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Dragon’sLair Den: The Witch in the Moon

October 31, 2014

Hi everyone! It’s me, Tonya and I’m here to share my project for this month using the Trick or Treat Collection from the Dragon’s Lair Den. I altered a 4 oz can to hold a special treat. 🙂

From the Trick or Treat Collection Paper Pack I choose the “purple witch” image which I set my printer on the #10 business envelope setting and printed onto a sheet of white cardstock. I trimmed to fit and then adhered to the can. I added Diamond Dew Drops to the bottom and lace to the top of the can.

Next I printed Trick or Treat Journaling Cards and fussy cut the witch out which I added a little chalk pastels to her and then lightly outlined her with a sharpie. I added Crystal Stickles to the moon. I set that aside to dry. Next I cut a piece of burlap ribbon to fit a mini October desk top calendar which I adhered to the top of the ribbon, added some bling to two of the edges and glued one corner to the can. The scrap leftover from fussy cutting the witch out I punch three leaves that I crumpled up , inked and adhered to the can along with the witch image. I finished off with sequin, dew drop and cording to make this spooky cute treat holder.

Supplies Used:

Dragon’s Lair Den: Trick or Treat Collection Paper Pack, Trick or Treat Journaling Cards
Other Supplies: Stickles, Diamond Dew Drops, Sequins, Leaf Punch, Black Sharpie, Bling, Cording, Lace, Chalk Pastels

If you have any questions please let me know.
Thanks for stopping by, hope your Friday is wonderful and enjoy creating!

Enter at Your Own Risk

October 30, 2014

Hi everyone! I’m here to share a project I created for Eileen Hull’s Trick or Treats Art with Heart Challenge and Sizzix Halloween Challenge.
I used the Sizzix Scoreboards XL Die Box Square and the Sizzix Bigz XL Die Country Cottage 3D to create this spooky cute haunted house.

I decorated an empty spool which had lace wound on it with cardstock, chipboard alphabets, a ghost and moss.

I added a spiderweb sticker from Pink Paislee and scream verbiage that I cut from some scrapbook paper. I also cut from cardstock On The Edge Die Iron Gate which I glued around the top edge of the ATC block along with some moss.

The roof is cut from glitter chipboard and I adhered vellum inside the little house for the windows. The oval Halloween saying is a free image that I got last year from Ephemera Vintage Garden.

The witch is a cut a part which is from the Echo Park’s Chillingsworth Collection. Love this collection!!!

You can open the little house up and add a little tea light too. I apologize for the photos not being the best but I had no sunlight and it was late in the day when I was able to do my photo shoot but I hope you liked what I shared 🙂

There is still a little bit of time to submit your projects to both the Eileen Hull’s Trick or Treats Art with Heart Challenge and Sizzix Halloween Challenge. I know I cut it very close this month but I’ve been busy with magazine calls, repainting the dining room which should have been easy but wasn’t…the “popcorn” from the ceiling was coming off as my dad was rolling the paint on. Needless to say we had to scrape the “popcorn” off the ceiling and now there is a fine coat of dust all over everything…can we say yuk?!?!? Tomorrow my parents are coming back to the house and hopefully I will not have any more mishaps…fingers crossed.

If you have any questions please let me know.

Supplies Used:

Sizzix: Eileen Hull’s: Sizzix Scoreboards XL Die Box Square, Brenda Walton’s: Sizzix Bigz XL Die Country Cottage 3D, Tim Holtz: Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die Cobblestones and On The Edge Die Iron Gate

Robin’s Nest: Little Friends Ghost

Chipboard Letters, Cardstock, Scrapbook Paper, Moss, Stickers, Vellum, Black Bead

Thanks for stopping by, hope your day is wonderful and enjoy creating!

Chester & the Boneyard Band

October 20, 2014

Hi everyone! I’m back to share another quick Halloween card I created. The base of the card is a folded 6″x6″ piece of purple cardstock and then I adhered layers of cardstock/scrapbook paper to along with a paper doilie which I sprayed with Tattered Angels Chalkboard Mantis glimmer mist.

The vineyard band cut apart is from Echo Park ‘s Chillingsworth Manor collection. I distressed the edges, inked and added pop dots before I adhered to the card. I made tulle bows which I glued behind the card along black twine, pom poms and flowers.

I finished off the card with some green ric rac, buttons, sequin and Dew Drop. There you have it another easy peasy card. 🙂 If you have any questions please let me know.

Also I am submitting this card for the Orange and Black/Halloween theme challenge over at the Paper Wings Production blog.

Thanks for stopping by, hope your Monday is fabulous and enjoy creating!

Crafty Card Gallery: Clyde’s Pumpkin Patch

October 18, 2014

Hi everyone! I’m here to share my card I created for the Crafty Card Gallery. The theme for the month of October we had to either use pumpkin/jack o’lanterns or chocolate.
This is what I came up with for my card. The base is a folded 6″x6″ piece of purple cardstock. I cut and layered patterned cardstock/scrapbook paper which I adhered to the base of the card.

