New Sketch Reveal at SOUS

 

Whoo Hoo

 

The Witching Hour

is nearly upon us!

 

And our latest sketch

 over at

Stuck On U Sketches

is perfect for this gorgeous photo

 of middle Granddaughter, Erin,

 from last year.

 

 

The fabulous sketch

 from our Nanne...

 



Some more older papers used here

The Apothecary Emporium

 from

 Echo Park

 

 

A few elements from

 Creative Scraps

 "Halloween Greetings"

 

Gorgeous acetate clock from

 Kaiser "13th Hour"



Corner die from

 Spellbinders

 "Fantastic Flourish 3"

Swirls from

 Spellbinders

 "Twisted Metal Tags & Accents"

Flowers by Prima

 and

Heidi Swapp bling (really old!)

Why don't you join us this week

 over at

Stuck On U Sketches.

 

The other DT girls have stunning

 layouts to share too.

 

Would love to see your take

 on the sketch.

 

See you over at SOUS!

 

Hugs

 

Sketch Reveal at SOUS!

 

Welcome dear friends.

 

It's Creepy, Freaky October, at last!

 

I love Hallowe'en!

 

And the new sketch release at

 Stuck On U Sketches

was perfect for this photo

 of my gorgeous, creepy, freaky

 Granddaughters,

 Rebekah & Emma.

 

 

The great sketch by our Nanne...

The papers I have used are from

My Mind's Eye

"The Spider's Web"

 and

 Teresa Collins

 "Haunted Hallows"

The die cut fence is from

 Cottage Cutz

"Spooky Iron Fence"

The background stencil work

 is using a stencil from

 Dutch Doobadoo

 "Spider Web"

 and

Glossy Black Dimensional Paste.

I have used a

 Kaiser stamp

 "Hessian"

 on the circle and arrow.

Lots of layers and distressing.

Super happy!

 

This was the girls' costumes

 last year, and they really

 played the part.

The little one practised her

 'zombie eyes'

 for days...lol

All right.

 

Now, it's your turn.

 

Head on over to the

Stuck On U Sketches Blog,

 to see the beautiful work of

 my Design Team Mates.

 Then have a go with the

sketch yourself.

 

It certainly doesn't have

 to be Hallowe'en!

 

Also over at the SOUS Blog

are the winners of

the Blog Hop!

 

The winners have 7 days to

 claim their prizes.

So, don't miss out.

 Go check if you are a winner!

 

Thanks for dropping in.

 

See you soon.

 

Hugs

 

Hallowe'en

Just popping in quickly to

 share a few photo's of

my Granddaughters.

 

Well, I think they're my

 Granddaughters...lol

 

And a Happy Hallowe'en was

 had by all.

 

Now to get these photo's

 into my

 Spooky Album,

which is all ready to go.

 

Wish I could be this organized

 all the time!!

 

Hugs

 

Happy Hallowe'en Everybody!

 

Just had to come by and

show off this years

 pumpkins.

 

Hubby and I carved one each.

 

From this.....

To this......

 

Great fun.....lol

 

Mine on the left - scary......

 

Hubby's on the right - too cute....

 

See you tomorrow for the Black with 2 Reveal

 

Hugs

 

SOUS Sketch Reveal

 

 Nearly All Hallow's Eve folks.

 

And I have another Hallowe'en

 project to share.

 

It's Sketch Reveal Day

over at

Stuck On U Sketches

 and we have a stunning sketch

 from our Nanne to

play with.

 

My interpretation...

 

Nanne's Sketch...

I have used papers from the

 'Hocus Pocus' Collection

 by

 Pink Paislee.

Martha Stewart PATP

 'Gothic Arches'.

Lace from my stash.

Gorgeous rhinestone flourish from

 Zva Creative.

Hot Off The Press

 'Ticket' stamp.

Great photo of eldest

 Granddaughter Rebekah, 

Hallowe'en 2012.

 

A wee bit of deviation from

the sketch (unusual for me),

 but the frame from this paper

 collection just had to be fussy cut,

 so imagine it's a circle....lol.

 

And no room for pretty butterflies

 on this page.

 

Me thinks I could have used some

 bats instead - next year!

