The Haunted Mansion – Tim Holtz Village Die Set for Halloween

Happy Halloween! Lisa Hoel here and I have one last project for the season to share with you. It's been awhile since I created village scene in a lantern so I made this one as a birthday gift for some friends of ours.

I based the design on the Disney Haunted Mansion book/ride. (Our friends are classic Disney fans.)

The house itself is loosely based on the illustration in the book:

Last fall Tim Holtz released an 87 piece Thinlits die set, Christmas Village, that was based on his wildly popular (and retired) steel rule Village die collection. This new set has much more flexibility with mix and match doors, windows, additions etc. so you can cobble together your own versions of mini houses. Check out Tim's excellent video where he explains his thoughts on this set and all the ins and outs. (More on how I constructed my mansion below.)

The background is alcohol ink on a large sheet of translucent Yupo.

The mansion grounds are filled with gravestones, ghosts and the frightened caretaker.

I scanned and printed pages from the book to fussy cut out the figures.

Of course there are also Halloween Tiny Lights as part of the scene.

The vignette on the top of the lantern echoes details from the story (and a delightfully detailed Idea-ology Tombstone).

Arthur the owl and the Mischievous cats are stars.

Let's take a look at some of the how-to:

1) First off the bat was making the house. I cut the pieces out of Kraft Heavystock paper and inked them with Distress Oxide Pumice Stone and Hickory Smoke ink. I stacked the sides to make a multi-story structure.

2) The background is a large piece of Yupo paper I alcohol inked as a night sky. (You can get large sheets of Yupo at art stores. Ranger sells smaller sheets of Yupo cardstock packs that are perfect for card making etc. I also used the Moon Masks set to mask the moon while making the background and then adding the moon shadow details on the face of it.

3)  To add the tiny lights, I left a hole in the base of the house and hot glued several loops of lights onto the landscape platform. I then ran the wire with the rest of the lights around the front and tacked it into position with hot glue. I disguised the wire with paint and placed the bulbs behind bushes and gravestones.

4) The gravestones were die cut out of heavy cardstock coated with grit paste and painted. I used the Halloween 2022 Remant Rubs to add details.

5) The structure the top vignette is built on is an Etcetera Trims piece I hot glued onto the lantern.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Halloween!! Time to pivot to Christmas LOL.

Supplies used:

Tim Holtz die set - Christmas Village

Tim Holtz die set - Mischievous

Tim Holtz die set - Vault Series Halloween 2021 #665563

Tim Holtz die set - Decorative Trims

Tim Holtz die set - Ghost Town #2 #665560

Tim Holtz die set - Arthur, Colorize #664730

Tim Holtz die - Branches #663138

Tim Holtz 3D Embossing Folder - Lumber

Tim Holtz 3D Embossing Folder - Mini Brickwork

Tim Holtz 3D Embossing Folder - Mini Cobblestone

Tim Holtz Layering Mask Set - Moon Masks

Ranger Kraft Heavystock paper

Ranger Archival Inks - Hickory Smoke
Distress Oxide Ink - Pumice Stone, Hickory Smoke

Distress Collage Medium Matte

Distress Grit Paste - Crypt

Distress Texture paste, Opaque

Idea-ology Remnant Rubs Halloween 2022

Idea-ology Tombstones

Stampers Anonymous Etcetera Trims, Bracket

Saturday Showcase - Hipster Halloween

Hello there Funkie Junkie Fans, Lisa Hoel here and I have a "Halloween in August" make for you today! I think now is not to early to start holiday crafting. Every year I have more ideas than time so starting earlier is a good strategy. This Idea-ology Vignette Shrine decor piece makes use of old and new Tim Holtz Halloween products. Let's take a look…

Mr. Hipster Skellie makes an appearance and we can clearly discern his main interest in the holiday, especially when we turn on…

… the Halloween Idea-ology Tiny Lights! I used an orange strand from years past (the 2022 lights are green and purple). You can also use regular Tiny Lights and put a drop of orange alcohol ink on each bulb to color them yourself. Mr. Hipster's message, "I'm here for the candy" was cut using the new Sizzix Bold Text Halloween Die Set.

The sides of the Vignette Shrine feature another new die set, Mischievous. I love those little cats and can't wait to add them to future projects.

