Spooky Yupo Resist

Hi all! I haven't played along with Tim Holtz' 12 Tags for ages, but this month's technique is so amazing, I had to drop everything and try it this weekend. Yupo is seriously one of the coolest things I've worked with and I knew that this skull stamp from Tim's Apothecary stamp set would be perfect to use with the technique.

I discovered a little trick while I was making my project. I wanted to use the letters from the Halloween Words die, but they're so tiny, I knew it would be hard to place them/glue them down. To make it easier, I used Elizabeth Craft Designs wide adhesive to cover the back of my metallic cardstock, then cut it using the 'Oct.' die. The letters will stay in the die, so you just have to peel off the adhesive backing, then position the die where you want the letters. Use a pointed tool to press the letters out through the ejection holes, adhering them to the paper. So easy and the spacing will be perfect!

Last week, I found some really cool metallic paper plates at Hobby Lobby. I wasn't sure whether I would use them for food, or crafting. You can see above that crafting won out! I made my own word strip by cutting a strip from the paper plate, then die cutting it using the 'beware' die. I used Distress paints to give it an aged look. You'd totally think that was metal, right? I used the same plate to cut the 'Oct' from. I will definitely be using this trick more in the future!

The frame I used is from the dollar store. I painted it with gesso to give it more of a weathered look. I used Krylon's Looking Glass spray paint to paint the back of the glass and made it look old by rubbing away some of the paint. I thought it would look cool to add rub ons on top of the glass - I love how they look!

You can find the products I used at Simon Says Stamps, Elizabeth Craft Designs, and Amazon via the links below.

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