Showing posts with label October 31. Show all posts
Showing posts with label October 31. Show all posts

October 26, 2011

Halloween Sign

Hi everyone, Beth from thunderbirdlindybydesign, today  I wanted to show you a quick Halloween sign I made.  I got the idea from a wooden sign I saw at Hobby Lobby.

You will need:
Ribbon
Circuit Expression
Cardstock(I used regular, glittered, and shimmer)
Happy Hauntings Cart
Oct 31
Heritage
George, or any cart with an oval
Glue
I also used my Gypsy, but after I got it done, I realized you did't need one.

I started with Heritage and cut the scroll sign at 11.39 high using glittered black cardstock.


I started with the oval from George at 7.24, using shimmery cardstock and placing the following cuts inside of the oval, I cut the house from Oct 31 at 3.39
The Bats from Happy Hauntings at .30
The moon from Oct 31 at 1.12.

In hindsight, I could have just cut the oval by itself, and then in black cardstock cut the House, Bats and Moon, and glued them on top of the shimmery instead of trying to place the cuts within the oval.  After I got it all together, I realized I made this harder than it needed to be.

Using Happy Hauntings, I cut both of the above pumpkins with their layers in various sizes.

The owl and it's layers is from Happy Hautings cut at 4.18.
Like I said, you really didn't need your Gypsy, I just started placing the items I wanted to cut on the screens and sized them to each previous layer.

Here is the completed project.
When I put the above pumpkin together with his layers, the whole time I kept thinking of the line from the movie Toy Story, when Mrs. Potato Head was packing Mr. Potato Head's butt, and said he needed his "Angry Eyes".  Boy this pumpkin sure has Angry Eyes.


I wished I would have cut the scary top layer in black instead of grey.  I am not liking this too much.



Thanks Sheila for having me as a guest designer today,  Beth.

September 9, 2011

Ghosts in the House!

Hi, all! I am so excited to be a guest designer today on Sassy's blog! I have to thank Sassy for the fantastic inspiration on this project! But....I want you to pay close attention to the ghosts...that is my technique for today!
  • Cricut Cartridge: October 31
  • Michael's Halloween papers
  • Tim Holtz Distress Inks: Moss
  • Stamping Glue for embossing
  • Stampendous Embossing powder: Kaleidescope
  • Heat gun
  1. The card is a "scraplift" from Sassy-herself. For her directions please click here:
  2. Take note of the ghosts in the background. I love their ethereal look! They were created from fun foam stamps, cut with my Expression!
  3. Here are the basic videos for creating your own stamps: (Note: the ghost is not cut in this video.. It is from October 31 and is cut at 1.5 inches with this technique!)


When the ghost is positioned on the stamping block, ink with "glue", press onto paper and sprinkle with embossing powder. Heat. 


I hope you have fun stamping ghosts in your house too! Until next time,