More words from the Bold Text Halloween set also included!

The lights really make an impact when it's dark:

Sweet! and spooky!

Now for the how-to:

1) I drilled a hole in the back of the Vignette Shrine to thread the strand of Tiny Lights through. (I was originally going to use green lights but changed my mind to use orange.)

2) I used Distress Paint to create the backgrounds to cut the side strips from. I dripped Villainous Potion, Wilted Violet, and Twisted Citron onto my craft sheet, lightly spritzed with water and swiped my paper through it.

While it's wet, Distress Paint is highly reactive to water. I also dripped water on the paper and added more layers once the first layer was dry. It is a really fun technique! You can see Tim demo it in his Distress Paint Demo video.

The finished backgrounds!

3) Next I made the little light box. I cut the sentiment out of Distress White Heavystock and trimmed around it. The box was made with black foamcore to fit my sentiment piece. To give the front piece a "candy" feel, I applied Embossing Ink with a Ranger Emboss It Dabber and then heat embossed with Villainous Potion Distress Glaze. To diffuse the lights that were going to go behind it, I applied Frosted Film (a retired product) to a piece of clear plastic and cut it to fit inside the box behind the front piece. (Heavy vellum would work too.)

I also applied Crypt Grit Paste to the sides of box to cover up the black foam core.

4) I cut strips from my painted papers to fit the sides of the Shrine. I die cut the words and cats through the top purple and green layer. I backed them with strips of paper I had spritzed with last year's Seasonal Halloween Mica Stains - Jack-O-Lantern and Flickering Candle. (I can't wait to see what this year's colors look like!)

5) Next it was time to work on the background paper that was going inside of the Shrine! I decided to make a custom ink pad using an empty Oxide Distress It Yourself Ink Pad and Oxide reinkers in Villainous Potion and Crackling Campfire. Tim gives DIY pad ideas and instructions in this video demo.

I used my custom pad to ink the woodgrain background stamp from the CMS384 Lumberjack stamp set. I wanted to have a striped look so the custom pad made that really easy to achieve. I wasn't sure if I'd like black or grey paper better so I stamped on both to see. (Black won!)

6) I lined the Shrine with my stamped background. The box edges I covered with Trims Design Tape.

7) Mr. Hipster came from the Wicked Hipsters Stamp Set (currently on sale!) I stamped it on White Heavystock, watercolored it and then fussy cut it.

8) Most of the lights I twisted into a bundle that would lie behind the sentiment window box. I tacked the wires down with hot glue to keep them in place.

9) Final steps were creating all the candies using the Sweet Treats Die Set and attaching them to the back. I also added some black and grey pearl gems I had. Tim's new Halloween Idea-ology Droplets would be perfect for a similar look.

I hot glued the end of the light string into place where it would lie under the skull piece.

Thanks for stopping by! Lots of exciting Halloween products are coming out this month so get ready to get your creep on! Pay the store a visit and check it all out.

Products Used:

Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Stamp Set - Wicked Hipsters CMS439

Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Stamp Set - Lumberjack CMS384

Sizzix Chapter 3 Tim Holtz Thinlits Dies - Mischievous 665996

Sizzix Chapter 3 Tim Holtz Thinlits Dies - Bold Text Halloween 665995

Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlits Dies - Sweet Treats 664204

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Vignette Shrine TH94034

Halloween 2022 Tim Holtz Idea-ology Tiny Lights TH94157

Halloween 2022 Tim Holtz Idea-ology Confections TH94170

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Design Tape, Trims TH94218

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Paints - Villainous Potion TDF78845, Wilted Violet, Twisted Citron TDF50216

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Halloween Grit Paste - Crypt TSHK81081

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Glaze - Villainous Potion TDE78876

Ranger Tim Holtz Oxide Distress It Yourself Pad TDA66415

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Reinkers - Villainous Potion TDR78838, Crackling Campfire TDR72324

Purple, Orange, Green! Eek! It's Halloween!

Hello! It's Sara Emily here, and I'm hosting our new challenge, "Purple, Orange, Green! Eek! It's Halloween!" Please read the description, because I'm giving you two different options with this one, because I know and respect that not everyone is a fan of Halloween.

