Relax, Take it Easy!!!

Hi guys, I felt like having a play, just for fun, and yep Halloween came to mind!!!

I used two of my older collection Tilda's and painted them with my distress re-inkers, fussy cut them out and then placed them using 3D glue,

I first started with a piece of chipboard from Tando Creative, which I cut down, then after painting one of the graveyard sets tombstones with distress ink pads I fixed it to the back edge, first bending up the lower section so the stones were upright,

I cut a coffin from a template on  my Silhouette and added a Tando Creative Skeleton which I first painted with white Gesso, then added a little shade with pumice stone distress ink, at the hip line on the skeleton I bent it so it would sit in the coffin and raised one of the arms too,

The scary tree behind is also from the Graveyard sets and this is painted with carbon black paint for the tree, and silver for the web,

I added some Mulberry bark for a hint of cobweb in the coffin too, I used Finland Moss around the scene and added some pumpkins,toadstools and a spider from my stash,

The skull on the tombstone is by Tim Holtz, the larger one at the front is another chipboard one from Tando Creative,

The fence die is by Memory Box,

Challenges

All about Magnolia - Autumn

Dies R us - Ghoul friends

Magnolia-licious - Spooktacular fun

Paradise of stamps - Halloween or fall

Time for Magnolia - Autumn/ Fall colours

Marvelous Magnolia - Add some Black

Stamp and create with Magnolia - Spooky/ Halloween
Southern chipboard challenge - Halloween

Will be back with more Halloween stuff soon too,

The Witching Hour

Hi guys, Our challenge today over at

Sweet Lilac is

Orange and Black,

I started off with a Tando Creative chipboard clock which i added texture sand on the top, then when dry sprayed it with Deco Art misters in Carbon black, purple and yellow/green, again from Tando creative,

I used a metal disc from hubbies stash, no idea what it is used for!! but on here I stamped a clock face onto it, then on the paper background too,

I then used a cog again from Tando Creative, done the same way as the clock frame with some T/C clock hands on top then a small skull by Tim Holtz, some clock workings finish that bit off,

The witch is again from Tando Creative which i painted with my distress markers then added some mulberry bark for her cape, the broom and hat had some texture sand and  paste added for some depth and texture effects too,

I added some gorgeous orange and black roses and fab leaves from Sweet Lilac plus a pumpkin from my stash, 

The skull was cut from the same sheet of designer paper, the Tando Creative  pumpkins were given a layer of ultra thick embossing powder on the top then heat set, I painted the spider web with silver metallic paint then when dry dabbed some of the Carbon Black over the top, The T/C  bat from the mini mixed Halloween set was painted with carbon black paint, then when dry I added some aqua glass relief  glass outliner for the veins,

If you have any Sweet lilac flowers, why not join us in the fun for a chance to win some more,

Challenges
Altered Electics - Anything goes
Country view crafts - Add some texture
The Artistic stamper - Clocks
The mixed media monthly challenge - word search( bat/ purple/pumpkins/skull/witch/black/orange

Two by Two

Hi guys, over at Paper Take Weekly  our theme this week is

Two by two, so 

please use 2 images, 2 papers or 2 different types of embellishments,
we are being kindly sponsored by The Hobby House,

(sorry just noticed a stray thread/hair on the photo, don't know where that came from) but it's not there now,  lol,

I've used the Magnolia house dies and one of the latest Tildas from the new collection, all painted with my distress re-inkers, then fussy cut out,

papers are by maja Design,

I used Snow Tex for the snow effect on the roof etc, so love this stuff and added small pearl dots with liquid pearl for falling snow too,

The trees on the right are from a Sissix die then again I've used Snow Tex on them, the left one is a Lal La Land die and after the Snow Tex treatment I wrung some Silver Twine round it and added some gorgeous coloured pearls ,

Peeking out from  the sides is some new Silver flake ribbon all these are from The Ribbon Girl, listed below,

TRG

White Opal - liquid pearl,

Sea Charm s/a flat back pearls,

Christmas Rose Hellebore / white

 38mm Silver flake ribbon,

Snowflake wooden button,

Silver Metallic Twine,

Flat back Ivory pearl trim

Challenges
Let's craft and create - Ribbon or twine
Christmas stampin all year long - Fav Christmas combination and or lots of layers
Winter Wonderland - Christmas flowers

I'm Nuts about you

Hi guys, I'm back today with a DT project for Tando Creative,

This week it's a colour challenge with autumnal  colours so I couldn't resist using this fabulous

squirrel and woodland set,

I started off with a Tando Creative 6x6 piece of board which i covered with scrunched tissue, I then used a tree die from my stash cutting it out of water colour paper and stuck it onto the middle of the design, I then sprayed the back with Prima Bloom sprays, 

I used Deco Art media texture sand  paste on the squirrels bodies, stippling the body with an old stipple brush and the tails have a thicker layer of Modeling paste on, which I ran a knife along to give the tail effect, when dry I painted the bodies in Burnt Umber then when dry a lighter mix of the Burnt Umber (a little water added) and Burnt Sienna with Titan Buff mixed for the tail,

The acorns have a hint of stippled texture sand paste on the caps, then when dry I coloured them with Burnt Umber,

The leaves and acorn bottoms were painted with yellow oxide and quinacridone burnt orange mixed,

Mushrooms have fluid inks Titan Buff and yellow oxide on them then a layer of liquid applique for the spots, the only other thing I've added are a few leaf die cuts again coloured with the inks,

The colour theme,

Tando Creative items used:

Squirrel and woodland set

Deco Art -

Texture sand paste

Modeling paste

Media fluid acrylics, Burnt Umber, Quincridone Burnt orange, yellow oxide, Burnt sienna, 

Titan Buff

Do come and join us in the fun, for the chance to win some awesome Tando Creative goodies,

Halloween

Hi guys, over at 

Paper Take Weekly we have a new challenge for you

Anything goes with optional extra

Make a Halloween treat holder,

Well I've made something for Halloween but not exactly a treat holder, 

my excuse, I'm only just back from my hols and my mojo has gone for a very long walk !!!!

but thankfully I had made this before my hols, lol

The chipboard Halloween is by Tando Creative, which i have added some texture paste too, quite thickly, stippling some, then also using my knife made I  some lines in before it set, when dry i sprayed it with some Deco art spray misters in yellow/green, purple and carbon black

For the Tando Creative pumpkin I used spiced marmalade distress ink then embossed it with ulta thick clear embossing powder, then heat set it

The bats is are coloured with carbon black acrylic fluid paint and when set I added some Aqua Glass relief paint for the veins, and some pearls for the eyes,

The skull was painted with a white mister then shaped slightly by hand to add dimension,

The cobweb is painted with Deco Art silver fluid acrylic paint and i hung a spider from my stash below it too,

Tando Creative

Halloween words

Mixed Mini's Halloween

Deco Art spray misters

Deco Art Fluid Acrylics

Challenges
Altered Electics - anything goes
Country view crafts - Add some texture
Crafty Calender - Halloween
Our Creative Corner - Halloween Horror
Simon says stamp Monday challenge - Autumn is in the Air