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BIG Tim Holtz Sale (+ Artwork by Lora Mahaffey & New Giveaway!)
Filed under Art Projects, Giveaways, Goblins Kit, Halloween, Lora Mahaffey, Newsletters, Sale, Tim Holtz
A brief intro before I hand this newsletter off to Miz Bella (Kim Ayers) (to tell you all about that clever goblin project by Design Team Member Lora Mahaffey shown in the large photo below). (And note: today’s Giveaway (farther below) is all about Lora’s goblin project!)
We’re now at the tenth “Tag of the Month” that Tim Holtz has made for 2014: A colorful Halloween Tag using lots of the New Distress Spray Stains and a simple masked texture technique. So I’ve just put his ENTIRE supplies list On Sale! And here’s his detailed October Tag Tutorial.
Did I say On Sale!? Because of the new Tim Holtz tag and a big bunch of New Christmas Items by Tim Holtz (note: pics of the new goodies are below), I’ve put the ENTIRE Tim Holtz Products Section On Sale! Over 300 products! Catch ’em quick ’cause the sale will end this Sunday, October 12th!
The Design Team Member with a knack for cackle and mischief herself, Lora Mahaffey has created Eeek! Goblins! Ooooooh Goblins! Mischievous little creatures who love shiny things and can be a bit on the greedy side. Hmm. Sounds like I’m describing little children, doesn’t it? Anyways…
This is a set of Goblin plaques that Lora designed with the Goblin Labels Collage Sheet from the October Goblins Kit.
Each piece has either a 1 Inch or a 1-1/2 Inch Wooden Cube Block attached to the back, with the backs painted black so they would all look cohesive and sort of disappear. Lora says:
“The block is there for two reason… one is to be support for a flat piece, but the other is so that you can stack and change the pieces into lots of different configurations.”
When you get bored with one way it’s displayed you can mix it up and display it another way. So very clever the Mischiefmeister is!
Lora drew house templates on graph paper and then cut them out. Then she traced them onto 12×12 Chipboard, covering them with paper from the Arsenic and Lace 12×12 Collection Kit. After that, being Lora of course, she used a lot of Baroque Dresden Borders (my favorite black Dresden!) and also the Black Zig Zag Dresden Borders.
“I cut out the wee goblins from the Goblin Labels Collage Sheet, colored them with Copic markers and used foam tape to adhere them. The foam tape also gave some dimension to the little buggers.”
Well I think the little buggers are adorable, don’t you? Speaking of Copic markers — we have the same colors that Lora used! New colors to choose from are Amethyst, Pumpkin Yellow, Salad, Anise, and Slate. I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to add these new colors to my collection!
Here’s a list of components that Lora used and after you get done creating mischief for yourself there, head on over to Lora’s blog for more pictures and details.
Oh, how could I forget? There’s a new FREE Gift Kit! Leslie pulled together a little Ghoulish Green Bead & Charm Gift Kit inspired by all those “31s” in Lora’s artwork! Click on the photo at left for more info.
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Hooray! A Goblins & Brownies Giveaway!
In addition to these goodies from Lora’s Eeek! Goblins! (note: that’s a link to the supply list with links and photos):
– October 2014 – Goblins Kit (which also includes a Black Baroque Dresden Border, like the ones Lora used)
– Arsenic and Lace Scrapbook Paper – Crow and Skull (the back side with the orange pattern shows in the photo)
– Creepy Chipboard Tree Cut-Outs
– Black Zig Zag Dresden Borders
– Bat Cut-Outs
– 12×12 Chipboard
– 1 Inch Wooden Cube Block
– 1-1/2 Inch Wooden Cube Block
I also included a Queer People Collage Sheet (for some more Brownies).
And a Ghoulish Green Bead & Charm Gift Kit!
To enter the Goblins & Brownies Giveaway drawing all you have to do is leave a comment BELOW on this blog post TODAY OR TOMORROW (the deadline is 11:59 pm PST, FRIDAY, October 10, 2014).
Don’t forget to leave your (hello! correct) email address, too, so I can contact the winner; your email address does not need to be made public. Note: I’m offering free shipping, too, but only within the USA. International shipping will still apply.
Please be patient! Spammers try to post crap here a lot so comments are moderated. So if you don’t see your post in the comments section, be patient and check back in a few hours before re-posting it, please!