 "I love Halloween, and I would love to see your vintage or shabby chic Halloween creations, whether it be a card, tag, canvas, or any other make! If Halloween is not your cup of tea, simply use the colors purple, orange and green on your project to play along."

The winner will earn a chance to be a Guest Designer at a future date here at The Funkie Junkie Boutique challenge blog, and everyone who enters and follows the rules will go into the draw for the chance to win a $25 spending spree at The Funkie Junkie Boutique. There are also Top 3 Badges for three additional outstanding entries, chosen by the Design Team.

The guidelines for entering are simple; create a new vintage or shabby chic project following the challenge theme, link it below to your post (not just your blog) and also include a link back to this challenge in your post. You can combine our challenge with up to 10 challenges (including this one) to be in with a chance of winning. If you are entering through a public forum (such as Instagram) you'll need to include the words 'Funkie Junkie Boutique Challenge'. Also, please be sure to turn off your Word Verification so our Design Team can leave comments on your blogs. Make sure you follow these rules as unfortunately, we have had to eliminate entrants from the prize draws in the past.

The Design Team is sharing these wonderful projects to get you started. To see all the details of their projects, just click on their blog name to be taken directly to their blog.

Suzanne Czosek - Suzz's Stamping Spot

 

Cec Wintonyk - CW Creations

Jenny Marples - Pushing The Right Buttons

 Sara Emily Barker - sarascloset

Now it's over to you - we would love to see your shabby chic or vintage Halloween or purple, orange and green projects using your crafty supplies! Use the link below to enter them and be in with a chance of winning. Happy crafting!

Saturday Showcase - Stampers Anonymous Pressed Foliage

Hello, and welcome to the latest edition of our Saturday Showcase feature. It's Sara Emily here, and today I'm featuring Stampers Anonymous Pressed Foliage by Tim Holtz. I fell head over heels with the gorgeous images in this stamp set, and am excited to share a few of the projects I've made with them.

*Click on any image to zoom in*

To tie into the current challenge theme, 'It's Halloween', I made a treat bag using a ghosting technique. This could be given to someone who doesn't go for all the ghost/goblin-y type stuff, but doesn't mind the candy treats. Or I might just slip a gift card in it for my husband's October birthday.

Here's what I did...

1. Die cut treat bag out of Distress Mixed Media Heavystock (discontinued in the large size, but link below is to the 4.25 x 5.5 pack)
2. Blend with Wild Honey and Rusty Hinge inks.
3. Spritz Pressed Foliage stamp with water and stamp panel. I left the stamp in position a moment to allow the water to work it's magic on the ink.
4. Remove stamp and blot panel with clean paper towel to absorb moisture and ink, being careful not to rub. This causes a ghosting effect.
5. Repeat with additional stamps from the set.
6. Using my stamp platform and  Distress Archival ink, I ink a corresponding stamp randomly with Peeled Paint and stamp the image over the ghosted image.
7.Leaving the stamp in place on the platform, clean the stamp and randomly apply Hickory Smoke. Repeat with Ground Espresso, layering the color. Repeat this process using a second stamp from the set.
8. I did the same with a third leaf stamp from the set, using Spiced Marmalade, Barn Door and Ground Espresso archival inks.
9. Ink the bugs and October stickers from the Iea-ology Curiosities Sticker Book with Ground Espresso ink. Stick on bag--no need for extra glue; these have great adhesion!
10. Blend edges of die cut with Ground Espresso ink and assemble bag. I use Distress Collage medium Matte to stick the side flap down and just tuck the bottom edges. As long as your not gifting a bar of gold this will stay in place.
11. Splatter with Black Soot paint.

(I added  rosettes I made years ago as filler along with a piece of tulle from my stash.)

Next, I made this fall card to thank my best friend for helping me with our huge neighborhood garage sale we are having as this post goes live. We have been doing this twice a year for almost 20 years! It's a lot of work, and I could not do it without her.

Here's what I did to make the 'wood' panel...

1.Spray a panel of kraft card with Frayed Burlap Oxide Spray.
2. Swipe Walnut Stain ink on the left side of the Lumber 3D folder, and emboss per instructions.
3. I ran my Ground Espresso ink pad directly on the ridges of the embossed kraft panel for even more definition.
4. Still not right, so I dipped the panel in puddles of Weathered Wood Oxide.
5. Blend edges with Ground Espresso ink.

