A Gleam In His Eye

Happy Saturday afternoon! Yikes! I haven't had a chance to use Mr Bones yet, so I just had to squeak in one more Halloween project.

I made the background a while ago by embossing Ornate from Tim Holtz' Ornate and Lace set. I just swiped it with shimmery layers of Prima paste wax. This goes from being grungy to glamorous depending on how you turn it in the light. Use your imagination here; I couldn't get it on camera.

I love Mr Bones all decked out in his moldy but shimmery top hat. I randomly heat embossed with clear powder, then Seth Apter's Dirty Sand. The actual skull is colored with Distress Oxide ink.

His one good eye gleams with DecoArt Liquid Glass.

I love all this texture! Great texture from Tim's Laurel Impresslit and some char on the stamped document from Crackle Paint.

I added some faux stitching to the distressed background panel. And that concludes the Halloween crafting for this year!

Happy Halloween!

Sara Emily

Challenge shares:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Halloween/Spooky

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Halloween/Spooky

Country View Challenges October 2018 - Plant-tastic Laurel is a plant!
Die Cut Divas Halloween or Autumn I used a Sizzix die cut.
Let's Craft and Create Challenge #142 - ANYTHING GOES
Scrapy Land Challenge #100 Anything Goes I used a Sizzix die.
That's Crafty Spookalicious Challenge
Creative Artiste Challenge #43 "Anything Mixed Media Goes"
Dies R Us Challenge #107 - Anything Fall  I used Sizzix 3D Impresslit die.

He Was Spellbound

Hello friends! I enjoyed some much needed crafty time this weekend, and finally gave Tim Holtz Alcohol Link Ink a try. I've had it for a while, but truth be told, I was just a little afraid of trying something so different. My card features two of Tim's stamps sets: Inventor 1 and School Desk. I inked white yupo paper with alcohol inks and allowed it to dry overnight. I applied the inks by first dipping and dragging the yupo through puddles of alcohol ink diluted with 91% alcohol, and then by dropping individual drops of a contrasting ink on the panel. Using my Stamp Platform, I lifted the color with typewriter and typeface stamps from each of the stamp sets. I blotted the ink off the panel with a paper towel and buffed with a clean cloth. How easy is this?! Why haven't I tried this before? After all, the simple instructions are listed right on the packaging.

I layered my background over two sheets of  sanded Classic Kraft Stock. Then I layered a vintage spelling book page, a scrap of kraft stock, some thread, a pile of gears, a Mixed Media #3 die cut and a Halloween Paper Doll Ancestor with piercing eyes. I cut the gears from kraft stock and black card using Tim's Gear Head Thinlits die, sanded the kraft and layered them up for dimension. I used the large gear collage, cut off what I didn't want and added a few individual gear die cuts.

I further distressed the spelling book page and typeface die cut with Old Paper and Frayed Burlap Distress Oxide inks and Caramel alcohol ink. I scuffed the Paper Doll and Halloween Quote Chip and blended them with Vintage Photo Distress ink.

 I love how clear even the finest of images lift off using the Lift ink. I think I have fallen in love with alcohol inks all over again! I hope you enjoyed my first experiment with Alcohol Lift Ink and inspired to give it a try!

Happy crafting!

Sara Emily

These Tim Holtz products were used and can be purchased at The Funkie Junkie Boutique:

Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Inventor 1	Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Yupo Paper, White 10PK TAC49715	Tim Holtz Idea-ology 8 x 8 Classic Kraft Stock	Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 22PK - Gear Head by Tim Holtz 661184	Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 3PK - Mixed Media 3 by Tim Holtz 661186
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Paper Dolls Ancestors	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Quote Chips, Halloween	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Vintage Photo TIM19527	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Ground Espresso TIM43270	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pad - Frayed Burlap
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pad - Old Paper	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium Matte TDA47933	Tim Holtz Alcohol Lift-Ink Pad	Ranger Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink - Slate	Ranger Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink - Caramel
Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Ink - Mushroom	Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Ink - Teakwood TAL40743	Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Ink - Terra Cotta TIM22213	Tim Holtz Stamp Platform by Tonic Studios

Sweetly Creepy Halloween Party Favors

H1! I had my first play with Tim Holtz Burst Impresslits 3D Embossing Folder a couple of weeks ago, and I was undecided on how I would use the bursts I created. Then my long wished-for Entomology stamps and Gift Card Bag dies arrived, and I was in the business of making some Halloween party favors.

I die cut the gift card bags out of Distress Mixed Media Heavystock and blended them with Antique Linen Distress Oxide, Frayed Burlap, Hickory Smoke, and Ground Espresso Distress inks. I watered down and splattered on some of the inks left on my craft mat using my Splatter Brush. I later did the same with Black Soot Distress Crayon I had left on my mat.

I stamped the script and a few of the bugs from the Entomology set in Black Soot ink on both of what will be the front and the backs of the envelopes. The pockets were assembled and glued with Distress Collage Medium Matte. I love the detailing on the stamps, but these creepy insects look a little too realistic for my comfort. It's a little disconcerting to see those bugs squeezing their way out between the seams of the bag, isn't it?

Each of the bursts are made a little differently from each other. I used the de-bossed side of one, just to see how it would turn out. Each was colored and textured with Antique Linen oxide, Black Soot crayon, and Distress Crazing; I just varied the order of application, so they look a bit different. I love to experiment with my products, but really need to keep better records. To top off the Bursts, I cut the ring portion off some cheapo dollar store spider rings.

Cheesecloth is left over from a previous Halloween, but I distinctly recall spritzing it with Hickory Smoke and Wilted Violet Distress Spray Stains. My hands were stained for days!

I sprayed a length of twine in the same color to tie on the Halloween Typed Tokens.  The tokens were given their spooky look with Mushroom Alcohol ink and Black Soot crayon.  Everything was glued down with the collage medium--my go-to glue for adhering everything from paper to metal.

And my favorite treat fits perfectly inside. I hope I've inspired you in some way! I can't wait to see what you're creating for Halloween! Thank you for your visit and kind comments!

Hugs and Blessings!

Sara Emily

(FEBRUARY PRE-ORDER) Sizzix Thinlits Set Gift Card Bag by Tim Holtz	(MAY PRE-ORDER) Sizzix 3-D Impresslits Embossing Folder - Burst	(EARLY FEBRUARY PRE-ORDER) Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Entomology	TIm Holtz Distress Mixed Media Heavystock TDA53835	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Halloween Typed Tokens
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayons - 6PC Set #3 TDBK47926 (February Pre-order)	Ranger Tim Holtz Hickory Smoke Distress Spray Stain	Ranger Tim Holtz Hickory Smoke Distress Ink Pad	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Black Soot	Ranger Tim Holtz Ground Espresso Distress Ink Pad
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Frayed Burlap	(JULY PRE-ORDER) Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pad - Antique Linen	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium Matte TDAK47933 (February Pre-Order)	Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Ink - Mushroom	distress splatter brush
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain - Wilted Violet	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium Crazing TDAK47957 (February Pre-Order)