Halloween Time

I wasn't going to do anything for Halloween this year but I didn't get my second project finished at the Andy Skinner workshop that I went to a couple of weeks ago.  I brought home the painted foam board and clock from the workshop and found some plastic skulls in my stash so it ended up being a Halloween project.

I'd like to enter my project in the following challenges.

Mixed Media Mojo - Halloween/Fall with fabric, I used hessian for the background.
Rhedd's Creative Spirit - Halloween or Not.
Altered Eclectics - Anything Goes.

 

Here are a couple of photos of the skull.

 

I used mostly DecoArt products.

The clock was covered with Crackle Paste.

I used Modeling Paste on the edges to give some texture.

The round bit at the top is the center of the clock, I painted it with acrylic paint and covered it with Crackle Glaze.

I used a Kaisercraft crackle stamp on the background.
Everything was painted with acrylic paints and I used some olive bronze and emerald Treasure Gold and Treasure Brass on the raised areas and also on the skulls.

Here is a closer look at Mr Poe.

I did an image transfer with a Gecko Galz image and stamped some script. The edges were done the same way as the skull section.
I painted some hessian with gesso and adhered all the bits to it.
I added some die cut ravens [Sizzix], the clock is a Sizzix die as well.

Paperplay Tag No 2

This is the my second tag for the Paperplay June tag swap, the theme is Tag On A Tag.

For the main tag I used one of my mono prints and stamped some script with white gesso.
I stamped the image across the bottom and added some tissue tape. I stamped the image on the small tag and coloured it with distress ink. I adhered it to the large tag and added a wooden butterfly that I'd coloured with Treasure Brass and then added some ribbon.
I used PaperArtsy stamps.

A Vintage Journey - Anything Tim

I've made this tag for the the first challenge at A Vintage Journey, the theme is Anything Tim.

I started by cutting a tag from a piece of blue card that had been embossed with cogs. I coloured the raised edges with a vintage photo distress ink pad and sprayed it with water. I coloured some card with stormy sky and stamped the image then I cut it out. I edged the tag with stormy sky and added some tissue tape to the top and bottom of the tag. I coloured a die cut edge with Treasure Brass and attached it to the bottom of the tag. I coloured some chain, screw brads and watch charm with some Treasure Brass to make them the same colour and attached them to the tag, I also added the image, word, staples and some ribbon.

Supplies
Stampers Anonymous - Time Traveller stamp set.
Katzelkraft - Masculin stamp.
Sizzix - Vintage Lace die.
Stormy sky and vintage photo Distress ink.
Treasure Brass

Time ATC

Hi everyone, I hope you're all having a good weekend.

I made this ATC for the UK Stampers January ATC swap, the theme was Time.

I embossed some card with a Sizzix Alterations embossing folder then coloured it with Treasure Brass.

I stamped and embossed Phineas Pinchbeck [The Artistic Stamper] onto white card, cut him out and then coloured him lightly with vintage photo distress ink.

I adhered the background to some black card, then added the image and a wooden alarm clock that I'd coloured with Treasure Pewter.

Embroidery Lessons

Here is my latest DT piece for Gecko Galz using the gorgeous June products.
I used a very small frame and part of an old embroidered tablecloth that I found at a charity shop - I cut out one of the flowers and attached it but wish I'd left it off.

Embroidery Lesson Hanging

Images from the Gecko Galz Sew It Goes Collage Sheet.

Background Paper from the Gecko Galz Gatsby paper set.

Mounboard.

Acrylic Paint.

Small Embroidery Frame and a piece of embroidery to fit it.

Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

Modelling Paste.

Treasure Brass Metallic Wax Finish.

Embroidery Thread, Buttons, Pins, Needle and a Scissor Charm.

Spread some of the modelling paste around the edge of the board. When it has dried paint the board with the acrylic paint and then using your finger spread some of the wax along the edge.

Tear a piece of the background paper and adhere to the board.

Distress the edges of the images and colour with the Distress ink then adhere them to the board.

Wrap some of the thread around the top and adhere some lace to the bottom.

My frame was made of red plastic so I coloured it with the Treasure Brass, then I added the embroidery and adhered it to the board.

Add the embellishments.