Spiced Marmalade, and Black Soot. I love how it turned out! It's really hard to see in the photo, but it adds the coolest luster to the whole tag. Can't wait to play with it some more!

The skeleton woman (isn't she amazing?!) was stamped with embossing ink on black cardstock and embossed with Seafoam White ep. I think it gives it such a cool cameo effect! I cut the Bell Jar from leftover packaging and the base from chipboard. The base was painted with a Pitch Black Dabber and then embossed. I sanded the embossed portion and inked it with Gathered Twigs Distress ink.

The top is tied with idea-ology Crinkle Ribbon that was dyed with Black Soot Distress Stain. I added Baubles that were tinted orange with a mixture of Terra Cotta and Butterscotch Alcohol Inks and an Idea-ology Wire Pin.

All of the supplies (other than the stamps) can be purchased from Inspiration Emporium via the links below. Be sure and use my coupon code - stamptramp - to save 10% on your order! The rubber stamps are from Artistic Outpost's Gothic 31 collection and can be purchased on their web site.

Sizzix Bell Jar Die Sizzix Springtime Texture Fade Sizzix Tattered Banners Die Inkssentials Manila Tag Spiced Marmalade Distress Stain Black Soot Distress Stain Tarnished Brass Distress Stain Ranger Seafoam White Embossing Powder Distress Embossing Ink Black Soot Distress Ink Ranger Fall Limited Edition Distress Ink Jet Black Archival Ink Ranger Dabber - Pitch Black Butterscotch Alcohol Ink Idea-ology Crinkle Ribbon Idea-ology Baubles Idea-ology Wire Pins idea-ology Jump Rings idea-ology Paper String - Solids Compendium of Curiosities II Vagabond Scotch Tape Glider Idea-ology Sanding Grip Kraft Core Paper

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Thanks to Simon Says Stamp for sponsoring this week's challenge. Be sure and check out all the fantastic submissions here!