October Round Robin with Swirlydoos

Sharing my entry for this month's

Round Robin over at 

Swirlydoos.

Every month I take the chance and join up with this amazing challenge.

It's so much fun to see how the layouts evolve week after week.

It's my turn to share a layout.

Team 1 Week 3

I followed Maggi and Kimberly on my team.

The theme this month was

Get your spook on….

How appropriate with Halloween coming up.

This is what I created.

Using mostly supplies from past kits including paper, mediums and embellishments.

The image is from 

Polly's Paper Studio.

Totally reminds me of Edgar Allen Poe's 

The Raven

I transformed lots of miscellaneous flowers using

a copper paint dabber.

Black gesso and Lindy's Stamp Gang mists were used to alter 

the background paper.

The chipboard clock and keys were also colored with Lindy's.

Black netting added in spots.

Head over to Swirlydoos and check out what the other teams have done this month.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge 18….LAYER IT!

Hey everyone!

It's time for another challenge at 

Craft Hoarders Anonymous.

Challenge 18 

(can you believe we have already had 18 challenges? How awesome!)

                                                              Challenge #18 Layer It! 
                             One good way to use your hoard is to use lots of it all at once! 
So, let's see those layers! We need to see at least THREE layers on your project! (Ink, paint, embossing, and mixed media products do count as layers!) Drag out all of that hoarded paper or those embossing folders that are in the back of the drawer. Use those stamps, dies, and punches! Show us the layers!

This is my piece.

It has 9 or 10 layers on it (I lost count lol).

Combining an awesome image from past sponsor 

Polly's Paper Studio,

with our 2 sponsors this challenge

Lindy's Stamp Gang & Dazzle metal, 

along with a bunch of stuff from my hoard I was able to layer away.

Supplies:

Paper: Echo Park, Stampington

Black Gesso: Golden

Embossing Powder & Mist: Lindy's Stamp Gang

Fabric: Canvas Corp

Metal: Dazzle

Collage Image: Polly's Paper Studio

Embossing Folder: Sizzix

Other: ribbon, sticker, flowers, doily

The clocks were created by running a sheet of Dazzle metal through a Sizzix embossing folder then fussy cutting them out.

More of my clocks. The metal worked perfectly with the embossing folder.

Some of the fabric, metal, paper and mists layers.

We have 2 sponsors for this challenge:

Website: http://www.addalittledazzle.com/

                                                Website: http://www.lindystampgang.com
                                                   Blog: http://www.lindystampgang.org

Make sure to stop by the other Design Team members blogs and see how they have layered it!

Amber Milone
Christy Butters--- You are here
Debbie Seyer
Donna Idlet
Ginny Nemchak

Glenda Brooks
Gloria Stengel 
Jan Marie Ennenga
Karen Zueger

Kathy Clement

Pam Bray
Wendi Robinson

                                                       Then head on over to
                                                  Craft Hoarders Anonymous 
                           and link up your layered piece for a chance to win some prizes.
                                                        You have 2 weeks!

                                    Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge 17 HAPPY FALL Y'ALL

It's time for another fantastic challenge over at

Craft Hoarders Anonymous.

                                                          Challenge #17 Happy Fall, Y'all! 
Many of us like to purchase NEW seasonal products EVERY season. What happens to last year's fall, Halloween, and Thanksgiving products? We HOARD them! Drag out those hoarded fall-themed items and make a project to share with us! You can make something for fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving, or any other fall or harvest celebration!

Challenge 17 is sponsored by 

Polly's Paper Studio

Check out her store! She has some absolutely fantastic collage images.

For my piece I created a page in my art journal.

I wanted to just play and with Halloween just around the corner my muse went that way.

Supplies:

Polly's Paper Studio Collage images

Lindy's Stamp Gang mists

Dusty Attic Chipboard

Echo Park paper and die cuts

Tim Holtz stamps

Tissue paper, cardboard, doily & tape

The chandelier is from Dusty Attic and colored with Lindy's Stamp Gang 

Screamin Banshee Black mist.

I love how it mirrored the one in the collage image almost perfectly.

Up close of some of the images from the store.

The background is various Lindys mists which I spread with a wet paintbrush.

Stamping with several stamps and Solvent ink.

More of the layers.

Tissue paper and tape also are added for more layers.

Cardboard from a box and doily also added under the focal image.

I'm in love with all the images from the store.

Can't wait to create more with them!

   

      Make sure to stop by the other team members blogs to see what they have created, and welcome the newest member Wendy to the group.

Amber Milone

Christy Butters

Debbie Seyer

Donna Idlet

Ginny Nemchak

Glenda Brooks

Gloria Stengel

Jan Marie Ennenga

Karen Zueger

Kathy Clement

Pam Bray
Wendy Robinson

         Then make sure to head over to Craft Hoarders Anonymous and link up your fall project.
                                                             You have 2 weeks.
                                          Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

another Halloween album...

I am really enjoying making these mini albums.

The 6x6 size is perfect to work with and with all the 

flaps and tags tons of room for photos and journaling.

This one is created using Bazzill card stock

and My Mind's Eye paper and embellishments.

The album is held close with a seam binding ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Halloween Mini Album

The other day I shared a Christmas mini I had created.

Well while hunting through my stash I stumbled upon a Halloween collection

 I bought last year from Echo Park 

and never used.

Out came the black ink, Scor-Buddy and glue 

to create this cute Halloween themed mini album.

There are tons of flaps

Tags

and more

plenty of space to fill up with your memories

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Cast your spell...

Ok, Ok

I know it's no where near Halloween but I wanted to share this layout I did for Scrapbook News and Review.

My attempt to show that you DO NOT need to so layouts on just paper.

The base of this layout is a piece of 12x12 cradleboard (most art supply and big box stores sell them).

I love working on wood, it doesn't warp, bleed, buckle or fall apart no matter what you do to it.

   I first covered the board with a layer of Black Gesso. The great thing about Black Gesso if you have never tried it is how quickly it covers and dries. It provides a different spin on the traditional White Gesso.
 
  It is then spray heavily with Lindy's Stamp Gang (Ghostly Gargoyle White) mist. Hard to tell in the photo but you can sort of see some of the drips. The tag and Tattered Angels frame were misted with LSG Witch's Potion Purple mist, and the background of the title is LSG Hag's Wort Orange.

  I layered a piece of German text and a scrap of striped paper under my photo. Stamped some flourishes and bats with silver ink and finished it off with a large black spider, a strip of tulle and a key.

 I crack up at this picture, what you can't tell (but might get a sense of) is that the little one is chewing me out for delaying the start of trick or treating. She'll usually pose willingly but not if it is standing in the way of free candy.


  Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

EEK!

I did up this Halloween layout of my 2 youngest and a best friend. Soccer zombies and a princess, what more can I say.

I used a sketch that Mandy has posted over on her blog http://forscrappingoutloud.blogspot.com/

mix of Pink paislee & 7 Gypsies paper. Glimmer mist, glam and lumiere paint splattered on the background. Grungeboard is painted and covered with embossing powder.