Evil Witch Decorated Pumpkin

Happy Halloween,

Here is an evil witch I carved and decorated for 2018. Her chin, eyes, nose and teeth were all done separately and added on.

I carved out the mouth and left a bit to form her gums so I could stick her teeth in later on. I scooped out her eye sockets so her eyeballs would sit inside them. 

I formed her chin and nose using an aluminum foil form and paper mache. I used equal parts white glue and water along with cheap 1 ply napkins to give texture. 

I attached these with hot glue and toothpicks to give stability, then paper mached a couple layers over the entire pumpkin to blend them into the surface.

Overall, I did about 3 layers of paper mache.

I painted her with green acrylic paint all over. The eye sockets are black and the gums and mouth are red.

Next were her teeth. I made them out of pink polymer clay and baked them in the oven for about 5 mins. I painted them white then added a watered-down brown which I wiped off. I added hot glue and some thin wire onto the back so that I could stick them firmly into the gums.

I used bouncy balls cut in half for her eyes. I painted them white, then made a red iris and black pupil. I attached them using toothpicks and hot glue into the black sockets.

I made a couple warts out of air dry clay and attached them with hot glue to her nose and chin. 

 I added a black wig which I hot glued to the top of her head along with a witch hat.

Thanks for having a look.

Talk to ya soon. xx

Vera Lane Alice in Wonderland ATCoins

Hello,

Here are a couple artist trading coins I made for a swap in the Vera Lane Studio group on Facebook.

I used Dylusions paint and stencils for the backgrounds.

The digital stamps are called Alice and Rabbit I coloured them with Prismacolour markers and fussy cut them out. I added Glossy Accents to their eyes and red Stickles to the rabbit's heart.

I used Tim Holtz word stickers for the sentiments and edged around the entire circles in Black Soot Distress Ink.

Here's a closer look at them:

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Talk to ya soon. xx

Thankful for You ATC

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Here is an ATC I made for a swap in the Vera Lane Studio group on Facebook.

I used Distress Inks and stencils for the background. 

The digital stamps are called girl and cat with hats I coloured the cat with watercolour pencils and the girl with Prismacolour markers. I fussy cut them out.

I used Glossy Accents for the dots on her dress and Stickles for the pom pom on her hat.

I used Tim Holtz word stickers for the sentiment and added 2 heart stickers.

I edged around the entire ATC with Black Soot Distress Ink and added striped washi tape along the bottom.

Thanks for having a look.

Talk to ya soon. xx 

Vera Lane Girls Artist Trading Coins

Hello,

Here are artist trading coins I made for a swap in the Vera Lane Studio group on Facebook.

I used paper scraps for the backgrounds and the images are digital stamps from Vera Lane Studio. 

I coloured the images with Prismacolour markers and fussy cut them out.

I added Glossy Accents to the pockets and dots.

I used Tim Holtz word stickers for the setntiments.

Thanks for having a look.

Talk to ya soon. xx

Stampotique Mermaid ATC & Coin

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Here is a matching artist trading card and coin I made for a Stampotique swap on Facebook.

I used Distress Ink through a stencil for the backgrounds. 

I coloured the images using watercolor coloured pencils and fussy cut them out. 
I used Stickles in her hair and edged around both of them using Black Soot Distress Ink. 

I used Tim Holtz word stickers for the sentiments. 

Here is a close up look at them:

Thanks for having a look.

Talk to ya soon xx

Vera Lane Studio Artist Trading Coins

Hello,

Here are my artist trading coins that I made for a Vera Lane Studio swap on Facebook.

I used scrapbook paper for the backgrounds. I used the digital stamps Unicorn and Pegasus and Vera's Zombies and fussy cut them out. 

I coloured the cat image with watercolour colored pencils and the unicorn image with Prismacolour markers. 
I added Stickles to the unicorn's mane and horn and Glossy Accents for their eyes. 
I used Tim Holtz stickers for the sentiments and edged them with Black Soot Distress Ink.

Here is a closer look at them:

Thanks for having a look. 

