HDH177 - Dimensional Hallowe'en - Nightmare Catcher

Surprise!  I told you I was going to have a little Halloweenie goodness :)

That's right, I'm playing along with the Minions this week at HauntedDesignHouse...
the BEST crafty challenge blog around!
This fortnight challenge is:

Dimension Hallowe'en.

The bonus?  We have been sponsored by:

They have some wonderful chipboard, stencil & mask products.
I chose to work with their awesome layered coffin with web and a couple of creepy spider chipboard cuts.  I'm calling it a Nightmare Catcher... Check it:

I first sprayed the lid & interior with Dylusions' Black Marble ink spray.  I wrapped the lid with some lovely batty webbed lace & outlined it with some crystal/metal studded trim.  A jewelry pendant & a Tim Holtz skully finished it off nicely.

Now for the best part... the inside!  I apologize for the poor photography... shiny stuff reeeeeally doesn't like to be photographed.  Just sayin'.

I painted the rim & interior sides with Tattered Angels' Glimmer Glaze (Oil Slick).  I also painted the spiders with Oil Slick & Chianti... highlighting them with Picket Fence Distress Stain.  The spider web was highlighted with Platinum Liquid Pearls.

See all of that lover-ly mica in the background?  My new favorite thing:
Tarnished Mica Fragments from Stampendous.  LOVE this stuff!
I want to cover everything in it.
Seriously.
E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G.
;)

The metal tag & letters are a million years old, so who knows from whence they came!
I really wish I could photograph this properly, because it looks pretty awesome in person... if I don't say so myself.

You've still got a few days to come play along for a chance at some chipboard goodness from Tando!  Just go HERE and link up your 3-d creation before Sunday at 5pm CST.

What do you think?

Today's post is HERE...

A Little Love 4 the Road Tin

I thought I'd share another little Paper Wings design team project I created a couple of months ago:

This one is for THE MAN in your life… and I don’t mean that in a bad way :) Many of us have husbands or boyfriends {or both :) … just kidding} that have to travel for business. This little tin-of-love is perfect to hide in his travel case or briefcase to let him know that he is loved and missed while away.


Materials for outside:
Stamps: Trendy Greetings, Love Doodles (retired)
Paper: Rustic Chic, Kraft & UltraSmooth White cardstocks
Ink: VersaMark, Turquoise Gem VersaMagic, & Burnt Umber Palette
Other: Empty Godiva Chocolate Pearls Tin (the best part is emptying this), Essential Elements (tab & square bookplate), 6”+/- length of twine, journaling pen, sanding block


Materials for inside:
Stamps: Creative Inspiration, This Boy, Life is Short, Life Thoughts, Family is Forever, You Nique (retired), or any ‘lovey-dovey’ sentiments :)
Paper: (6) or more 3” x 1-1/4” strips of Kraft & Naturals cardstocks (this tin would easily hold 20 of these!), scraps of Rustic Chic in varying sizes
Ink: Champagne Dazzle VersaMark & Burnt Umber Palette


Instructions for outside:
Adhere Rustic Chic paper to outside and distress with sanding block. You’ll have to do a little trial-n-error trimming for the lid, but it’s not bad! Adhere Kraft strip toward bottom as shown. Set aside.

Cover bookplate with paper and edge with BU ink (Walnut Ink works great for this as well!). Stamp heart square onto square of Kraft using VersaMark. Overstamp “Love” and “Note” in Burnt Umber.

Adhere Kraft square to the back of the bookplate and adhere bookplate to Kraft strip as shown (leave top left corner free of adhesive). Edge tab & 1/2" Kraft circle with BU ink. Edge white circle with Turquoise ink and layer on top of tab.

Write “for the road…” atop Kraft circle and layer just slightly off of white circle as shown. Apply small bit of glue to back of tab and tuck behind bookplate. Run twine around tin and through holes in bookplate and knot. Trim and rough up twine ends. Outside is done!