After midnight, I’ll randomly pick the winner (via Random.org). So check your mailbox on Sunday morning to see who won and for the next Giveaway and Newsletter!
Hey, who won the Goblins Kit Giveaway? That would be Sandy! Please check your email for my message about getting your mailing address.
I LOVE Tim Holtz — he has the BEST style and products on the market — would LOVE to win!
erica 🙂
creepy…and wonderful..
EEEK! Goblins!
Awesome idea vary clever.
Great giveaway ,as always.
Just love your products. Keep hoping I will get lucky
Love your Goblins and Brownies Giveaway, especially the House Trinket Shrine Kit, the Baroque Dresden Borders and the Goblin Labels Collage Sheet!! What happy crafting!!
I want to meet the person who puts these goodies together, this one is ghoulish fun! I’d love to receive this gift.
I love Halloween and love these new ideas!!How festive!
I spend hours looking over all the new ideas I get from your website and emails. Thanks for keeping the “spirit” alive!!
Love the Goblin theme–would be so much fun to play with!
Love the tree— this one’s for me! – More inspiring ideas – ♥️
Wow! This is an amazing bunch of goodies for your giveaway. I would love to win!
What a fun project!
I am so glad I found your Blog. These projects are just amazing. Hope to join the kit club soon!
Great giveaway as always! love the project idea today-EEK Goblins!!
Love,love, LOVE those little goblins! What a fantastic project. thanks for the chance to win! xxD
I am in love-this is spooktacular! Craft room cleaned-thinking I need to do a little shopping now that I have some room!
Fun stuff!
Spookily delicious! Thanks for the chance to win.
Love this sooo much
Love all of these items!!! Thanks for the chance to win some. Wish I could buy all of them!
More halloween and bats, exciting!
love the Halloween Art with the Goblins….great fun…..thanks for the Opportunity to win this great Give-a-way
BOO
Love the Goblins!
I would love to have all those goodies to play with!
Spooktacular! Love it all. ::crossing fingers::
Sòooooo cute, really love the tree!
More Halloween! Yay! Love the stuff!
Love everything!
Oh my! !I have done quite a bit of moaning as I am reading this blog post! LOVE the TH Snowflakes thinlits, Layered Snowflake die and embossing folder, Snowflake adornments and the EEk Goblins!!! WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW!!! I am going to go now so I can wipe up all the drool from my keyboard before I burn my circuits!! LOL
Great giveaway also!!! (insert another moan here)
I would love to win this! Fingers crossed. : )
Keep the Halloween stuff coming!
Goblins and Brownies??? I thought you might be baking up some surprises, LOL! I love all of your Halloween products, but to be honest, I’m hitting up your Christmas section today…I still want that free kit! Great giveaway, as always:)
I’m enjoying the non-traditional Halloween stuff, like goblins, Edgar Poe, Red Riding Hood, etc. They’ve all been so creative and fun!
Love this fun looking project, would be great to be able to play with, what a great giveaway.
It’s a fun season! Lots of Halloween crafting going on here, too.
Tim Holtz and Halloween, what could be more perfect!!
What a great give away. I am absolutely in L.O.V.E. with the creepy chip board tree cut out. I wish there were a die cut for it. I’m going to have to buy more so I can use the ones I have because I love them so much I’m afraid of not having any once I do. lol
A wonderful Lora Mahaffey project, a Tim Holtz product sale AND a giveaway? Christmas has come early to Alpha Stamps!
You can never have enough Halloween ephemera. Just LOVE it!
Great giveaway. Goblins are awesome!
Great Halloween ephemera and love the project!
Wow! You do Halloween so much better than us here in England – especially all you at Alpha!! Lovely goodies :o) xx
such a cute fun project!! Anyone else’s email of the post show up weird?
Adorbz!
Lovin” it!
I Love Halloween!!
oooooh! Spooky sweet! Love all those collage sheets you have! Pick me, Pick me! Love our alpha stamp stuff!
Another fabulous collection. Yay!
Love the creepy tree cut out. Thanks for having so many wonderful Halloween giveaways.
I love the tree die cut! It’s perfect for Halloween. And I love Tim Holtz’s stuff too. Together, they’re perfect. Please enter me in your drawing as one can never have too many spooky trees. Thanks for your generosity.
Love Halloween and all the amazing creativity it brings out in everyone!
