The Hallowed Spot.

 Hi everyone, 

Still on the Halloween theme here.

I started by creating my embossed background with the Engraved embossing folder from Tim Holtz. I then added Mica spray stains and a Black spray stain.

The tombstones were die cut with gray card stock and then I added a little grit paste to each and then blended on some black ink.

The fence was die cut twice with black card stock and gray card stock and the gray one was sprayed with Mica spray.

I added 2 die cut black cats with a piece of green card stock behind the eyes.

To the base of my card I added a ledge covered with Design tape and a strip of metallic trim.

I painted a little Idea-ology pumpkin orange and added to my card.

Little pieces of design tape were added here and there and some Crypt grit paste was added to my sentiment.

Well that’s it for my card and thanks so much for stopping by.

Supplies:

Tim Holtz engraved embossing folder 

Tim Holtz Vault series Halloween 2021 dies

Tim Holtz Toil & Trouble dies

Idea-ology Curiosities Halloween sticker book

Idea-ology Halloween trimmings 

Idea-ology Halloween design tape

Distress Mica Stain sprays - Iron Gate & Decayed

Distress spray - Black Soot

Distress Crypt grit paste

Stamper’s Anonymous Etcetera stacking ledges

Collector of curiosities

 Hi everyone,

Today I have a Halloween make for you. I have to admit this took me many, many hours to make but I must say I am quite pleased with the final result. I fussed a lot with the tiny lights but conquered them. Yeah!!!

Here it is:

I started with a wooden hexagon box that I found at my local craft store. There were 3 different sizes this one being the largest which measures approximately 6” x 7”. Photos of the boxes are at the bottom of my post.

I painted the interior black and also the sides. The front facing edges were painted with orange paint. I added washi tape to the sides of the box. Washi tape was also used in multiple areas on this make.

After the black paint was dry I cut the Skulls embossed piece (which I had made previously) to fit the back of the box. As it didn’t fit across the width of the box I added some black tinsel to each side to cover the empty spots.

I made 2 tiny books from Idea-ology and inked and distressed the edges. Added rub ons to the covers. 

I added mummy cloth which was dyed black but actually came out a greyish colour which I left. I added orange tiny lights behind the glittered pumpkins ( I added rock candy glitter to them) and a bit of greenery on the tops.

I also scattered some mica flakes here and there which were dyed with black alcohol ink. 

I added an Etcetera bat wing piece to which I attached a metal spider. I added a metal plate to the candle stick which was painted with Peeled Paint. The candle was attached with some Distress crypt paste.

The bubbles were coloured with alcohol ink.

I added green tiny lights in the cauldron.

I used a Stamper’s Anonymous Etcetera Bat/Web trim and added some Crypt paste to it.

I added crypt paste to the urn and a bit of artificial grass.

The confections were coloured with alcohol ink

The middle shelf was made with chipboard which I covered with washi tape.

Crypt paste was added to several areas of the finished piece.

Bits and pieces of ephemera were added here and there to the background.

I used an Idea-ology bone cut in half and glued the 2 pieces to the mummy cloth.

The chipboard sentiment was added to the front of my piece. I also added 3 resin flowers that were dyed with alcohol ink.

Below is what I used to create my piece. It came in a set of 3 and I used the larger piece. These are the 2 smaller pieces.

Well that’s it for my labour intensive piece but I am so pleased with it. 

Thanks so much for stopping by 🙏🏻

Supplies:

Tim Holtz Skulls embossing folder 

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Halloween pieces

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Design tape 

Tim Holtz Idea-ology tiny lights - green & orange

Stamper’s Anonymous Etcetera Bat/Web trims & stacking ledges

Distress Crypt paste

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Halloween trimmings

Alcohol inks

Distress paints

Distress Rock Candy glitter