Saturday, October 29, 2016

Harley Quinn and Brown-eyed Bride Wedding Handmade Cards using Anna Griffin, Tim Holtz products and Three Birds Studios stamps

I usually stick to Halloween, Steampunk, Gothic or holiday crafts but I have a niece's bday next month who loves Harley Quinn and a wonderful friend is getting married in December ... so it was time to pull out the cutesy Three Birds Studio girls stamps, some Ranger / Tim Holtz texture paste and Distress Inks , Spectrum Noir markers, Anna Griffin dies and sentiment stickers .. Flowers and Feathers from my stash.


Friday, October 28, 2016

Halloween Village Combining Villiage, Bungalow, and Manor Tim Holtz Dies, Moss, Popsicle Sticks, and lots of Embellishments

Every building has 1-5 battery powered tea lights - I combined several of Tim Holtz' Village dies (including Vintage Village, Village Bungalow, Village Brownstone, Village Manor, Village Rooftops, Village Bell Tower) to create my own version of a haunted village.  Also used his Cobblestone, Gothic Gate, On the Fence), and Sizzix Where Women Cook Box House Die.
Used 4 Vintage Village houses, 2 Manor toppers and the Manor door, 2 of the Bungalow windows to make a fun "big" scary manor, The little mailbox actually opens to reveal a tiny envelope.  Inside the envelope .. yep, a letter to the witch.  Tim Holtz Idea-ology Pumpkin Pieces & Boneyard Bones, some moss and mushrooms from my stash and I made a resin molded cat, skull and "brick" fence piece.  The "siding" is broken up popsicle sticks.

Every HAUNTED village needs a Witch Apothecary where the citizens can get their potions and herbs.  Combined 2 Manor doors, a Bungalow window and 2 Brownstone houses.  A resin skull face wearing a great plastic Top Hat welcomes you in after you've looked at all the herbs (bones & snake) drying in the yard.

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back of climbin roses

pulled glue to give the cobweb appearance

 Tim Holtz' Gothic Gate and Boneyard Bones welcomes you to the city cemetary
I made some resin skulls and tombstones that are guarded over by a Tim Holtz Idea-ology Salvaged Doll

 What village doesn't have an eatery?? A glamour witch owns the Witch's Kitchen (obviously she's glamorous, who else would have a purple glitter roof).  She kept true to her parking rules ... if you aren't a witch, you will be "Toad"

A manor house with bone steps



A pumpkin patch is patrolled by a black kitty with green eyes ... white spotted red mushrooms popped up around the mail box, around the fence .. even one on the roof.  A black bird overlooks the pumpkins, probably hoping for a mouse to run between the vines.

 of course there's a tiny envelope in the mailbox (and it does open to reveal a little message on a letter to the witch that lives in the house).  A chopstick left over from a noodle restaurant makes for a great mailbox post.

 Gray cardstock cut with Tim Holtz' COBBLESTONE die made for a fantastic walkway.
The fence-topped Manor roofs are NOT attached.  That way I can just pick them up to turn the battery operated tea lights inside each manor topper off and on.

Thanks for looking. :)