The Witching Hour Artist Trading Block

Hi all! Fall is my absolute favorite time of year for creating. It's cooler, life slows down a bit, and I can spend more time in my studio - yay! This sparkly, spooky Artist Trading Block might just be one of my all-time favorite Halloween projects. Everything I love is piled high on one of Eileen Hull's fantastic block dies. It doesn't get any better than this!

This girl from Tim Holtz's idea-ology Found Relatives cards is the perfect size to stand atop the block. I was inspired by Richele Christensen's use of the new witch hat Mini Blueprint stamp in a card she made for the new Stampers Anonymous release and borrowed the idea for my witch (Thanks, Richele!). I stamped the hat, then colored it in, trimmed it a bit and covered it with glitter. So cute!

The clock is a free image I shared a few years ago (you can find it HERE). After I covered the box with paper, I punched two holes in the back edge and inserted two painted dowels. I added glittered clock hands cut with Karen Burniston's new Clock and Gears die and stamped Tim's mini spiderweb in the middle of the clock, then adhered it to the posts.

The fence was cut from black cardstock using Tim's Ironwork Gate die from Sizzix. I carefully glued it around the edge of the box and cut off the gate so the pumpkins could be seen. Speaking of which - aren't they adorable?! I covered mini pumpkins with Elizabeth Craft Designs orange glitter and piled them near my witch's feet.

To create the ATB base, I cut my panels from medium weight chipboard using Eileen Hull's 3D Block die and assembled them. I painted the edges using Black Soot Distress paint and then covered the box with paper from My Mind's Eye. The text was computer generated and cut using Tim Holtz's Tattered Curvy Banners die. I added a bunting made with the punch outs included in the MME collection. The little wheels are unfinished wood disks I painted black and added punched circles to.

To finish off my witchy ATB, I gave my little witch a bat to hold. The bat is a die cut from Tim Holz that I covered with black glitter. I glued it to a black wire which easily keeps him in the air.

I hope you enjoyed this project as much as I enjoyed making it! Most of the supplies I used can be found at Inspiration Emporium via the links below. Remember, you can use my coupon code - stamptramp - to save 10% on your order!

The glitter I used can be found at Elizabeth Craft Designs and the chipboard and mini pumpkins can be found on Amazon.

Grafix Medium Weight Chipboard Sheets, 12-Inch by 12-Inch, Natural, 25-Pack 4 cup Bag Natural Dried Putka Pod Mini Pumpkins (1/2 to 3/4 inch diameter) Sizzix 3D Block Die Sizzix Tattered Curvy Banners Sizzix Ironwork Gate Strip Die Sizzix Mini Spider and 31 Sizzix Bewitching Hour Karen Burniston Clock and Gears My Mind's Eye - Lost and Found Halloween idea-ology Found Relatives Neenah Epic Black Cardstock Mini Blueprint 7 Stampers Anonymous Mini Halloween 3 idea-ology Adornments - Crossbones Idea-ology Long Fasteners idea-ology Paper String - Stripes Gathered Twigs Distress Ink Distress Paint - Black Soot ECD Microfine Glitter - Orange Silk Microfine Glitter - Basic Black Xyron Mega Runner Vagabond

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This month's Art With Heart Challenge theme is Fall Back. Make sure you check out the fantastic projects from the Eileen Hull Inspiration Team and share your own project HERE. The prize this month is Eileen's Candy Drawer die - one of my all-time faves. Can't wait to see what you create!