Spooky fun!
Love this great Halloween giveaway. I love your store- best altered art supply store on the internet.
It would be nice to win this one also, could be on a winning streak!
lovely!
I would love to create from this great giveaway–fun stuff!
How fun this give away is! Love this theme!!!
I like the goblins, kind of an old fashioned Halloween thing. Thanks for the chance.
I’m certainly “Goblin” up this giveaway!
Doesn’t get much better than this!! Thanks again for the opportunity!
Oooooooh, so scaaary! Thanks for the chance to win.
So many things I want and not enough money to buy them. 🙁
Lora’s Halloween project shared with us today is just pure “awesome”. I would love to try to make a Halloween project with this giveaway but I am sure it would not be as great as Lora’s.
awesome kit and giveaway! Keeping my fingers crossed!
What a fabulous work-or-art! Thanks so much for the chance to win this giveaway!!
This one is even better than the last!
How adorable!! Love the goblins!!
The deadline is on my anniversary! Maybe that will bring me good luck to win this incredible giveaway! I can’t wait to start creating!
What a cute project. Thanks for the chance to win!
This is a truly fantastic & wonderful work of art, both spooky & whimiscal, my kind of style 🙂 I am picking up my first package of supplies from you at the post office tomorrow, I can’t wait! How exciting would it be to be picking up this package!! I would just LOVE it!!
two of my favs….Tim Holtz and Halloween!!!!
I will never give up trying…..
Trick or Treeeeeeeat!
Always have loved these little brownies, they are so clever!
Love that die cut tree! Oh my! What a fabulous giveaway!
So cute! I love it.
Amazing and unique. Always have fun and interesting things to play with. Love them.
Wonderful products and giveaways!
I love it all….love it….love it
I love the spooky tree….
Those goblins are so cute
What a super-fun project–love it!! I’d love to win this give-away, too!
Awesome projects and ladies you are so talented. What delightful Halloween goodies, in this giveaway.
Another fun Halloween giveaway. Hope I win
Goblins and brownies and bats, oh my!
Always inspired by your projects, especially halloween!
WHO doesn’t love Halloween and all the awesome projects!!!!! Goblins & brownies !are sometimes forgotten characters during Halloween. Love this giveaway@
Very cute giveaway.
The tree, the tree!!!
Awesome projects! Fun brownie images! They are so delightful!
Love all the Tim Holtz products you carry! Thanks for the chance to win an awesome prize!
really fun Halloween giveaway! Would love to win it!
Love everything here! Gotta have thar tree! EEK!!!
The bat cutouts are totally Halloween-ee.
Those little guys are just too cute.
What a wonderful project and giveaway!!!
Wonderful images for Halloween displays!
I love the tree!
Ohhhhhh yes…i love Halloween
Tim Holtz products are awesome!
Thanks to Ms. Lora for the inspiration, and to Alpha Stamps for giving us the opportunity to enter these drawings!
Yikes, it’s all scary, but in a very artzy way!Would love to create with all your new products, Laura!
I always love the Halloween stuff – wish we could have it forever!
Tim Holtz and Lora Mahaffey…How can you go wrong!
Love the goblin plaques and the giveaway.
I love this new Halloween treat! The gravestones are so cool!
Love those little goblins- must have them!
The goblin projects are great, nice bit of whimsy.
Goblins are cool … looks like another great Halloween give-away!
So cute!
Looks like another creative giveaway – thank you for the chance to be selected.
That tree… that tree calls to me. And the bats? I love it.
Holy Cow ! I would love to win this giveaway !!!!
There you’ve done it again! Another chance to win such great goodies! It’s fun to join the giveaways even if I don’t win. I’m excited for the person who does. I would love to see their creativity with your giveaways.
Love it all!!
I love all the Halloween projects & giveaways-they’re all unique & special in their own way.
The goblins and brownies are adorable! Great Giveaway.
wOW!! Goblins!!! Yeah!!!!
brownies & goblins & a tree…oh my!
I adore Brownies! Never knew that they were created by a Mason and most of the stories had morals for ‘upright living,’ but they’re so cute!
What a wonderful kit! It all goes together so well!
Love. Love. Love!!! Thank you for the opportunity to win. I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
Wonderful treat for Halloween!I would love to win this. Thank you for doing all the wonderful give a ways.
Enter me, please!