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Buttons Galore and More Collaboration Day 2

It's Day 2 of the collaboration with Sassy & Crafty and Buttons Galore and more!

Before I show off what I made I wanted to tell you to hop over to Sassy & Crafty's Facebook Group where you can enter to win this:
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I found this great shadow box frame at the Dollar Tree and knew it would be perfect for a shaker themed Halloween Decor frame. Phew . . . Say that 3 times fast!
First I created my orange and black mat by blending Black Soot Distress Ink over our totally cool Spider Stencil. Then I glued it to the mat that came with the frame and cut away the unwanted paper as well as the holes.


I used our Wicked Good Friends stamp set for my flying monkey, and I created the background by masking a die-cut circle and blending Weathered Wood & Shaded Lilac Distress Ink over the circle. Once that was done I drew a tree with my Copic 100 marker.  


I stamped my flying monkey with Momento Black ink and then colored it with my Copic markers. (E41, W3,W5, W7, B79) Then I fussy cut him out and foam taped him on to the scene. Next, I stamped the Sassy Girls - Spooky phrase and blended Weathered Wood Distress Ink over the image. I assembled the frame and poured in that amazing pack of  Creepy Sparkletz mix with it's spiders and pumkins !




A perfect addition to my Halloween Decor!

Please be sure to check out all the other designer's fabulous projects by going HERE

Have a great day!

  

Buttons Galore and More Collaboration

I cannot state this clearly enough . . .
I AM A BUTTON FREAK!
I LOVE buttons! All buttons, frankly it's a problem but I am learning to not acquire so many. . . and then I ignore that and go to the Buttons Galore and more website LOL! I just love buttons and what they add to a project, and I especially love the way Buttons Galore and more have added buttons and sequin mixes together, how fun!!! Before I show off what I made I wanted to tell you to hop over to Sassy & Crafty's Facebook Group where you can enter to win this:
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For this super fun collaboration, I wanted to think outside the card. I found this fun little mini cloche at Dollar Tree and thought it was perfect to create my own Ghost in a Jar Halloween decor. First I painted the bottom of the cloche with flat black acrylic paint, and once it was dry I drilled a small hole in the center. I used a mirror stamping technique to stamp my ghosts from the All about the Boo's stamp set, and then colored them with Copic markers. Once they were cut out I foam taped them back to back with a skewer in the center.

I placed the skewer in the hole in the center of the bottom. I tipped the top of the container upside down and filled it with my button mix, and then popped the bottom on and turned it right-side up. Finally, I added my "Boo-ya" statement to the piece and I was done!


Don't you just love that Candy Corn embellishment mix? It's so yummy! I am sure you can see why I had to just leave it as is!


Please be sure to check out all the other designer's fabulous projects by going HERE

Have a great day!

  

 

 

Dollar Tree bath accessories

So along my way to redoing my bathroom, I saw this really great Dollar Tree tutorial on a little container for your bathroom accessories. I loved the look of it because I am obsessed with enamel wear! I wanted something cute to put my hand towel in and this container is perfect for that! 

It started with this tin container from the garden section at Dollar Tree, so it was a $1.00 investment.

Next, I took a high gloss spray paint and painted it inside and out. I used high gloss because enamel wear has that great glossy sheen to it.

Once it was dry I took my black paint pen and went around the top and bottom edges to create the enamel wear look. The best part is that the lines could be crooked or slightly off because that's the look! I also added some lines or marks to simulate chips in the paint.

Then I lightly and loosely traced the letters embossed on the front.

Not bad for a buck, right? 
I am in the process of making a few more pieces and I can't wait to share.

The video I saw featured this tin, but Jay Munee DIY made it into an adorable bathtub.
You can check it out HERE!