‘Halloween’ Category

  1. Frilly & Funkie Going Round in Circles!

    28th September, 2016 by iGirlZoe

    It’s Wednesday and time for another challenge over at Frilly and Funkie Challenge Blog!

    This challenge is hosted by Sue (Stamping Sue Style), who has chosen the theme GOING ROUND IN CIRCLES …SUE says, “Including circles in my projects is one of my favourite things to do, so for this challenge I want to see circles, lots of circles, not just one! Stencilled, stamped or even a circular project such as a wreath!”

    iGirlZoe: Going Round in CirclesIf you follow me on Instagram, you’ll know that I’ve been unpacking my craft stash into it’s new home. After a week of organizing, I was desperate to break open the lost zombie die that arrived last week.

    iGirlZoe: Going Round in Circles
    I created a background by stamping the newsprint stamp in black soot archival ink onto mixed media cardstock. Then swiping various distress inks onto a non stick craft sheet and spritzing with water and pressing the mixed media cardstcok into the inks. Once completely dry I blended frayed burlap distress ink over the top to mute the base colours and grunge it up. I placed the ringer stencil over the top and brushed white picket fence distress paint through the stencil with the dauber end. I have converted to the flip tops for my distress paints, but have a second bottle of picket fence, black soot and evergreen bough with dauber tops. Finally, blend ground espresso distress ink through the mini skull stencil. This stencil is SO COOL!

    iGirlZoe: Going Round in Circles
    The lost zombie was cut from Tim Holtz white substrate sheet, (I’m finally coming round to the fact that the new substrate is awesome. In my mind, it replaced grungeboard and grungepaper and in all honesty, I’ve been holding a bit of a grudge….)! The substrate took the distress ink really well and gave a very cool mottled effect, but the clothes looked too washed out against the background. I had finished the card and turned all the lights off to go to bed when I had an idea and turned all the lights back on and went back to my desk, (a little fun insight into my creative madness)! I die cut clothes for my lost zombie from the textile surfaces, frayed a little and then blended with ground espresso distress ink to make dirty.

    iGirlZoe: Going Round in Circles
    I die cut “beware” from the new Sizzix halloween word thinlits die set from substrate and mounted over the top of a piece of filmstrip.

    iGirlZoe: Going Round in Circles
    I wanted to include a circular embellishment to continue the challenge theme and this idea-ology adornment monocle seemed perfect. I snipped the loop off an adornment wicked spider with wire cutters and coloured the spiders back with a distress crayon. It amazes me what surfaces the distress crayons work with!

    iGirlZoe: Going Round in Circles
    I added chains to the lost zombie to look as though he had broken free from somewhere and hung the spider monocle from his arm.

    Thanks for stopping by, I hope you will find time to join in the challenge and pop over to Frilly and Funkie challenge blog to see the rest of the DT’s projects. All the products I used are available from The Funkie Junkie Boutique.

     


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  2. Frilly & Funkie Things With Wings

    14th September, 2016 by iGirlZoe

    It’s time for another challenge over at Frilly and Funkie Challenge Blog! This challenge is hosted by Pamellia (My Little Craft Things), who has chosen the theme THINGS WITH WINGS, …Pamellia says, “I would like to see anything that has wings, use your imagination… just make sure your project is shabby chic or vintage in style.”

    iGirlZoe: Things with Wings
    I love the current challenge over at Frilly and Funkie. It gave me the opportunity to take the new Tim Holtz Regions Beyond and Mini Halloween stamps for another spin! …crows have wings! 😉

    iGirlZoe: Things with Wings
    I started with a background using a technique I saw this week on Bobbi Smith’s blog Vintage Muse Designs. On top of that I used the new Tim Holtz Twisted stencil from Stampers Anonymous with hickory smoke distress ink.

    iGirlZoe: Things with Wings
    I created rooftops by stamping the haunted house from the Regions Beyond and Mini Halloween stamps sets which I fussy cut, blended with vintage photo distress ink and adhered along the bottom of my card. I added an incantation word band with picket fence distress crayon rubbed over the top and attached with a tiny attacher.

    iGirlZoe: Things with Wings
    I glued the crows into place by the body, leaving the wing and tail slightly raised off the cardstock to give dimension. I don’t have a photo, but the background looked too plain so I added some renmant rubs from the new gothic set. I love the chaotic look it gives and one of the scribble rubs worked perfectly as smoke from the rooftop chimneys. Finally I used a splatter brush loaded with ground espresso distress ink to create splatter to the background. I mounted the card onto papers from the Materialize Paper Stash.

