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Steampunk Alice Halloween Card with Halloween in Wonderland

Steampunk Alice Halloween Card for Frilly and Funky Vintage Halloween Challenge

Hello, Friends! What happens when you combine Graphic 45 Halloween in Wonderland with a little steampunk vibe? You get a super fun Steampunk Alice Card which is just the ticket for the new challenge over at the Frilly and Funkie Blog. Zoe is our hostess this round, and the theme is Vintage Halloween. Here are Zoe’s guidelines for the challenge:

With Halloween just around the corner, it’s time to get your witches hats on and create a project of your choice in a vintage style with a Halloween theme.

Steampunk Alice!

How fun is this? The size of this card is huge because I fussy cut the focal image from the 12×12 Deluxe Collector’s Edition. Standing 8.25″ tall, it has a cutaway front and is loaded with steampunk goodness.

Petaloo flowers were dressed up with ribbon, paper shavings, chipboard tags and a Tim Holtz Plaquette.

These wonderful Steampunk Gadgets are from The Funkie Junkie Boutique. Aren’t they awesome? I tapped them with Shaded Lilac and Shabby Shutters Distress Paint then added that fun spider web and skull charm, also from the shop.

Steampunk Alice is standing in the pumpkin patch along with the Cheshire Cat. I used my spatter brush and some diluted white acrylic paint to add a little more texture to the composition.

A Halloween sky was created by adding stenciled stars and a little mica spray. This added lots of depth to the image.

Pockets of goodness line the inside of the card. I mean, really, it’s Halloween so you have to have some treats, right?

Ephemera cards, chocolate, and a tea bag are tucked into a pocket made from a journaling tag. Small photos can be added to the back of each card.

Photo mounts fill the right hand pocket. Each one contains opens to reveal room for 2 large photos inside, and one on the back. Even though this is a card, it could easily serve as Halloween decor and a place to save photos from Halloween parties.

Come Play with Us!

Now it’s YOUR turn! Create your own vintage Halloween treat and link it up over at the Frilly and Funkie Challenge blog before midnight, November 1st.

The team will choose their top four picks with the winner being invited to join us in a Guest DT spot at Frilly and Funkie and the next three will receive badges to display on their blogs. Everyone who enters and follows the rules will be entered into the draw to have the chance to win a $25 spending spree at The Funkie Junkie Boutique.

I can’t wait to see what you make!

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

Product Links

Halloween in Wonderland	Prima Gold Crackle Texture Paste	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Layering Stencils – Stars	Ranger Palette Knife Set	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Paint – Shaded Lilac
Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Paint – Peeled Paint	Ranger Tim Holtz Mica Sprays RMTK47964 (February Pre-Order)	Charm Pendant – Set of 3 Silvertone Spider Web & Skull	Steampunk Gadget Charms	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Mini Plaquettes TH93296 (February Pre-Order)
Tim Holtz Distress Spatter Brush	Ranger Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabber – Snow Cap White

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Halloween Time Card with Pretty Petaloo Purple Posies

Halloween Time Card with Pretty Purple Petaloo Posies

Hello, Friends! I have been having soooo much fun playing with my Graphic 45 Halloween in Wonderland paper. Halloween is fun when it is whimsical and pretty like this Halloween Time card. Doesn’t it lookl BOO-tiful with Petaloo Purple Darjeeling Rosettes? Check it out!

Purple and green look spook-tacular together! To dress my rosette up for Halloween, I painted it with a little Stardust Stickles. And Alice should be right on time with that huge pocket watch in tow!

The rosette sits on top of a double layer bow tied with ribbons from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Club September assortment.

Inside the card, I decorated a little ATC Staples tag . H is for Halloween, right?

A second tag was decorated with images from the paper collection. Gotta love the flamingo croquet mallet!

