Halloween Everyday, Day 14

On Monday, Day 14, we made this awesome frame using Tim Holtz transparencies. I loved grunging it up and making it look old and creepy. We used washi tape for the outer frame as well as some of the spooky clusters we made. Using what I have made is always a challenge for me. Isn't that weird?? But this project has changed that and I'm loving using the pieces we have created when creating other things. This junk journal is going to be so freaking awesome when we finish it! I'm having the best time. You can play as well if you're interested. Check out Crafty by Toni on you tube for the Halloween Everyday series. 

Halloween junk journal continued

Apparently I'm getting faster at this, or the videos are shorter (they're not though LOL) but I'm sure enjoying creating these fun elements for the Halloween Everyday junk journal project. I made some more cluster tabs after Day 13's video, and also put some finishing touches on more super fun slides I made last week. If you'd like to hop on and get create a fun memory book/junk journal/scrapbook for yourself, you can catch Toni's Halloween Everyday series on her youtube channel here.

These were the most fun for me, I think. I might have to make a bunch more. I loved doing these faux-slides. 

Here are a couple more of the criminal slides that we did on Day 3. 

And more of the long tab clusters from the paper we dyed and the ephemera clusters we've been making.

I can't believe we are halfway through the month already. Halloween will be over before I'm ready! It's my most favorite time of the year to create!!! Thanks for being here. :)

Spooky Soiree

This one is from Lindsay Bateman's Spooky Soiree class. Her classes are always such fun and make such fabulous use of Heidi Swapp and Tim Holtz products. In this class, we made a large window pocket with oversized ticket insert using stamps and papers from Heidi's newest release, Ghost Stories. Take a look.

We have some windows that open.

The skeleton is attached to a tiny envelope that fits into a slotted window behind him. There is also a tiny note card inside the envelope. So cute!

Here we have the ticket that fits into the large window piece. Isn't it so cute. It looks like it could be a genuine vintage Halloween party ticket. (Bonus class included to make this multicolored ink pad.)

There is also a bonus lesson in this class. If you haven't made a DIY ink pad before, Lindsay walks you through the process of making a Candy Corn ink pad with Halloween colors. Check it out on her website.

Halloween Everyday, cluster tabs

Yesterday we dyed more paper. I didn't have the products she used in her video, but I still was able to use what I have and made more papers for creating tabs and clusters and embellishments for the junk journal. 

Today is Day 13 and we used these pieces to make the cluster tabs. Here are a few I have made up so far. This has been such a fun project, I don't know what I'll do with myself when October is over. (Well, besides work on Christmas, but now I'm getting ahead of myself again.)

Keep in mind, these all started as white cardstock. I've added other pieces I created, a few Tim Holtz ephemera pieces, and some washi tape. Also, the stitching is actually stamped as I'm not yet at a point where I can keep my sewing machine handy and out on the worktop. The longest tab is just under 7 inches and the shortest is 3 1/2 inches. These will look so cool on the inside pages of the junk journal/folio we are making!

I don't have a tab punch, so I cut all of these with scissors.

Tim Holtz moth transparency; everything else is what I have dyed and stamped.

For the dying I used distress reinkers, distress spray stains, and some glimmer mists I've had in my stash for ages. The cardstock I used is Neenah bright white, 65 lb. so it's not too heavy, but takes the ink well without being flimsy like copy paper. I used that paper for the stamped pieces as well. 

Halloween Everyday, Day 11

Today we made the large tag that will go into the page we made yesterday. This is fast becoming my most favorite project ever. I can't wait to finish and show you all the finished journal at the end. It's going to be absolutely epic! But now I'm getting ahead of myself, so let's see Day 11, large tag. 

I started with a jumbo tag from Heidi Swapp. Great size for the full page as the page is 10 inches and the tag is 7.5 inches. I love the door feature on this one, but since I didn't use the digital paper kit used in the video, I scoured images for the perfect creepy door I could print out and embellish. Look how perfect this one is! 

And, of course, the door opens or it wouldn't be a door...duh! I also added a teeny brad for a door knob.

Poor, creepy, little, dead girl still wants to play Halloween even if she is only a ghost, so she is wearing a mask. Did she scare you?

And the page with the tag in the pocket.