Talk to ya soon xx

Stampotique Artist Trading Coins

Hello,

Here are my artist trading coins I made for a Stampotique swap on FB.

I used Dylusions paints in various colours for the backgrounds along with stencils and Distress Ink in Black Soot.

I coloured and fussy cut the images. I used Stickles on the wings and bow.

I added washi tape along the side and Tim Holtz word stickers for the sentiments.

Here's a closer look at each one:

Thanks for having a look.

Talk to ya soon xx

Always and Forever ATC

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Here is an ATC I made for the Vera Lane FB group swap called "Seeing Red." I used the digital stamp set Cindy Clawford from Vera Lane Studio.

I coloured her with Prismacolour markers and fussy cut her out. I added dimensional heart stickers to her eyes and clear Wink of Stella.

For the background, I used Dylusions Paints in Bubblegum Pink and Slate Grey. I used some red StazOn ink and a lip/kiss stamp. 

I used some Tim Holtz word stamps for the sentiment and edged around them with a black Gel pen. I added some heart washi tape to the bottom and edged around the entire ATC with black Archival ink.

Thanks for having a look.

Talk to ya soon xx

Trick or Treat Bunny Girl ATC

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Here is an ATC I made for the Vera Lane Studio FB group swap called "Halloween Mix Up." I used the white rabbit's ears and feet from the set Alice and Rabbit the girl from the set Vera's Zombies and the crow/pumpkin bag from the set The Little Witch from Vera Lane Studio. 

The background paper of purple with black bats is from Recollections.

I coloured the crow and girl with Prismacolour and Spectrum Noir markers. I fussy cut them out and used Glossy Accents on their eyes.

I used red Stickles for the heart on her dress.

The trick or treat sentiment is from Tim Holtz "Occasions" word sticker set.

I gave her a little pumpkin treat bag.

Thanks for having a look.

Talk to ya soon. xx

Pennywise Carved Pumpkin

Happy Halloween,

Here is a carved pumpkin that I did of Pennywise the clown from the movie It. 

I cut the stem of the pumpkin off first. 
I then cut a hole in the bottom in order to scoop out the guts. 
I carved out the eyes and mouth and used Pumpkin Teeth which I inserted into the gum. 
I painted the entire pumpkin white. 
I painted the eyes and mouth red, blue for the eyelids, pinky red for the gums and black for his eyebrows.
I glued on a clown nose and his hair is made from red wool which I pulled apart and hot-glued to his head.

Thanks for having a look.

Talk to ya soon xx 

Ordinary is Extraordinary Tag

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Here is a tag I made using the flower digital stamp of the Alice Elements Set from The Octopode Factory.

I used Distress Inks in Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn and Cracked Pistachio for the background. I flicked on some water to create some droplets.

I edged around the entire tag with silver embossing powder.

I coloured the image with Spectrum Noir markers and fussy cut it out. I drew my own stem and attached it behind the flower, which I popped up using foam tape.

I added Glossy Accents to her eyes and some green wide ribbon to the top.

The sentiment is a sticker phrase from Tim Holtz.

Thanks for having a look.

Talk to ya soon xx

Bonjour ATC

Hello,

Here is an ATC I made using the stamp set Mimi in Paris from Penny Black.

I used some French scrapbook paper for the background.

I coloured Mimi with Spectrum Noir markers and fussy cut her out.

I added some grey gemstones to the top and edged around the entire ATC with Distress Ink in Hickory Smoke.

I would like to enter this in the following challenge:

Challenge #246: Girly Girl
Check it out here: Wicked Wednesday

Thanks for having a look.

Talk to ya soon xx

Believe in Unicorns ATC

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Here is an ATC I made using the stamp set called Critters Ever After from Lawn Fawn. All the supplies I used to make this are from Lawn Fawn.

The background paper and rainbow strip at the bottom are from the paper pad called Hello Sunshine. 

I used the cloud dies and added some clouds along the bottom. 

