It's Halloween Hop with Ribbon Resource

Here's a cute and simple hair bow I made with Ribbon Resource for the Halloween season.  Even the adorable little pumpkin in the center of the bow is ribbon...isn't it cute?

 

466-38-10 Black Satin Knotted

466-38-46 Green Satin Knotted

466-38-28 Orange Satin Knotted

EX-28 Pumpkin



 

Be sure to hop along with everyone below, leave some comments and you might just win one of two gift certificates...how easy is that?  Plus you'll see all kinds of inspiration to get you in a frightful mood. 

 

Be sure to stop by Ribbon Resource's blog too and see all kinds of great ideas using ribbon. 

 

Here are the hop links below 

Thursday

·        Gini Williams Cagle

·        Jen Shears

·        Jenifer Cowles

·        Jennifer Davey

·        Karen Baker

·        Karen Hanson

Friday

·        Latrice Murphy

·        Lori Williams

·        Michele Kosciolek

·        Tracy McLennon

·        Terri Burson

·        Emily Lanham

 

BEWARE...With Graphic 45 and An Eerie Tale

I love Halloween, honestly it's one of my favorite holidays and I'm not sure why.  I love the Eerie side, not the gore and blood and such just the vintage creepy.  Graphic 45's Eerie Tale is just that.  I love all the layers of this card and all the small details, look in any nook or cranky and you'll find another little aspect. 

 

 

Be sure to see other projects and complete supply list on the Graphic 45's blog.

 

 

Xyron, Graphic 45 and Petaloo Halloween Tower

 

Who doesn't love Halloween and especially when it paired up with some of the best craft goodies on the market?   Graphic 45 is known for their must have paper collections and " Steam Punk Spells " certainly fits the bill.  The paper has a vintage feel with vibrant colors and fun designs that make the latest release from Petaloo flowers mix together perfectly. I had such a blast creating this Halloween Home Décor Tower and I was able to pull everything together with all of my Xyron Glue Favorites.   

 

 

 

I started with three plain wooden block I picked up at my local craft store.  I painted the block black for my base and then started building up the layers.  My 5" Creative Station from Xyron helped me make large block stickers for the paper tile bases.  Honestly everything came together so quickly on this project.  I guess that just goes to show you what you can do with the right supplies. 

 

 

 

The Letters and finial were painted with crackled paint as well as the paper mache pumpkin and I layered and layered to give the piece a lot of character.  Once the paint was dry I rubbed with ink to highlight the crackle finish and on the finial I sanded as well to add a bit more distressing. 

 

I love nestling flowers in clusters on a project and I thought the metal keys fit the top cluster perfectly. 

 

 

I must say this is one of those projects that I will really enjoy decorating my home with during the Halloween season.

 

Want to see all the products I used to create this Halloween Tower....check out my complete list below. 

Xyron 5” Creative Station w/ Permanent, Xyron DIY Foam Tape, Xyron 1 ½ “ Sticker Maker, Clockworks #4500682, Vintage Voyage, Ornate Metal Keys, Totally Wicked 4500691, Beware 4500690, Banners 4500695, Nevermore 4500685, Pumpkin Power 4500688, Steampunk Tags and Pockets 4500697, Fanciful Floral 4500681, Petaloo Darjeelings Leaves Medium, Petaloos Dahlias Autumn, Petaloo Mini Daisy w/ leaves teal and aqua flowers, Wooden Blocks, May Arts Ribbon, Paper Mache Pumpkin, Tim Holtz Crackle Paint, Wooden Finial, Chipboard Letters, Sizzix/Tim Holtz Die

Get Your Scary On

I have to admit I love Halloween.  I'm not sure why but I do, so I loved making this eerie card for Cheery Lynn Designs.  I thought the steampunk pocket watch die fit in perfect with the spider web border and even the little bird die that I tried to make look like a raven.   Of course, since it was one of my cards, I had to throw some flowers in.  Yeap flowers and creepy, LOL. Hope this will inspire you to start your spooky cards for the fall season.

Here is a list of all the dies used on this card. 

 

Spider Web Mesh Border B322

Daisy Strip B259

Ankara Lace Border B332

Birds of Earth and Sky B349

Pocket Watch w/ Angel Wing B362

 

See you next week,

 

 

 

Light it Up!