    Thanks for stopping by, I will be back on Friday over at Frilly and Funkie with a Friday Focus. I hope you will find time to join in the challenge and pop over to Frilly and Funkie challenge blog to see the rest of the DT’s projects. All the products I used are available from The Funkie Junkie Boutique.

     


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  3. Double-Double Toil & Trouble

    26th August, 2016 by iGirlZoe

    Hello everyone,

    I hope you’ve been following the incredible 2016 Halloween Inspiration Series over on Tim Holtz’s blog. This years Halloween release is my absolute favourite. I know I say this every year, but every year it just gets better and this year is no exception! I am delighted to be following the exceptionally talented Audrey Pettit and Emma Williams and share my own seasonal project.

    iGirlZoe: Double-Double Toil & Trouble
    If you haven’t had a chance to see the new products, they are HERE! These spooktacular seasonal products are a one and done deal, so get them while you can or you’ll be “screaming in horror” to have missed out. 😉

    You can see the full project and tutorial HERE. I really hope you like it and it inspires you to make something yourself.

    Have a great weekend.

    Zoe x

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  4. Frilly & Funkie Haunted Hanging

    20th August, 2016 by iGirlZoe

    I hope your weekend is off to a good start. Today I have a SATURDAY STEP BY STEP over at Frilly and Funkie with a Halloween themed project.

    iGirlZoe: Halloween Hanging

    iGirlZoe: Halloween Hanging

    iGirlZoe: Halloween Hanging
    If you would like to see the step by step in full, pop over to Frilly & Funkie.
    Enjoy your weekend.

    Zoe

     


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  5. Frilly & Funkie Something Wicked

    28th October, 2015 by iGirlZoe

    It’s Wednesday and that means there’s another challenge over at Frilly and Funkie Challenge Blog!

    This challenge is hosted by Shelly (Stamptramp), who has chosen the theme SOMETHING WICKED …Shelly Says,“With Halloween just a few days away, I decided to challenge you all to create Something Wicked. Whether your style is shabby or vintage, I want to see your spookiest work. It doesn’t necessarily have to be Halloween related – feel free to interpret the theme in a way that suits you!”

    iGirlZoe: Something WickedVintage Halloween is right up my street and this guy, from Tim Holtz found relatives cards, is as spooky as it gets.

    iGirlZoe: Something Wicked
    Initially I was going to mount him in card form under the ornate frame but he didn’t look right. I wanted him to look more ghostly, which is when I had a lightbulb moment and decided to use a transfer technique with multi medium matte onto clear packaging. Here’s how…

    iGirlZoe: Something Wicked
    Ingredients: clear packaging, multi medium matte and found relative cards.

    iGirlZoe: Something Wicked
    Fussy cut the image.

    iGirlZoe: Something Wicked
    As the cards are plastic coated you will need to carefully peel the back layer off , (otherwise the water won’t permeate the paper later).

    iGirlZoe: Something Wicked
    Cover the front of the image with a generous layer of multi medium, not thick globs, but a good covering. Place adhesive side down onto your clear plastic and leave to dry, (the longer the better).

    iGirlZoe: Something Wicked
    Once completely dry, spray the back of the image with water and leave for a few moments for the water to soak into the paper. Then start to gently rub the paper with your finger. You will get pulp and a milky residue. Keep spraying and rubbing until all the paper is gone. (I got so into this that I forgot to take an after photo).

    iGirlZoe: Something Wicked
    Die cut an ornate frame from grungeboard and cover with a layer of black distress paint and dry. Mount the clear plastic onto the top of the frame with a little glossy accents. Die cut a second frame as before. This time after the black soot distress paint has dried, sand and blend in some vintage photo distress ink. Lay the second die cut over the top of the first and adhere with glossy accents. The image now sits between the frames and above the burlap panel. This allows light underneath the image so you can see the red eyes. (For the eyes, I dabbed a pin head of alcohol ink onto the underside of the plastic before mounting).

    iGirlZoe: Something Wicked
    The bottles are die cut from grungeboard and covered with distress paint, sanded and blended with distress ink and then covered with glossy accents. The corks are cut from cork. The wicked aplpha part is covered with multi medium matte and foiled with Ranger foil transfer sheets. I added rubs from the curiosities remnant rubs sheet here and there.

    Thanks for stopping by and take a look at the Frilly and Funkie challenge blog to see the rest of the DT’s projects. All the products I used for this project are available from The Funkie Junkie Boutique.

