Happy As A Witch

Hi there! How's it going today!!

Hope you are having a super Saturday, (or a Sunday depending where you live or whatever day it is as you are reading this).  I am so amazed how fast this year has gone by so far. I am already getting projects ready for the Christmas holidays. I am working on cards, bag toppers, tags, dimensional flowers, gift card holders and some decor items. 

Whew, I sure hope I get this all done by my deadline.

Speaking of getting ready, it's time for the next challenge

 over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends. 

The sponsor for this challenge is Fabrika Fantasy

The prize -  3 images

The theme is always Anything Goes

Let me share my project and I hope it gives you some inspiration. 

I decided to get in the Halloween mode and this witch was really calling to me. As I was coloring her I decided to make her a broom, and you know, 
that is still the witch's main mode of transportation. 
She is called Little Witch (and she is just old enough to fly, LOL)

Her broom was super easy to make.  
Let me show you.

I started out with a strip of scrapbook paper 8" X 1 1/2".
 Next, I applied some yellowish ink,  in a direct to paper mode, using Scattered Straw.
Make sure to ink both sides of the paper.

Next, I snipped the paper to resemble straw. 

I left about 1/4" on the top (unsnipped) to use to place my tape. 

Make sure your snips are pretty close together. 

Apply double-sided tape to the unsnipped top area.

For the broom handle, I used a 6" bamboo skewer. I laid the skewer on the end of the snipped paper and rolled it til all the paper was attached. 

Since most straw brooms appear to be sewn at the top area, I used some thin gold thread to wrap around the top part of the paper. I trimmed the handle so it didn't appear to be too long.

And there you are, a broom.

SUPPLIES I USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps: Digital Image- Fabrika Digital Image - Little Witch, Rubber Image - Impression Obsession - Cover-a-Card Spider Web Paper/Card Stock: Yellowish scrapbook paper, Black CS, Orange CS, Purple CS, White CS Ink: Distress Ink - Scattered Straw, VersaMark Dies Used:  Spellbinders Ovals  Accessories: White embossing powder, Spectrum Noir alcohol markers - various colors, skewer.

I am submitting my card in the following challenges:

• Brown Sugar –  AUG - No. 281 - FAIRIES AND FANTASIES (#42)
• Classic Design Team Open Challenge (M, P1, E3, Must be a DT creation) Always Anything Goes (#95)
• Colour Crazy Challenge - No. 33-  COLOLORING - ANYTHING GOES (No Pre-colored images) (#21)
• Creative Fingers -  No. 151 - AUG - ANYTHING GOES (WEEK 1 0F 4) (#96)
• Jo's Scrap Shack - No. 247 - Always ANYTHING GOES #19)
• Morgan's ArtWorld Open Challenge   August - Anything Goes (#110)
• Pattie's Creations -  AUG- No. 149 - ANYTHING GOES (#56)
• Polkadoodles -  No. 33 - ANYTHING GOES (#26)
• QKR Stampede –  No. 309 - ANYTHING GOES (#26)
• Cardz 4 Galz #78 Dies & Or Punches (W1 of 2) (#24)
• Craft Rocket Challenges  #51 Aug - Anything Goes (#183)
• Crafting With An Attitude  Always Anything Goes (#171)
• Fabrika Fantasy  #23 - Anything Goes (#69)
• World Wide Open Design Team Challenge  Always Anything Goes (#14)

I hope you enjoyed my project. It was fun making the witches broom.
I hope you will submit your project in the challenge.
 I'd love to see what you've been working on. 

Thanks for visiting my blog today, 

and I'll be back soon sharing another fun and creative project. 

The Witches Broom

Hi Everyone,

Fall is finally here and the weather here in the Greater Cincinnati region has cooled down quite a bit and that is welcome relief from the stifling heat we had this summer.

Yes it's true, fall, also known as the Autumnal Equinox, officially starts today at 10:49 EDT. Also at this time of the year, we usually see a Harvest Moon. That is the 1st full moon after the Autumnal Equinox and this year it occurs next Saturday and Sunday, Sept 29 and 30.Click here for more interesting information.  Along with fall, comes with the lore of witches flying on their brooms and the like.

Speaking of brooms, I hope that you had some time to participate in the blog hop Thursday and Friday. It was a fun hop and there were terrific ideas from all the Sparkle N Sprinkle designers. I received so many comments and I  want to thank you all for those kind words. It seems that a lot of you liked that little broom I made and added to  my 2nd card. So I decided to give you all a quick pictorial  tutorial.


The broom was the embellishment I made for this card.

Here is the easy way to make this broom.

Start out with a wooden skewer and black CS strip 1.5"X 7" and not pictured I used 1/4 tearific tape from Sparkle N Sprinkle

Next draw a line 1/2" from the top of the black strip

Using small detail scissors, cut fringe from bottom of strip up to the pencil line.

Fringe cut the whole strip.

Next add a tape band to skewer about 1" from tip. I went around 2-3 times to make the tape band.

Next I added tape in the area above the fringe cut.

Next, lay the tape band on the skewer, onto the edge of the taped area of the fringe strip.

Start to roll the skewer over the fringe strip. As you roll the skewer you will be making the broom larger.

Roll, til the strip is all rolled into the skewer. Now you have a broom!!!

Easy peasy!! and it takes no time at all!!

Have a great day, see you soon