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

Products used in this post:

Petaloo Darjeeling Garden Rosette x 6 purple
SKU: 1491-104

Graphic 45 Halloween in Wonderland Deluxe Collector’s Edition

G45 Staples ATC Alphabet Banner tag, black

G45 Staples Square Black Tag

Pocket watch and pumpkin charms from my stash

Really Reasonable Ribbon September Ribbon Club Assortment

Spanish moss

G45 Halloween in Wonderland Tea with Alice Table Decor

Graphic 45 Halloween in Wonderland Tea with Alice Table Decor

Hello, G45’ers! I have been having soooo much fun with my Graphic 45 Halloween in Wonderland goodies! This month, we were asked to create a dimensional project using 2 Staples boxes to go along with the September #TheDarkSidewithG45 Challenge. (You can check out the details on that HERE. There are some fabby prizes up for grabs!) I scrounged around in the Closet of Shame until an idea began to form in my brain: Halloween in Wonderland Tea with Alice Table Decor.

Here are the basic details. I built the base from an 8×8 Matchbox Book. I had to fill in the window with chipboard, and construct two side pieces to close off the box. Once the box was covered with paper from the collection, I began to build up a dimensional scene using fussy cut images, an altered bottle, two altered 3×5 Staples Matchboxes and a host of Petaloo flowers.

Tips and Tricks for Halloween in Wonderland Tea With Alice Table Decor

Let’s talk about the rusty tea table in this little tableau. Now that was fun to build! I had a 4″ diameter bottle cap and a couple of salvaged empty thread spools lurking in the Closet of Shame. These were painted with a light coat of gesso to create a little tooth, then altered them using Prima Rust Paste.

What does the Mad Hatter use for a tablecloth? How about a chipboard spider web painted with Black Soot Distress Ink and Clear Rock Candy Distress Paint? Dinner plates are chipboard buttons from the HIW collection. I found tiny cutlery in my embellie cart. Napkins? Rolled Purple Glitz Ribbon tied with Black Burlap String. Centerpiece? Mini pumpkins painted with Clear Rock Candy Crackle Distress Paint! The cute teacup charms were tapped with Eggplant Alcohol ink. And do you spy the Steampunk Doily carpet? How fun is that?

Stand Up and Be Counted

To make these fussy cut images stand up, scrap pieces of cardstock were cut to measure about 1″ wide. They were scored in the center, then one side was glued to the back of the image and the other glued to the box base. I used the edge of a pencil to gently curve the shape of the images before adding the little hinges.

Drink Me: Altered Bottle

The Closet of Shame housed this tall skinny Olive Oil Bottle. It was just the perfect shape and size to serve as Alice’s infamous Drink Me Potion Bottle. Once again, Clear Rock Candy Distress Paint was put into action to give the bottle a creepy, spiderwebby, magic potion look. Then I added some borders, Pretty Petaloo Flowers, Ribbon, Clock Hands and the wonderful focal image. This is why I have a Closet of Shame, people! What if I had not saved this bottle? Perish the thought!

The Mad Hatter’s Tea and Cookies

You can’t have a Halloween in Wonderland Tea with Alice unless you have some tea and cookies, right? These 3×5 matchboxes were covered with designer paper and fussy cut images from the collection. I added tea bags to one box and cookies to the other. The boxes are not glued down so that the tea and cookies can easily be removed. They flank the altered bottle on either side.

Halloween in Wonderland Tea Pots

A friend gave me these cute porcelain napkin rings and of course, I put them in the Closet of Shame. They were dressed up for this tea party with the help of Ranger Alcohol Inks. (Eggplant and Pesto) Chipboard Spiderwebs, spiders and mini pumpkins fill the center.

Another Drink Me Potion Bottle

Just like the story goes, there is a second bottle of “Drink Me” potion. This time, it’s green glitter in a small glass vial. It looks harmless enough doesn’t it?

Pumpkins and Posies

This festive cluster of pumpkins and posies adds a pop of color to the composition. The pumpkin was, you guessed it, painted with Clear Rock Candy Distress Paint. After the paint dried, I drizzled Pesto Alcohol Ink onto the surface.

Halloween in Wonderland Tea with Alice Video Tour

Sometimes, it’s easier to get the flow of a piece when you see a video. This one is very short (under 3 minutes) but you might catch some details that are missed in the photos. I hope you enjoy!

