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Just in time for Halloween, here comes Hipstagramix Halloween!

Here comes the fourth set in the Hipstagramix Series! Just in time for a ztampfrightastic Halloween, now in larger size at 9 x 9 inches! A perfect companion to the Hipstagramix Grunge, Hipstagramix Dreamy and Hipstagramix Painted, makes creating artistic, painterly looking photos so quick and easy.

My dear brother gifted me an iPhone and two of the apps that I most often use are Hipstamatic and Instagram. They make taking cool looking photos very easy and fun with their arrays of photo edges and filters. This has inspired me to create this set that I named Hipstagramix in homage to the source of the inspiration. Your photos will look instantly hip with Hipstagramix!

This Hipstagramix provides you with 6 photo-edges/frames + 6 photo overlays + 6 drop shadows + a square clipping mask for the photo (9″x9″). Mix and match these elements and you will get a variety of awesome ‘filters’. Combine two or more overlays with two or more borders, you’ll get even more! Play with the opacity levels and layer blending mode – the possibilities are endless! You’ll have fun using this set and you’ll love how it transform your photos!

See how it’s being used in layouts – mostly done with Haunting Pirates and Ghostown Series:

Find more ztampfrightastic Halloween stuff here at
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Now don’t forget to make use of your Discount Coupon above ;). Have a wonderful weekend!

It’s the end of September and autumn is coming in some parts of the world! 30th of September is the expiry date of the ZTAMPF7TH 30% OFF Discount Coupon! Have you used yours yet? If not, here are some suggestions on what to use it for! Some of my personal favorites for autumn:

The Floralique Collection is a timeless series filled with unique elements, great for autumn projects and beyond. Also available as separate packs, but you will save big with the Collection – especially when combined with the ZTAMPF7TH 30% OFF Discount Coupon!

The Nocturn Delights Series evokes magical atmosphere filled with imaginative joyful things, wonderful for various projects. I was thinking of dreamy mid-summer night parties with dancing children and fairies…

And now, for the excitingly spookilicious selection for your Halloween projects!

I created this Ghostown Series back in 2008 and it remains one of my most favorite kits I ever made. I still remember the moment I got the inspiration to create the luminous, wispy ghost overlays and how it then developed into a full grown kit filled with ztampfilicious gothic decadence crafted in fine details. The Ghostown proved to be a versatile series too – great for projects beyond Halloween!

If you’re into pirates… Well, this one is just for you! I vividly recall the joyful thrill I felt when working on this Haunting Pirates Series… drawing the wispy cobweb strands one by one, painting in details unto the gleaming skulls, putting together the floating, ghostly skeletons, forging the swords, dabbing the blood stains… Well… see them for yourself:

The Masqueradia Set is just awesome for costume parties, it is easy to make with fabulous results! I’ve used them myself for a few Halloween parties :)

There are more to choose from, just don’t forget to make use of your 30% Discount Coupon which valid through September 30th only! Hurry Up!

As many of you must have been aware by now, I just LOVE wings! I have made various kinds of wings from various materials from paper to wire to canvas to porcelain. But I have never made wings that I can wear myself! Not a long time ago I watched The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus on DVD and there I got my inspiration for a wearable pair of wings! So for Halloween this year, I decided to make some with my older step-daughter who was visiting us then.

I envisioned my prêt-à-porter wings to be somewhat steampunkish – with leather straps and brass snap buttons. The wings themselves would be made from wire-mesh sheets that I already have. So one fine day we went to Shamsuipo to get some leather straps and brass snap buttons. Well, leather straps turned out to be a tad too expensive so we got a roll of gross-grain ribbon in nice thickness instead. Then I found this ribbon that has a row of inconspicuous snap buttons already sewn onto it at regular intervals which gave me an idea on how to put the strap together!

First thing is the shape of the wings. I drew a template on a piece of drawing paper, then trace it onto the brass wire-mesh. Next I cut into shape with a pair of craft scissors. The wire-mesh sheet is soft enough so it was easy enough to scissor the shape. Next I took out my tool box to create the embossed ‘feather’ lines. You can use anything with smooth rounded head for this. A tea spoon worked perfectly to create a pillowy embossing inside the lines!