And the realistic leaves...

1. Using the Stamp Platform, ink the stamp and make impression with Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade and Barn Door, starting with lightest color and working toward darkest. Make sure to clean the stamp between each color, or you will have mud.
2. Cut leaves out of stamped image using Fall Foliage Thinlits die. You can see I'm not exact with this--the Pressed Foliage image is much larger than the die, and we just want to get the idea of veining on our finished leaf.
3. With my finger, I apply Distress MicroGlaze randomly on the leaf and buff with a clean paper towel. This will resist most further coloring. Blend leaf with Peeled Paint ink.
4. Dip leaf into watery puddles of Gathered Twigs ink, shape and dry.

Now for the metallic leaves and additional details...

1.Heat emboss large maple leaf (can you tell it's my favorite?) with Seth Apter Baked Velvet White Cloud onto Metallic Jewels Kraft Stock.
2. Fussy cut leaves and blend edges and random parts of leaf with Ground Espresso Distress paint. Shape leaves.
3. Color water color paper panel with Frayed Burlap and Peeled Paint Oxide sprays, and use Adorned Thinlits to cut a scroll.
4. Color a length of Linen Ribbon with Spiced Marmalade and Ground Espresso Oxide sprays. Dry and pat with Ripe Persimmon paint (not pictured). Oops! This was used on the last card, not this one!
5. Color Mummy Cloth with Antique Linen Distress Spray Stain and dry. (Not pictured)
6. Pat Ground Espresso Paint on Word Token (back side) and brad. Let dry. (Not pictured)
7. Die cut Tiny Tabs and Tag from scrap leftover from the leaves and edge with  Ripe Persimmon ink. ( Not pictured)
8. Apply old Remnant Rubs to tags. ( Not pictured)
9.  Adhere Curiosities butterfly to scrap of old Halloween paper and blend with Ground Espresso ink. Shape. Assemble and adhere leaves, etc. onto 'wood' panel with Collage medium.
10. Use adhesive foam to adhere 'wood' panel to a metallic panel and onto a black card blank.

And here are some photos of my second card for you to enjoy...

This one is going to my sister, who doesn't go for the witches and creepy things at Halloween. I love that there's just a hint of creepiness to it.

Notice the ghostly leaf shadow...this was done purposely. Stamp the image with VersaMark slightly to right of where you want your actual image to be. Blot it with a clean paper towel. Stamp your actual image and heat emboss. (I used Seth Apter Baked Velvet Eclipse.) The finest dust in the powder will adhere to the initial stamping, creating a shadow.

I hope you enjoyed seeing just a few ideas on how you can incorporate Pressed Foliage stamps into your own fall crafting. Remember, there's still plenty of time to join in our current challenge, 'It's Halloween!' -- the challenge is open until October 22 at midnight! We'd love to have you join us! Happy Crafting!

These products were used and can be purchased at The Funkie Junkie Boutique:
Tim Holtz Cling Stamps - Pressed Foliage
Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Ledger Script
Sizzix Chapter 2 Tim Holtz Thinlits Adorned
Sizzix Thinlits Treat Bag by Tim Holtz
Sizzix Thinlits Fall Foliage by Tim Holtz
Idea-ology: Curiosities Sticker Book, Mummy Cloth, Typed Tokens, Mini Pins
Tim Holtz Paper: Distress Mixed Media Heavystock, Metallic Kraft Stock, Metallic Jewels Kraft Stock
Distress ink: Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge, Fossilized Amber, Ground Espresso, Black Soot, Walnut Stain, Peeled Paint, Weathered Wood, Ripe Persimmon
Distress Archival ink:  Kit 1 (Spiced Marmalade, Barn Door), Kit 2 (Fossilized Amber, Peeled Paint), Kit 3(Hickory Smoke, Ground Espresso)
Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Spray Stain- Antique Linen
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pad - Weathered Wood
Distress Oxide Spray: Spiced Marmalade, Frayed Burlap, Ground Espresso
Distress Paint: Black Soot, Ground Espresso, Ripe Persimmon
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium Matte
Ranger Distress Micro Glaze
Seth Apter Baked Velvet Neutrals Kit -- White Cloud, Eclipse
VersaMark Watermark Ink Stamp Pad