So, what do you have lurking in your Closet of Shame? Why not dig it out and make something fabulous to share it with us at #TheDarkSidewithG45 Challenge? I can’t wait to see what you make!

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

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Going Round in Circles with Halloween in Wonderland

Going Round in Circles with Halloween in Wonderland for Frilly and Funkie

Hello Friends! It’s time for another wonderful challenge at the Frilly and Funkie Blog. This time around the lovely Sue is our hostess and she has set the theme Going Round in Circles. Here’s what she has to say about this challenge:

Challenge Theme: Going round in circles – 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 !

Circular elements really do add a lot of visual interest to a project. With Halloween peeking around the corner, I pulled out my Graphic 45 Deluxe Collector’s Edition of Halloween in Wonderland and started going round in circles!

Let’s see how many different ways I’m Going Round in Circles

The focal image is a circle
Circular frame around the focal miage
Background paper and ribbon both have polka dots
My embossed background has a circular motif
White Rabbit’s pocket watch is a circle
The 2 O’s in BOO are both circular
Spiderwebs in the black ribbon have a circular shape.

Yes, indeed…I think this card is definitely going round in circles!

Fun with Grit Paste

The most fun I had in making this card was adding the stenciled background. I don’t have a lot of stencils, but I found this one from Dreamweaver’s in my stash. Since I had just procured some Distress Grit paste, I was anxious to have a play with it.

I added some Aged Purple Embossing Powder to the grit paste while it was still wet, and then heat embossed it to create a spooky Halloween sky. Then I die cut gold glitter paper using Tim’s Crescent Moon and Stars die .

A Peek Inside

I added a pocket and ephemera card to the inside. Plenty of room here to write a little note or tuck in a Halloween treat.

Now it’s YOUR turn! Create your own vintage or shabby chic project that follows the theme Going Round in Circles and link it up on the Frilly and Funkie Blog before midnight on Tuesday, October 4th.

The team will choose their top four picks with the winner being invited to join us in a Guest DT spot at Frilly and Funkie and the next three will receive badges to display on their blogs. Everyone who enters and follows the rules will be entered into the draw to have the chance to win a $25 spending spree at The Funkie Junkie Boutique.

I can’t wait to see what you make!

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

Products from the Funkie Junkie Boutique

Halloween in Wonderland	Distress Grit Paste	Tim Holtz Sizzix Alterations Crescent Moon and Stars Bigz Die	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad – Black Soot	Ranger Inkssentials Mini Ink Blending Tool – With 4 Blending Foams
Ranger Inkssentials Non-Stick Craft Sheet	Ranger Palette Knife Set

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Trick or Treat Tag Album with G45 Halloween in Wonderland

RRR Blog Hop: Too Cute to Spook September Ribbon Club Trick or Treat Tag Album

Hello, Ribbon Lovers! Welcome to the Really Reasonable Ribbon September Blog Hop where we are celebrating the spooktacular “Too Cute to Spook” September Ribbon Club Assortment You should have arrived here from the always inspiring Karen’s blog.

I have a boo-tiful project to share with you today. Graphic 45’s Halloween in Wonderland was such fun to use in this Trick or Treat Tag Album, and a perfect color match for these fabby ribbons.

The album base was formed by joining two Staples Kraft Square tag albums together with washi tape. Then I built a little box for the front and stuffed it full of ribbony ATC Alphabet Banner Tags.

Oh, and I tucked a little chocolate in there, too….cuz it’s a Trick or Treat tag album. No tricks here, just treats and cute little tags topped with painted silver Halloween charms.

Apple Green Plaid Ribbon was wrapped around the middle of the covers, then tied through the grommet holes. It looks fantastic with all the purples in this collection.

Wanna take a peek inside? I thought so!

Trick or Treat Tag Album: Take a Peek Inside!

Each page in the album measures about 4.25″ square. A belly band on each page holds a decorated ATC Alphabet Banner Tag. The tags portray all the guests at the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party. Flip sides have a small photo mount for journaling or cutie patootie Halloween costume pics.

This might be my favorite Ribbon Club assortment so far this year. It just feels like a party is about to happen!