Instructions for inside:
Stamp sentiments, hearts, dots, etc. onto Kraft mini-cards. Vary the locations of the images so that you can apply scraps of Rustic Chic in different areas of the cards as shown.

Option: attach small index photos of you and your family to the back of the mini-cards so The Man can see his family while he’s away!!

Your turn! Get out those mini-tins and start making-with-the-love :)

What do you think?

Creepy Halloweenie Boo Birdhouses...

Tonight I've got the last of my Art Shares! Well, I had an additional one, but I had made one similar and had posted it before HERE... it was for Suzanne. She has a couple of boys and lives in Florida, so I thought it was totally her :) Hope you like it, Suzanne!!

I made these Halloweenie Boo Birdhouses for Bren. She is my downline from Wichita and she said to just surprise her with something... muhuhuwahh
ahh ahh ahh
aaaaaaahhhh! `:) What was she getting herself into?!

I LOVE THESE... and I almost wanted to start another project and keep these for myself. But, no no no... I was good and gave them away :) Me... good... ha ha ha... no comments from the peanut gallery...

{cough... CINDY... cough}

Anyway, I had these envisioned stuck in a plant centerpiece... mossy and dark. Or, if you want to go the fun route, in a big bowl of candy corn :)

I'm sorry to say that there isn't ANY product from TAC on this project... that's a first in a LONG time for me! But I am a collector of all that is Halloween and there just isn't any creepy stuff to be had from TAC {HINT HINT HINT} I know... not too subtle, but just in case Mischelle is reading along :)

What is bad, since I am a collector, is that I didn't keep track of some of the manufacturers... sorry guys!

I purchased the wooden mini-birdhouses from Michael's and painted them with green, black, and metallic copper paint. I roughed up some Halloweenie paper (unknown) and glued it to the birdhouses with PVA. I even made some scallop shingles on the roof... see...
cute AND creepy :)

I have no idea where the uber-creepy abso-freakin'-lutely awesome holey trim came from, but I think I'm in love :)

I covered some ugly brown chipboard letters with more paper and inked up the edges.. and then I just started layering! It's hard to see unless you zoom in, but there are these cool Halloweenie transparencies from Little Yellow Bicycle.. a cat and a bat. They are out at the face of the roof while the rest of the schtuff is set back with the face of the house... so they're just kinda hangin'...

me likey.

I found the glittery spiders from a party supply place... yep, they are table confetti... well, maybe not confetti, but cool nevertheless :)

And that's it! Seriously, the pictures are not the greatest because it was cloudy and I had to play with them in PhotoShop... but maybe Bren can take a better photo and post it for me :)

What do you think?

Perpetual Calendar - Birthday Box organizer...

Today is all about keeping track of birthdays, and looking pretty doing it :) I LOVE this Willoughby paper collection. I really have a hard time cutting into it because it is so pretty...


... yeah, I know... we've already gone over the whole ribbon & paper hoarding issues I have :) But I overcame my fear of the paper trimmer and started slicing...


I started with the nekkid recipe box that TAC carries. It is shipped flat, which means it is oh-so-much easier to cover with paper prior to gluing the box together! I painted a bit of Glimmer Mist over all of the chipboard edges for a touch of shimmer... you can't see it in the photos, but it is LOVELY :)


I glued all of my paper down, assembled the box, and realized that I REALLY didn't want to cover up the beautimousness that is Willoughby, especially the paper on the lid (yummy!!). So I concentrated on a small, but detailed, element in the corner. It is such an elegant "grown up" paper, which is perfect for this box since it will be sitting out in plain view... that I'm treating this box almost as a decor element.


I wanted the corner element to be elegant with a touch of whimsy... afterall, birthdays are supposed to be fun! So I dug into my old retired stamps again and found these balloons. How cool are they?! Yes, I know... very :) I stamped the frame image and pieced the balloons after coloring with a couple of Copics. I covered them in Crystal Laquer for a little oomphffff. I also paper pieced portions of the frame to add more color against the kraft paper.


