The Haunting

Hi guys over at 

Paper Take Weekly

we have a take your pick theme again, so

Colour - Halloween Hues

Technique - Decoupage, toppers, or existing stamps

Product - Score boards, glitter girls, houghie, etc
 and we are being sponsored by the fabby Simon says stamp

I went for the halloween hues, last one I promise, lol

I got the hat template from my Silhouette but made it smaller, then after making it up decorated it with a plastic skeleton I got from Asda, it was a string of them so you will see more next year!!!! he he

The fabby spooky tree, spider, and Bat are all from Tando Creative, painted with Deco Art fluid paints,

closer view,

I found a peel off web in my stash, had it years and finally found a use for it, I added the moss at the bottom as I thought it kinda looked a little dead too,

I placed the bat on a strip of acetate so he can fly!!

Flowers from Sweet lilac finish it off too,

so yet another Halloween project for a household which doesn't really do Halloween, oh well Tegan will enjoy it Hopefully!! lol

Challenges
Fussy and fancy - Colour challenge /orange/black/ purple
Southern chipboard - Halloween

Magnolia Only at The Ribbon Girl

Hi guys, it's time again for the Magnolia only challenge over at 

The Ribbon Girl

the theme is anything goes but you must use either a Magnolia image or Doo Hickey die cut,

I thought I'd better do a Christmas card as the big day is coming and I've a few to do, lol

I coloured Tilda from the new collection with my distress re-nkers, isn't she adorable, love her little snowman,

the papers are from Maja Design as is the banner which i cut off one of the paper bottoms,

all the gorgeous embellishments are of course from the ribbon girl listed here,

White opal - liquid pearl

Pearl trim - ivory

Choc mix flat back pearls

Holly leaf with velvet finish

Frosted brown cones

Tiny rose buds - white

Christmas Rose Hellebore - white

Cheesecloth

Challenges
Bunny Zoes - Shabby chic Christmas
Craft Heaven shop challenge - Lace and flowers
Live and love crafts - pink
Magnolia Mania - lace and pearls
Time for Magnolia - Ribbon and or lace
Lovely Hanglar or sweet magnolia only - anything goes

Do join us in the fun, for your chance to win a lovely prize,

Halloween- book of the dead

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

the theme this week is Spookilicious,

I started off with a paper mache book from my stash, which i covered with torn scrunched up tissue pieces,old wrapping, then gave it a coat of black Gesso to harden the tissue, I then applied Inka Gold waxes here and there, 

I used one of the skeletons from the skeleton pair and painted it with white Gesso then when dry added a hint of pumice stone distress ink, doesn't show on here though,

I finished off the front with some die cut hinges and a latch chipboard piece from T/C which i covered with Deco Art carbon black fluid paint,

The side was finished off the same way and I added a couple of charms and a Tim Holtz skull,

On the inside right of my book I first created a scene using water colour paper, onto which I stamped a moon, this i cut out and added vellum behind,  I also used a tree die cut too, then I  took a Rickety house die, cut it out with corrugated card and painted it with Deco Art Paynes grey fluid paint,

The awesome T/C chipboard witch is coloured with my distress markers and i used some texture sand first on the broom handle and some modeling paste on the broom twigs for depth and texture,

In front are some of the mixed mini Halloween items, the skull is painted with white Gesso as before then shaped lightly by hand, the pumpkins were first painted with distress ink then given a couple of coats of ultra thick embossing crystals and heat set,

The left hand side of the book is finished off with a verse off the internet, another T/H skull and a couple of die cut cobwebs by la la land crafts,

but I thought it needed something more so!!!!

I added some crystal stars and a string of lights,

what do you think? spooky enough!!! lol

Remember you can join us in any of the themes in the month by linking at the top of the page for a chance to win some Tando Creative goodies,

Challenges
The mixed media challenge - word search/ witch, purple, black, skull, pumpkins,

Altered Electics, - Anything goes, - recycled tissue paper
Country view crafts - Add some texture

Book shaped card

Hi guys, back today for the paper Take Weekly challenge

which is All About the Base, 

No squares, anything but square card bases

I cut some book shape pages using a design off the Silhouette, I made them larger though,  then I cut them out of Maja Design papers,

The stamp is by Magnolia coloured with my distress markers and I also used a stempleglede postal type stamp too,

The flowers are from Sweet lilac, leaves from my stash, all the other embellies are from The Ribbon Girl

Pink ruffle edge sheer  ribbon,

Crystal bead string,

50mm Ophelia Ivory embroidered tulle lace,

Pink dew drops,

Cheesecloth,

Ivory pearl 3-6mm s/a pearls

White opal - liquid pearl,

Christmas Rose Hellebore - white,

 Top stitch thread,

Craft Heaven shop challenge - Lace and flowers
Magnolia mania - lace and pearls
Midweek Magnolia's - CAS or overload
Marvelous magnolia's - no fall colours

Halloween Night

Hi guys, I'm back again with another project for Halloween, I know we don't even do much for it in our house but i get the crafting bug every year!!! for it,

I hope you can enough of the detail as i can't re take my pictures as I sent it to Tando Creative for display,

I made a canvas using some of the fabulous products from Tando Creative again,

I started by using the moon shape on the witch mask, then i sprayed shimmer misters by Deco Art in turqouise, white, purple and carbon black, I then removed the mask and while the purple was still wet smooshed some of it over the moon,

I cut around the witch from the witch mask onto water colour paper and coloured it in using distress markers,I then used  a few strands of mulberry bark coloured with carbon black mister for her cape,

The house is a die cut out of corrugated card board and painted with Deco Art paynes Grey acrylic fluid paint, then i added some vellum behind the windows, the tree is from the graveyard sets and is coloured again with the paynes grey and then i outlined some of the tree with Black aqua glass relief out liner, not showing up on here, sorry!! i did the web on the tree using Deco Art silver fluid paint,

But basically gives the effect as for the bat veins, i also used some pearls for it's eyes, this was coloured with some carbon black fluid paint,

At the side of the house you can just make out the graveyard set, which i painted by pouncing white gesso on first then when dry doing the same with Paynes grey fluid paint with a foam sponge, this gives a fab effect,

The skull is from the mini mixed Halloween set and is painted with white gesso and slightly shaped by hand, the pumpkin is coloured with is coloured with Quinacridone burnt orange as is the owl in the tree,

The spider is from the spiders grab bag and is coloured the same way as the tombstones,

I used a couple of black roses from Sweet lilac at the bottom left too, and used my hot glue gun to make a spider web, eerie mess too, lol

A few crystal stars which I've had forever in my stash came in handy too,

I will be back soon with yet another spooky creation too!!!!

Altered Electics - Anything goes
Country view - Add some Texture
Fussy and Fancy - orange, black or purple