 

Now, head over to

 Stuck On U Sketches,

where you will find the beautiful

 work of my fellow DT members,

 where the layouts are not

 all Hallowe'en related!

 

And have a play with the sketch too.

 

Would love to see your interpretations.

 

***

 

While I'm here, can I just

shout out that I made Top 3

 over at

My Craft Spot

 with my

Spooky Book Box

 (see previous post).

 

Doing The Happy Dance....

The other challenges I entered

 it into run to the end

 of the month.

 

Meanwhile, see you over

at SOUS.

 

Hugs

 

Spooky Book Box

Here it is....

I'm so excited to show you

 this project.

 

A Book Box!

 

Which I have made from scratch,

with chipboard and

 black cardstock.

 

I am so happy with the

 way it turned out.

The box measures 12" x 10"

 

The reason I had to make it from scratch!

 

I have always loved this sheet

of 12 x 12 paper, and

couldn't bear to cut it up,

or cover it.

 

 So this was

 the perfect solution!

The papers are

 My Mind's Eye

 "the Spider's Web"

Collection.

 

I have been hoarding them

 all these years for

 just this project...lol

The title "Spooky" alpha's

 have been painted black

 and sparkled with glitter.

 

The acetate clock and

 oval frame are from

 the Kaiser

 "13th Hour"

Collection.

And the sheet of paper wraps

 itself around the spine.

The back is pretty plain.

I just adore black gingham ribbon,

and it was the perfect choice

 for the closure!

So.....

 

What's inside?

My first attempt at an apothecary!

And my favourite part of the project

 - the GATES!

Cut on Cricut,

 from Ornamental Iron,

at 7.25",

using black cardstock.

 

 Then attached to

 patterned acetate from

 Collections Elements.

 

Stunning.

I added the wee shelf during

construction of the box,

 to house some

wee jars of 'stuff'.

I painted the lids of the jars

 with black acrylic paint

 and added some

different coloured glitters.

 

I painted the inside of the jars

with acrylic paint to match

 the glittered lids.

 

Wrapped a wee bit patterned paper

around the jar and added

the computer journalled

 labels. 

A wee bit lace to the shelf edge

and some spiders web

wadding for effect!

A couple of little potion books

 to complete.

Some thinner black gingham ribbon

 to hold the gates closed.

And, behind the gates

- a Hallowe'en Mini Album,

 of course!!!

Front cover of Mini

Acetate Frame - Kaiser

Weathered Clock die - Tim Holtz

Punched Edge - Martha Stewart

Prima flowers.

Buttons from my stash.

Pages 2 & 3

Photo mats - Spellbinders.

Prima flowers.

Punched edge - Martha Stewart.

Pages 4 & 5

Grand Labels - Spellbinders.

Embossing folder - Cuttlebug.

Pages 6 & 7

Kaiser Acetate frames.

Spellbinders Oval frames.

Prima flowers.

Pages 8 & 9

Spellbinders Circle frames.

Spellbinders corner accents.

Spellbinders Photo mats.

Swiss Dots embossing folder.

Memory Box Geneva Vine.

Prima flowers.

Lace from stash. 

Pages 10 & 11

Elements from the papers

 and from the

Echo Park collection
"the Apothecary Emporium".

 

Wee booklets for extra photo's.

Made by Granny 2013.

 

In plenty of time for this year's

Hallowe'en photo's!

Here's the collection with a

couple of LED tealight candles

for effect.

 

Always wanted to try this...lol

Totally loved making this project,

and I am so delighted with

the GATES.

I can see me making more

 of these oversized

 Book Boxes.

 

It wasn't that difficult.

 

Santa Claus is coming.....

 

Oooooooh....

 

 

 

 

I would now like to enter

this project into a

 few challenges:-

 

 

Countryview Challenges - Something Spooky

 

2 Creative Chicks - Hallowe'en

 

Emergency Crafters Challenge - Hallowe'en

 

The Cupboard Trilogy Challenges - Hallowe'en/Fall

  

Punkyou Girl - Hallowe'en

 

Craftitude Challenges - Spooky

 

My Mum's Craft Shop - Hallowe'en

 

Lady Bug Crafts - Hallowe'en

My Craft Spot - 3D Hallowe'en

 

 

Whew.

 

Love it!

 

Hugs for now