I coloured the unicorn with Prismacolour markers and added some Glossy Accents to the horn and hooves. 

I added yellow Stickles to the wings which are feathers from the Dream mini set from Lawn Fawn.

I added a Tim Holtz sticker for the sentiment.

Thanks for having a look.

Talk to ya soon xx

Dream Alice Mixed Media Postcard

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Here is a mixed media postcard I made using the digital stamp Modern Alice in Wonderland from The Octopode Factory.

I coloured the background with Star On ink pads in Teal Blue, Sunflower Yellow and Royal Purple. 

I embossed some dot circles with embossing powder and added some coloured jewels to their centers. 

The word dream is a die cut that I silver embossed.

I coloured Alice with Prismacolour markers and fussy cut her out. I added purple stickles to the bow in her hair. 

I edged around the entire thing with black Staz On. 

Thanks for having a look.

Talk to ya soon xx

Be You, Bravely ATC

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Here is an ATC I created for the Mixed Up! Swap in the Vera Lane Studio Facebook group. I used the head of one of the zombie flowers from the Cindy Clawford set, the body from the You are Magic set, and the legs from the Girl and Cat with Hats set from Vera Lane Studio.

I coloured her with Faber Castell watercolour pencils and fussy cut out all of the different pieces. I added Glossy Accents to her one eye.

I added clear Wink of Stella to her flower petals and purple Stickles to her dress. 

I added black stripped skinny washi tape along the bottom. 

I edged along the entire ATC with Black Soot Distress ink.

Here's a look at just the background:

For the background, I used an ATC stencil from Joggles called Mini Cyclone and Distress Inks in Picked Raspberry, Wild Honey and Broken China.

Thanks for having a look.

Talk to ya soon xx

Wicked ATC

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Here is an ATC I made using the digital stamp Gloomsville Witch from The Octopode Factory.

I used some iridescent spiderweb paper for the background. 

I added some black and grey stripped skinny washi tape along the bottom.

I coloured the witch and her cat with Prismacolour markers and fussy cut them out. I added Glossy Accents to both of their eyes. 

I added a star sticker hanging from her hat and the spider venom is cut from some Halloween scrapbook paper.

Thanks for having a look.

Talk to ya soon xx

Stay Curious ATC

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Here is an ATC I made for a recent Collage Swap in the Vera Lane Studio Facebook group. I used the cat digital stamp from the set Girl and Cat with Hats from Vera Lane Studio.

The background is made from 3 different scrap papers and I splattered some white Dylusions paint on them. 

I added some polka dot washi tape along the bottom.

I diecut 2 arrows from some book paper that I coloured with watercolours. 

I coloured both the tree and cat with Prismacolour markers and fussy cut them out. I added Glossy Accents to the dots on the tree and clear Wink of Stella to the cat's spots.

I edged around the entire ATC with black Archival Ink.

Thanks for having a look.

Talk to ya soon xx

Never Give Up Tag

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Here is a tag I made using a digital stamp from the Backyard Monsters set and the wings are from the Wings for Things set from Vera Lane Studio.

I coloured his body with Prismacolour markers and his wings with Faber Castell watercolour pencils. I added Glossy Accents to his eyes and Wink of Stella onto the wings. 

The background is collaged with a bunch of different scrapbook paper. I added some gold heart vellum on the left side and a circle-punch circle with a star sticker to the right. 

I went around the entire thing with black Distress Ink and added a star ribbon to the top. 

I attached a star paper clip and a blue arrow sticker.

Here's a look at just the background:

I would like to enter this in the following challenge:

Challenge: Anything Goes
Check it out here: Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

Thanks for having a look.

Talk to ya soon xx

Monster ATC Swap

Hello,

I participated in a group swap on Instagram where the theme was monsters. The monsters are from stamp sets by Close to my Heart and Recollections. 

I used scrapbook paper for all the backgrounds and also the die cut circles. I coloured them all with Prismacolour markers. I added enamel dots to the top corners.
Here are the cards I made for it.

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Thanks for having a look.

Talk to ya soon. xx