The trickier part is the straps. The black strap is the one with the snap buttons already sewn on it – and I made use of this feature to secure the wings onto the strap, and then inserting the horizontal straps into the intervals between the snap buttons. This way the horizontal straps are still flexible. You put the wings on by inserting your head through the V opening at the top. The horizontal straps open and close with thin velcro snaps at the side. They fit snugly around our ribcage, right under the bust.

Finally I prettied it all up with some jewelery findings and sparkling rhinestones! Phoebe wore the one that I made, and I wore the one that Phoebe made!

And the scary looking guy with her on the right? It’s her father (yup, my darling husband!). For the first time he has agreed to let me transform him into a ghostly, blood-thirsty looking vampire. And he thrived in the role too – scared quite a few people around! No, it was not blood that he was drinking! It’s wine and not even red!

And me? My look was inspired by a music video that Phoebe showed me the night before on YouTube: Jón “Jónsi” Thor Birgisson of arty Icelandic ensembleSigur Rós. I happened to have these black feathers fastened onto a strip of ribbon. And I have this old plastic headband with a slit in the middle. Perfect to insert the feathers in! And voilà! My birdy headress was ready! The make up was supposed to look birdy too – but I don’t think people see it that way. Never mind, I quite enjoyed it myself :). I think I looked quite scary too… especially when I stared hard with my eyes opened wide… It was quite a fun opportunity to dress up and to wear wings! That’s why I love Halloween!

In case you are wondering, the Halloween event we attended was the one in our neighborhood, down at the piazza. This year it was more festive with golf-cart parade (private cars are not allowed in the community, those who can afford it can buy or rent a golf-cart instead!). There was also a Haunted Castle – which was quite fun with kids from a local theatre group playing the ghosts. Some of them were really good too!

Time really does not wait for anyone! Halloween is just around the corner – are you ready for it? What do you plan for it? I plan to make a set of wings from copper wire-mesh together with my elder step-daughter once I’m back in Hong Kong! I’ll be sure to take pictures to share with you later :).

Meanwhile… have you checked Studio Ztampf! for Halloween goodies? Host a Halloween party? Need a quick and easy and yet unique and beautiful costume for it? Well, check out the Masqueradia Print’N Cut! It is a set of 6 printable masks that are great for children and adults alike:

See them in action on me:

The Ghostown Series is perfect to scrap your Halloween photos with its luscious gothic flavour for spooky and yet elegant Halloween – combined with the fun ghost overlays:

Also available as Separate Packs:

Talking about overlays, have you got the popular Lumoz Overlay Set? It provides you with no less than 16 full-page overlays to add that fun and cool, luminous ghostly creatures to your projects with timeless, eerie appeal. Check it out now:

Love the glow-in-the-dark look of Lumoz? Well, take a look at Nocturn Delights… it is full of luminous delights in an atmosphere of magic and mystery, wonderful for non-scary Halloween photos:

Nocturn Delights Package Saving is also available which consists of the Nocturn Delights Kit, Nocturn Delights Ensembles and Nocturn Delights Album:

Looking for something cute for children? Just get this Appliquettes No.2:

And this versatile and artsy Gothikology ARTiStrokes has just been made available to Studio Ztampf! For this weekend only (through October 31st), this set is available at 33% off, that is only $1.99 for 12 unique ARTiStrokes, each is provided in 3 different finishes – that is 36 pieces total! What a great deal! Don’t miss it:

And finally… if you haven’t seen my latest Halloween offering… please say hello to the Haunting Pirates – not for the faint of heart though! Your teenagers and the young spirited would love this series with the cool looking skeletons and cutlass and cobweb and all… Ready?

Now, this Haunting Pirates Package Saving is the best deal: not only you’ll get the whole series at a Discounted Price, you’ll also get an exclusive Bonus Pack filled with versatile goodies:

Separate Packs are also available:

Well, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and grab your loot from the Halloween Section of Studio Ztampf! now!

While the Haunting Pirates Package Saving in which you’d receive a Bonus Pack and automatically save $6 is clearly the best deal, I’d understand if some of you might prefer to get just the bits and pieces… And they are now available! Yay!

The Haunting Pirates Kit:

The Haunting Pirates Ensembles:

The Haunting Pirates QuickPage Album:

Enjoy!