they're creepy...

they're kooky...

they're mysteriously spooky...

they're creepy little row houses!

Made with the new Mini Haunted House Chipboard Set and some awesome collage sheets sized just for them. All designed by Laura Carson, for Alpha Stamps. You may know Laura from around the interweb, as she is utterly famous for her yearly Halloween tutorial extravaganzas. This year she did a complete creeptastic village and when it was done she shrunk down some of the parts to create this awesome tiny set. Needless to say, I love it!

I also used the Regions Beyond paper stash by Tim Holtz as it is so perfectly creepy and the color pallet is wonderfully warm and muted.

I'm really proud of my embossed spiderweb as I am usually a complete failure at using rubber stamps. I was super careful this time and the result was just right :)

The rubber stamp is an old one from Inkadinkado. It's been in my stash for a few years now and this is the first occasion I've had to use it. That totally validates my hoarding, errr, um, collecting mentality and makes me happy :D

Thanks for stopping by and reading my ramblings. I hope I see you again and if you'd like to see a list of all the supplies I used on this creepy little project, click here.

Marie Antoinette was a witch...

Every year, around this time, I design a collage sheet for Alpha Stamps with vintage portraits, photographs or paintings, altered into witches. This year I've designed two, one of which features a couple of images of my girl Marie A in witchy apparel.

And this one with an assortment of saucy wenches, err... um, witches.

 As soon as the first copies were hot off the laser printer... I started working on an arty little piece to show them off ;)

I bet you didn't know Marie Antoinette was a witch that floated around in an enchanted flying shoe flapping her little glitter encrusted bat wings for all she was worth.

Marie seemed a bit naked by herself, and I wanted to play with an image from my other collage sheet, so I threw together this triptych as a back ground for her.

The whole thing went together in a few hours and was super fun to work on. I really like the eyeball embellishment on the front of Marie's enchanted shoe...

and this saucy lass with her cauldron and owl...

If you'd like to peruse my supply list, click here.

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog. I hope you've been creating lots of wonderful Halloween art or enjoying the approach of Autumn in your own favorite way :)

 

A Witch's Book of Spells with a Secret...

Just an unassuming little spell book sitting on  a shelf.

It's a bit worn and looks well loved...

Hey! The spine is loose! Oh! There's something inside...

This is my latest creation and it was made using a new kit I designed for Alpha Stamps. The kit comes with die-cut chipboard parts and collage sheets to assemble the book box, plus potion labels, ephemera, miniature book covers and boxes, a wooden look drawer... you really need to go take a look. But, come right back as I've created a snapguide with all the instructions and tips you need to get the kit assembled, too.

If you're curious about the bottles or paper or embellishment I've used to decorate my book box, here's the supply list. Not sure how to assemble miniature books? Here's my tutorial.

Thanks for stopping by... I hope you enjoyed this post and it inspired you to create something.

My creepy relatives...

Aren't they just fabulous, these creepy cousins of mine?

There's Phaedra who's a bit of a clothes horse... just look at her hat and fur. She wouldn't be caught dead without them.

Cousin Theo is such a lady killer... even with his gold front tooth.

And who could forget Bubo, the brain of the bunch.

If you are looking to frame a few of your own creepy relatives, head on over to Alpha Stamps to view the complete list of supplies I used to whip these cuties up.