The Clyde’s Pumpkin Patch image is cut from Echo Park’s Chillingsworth Manor Poster and Tickets sheet of cardstock. I distressed the edges and then inked. Then added pop dots to the back to give it some “height”.

I cut three thin strips of orange tulle and made mini bows out of them. I adhered behind the image along with some black and white polka dot flowers and some mini lime green balls picks that I had bought at Christmas but never used. I also added sequins, dew drops and black lace.

I finished off the card with ric rac and buttons. I’m really pleased with how the card turned out and was very easy to make.
Also I am submitting this card for the orange and black or Halloween themed challenge over at Paper Wings Production blog.

If you have any questions please let me know. Thanks for stopping by, hope your Saturday is awesome and enjoy creating!

Altered Pages: Spooky Tag

October 2, 2014

Hi everyone! I”m here to share a tag I created for Smeared and Smudged 31 Days of Halloween.

Also Art Anthology is this month’s partner with Altered Pages which I am pretty excited about.

I want to share my tag I created. For more photos and information please go to the Altered Pages blog.

Thanks for stopping by, hope your Thursday is awesome and enjoy creating!

More Halloween Art Journal Pages

November 23, 2013

Hi everyone! I here to share some really quick art journal pages I created from the ABES group I’m in over at Swap-bot. I promise these are the last of Halloween. 🙂

I hope you enjoy! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy creating!!!

ABES: Halloween Art journal Pages

November 14, 2013

Hi everyone! I’m just getting around to sharing some of my Halloween pages from my art journal. I did receive most of the bits and pieces that I used from a swap I was in over at Swap-bot in the ABES group. I did use a few things I had in my own stash to finish off the pages.

I will try and share more pages once I photograph them. 😉 Thanks for stopping by, hope your Thursday is awesome and enjoy creating!!!

Which Witch?

September 19, 2013

Hi everyone! I back to share a really quick project I created using #5 shipping tags, some scraps of cardstock from the Halloween (Transylvania) collection over at the Robin’s Nest. The vintage women faces are from Cemerony and the “Witches” image are from Cameo Shoppe etsy shops.

To make these little witches I fussie cut the head out and I cut a hat out of a scrap of black spiderweb cardstock. Added a little bit of Stickles to the collar and around the Dew Drops. Then I added scraps of cardstock, frightful sentiment and adhered everything to the tag, inked edges and ribbon.

This tag is really simple. Cut out the witches image, ink edges, add scraps of cardstock, print 31, ribbon, buttons and a Dew Drop and adhere all together.

This little tag is pretty much the same as the other frightful witch other than adding a sequin to the hat and the button.

Backs of the tags.

Spooky cute!!!

Thanks for stopping by, I hope your Thursday is wonderful and enjoy creating!!!

Halloween Greeting Mini Matchbox

September 10, 2013

Hi everyone! I’m back with a really quick post today. I want to share this little 32 count matchbox I altered with some left over Robin’s Nest Halloween (Transylvania) collection that is 20% off this whole month. I also used a Halloween image from the Cameo Shoppe which I fussy cut the image out and added stickler to it to add a little sparkle. 🙂

These matchboxes are really quick and easy to alter and can be used for a Halloween treat or you can add bits and pieces of fun Halloween crafty goodness to give to a friend.

You would be surprised what you can fit into one of these matchboxes. Buttons, bling, ribbon, fiber, charms, images, candy, etc.

Supplies Used:

Robin’s Nest: Sunflower Dew Drops

Robin’s Nest: Purple Glitter Crackle Cardstock

Robin’s Nest: Halloween Glitter Stripe Cardstock

Cameo Shoppe: Halloween Greetings Digi Image

Sequins

Ribbon

Paper Studio Embossing Folder

Stickles

Empty 32 count matchbox

Thanks for stopping by, hope your Tuesday is awesome and enjoy creating!!!

Altered Coffee Cup Sleeve Mini Halloween Album

November 12, 2012

I would like to share a mini album I created for The Robin’s Nest design team call that I am trying out for. Please stop by their store and see what fun crafty things that you purchase and use in your own crafty projects. Also check out their blog for lots of fun inspiration too.

I had seen on Pinterest and You Tube these super cute mini albums that are made out of coffee cup sleeves that I have been dieing to create. Since my boyfriend, Greg loves to drink coffee I had him saving the sleeves for me.

First off I traced the coffee sleeves onto the pieces of cardstock and scrapbook paper that I have selected.

I then cut out the shape and adhere it on top of the coffee cup sleeves front and back. Ink all edges of in Versa Magic Sahara Sand Chalk Ink. This gives your pages a soft aged vintage look. Once I punched holes in the side of each sleeve I used Glue Dots Glue Lines to seal the bottom of each sleeve which you can now add a tag or a small memento to each sleeve.