     


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  6. Ranger Ink Jack-O-Lantern Burlap Panel

    26th October, 2015 by iGirlZoe

    I have a guest tutorial over at Ranger Ink today with a step-by-step Halloween themed mixed media Burlap Panel.

    iGirlZoe: Jack-O-Lantern Burlap Panel
    I hope you will stop by and take a look. There are lots of tutorials by other guest artists in the Ranger Ink Project Library.

    I’ll be back on Wednesday with “something wicked” for Frilly and Funkie.

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  7. Ghostly Halloween Mixed Media Canvas

    28th September, 2015 by iGirlZoe

    I’m excited to share my guest tutorial over at Ranger Ink today with a step-by-step Halloween themed mixed media canvas.

    iGirlZoe: Ghostly Halloween Mixed Media Canvas
    I hope you will take a moment to stop by and take a look. There are lots of step-by-step tutorials from other guest artists in the Ranger Ink Project Library.

    I’ll be back on Wednesday with my first design team project for Frilly & Funkie.

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  8. Undertakers Parlor

    26th September, 2015 by iGirlZoe

    I’m very excited to share my second contribution to the Tim Holtz Halloween Inspiration series using the new seasonal idea-ology from Tim Holtz as well as the new movers and shapers coffin box die, which is TO DIE FOR, (pun intended)!

    iGirlZoe: Undertakers Parlor

    iGirlZoe: Undertakers Parlor
    To begin with, take an idea-ology configuration box 6.75″ x 8.75. I used the lid and the insert boxes and put the base box away to use for another project.

    iGirlZoe: Undertakers Parlor
    As the lid of the configurations box is a little wider than the base, I used one of the small insert boxes to build up another box so it would fill the space.

    iGirlZoe: Undertakers Parlor
    Paint the base box frame and the edges of the insert boxes with black soot distress paint. Once completely dry, cover with a layer of clear rock candy distress crackle paint and allow to air dry.

    iGirlZoe: Undertakers Parlor
    Use a selection of the scrumptious new regions beyond paper stash to line the insert boxes.

    iGirlZoe: Undertakers Parlor
    Measure the inside of the boxes, cut and score the paper and adhere with matte multi medium.

    iGirlZoe: Undertakers Parlor
    Glue the plastic sheet that comes with the configuration box to the inside of the frame using matte multi medium. Cut and glue a panel of paper for the space where the insert boxes won’t cover. I used the funeral advert from the regions beyond paper stash which fit perfectly with my theme. Turn the box over and cover the plastic with a panel of paper cut to fit inside the frame, again using matte multi medium.

    iGirlZoe: Undertakers Parlor
    Gather together idea-ology ready to decorate your configuration box.

    iGirlZoe: Undertakers Parlor
    Paint idea-ology letterpress with distress paint and allow to dry. Sand lightly with a sanding grip to give an aged look.

    iGirlZoe: Undertakers Parlor
    The new movers and shapers coffin box die really is TO DIE FOR, (pun intended again)! There is space to use the co-ordinating tiny bat, shield and cross dies! I cut the coffin box with the tiny cross from Ranger mixed media cardstock and embossed with the wood planks texture fades folder.

    iGirlZoe: Undertakers Parlor
    Before assembling, add vintage photo distress ink with a mini ink blending tool and ground espresso distress ink lightly over the top to highlight the embossed parts. Brush over a layer of matte multi medium to seal and give a slight sheen. Mount a small piece of plastic to the under side of the coffin box lid. I glued the lid of the coffin box to the base as I wanted it to stand up in my configuration box without the lid falling off.

    iGirlZoe: Undertakers Parlor
    Take an idea-ology corked dome and cover the cork with picket fence distress stain. Once dry paint ground espresso distress stain to the lower portion of the cork. Cover idea-ology heirloom roses with alcohol inks and set aside to dry. Fill the dome with the roses and glue the cork on with glossy accents.

    iGirlZoe: Undertakers Parlor
    Adhere to the configuration box with a little hot glue.

    iGirlZoe: Undertakers Parlor
    Alter idea-ology apothecary and tiny vials. I LOVE the sheet of labels that comes with the new seasonal idea-ology apothecary vials!

    iGirlZoe: Undertakers Parlor
    These are idea-ology tiny vials covered with matte multi medium to give the glass “tooth” and then covered in metallic mixatives alcohol inks! The corks are stained with ground espresso distress stain and labels from the idea-ology apothecary vials set.