Can you believe that we are getting closer and closer to those favorite fall holidays, including Halloween.  Pink Persimmon has the most adorable vintage pumpkin stamp set that I fell in love with when I first saw it.  I made this light box that will sit perfectly just inside the doorway on Halloween night.  

I love the way these little guys look like they are ready to start dancing at any moment.  I used Pink Paislee papers from their Halloween collection last year.  One of those I kept saving and thought this is just plain silly...use it.  LOL

Hope this helps you to get a bit inspired for the holidays that are fast approaching.  Have a great week.

How Many Dies Can You Use?

Scrapping Cottage has just released their Halloween collection and it's adorable.  I started making this mini book and planned for it to be just a couple of dies, but the more I did, the more I wanted to do.  I ended up using eight dies by the time it was over and had such a blast.  Below are all the pictures of the interior pages and a couple close up, plus a recipe with all the dies used. 

The paper is from My Little ShoeBox and it was the perfect match for the Halloween die....so stinkin cute. 

Lantern Tree

Gothic Frame with Witch

Spooky Iron Shelf

Trick or Treat Puppy

Frog Mini

Broom Mini

Lamp Post w/Sign

Viking Ride (border on cover)

Hugs,

Funky Fun Halloween Tag

This is a tag I created for Halloween, that really heads towards the eerie side.  I made the roses with crepe paper that was dragged through tattered angels and then rolled into the roses...after the shape was formed I used some of the new glitter glaze from Tattered angels and dripped the red on the edges to form the blood look.  The base of the card uses the Alice in Wonderland Graphic 45 Halloween paper, though it's a little hard to see it under all the layers.  I pleated some paper on the edge to add more texture and dimension and used on of Tattered Angels chipboard tile for the gate piece.  There tiles are wonderful as they have some dimension so I colored and then sanded and then colored more to get that multi-color look.

I loved exploring techniques with this project.  I'm really enjoying trying to think outside the box and this one for sure fits that bill.....

Creepy Cracked Glass Technique

I love to do all types of techniques and this card sure was fun.  I love the cracked glass effect...don't know how to do it, it's easy.  You just do a layer of embossing powder over whatever image you are wanting to use, then when it's still hot sprinkle more embossing powder over the top of it and continue to do this for 4-5 layers....you can also use Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel and you don't have to do so many layers.  Once you have your embossing down, put your image in the freezer for a few minutes...then we you take it out bend it to create crack.  Add some distressing inks to the cracks to show the effect and buff off any excess ink.  ...LOVE IT!  I also got a chance to use my brand new Owl Spellbinders Die my enabling sister had me get this afternoon...she was right, I do adore it.  Hope you enjoy this creepy Halloween card and here are all the challenges this card meets.

Just Us Girls: Cracked Glass
Clearly iStamp : Owl
Get Sketchy : Sketch
Paper Sundaes : Three Embellishments (bitty sparkles, ribbon, punched spider)
Kenny K's Krafty Girlz : Embossing
Charisma Cardz Challenge : Try something new (Cracked Glass Technique)
Fairy Fun Fridays : Embossing

1st time for Everything !

I've never made a tear bear/animal before but have adored them for quite sometime.  In fact for Christmas my sister gave me supplies to make them, and still had never made one...so here's my 1st one...and I love him.  They are so stinkin cute.  I made the flowers out of ribbon and love the effect that technique creates.  I stamped the beware background that the bunny is sitting on and added a little tag to the top right corner that also warns...be ware.  Killer Vampire Bunnies sure are scary.  Added lots and lots and lots of layers for a great buildup and an adorable finished project.  Here are all the challenges this project meets.

If you seem confused, I did have to remake this project for all these challenges...my other project is going to be published and can't be on the internet...so sorry for any confusion but this one meets all the requirements.

Beary Scrap Challenge : Sketch

Really Reasonable Ribbon: Flowers and Ribbon

Pile It On: Pile on the Layers

Alota : Fairy Tale : Little Bunny Foo Foo

CupCake Craft Challenges : Books or Stories: Bunny Foo Foo

Lexies Creations : Flower Power

Shabby Tea Room : Tag your it

Spoon Full of Sugar: Animal

Meljen Designs: Stripes (Ribbon)

Simon Says Stamps : Holiday Theme

Your Next Stamp : Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp and Show : Holiday Fun

Cute Card Thursday: Material Girl ( Ribbon)

Stamp Something : Something cute