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. 

Halloween Everyday, Day 10

We are making great progress in the Halloween junk journal series. For today's project, we made another page insert. What fun way to use the ephemera, tags, and spooky clusters we made in the first days of the series. 

As you can see, the top area is pretty bare. It won't be for long. I'll be adding more to that, but in the meantime, there is a slit there at the stitching where a large tag will slip into, so much of the top area will be covered anyway.

The bottom flap holds it all closed with a magnet. Here is the bottom flap opened:

Here we have all the flaps opened and you can see the fun spookiness inside. Again, we have lots of Tim Holtz and Heidi Swapp in this piece. 

Creepy slide lady over a giant transparency moth; more bugs and stuff on the inside of the bottom flap.

These guys are so cool. Another Tim Holtz piece, but it wasn't creepy enough. I sanded it, then used a black pen to fill in the eyes and to make it even cooler, barely swiped over the eyes before the ink dried. What a cool effect! Not to mention, I had to chop their legs off below the knees. Morbid!

Halloween Everyday, Day 5 full page insert

I'm finally getting pictures of the larger pieces we've made in the Halloween Everyday series. I am so loving this!! This was Day 5. Tons of Tim Holtz and Heidi Swapp and stamping and cutting and ... well, here's what I made. 

This piece measures 6x10 inches, closed. We have flaps and pockets and pockets IN pockets and fun creepy Halloween stuff. 

The top flap opens to this creepy lady who, I'm guessing, was declared a witch and thrown into an asylum. Or something. I made the slide using acetate, alcohol ink and stickers. The lady on the bottom is also a sticker with acetate. 

Inside is another flap at the top, a pocket at the bottom and a large tuck pocket on the right. 

By the way, all the stitching is actually stamped as I continue my purge and try to make space to put my sewing machine out so I can use it more regularly.