    iGirlZoe: Undertakers Parlor
    The wing of bat vial is filled with black soot distress glitter and a bat from the idea-ology adornments oddities set hung from the halloween trimmings. The spider legs bottle is covered with matte multi medium and clear rock candy distress crackle paint and once dry, picket fence distress paint brushed over the top and the excess wiped away. It gives an impression of spiders webs stuck to the outside of the vial. I covered a spider from the adornments oddities with glossy accents and rusty hinge distress glitter. All the bottles and labels are from the new idea-ology apothecary vial set.

    iGirlZoe: Undertakers Parlor
    Using more idea-ology apothecary bottles I painted a line of picket fence distress paint to the corks and once dry, rubbed regions beyond remnant rubs over the top.The texture of the cork slightly inhibits the rubs, but I love the distressed and aged effect it gives.

    iGirlZoe: Undertakers Parlor
    Screw idea-ology screw eyes into the under side of an insert box and hang wishbones from them. Use a pokey tool to gently push a hole through the wishbone. I filled an idea-ology corked vial with Ranger antiquities weathered white embossing powder and a cut up wishbone to look like bones. I rubbed “bone dust” from the regions beyond remnant rubs onto a label from the idea-ology vial labels. I cut up another wishbone and adhered it with glossy accents.

    iGirlZoe: Undertakers Parlor
    I used a whole pack of the idea-ology boneyard skulls. In fact the name of these, “boneyard,” gave me the idea for the wishbone garden and the skulls all stuffed into the smallest insert box. I left the hot glue trails to give a cobweb effect, (this was a happy accident that happened when I was hot gluing the skulls into the insert box).

    iGirlZoe: Undertakers Parlor
    My favourite insert box was this tiny skull garden using idea-ology corked domes, corked bottles, adornments oddities and boneyard skulls. I sprayed a little twisted citron distress stain spray onto some moss and glued onto the dome corks with glossy accents. I decorated with labels from the apothecary vials set and rubbed remnant rubs onto a mini terracotta pot from my craft stash. The terracotta pot is filled with texture paste mixed with ground espresso distress reinker and the boneyard skull is hot glued to a cocktail stick that is set into the texture paste.

    iGirlZoe: Undertakers Parlor
    I attached an idea-ology adornments crossbone to a mini lantern with glossy accents.

    iGirlZoe: Undertakers Parlor
    Thanks for stopping by and a big thank you to Paula, Tim and Mario for inviting me to make samples. Check Tim’s blog daily to see the other Halloween Inspiration Series.

    I’ll be back on Monday to share my project for Ranger Ink featuring more of the seasonal goodies from Tim Holtz.

    Have a great weekend.

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  9. Beware Trouble!

    16th September, 2015 by iGirlZoe

    The temperature here in Switzerland has dipped considerably and the trees are starting to show the first signs of Autumn, so Halloween is ON!

    iGirlZoe: Beware TroubleToday I have a quick and simple card which could easily be adapted to make Halloween party invitations, a canvas or other home decor piece.

    iGirlZoe: Beware Trouble
    Take a base card and cover the edges with regions beyond tissue tape.

    iGirlZoe: Beware Trouble
    Emboss core-dinations kraft core cardstock with the new cobwebs texture fades folder and sand lightly over the top and edges with a sanding grip.

    iGirlZoe: Beware Trouble
    Place the zigzag stencil over distress watercolor cardstock and blend rusty hinge distress ink through with a blending tool. Dry with a heal tool. Move the stencil so it covers the inked parts and repeat the process with hickory smoke distress ink. Once dry, stamp randomly using background stamps from the undertaker stamp set with jet black archival ink. Spritz with water droplets and dry with heat tool. Paint a thin layer of glue ‘n seal over the top. It will spread the ink a little but give a nice vintage hue.

    iGirlZoe: Beware Trouble
    Mix a few drops of black soot distress reinker and texture paste with a palette knife on a craft mat. Place the batground stencil over one side of the card and using the palette knife, scrape through a portion of the stencil. Carefully lift the stencil and rinse immediately. Allow the texture paste to air dry.

    iGirlZoe: Beware Trouble
    Stamp the large skull from the undertaker stamp set and fussy cut. Blend with a vintage photo distress ink. Stamp a second time and fussy cut the hat and teeth. Colour the teeth with a white gel pen and glue both the hat and teeth on top of the skull with glue ‘n seal. Add a little black soot distress marker around the outside of the skull and blend with your finger to create a shadow.

    iGirlZoe: Beware Trouble
    Die cut “beware” and “trouble” from the handwritten halloween thinlits die set with core-dinations kraft core cardstock. Assemble card with glue ‘n seal.

    Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate it. I’ll be back with LOTS more Halloween projects over the coming weeks. I hope you’ll stop by again and take a look.

     


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