Spooky Yupo Resist

Hi all! I haven't played along with Tim Holtz' 12 Tags for ages, but this month's technique is so amazing, I had to drop everything and try it this weekend. Yupo is seriously one of the coolest things I've worked with and I knew that this skull stamp from Tim's Apothecary stamp set would be perfect to use with the technique.

I discovered a little trick while I was making my project. I wanted to use the letters from the Halloween Words die, but they're so tiny, I knew it would be hard to place them/glue them down. To make it easier, I used Elizabeth Craft Designs wide adhesive to cover the back of my metallic cardstock, then cut it using the 'Oct.' die. The letters will stay in the die, so you just have to peel off the adhesive backing, then position the die where you want the letters. Use a pointed tool to press the letters out through the ejection holes, adhering them to the paper. So easy and the spacing will be perfect!

Last week, I found some really cool metallic paper plates at Hobby Lobby. I wasn't sure whether I would use them for food, or crafting. You can see above that crafting won out! I made my own word strip by cutting a strip from the paper plate, then die cutting it using the 'beware' die. I used Distress paints to give it an aged look. You'd totally think that was metal, right? I used the same plate to cut the 'Oct' from. I will definitely be using this trick more in the future!

The frame I used is from the dollar store. I painted it with gesso to give it more of a weathered look. I used Krylon's Looking Glass spray paint to paint the back of the glass and made it look old by rubbing away some of the paint. I thought it would look cool to add rub ons on top of the glass - I love how they look!

You can find the products I used at Simon Says Stamps, Elizabeth Craft Designs, and Amazon via the links below.

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Huge Sizzix Labor Day Sale!

Hi all! It's time once again for Sizzix's annual Labor Day sale, and this one's a doozy! Over 1000 dies at incredible prices. What a great time to stock up!

I thought it would be fun to share some collections of projects using Sizzix dies that I thought you might enjoy. First up, Halloween! Always my favorite! You can find links to all the projects above HERE.

Next up, some of my favorites from Eileen Hull. Of course, her box dies are so incredibly versatile, not to mention some of my new faves like the Train Case and Tool Box. You can find them all in THIS post.

Finally, here are a few fun Christmas projects. Tim Holtz' lantern die is another one of my faves and it's on sale for a really great price - I also used it in one of my 12 Days of Ornaments. Lots of the dies I used for that series are on sale as well. You can find links to all the projects above HERE.

Have fun shopping!! You can find all the sale dies HERE (it looks like the site is running a little slow, so you may have to refresh a couple times to get it to load).

Enjoy your weekend! I hope you have time to get crafty. :)

Wicked Halloween Altered Book

Hi everyone! Today I'm sharing a spooky Halloween project that I hope puts you in the mood for fall - I know it has for me! When I saw Tim Holtz's new idea-ology release, my first thought was to make an altered book...something that looked like an old witch's spell book. I headed to the thrift store, found the perfect book to transform, and started playing.

Follow along to see how to make one of your own!

Open your book to the center (my book measures about 5.5" x 7"). Use the Gothic Gate die and the Found Relative cutout to gauge where your opening should be. Mark the corners.

Use a sharp Xacto or razor knife and a straight edge to cut your opening. Be very careful when doing this! Make shallow cuts and remove a small amount at a time, creating an opening about 1/2" deep.

Next, glue the pages of the book together, trying to focus on only adhering the center of the pages. We'll be tucking ephemera into the edges, so you need a bit of room for that. Adhere the ledger design paper from the Materialize Paper Stash to both pages, cutting out the niche on the right hand side. Add patterned paper to the inside of the niche, and cover the edges with Materialize Design Tape. Sand and ink the edges to give a worn appearance. Add Remnant Rubs as shown and use a black Distress Crayon to darken the edges.

Die cut the word 'wicked' and bats using black Kraft Core'dinations paper. Die cut the Gothic Gate from black cardstock and emboss with silver embossing powder. When cool, sand lightly to dull the finish, then rub black Distress Crayon randomly on the gate to give an aged appearance.

Time to decorate!! Apply Remnant Rubs to a ticket from the Curiosities Ephemera pack and adhere to back of niche. Unwind a piece of orange and black jute string and use the black piece to tie two Boneyard Bones together. Adhere them to the bottom of the tag. To create the witch's hat, apply a hat Remnant Rub to a scrap of kraft cardstock and trim closely. Adhere the Found Relative woman to the niche and attach the hat. Glue the fence into place as shown. Use a strong adhesive like Beacon Quick Grip to adhere the broom and pumpkins. Tip! If you gently press the surface of the pumpkins, you'll get a cool crackle effect.

Wrap a length of orange and black jute string around the center of the book. Tie a knot around the chain of a Swivel Clasp. Attach key, cameo, spider, and token with jump rings.

To finish the left side, layer your die cut strip to a slightly wider strip of orange glitter Deco Sheet. Add a spider Remnant Rub to the center of the 'D'. Adhere strip to book as shown.

Finish the book by adding pieces of ephemera between the pages, tearing them to fit if necessary.

I've wanted to do an altered Halloween book for ages and I'm so in love with how it turned out! I can't wait until it gets closer to Halloween so I can display it. Is this week close enough? ;-)

You can find all the supplies I used at Simon Says Stamp via the links below.

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