Vampire

Hello everyone and welcome to our new

  Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge which is very scary this week 

due to HALLOWEEN/SPOOKY theme!

Just remember that you can become a random winner of $50 voucher

and spend it having fun at Simon Says Stamp Store. 

I am totally NOT a halloween person, I don't make such projects, 

we don't celebrate this holiday in Poland and I am panic at spiders :-)

So it was a real challenge for me to make something like that.

Finally...

Let me introduce you to Mr. Thomas F. Little...

A very known vampire No.13 on the most wanted list.

Finally he was found, caught and put down, you are all safe now!

Yes, he's inside there!

Scroll down if you dare...!

Ok, now when he's down there in the cage, fixed with wires, 

I can show you more pictures and close -ups :)

I made this cage completely from zero by cutting a very thick cardboard, 

adhering all the walls together and embellish with Tim Holtz Crowded Attic papers all around, I also added a ribbon to can close it up. 

Then I just placed inside some pieces of red and black lace, glued them to the bottom of the cage and to the walls. 

I distressed the picture with sand paper, made holes for the wire, 

placed it throught them the way it looks like it keep him attached.

Then I played with blood here and there, that was the most funny part!

I am quite (or very) spooky person and it would scare me to death in real

but I even managed to place a spider on his hat! I am soooo strong :D

Mr. Little wishes you all a very Happy Halloween!

Products used:

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Paper Stash CROWDED ATTIC	Tim Holtz Sizzix DRIP EDGE Thinlits Die 661585	Tim Holtz Sizzix ORNATE FRAME #2 Bigz Die 661195	Tim-Holtz-Sizzix-MIXED-MEDIA-6	Memory Box SPIDERY WEB COLLAGE Craft Die	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Found Relatives
Tim Holtz Idea-ology GOTHIC Remnant Rubs	Tim Holtz Idea-ology LONG FASTENERS Brad Hardware TH92703	We R Memory Keepers WARM METAL Standard Eyelets	Tim Holtz 4 Oz Crackle Paint ROCK CANDY Distress Clear Ranger	Dina Wakley Gel Matte Medium	Ranger Dina Wakley Media Heavy Body Acrylic Paint in Ruby
Archival Ink - Jet Black	Simon Says Stamp CRAFT TACKY GLUE	Aleene′s Tacky Glue	Crop A Dile	Sizzix BIG SHOT EXPRESS Gray and White	Tim Holtz Sizzix MINI FOAM ADHESIVE

Find Magic

I got inspired by this year's Autumn more than I supposed.

I am so in awe with this warm and colorful shades of browns, reds and oranges.

I made the Art Journal spread with a specific garden :-)

I think there is a magic absolutely everywhere, depends on the way we look at things, nature, machines, lansdcapes, industry... 

I found a mistery magic in a mechanical flowers :-)

Joining the challenges:

Mixed Media Place October Challenge

inspired by the dark garden and the great stem with spines.

Mixed Media & Art October Challenge - Alchemy

inspired by the deep dark color and the misterious mood

Country View Challenges - Plant-tastic

SASPC October Challenge - Steampunk/Industrial

Stars

Hello there! Here comes another Monday and our brand new challenge:

STARRY NIGHT which means we'd love you to show us stars. 

Don't forget you could be a random winner of $50 voucher 

and spend it at the Simon Says Stamp Store. 

I made a very colorful and 3D card full of stars.

Folding the stars is not my hobby but it's really worth the effort. 

Just take a look at some steps I took to make this card:

First I cover my base of watercolor paper with the crackle opaque paste 

through one of ma favorite stencil - SSS Extra Large Dots.

I heat dried it just because I'm not a patient crafter at all, lol. 

Whatever, the result is cool enough and the crackles are perfect. 

Then I covered the base with blue metallique  paint and 

added some touches of blue distress inks. 

Finally I highlighted the dots with my absolutely fave old silver wax.

The stars were cut from a watercolor paper and colored with distress oxides.

Then I splashed them with water to get an uneven color surface.

After folding them I placed some 3D dots in the center of each 

and glued them to the base leaving them a bit movable. 

The moon was cut from a bigz die, covered with sand paste, 

then with silver modeling paste, black paint and old silver wax. 

Isn't the texture fabulous? This is how I imagine the moon surface :-)

Products used:

Tim Holtz Sizzix DIMENSIONAL STARS	Tim Holtz Sizzix Die CRESCENT MOON & STARS Bigz	Simon Says Stamp STACKED STARS Wafer Dies	Simon Says Stamp Extra Large Dots Stencil	Idea-ology Paper Dolls	Tim Holtz Occasions Small Talk Stickers
Ranger Texture Paste OPAQUE CRACKLE	Prima Flowers WHITE SAND TEXTURE PASTE Art Extravagance	The Crafter′s Workshop STERLING SILVER MODELING PASTE	Prima Marketing OLD SILVER Art Alchemy Metallique Wax 963996	Dylusions Paint - Black Marble	Prima Marketing METALLIQUE DEEP WATERS Acrylic Paint
Faded Jeans - Distress Ink	Salty Ocean - Distress Ink	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad BLACK SOOT Ranger TDO55815	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad SALTY OCEAN	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide PEELED PAINT	Tim-Holtz-Distress-Oxide-Ink-Pad-CARVED-PUMPKIN
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad WILD HONEY	tim holtz oxide twisted citron ink pad	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide in Squeezed Lemonade	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad SEEDLESS PRESERVES	Viva Decor PALETTE KNIFE SET	Sizzix BIG SHOT EXPRESS Gray and White