Nevermore - Stampendous! & Core'dinations Blog Hop (GIVEAWAYS!)

Hello, friends!  Today we are hopping with Stampendous! and Core'dinations!  Check out the Stampendous! and Core'dinations blogs to see what you might win!!!   I know you have a lot of blogs to visit today, so I'm going to keep this quick and use lots of pictures!  HA!  I decided to create a fun treat box in a coffin shape for Halloween!



I had Sally the Cricut cut the box for me from Core'dinations Black Magic paper in red and black.  I also cut the spider this way.  I used Beacon Zip Dry to assemble the box so I could count on it staying put!  I added some gauze to the front and layered strips of Echo Park Chillingsworth Manor paper strips for the background.  The Jack o' Lantern and the tombstones are from Coffee Break Designs.  I stamped the Raven Background stamp and embossed it with Stardust Embossing Powder before cutting out the raven and watercoloring with Twinkling H2O's.  I stamped the Nevermore portion with Momento Tuxedo Black ink and inked it with Tim Holtz distress ink before adhering with foam dots.







Now it's time to check out what the rest of the team has created!  There are so many cool things you can do with these stamps and this great cardstock, so be sure to check it all out!

Stampendous Blog

Core'dinations Blog

Annette Witherspoon

Cyndi Bundy

Janelle Stollfus

Jennifer Ingle

Krissy Fossmeyer

Kristine Reynolds

Lea Kimmel

Mary Dawn Quirindongo

Rhea Weigand

Stephanie Lee (Arty Carty)

Suzanne Czosek

Tenia Nelson

Wendy Jordan

Wendy Price

Melinda Gleisner

Here are the supplies I used on my project today!

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The Itsy Bitsy Spider Dressed Up for Halloween!

(Yes, it totally works with the song...go ahead... try it.)  Tee-hee!  Wasn't that fun?  K.  So, it's my turn to post over on the Gourmet Rubber Stamps blog today and I just couldn't resist playing with this super cute little spider again!  I just LOVE HIM!



For this one I stamped the Spider Web in the background several times and added a touch of glitter to the webs to make them sparkle!  The Grumpy Spider is stamped twice so I could cut his little 'mask' from the green.  SO FUN!



He hangs from a bit of May Arts twine and his costume is completed with a Coffee Break Designs witch hat!  *sigh*  I love the cuteness!  Just sayin'.

I hope this cutie brightens your day!!!  Have a happy Tuesday!

Tombstone Time!

No, not the movie, although, I do love that movie! It's a good one! Just sayin'. Retro Cafe Art Gallery hosted a super fun Halloween Tombstone swap and was MORE than excited to participate!  We each created four tombstones and sent them in for swapping!  I haven't received the return swap yet, as the due date was only Saturday, but I wanted to share the four tombstones that I created with you today!  These were SO stinking much fun to create!

I started with the Masonite Gothic Tombstone ATC Bases.  I covered each one with a different embossing enamel from Stampendous!  I love how the backgrounds look covered with the embossing enamel!


For this White Owl Tombstone ATC I covered the background with Stardust Embossing Enamel.  I love how it glitters behind the white owl!  The owl is from the Owl Paper Cuts collection.  I also embossed cross from the Cross Cut Outs in Masonite with Aged Gold Embossing Enamel.  I added a few gem stones and a bit of May Arts Burlap string to finish it off.


For this one I covered the background with a HEAVY coat of the Aged Black Embossing Enamel. I used the masonite skull and crossbones cut-out and the Spider Web cut-outs, both covered with the Aged Silver enamel.


For this Brown Owl ATC I used the owl cut-outs, once again and combined it with a patchy layer of Aged Black Embossing Enamel. This allowed some masonite to show through and gave it a lot of texture.


And this is the last of the four. I used the Moth Paper Cuts for this one and the background is covered with Aged Gold Embossing Enamel. Again, I used a spotty application for this one to create more texture.

So...there are my four Halloween Tombstone ATC's. I kinda LOVE how they turned out. Just sayin'. LOL! I hope you enjoy them! I'd love to hear your comments! It seems when I share non-card projects you get quiet out there! *wink*wink*

Jingle Out!

Alice Summers in Paris

First of all, I want to say a HUGE thank you to each and every one of you who has taken the time to register and vote for me for the Paper Crafts Gallery Idol contest! You guys seriously rock!!! I will find out tomorrow if I've made it to the next round, as voting closes at 2pm Eastern time today! YIKES! Here's hoping! (If you haven't voted yet, and would like to, please click on the widget to the right! Thanks!)

And now...Alice Summers in Paris!



This was a SUPER FUN PROJECT, you guys! No...for reals, seriously, and totally and completely and stuff. This one was SO amazingly fun to create! I began with the absolutely WAY COOL Ornate Theatre Shrine Kit from Retro Cafe Art Gallery! As soon as I saw this fabulous theatre, Alice came to mind! I'm not sure why, actually, but I think she fits QUITE WELL!



I used the fantabulous Wonderland Perfectly Clear Stamp Set from Stampendous! to stamp Alice, the Cheshire Cat, the White Rabbit, and the playing cards. These are such great Alice stamps! I really like that they are a bit different from the 'standard' Alice set, you know? They have a unique spin and I love that!



I used the Steampunk Parts Collage sheet to piece the clocks into the background. And, being that the Queen is never far from Alice's heels, we see evidence of her in the flying red aces sneaking in over in that back corner!



I roughly covered the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe with vintage encyclopedia pages, which I also used on the background of the theatre.



As you can see, the white rabbit, sneaky as ever, is once again worried about time as he carries his pocket watch, a brad from the Eyelet Outlet. The base of the theatre is covered in moss to maintain the outside adventure feel!



And of course, we simply cannot forget how this adventure began...A tiny bottle hangs over the theatre as a reminder that sometimes, doing something that seems completely and utterly illogical or even downright impossible can begin the greatest adventure in the wholest widest world! And we simply would NOT want to miss out on THAT, now would we?

I hope you have enjoyed the tour through my Alice Summers in Paris shrine! Have a happy Day!

Jingle Out!