Finish it off with some sheer ribbon, Scrapper's Floss, and pop dots and you're done!


The inside is pretty plain-jane. I stamped the months on the tabs, and added strips of the paper and coordinating cardstocks to the front of the dividers. They looked pretty blah, so I started adding small images & sentiments for some of the monthly holidays. My favorite one is for August with the little sailboat, sun and big wave, and of course October for celebrating the best holiday EVER!


Stamps: Another Year (retired), Birthday Wishes, All Season Swirls (Hostess Level C), Edge Designs (wave), "Halloween" (current GWP), Spooky Swirls (retiring this month!), Trendy Greetings, Calendar set (retired),

Paper: Willoughby SWIC & Cardstock, Kraft cs

Ink: Burnt Umber Palette, VersaMark, Walnut Ink (paper edges)

Other: Willoughby Ribbon, Crystal Laquer, Brown Scrapper's Floss, pop dots, Recipe Box, Tabbed Divider Refills, Autumn Leaves Glimmer Mist


What do you think?!

Another flutter... and it's frugal!

I had a blast working on all of my Art Shares over the past couple of months! Since I don't have anything new for you, other than those, I'm going to share one with you tonight! I'm not sayin' who is getting this one since they all went postal today

{the PACKAGES went postal, not the LADIES :) }...

but I am sure that they will be sharing their packages when they receive them. I've received one from Nancy Grant (thanks, Nancy!!), but I thought I'd wait for some others to show up and do one big post :)

My last post was actually inspired by this project... after I had created this violet butterfly by embossing and inking, I HAD to make one for a card front.

Stamps: Butterfly Bits, Juliette Florals (retiring!), sentiments are from a retired Level A stamp set from a year or so ago & the rim sentiment is from another retired set

Paper: Juliette SWIC, Ivory UltraSmooth cardstock

Ink: Purple Hydrangea, Perfect Plumeria, & Eggplant VersaMagic pads, and Burnt Umber Palette

Other: Tan & Brown Scrapper's Floss, Juliette Hardware, misc. ribbons, foam tape, lavender mini-basket

The frugal find? Well, the basket was a clearance item from Joann's a year or two ago after Easter! It had little bunnies all around the rim, which I simply covered up with a strip of Juliette that I had stamped with the floral & "things I love" over and over.

You may be asking: what the heck am I supposed to put in that tiny basket? Well, my thought was to write on little slips of paper, the little minor things that happen everyday that make me smile... something cute my babies do, something sweet that was said to me that day, something I read, something beautiful I see... anything!

Then, when the basket is full, use those little slips of paper and create a scrapbook page. It would be like "a day in the life of" kind of thing. Photos would take a backseat to this scrap page... it would be all about the journaling!



It would truly be "the little things".


What do you think?

***Edited to add: bonus! Danni has a weekly Flutter By Wednesday challenge, for which this project just so happens to work! Check the details for Challenge #58 HERE!

Love and other stuff...

Ack! I know... I know... I am blog-slacking big time. But I've been going crazy with my Heidi... poor fur-baby... she had another eye surgery. I am a mess... I can't even imagine what it would by like to have human children. I do know that Heidi's college fund has been steadily going to the vet & ophathamologist in large amounts. I could kick myself for not getting pet insurance a couple of years ago.

So enough with the home life, and on to a little more love... yep, another installment for the Paper Wings Music of my Heart theme. First up...

Light My Fire Candle Tin

What better sentiment for a candle, right? :) I drew the heart on chipboard & then covered w/ cardstock before cutting out... I covered the chipboard flower w/ Uptown paper. I sponged all edges w/ Moulin Rouge (including the back of the chipboard elements).

I also sprayed the scarlet elements and back of chipboard w/ Silver Glimmer Mist. I thought the leaf image looked like a stylized flame, so I stamped that on another piece of Uptown paper. The tag sentiment is handwritten: "C'mon baby light my fire!"... thank you, The Doors :)

Stamps: Bold Flourishes
Paper: Uptown Girl, Cha Cha SWIC tag, Mono-Pinks Bazzill (tag), Scarlet cardstock
Inks: Moulin Rouge & Noir Palettes
Accessories: misc. ribbon, chipboard flower & heart, Micron journaling pen

Just a Love Note

The main image is supposed to look like a music note... I think it worked...

Stamps: Love Doodles, Punctuation, Trendy Greetings, Life is Short (little love sentiment), So Splattered (retired)
Paper: Scarlett & Black cardstock, White UltraSmooth
Inks: Moulin Rouge & Noir Palettes
Accessories: Tombow red marker, misc. ribbon

What do you think?!

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A little Christmas in March?

In honor of the ice and snow we had this weekend, I've decided to show you a few little Christmasy somethings :) These are some of my Winger Design Team projects for the Paper Wings Gallery. There are a ton of wonderful projects found there using TAC stamps & products, so you should probably go take a lookie-see!

First up is this small mason jar candle, caramel scent. I found these at the Dollar General Store, and there were some really pretty colors to work with: caramel, vanilla, & strawberry. I thought these made great gifties at Christmas.

Stamps: Simply Christmas, Fresh Air Favorites

Paper: Amelia SWIC & Cardstock

Ink: Bordeaux, Cognac, Jardin Moss, & Burnt Umber Palettes

Other: Christmas Red Stickles, Amelia Ribbon, misc. ribbon, Pop dots, distresser, Mega Scallop Circle Punch, brass eyelets

Next, how about these little Ghirardelli Mint Chocolate Scallop Squares? Yummy! Just hang them on the tree and see how long they stay there

{ mine never made it to the tree ;) }

Stamps: Sweet Goodies
Paper: Amelia Cardstock
Ink: Bordeaux & Jardin Moss Palettes
Other: Amberley Grace Ribbon, foam tape, Mega & Giga Scallop Square Punches, red & green Tombow markers, white gel pen

And finally, keeping with the whole yummy chocolatey goodness, this Ghirardelli Mint Pouch!

Stamps: Tag Tidbits

Paper: Amelia SWIC, Amelia Cardstock & misc. cream cardstock

Ink: Burnt Umber Palette

Other: Scor-Pal, misc. ribbon, Fiskars border punch, sewing machine, circle punches

This little baby would work as a gift card holder as well! If you would like a template, just email me and I can send it to you. The template isn't pretty, but it gets the job done! :)

So there you have it... a little Christmas in March.

What do you think?

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A few mini-journals...

Just thought I'd add a couple of slide shows to my blog... they're toward the bottom on the right-hand sidebar. Now if I could just figure out how to do video...

It is pretty chilly again tonight... good grief. Why-o-why did the little groundhog have to see his shadow? Since my computer happens to sit right next to the draftiest door in the house, I'm going to post and run to bed [well, maybe not RUN, but definitley a brisk walk] :)








Tonight I've got a couple of little altered mini-journals. They took no time at all, and are great little gifties! They went over pretty well at my last craft fair, too.

The first couple are geared toward a more tailored gift... the one without the bow would be great for a guy... well, if we could get our guys to write down for what they are grateful!!

Stamps: More Abundance

Paper: Hemingway SWIC & Winchester Cardstock

Ink: Burnt Umber Palette

Other: Juliette Ribbon, Pop Dots, mini-journal from JoAnn's

The next one was created for a gallery at Paper Wings as a tribute to our fellow Angels whose lives have been touched by breast cancer... Think Pink!









Stamps: More Abundance, Life Thoughts, Paisley Rockz

Paper: Uptown Girl, Basic Black cardstock, White UltraSmooth

Ink: Toile Pink & Noir Palettes

Other: Pop Dots, misc. ribbon, mini-journal from JoAnn's





What do you think?