Carving & Bobbing - ePlay Fall Challenge

It is fall here in New England.  

The trees are starting to change, mums are popping up on porches, pumpkins are being picked and people are gathering for fall festivities.  Last year, we were lucky to be invited to a little gathering to carve pumpkins and bob for apples.  You can bet that I did NOT bob!  

Mary-Ann here to share with you, my take on the September ePlay - Fall Challenge. 

 I dug out some of my recently cracked 6x6 paper packs from Fancy Pants and selected colors that would replicate fall and blend with my pictures.  I decided to keep this layout simple by cutting strips of random sized papers and applied haphazardly on my cardstock.  I added loose Fancy Pants embellishments, buttons, ephemera and a few drops of colorful Dylusions.  I did dig out my die cutting machine to help cut my leaves and my sewing machine.
I love how it turned out and hope that you do to.
Here are a few closeups of my layout.  

Thank you for stopping by and be sure to upload your FALL creations to this link.

Supplies I used on this project!

Fancy Pants - Me-ology - 6x6 inch Paper Pad	Fancy Pants - Me-ology - Button Set	Fancy Pants - Burlap & Bouquets - 6x6 Paper Pad	Fancy Pants - Burlap & Bouquets - Button Set	Fancy Pants - As You Wish - 6x6 Paper Pad
Dylusions Ink Spray - Melted Chocolate	Dylusions Ink Spray - Squeezed Orange	Dylusions Ink Spray - Lemon Zest	Scotch Foam Mounting Tape	Mono Adhesive Refill - Permanent

Graphic 45 Halloween Decor

This year for Autumn my new neighbor bought an adorable wreath to hang on their front door! Of course being the crafty goddess that I am, I thought to myself...I should make something for my front door!

I immediately started digging for inspiration, but when my new G45 paper showed up from the eP store...I KNEW that's what I was using.

First I started with a 12x12 sheet. Use your favorite punch or deco scissors for the top 2 edges. Crease the bottom corner so it rolls and use score tape along the edge that will be on the outside.

Roll your paper using the inside edge as your working side and slowly roll it into the exposed score tape. Make the roll as tight or as loose as you want. Cut 2 squares of 8x8 from a coordinating paper for the 2 smaller cones along each side and repeat the process. NOTE: I would punch holes and insert my hanging ribbon NOW. I did mine after it was embellished and it was a pain.

Use an Archival ink to add color to resin pieces. Resin is non porous so distress ink and pigment ink will wash right off. Wendy Vecchi archival ink is perfect for this but since I don't have orange I used my StazOn.

I used Archival ink in Potting Soil to accent the piece and highlight. 

Fussy cut a pice for frame and a few pieces for the cones themselves. Add some dollar store raffia, some pheasant feathers from your hubby's last hunting trip, and embellish with loads of Petaloo!!!

I also used some glossy accents to add rusty hinge distress glitter randomly along the flowers and the paper pieces.

Here's a close up of the completed frame.

So get crafty this Halloween ePeers and make something spooky for your home!!

{{hugs}}

Andiepants

August ePlay Challenge ~ Embossing

Hi everyone! It's Bonnie here today to welcome you to our August ePlay Challenge. Our challenges are about encouraging you to explore your creative journey and inspiring you to step outside of your comfort zone. Following our chosen theme, we'd love for you submit your artwork, share a unique card, scrapbook or journal page, a canvas, home décor project, or anything that you’re excited to share!  One project will be chosen at the end of this month-long challenge and will be awarded a $25 shop voucher for the eclectic Paperie store. It just might be you! The theme that I have chosen as this month's host is Embossing...any kind: wet, dry, embossing paste.

I started out by spritzing an un-gessoed page in my 7x10 art journal page with Art Anthology Colour Sprays in Watermelon, Glorious, and Timeless...a lovely combination. While that was drying, I chose three different TH Alterations Texture Fades embossing folders: Riveted Metal, Diamond Plate; Gears. Three black #8 tags were embossed and the embossing highlighted with 4 colours of Inka Gold. The tags were overlapped and adhered to the sides using Scor tape.

Time for a little Studio 490 Black Embossing paste which was scraped across TCW's Mini Specimens and Tiny Circles stencils with a palette knife. Once the embossing paste was dry, white gesso was pounced through TCW's Sketch Grid with a scruffy brush.

The silhouette was cut from black cardstock using an image from the computer. Text was stamped randomly with Versamark and clear embossed. The butterfly wings were cut from a piece of designer paper which already has some glittery embossing on it. Once it was glued to the back of the silhouette, both were popped up on foam tape for added dimension.

The clock was a leftover from some Bo Bunny journalling tags from my stash which was  embossed with Wendy Vecchi's Mesh Background stamp, versamark and Black embossing powder. It was then matted in black cardstock. The clock hands were created with two of my favourite Idea-ology embellies, pen nibs. The other metal clocks came from my stash and were adhered to the page with Glossy Accents.

Most of the sentiment was computer generated and printed on white cardstock. To tone down the white and blend them with the background, they were stamped all over with Scattered Straw Distress ink and then edged with Worn Lipstick. They were then popped up on foam tape. The word, Dance, was created with Idea-ology Ransom Alpha parts as well as Alpha Tiles.

That's it for my foray into embossing for this August ePlay Challenge inspiration piece. I included wet embossing, dry embossing, Embossing Paste, and designer paper with embossing already there. You only have to include one type, although you are welcome to feature more if you want. Hope you'll join us for this challenge. To play along, simply add your project to the linky thingy below, linking back to your specific blog post. We are so excited to see your projects!

Bonnie

Links to the eP store for products I used:

Art Anthology - Coloration Color Spray - Watermelon	Art Anthology - Coloration Color Spray - Glorious	Tim Holtz Alterations - Texture Fades Embossing Folders (2PK) - Diamond Plate & Riveted Metal	Tim Holtz Alterations - Blueprint & Gears Set - Texture Fades
Inkssentials� Surfaces #8 Black Tags	Viva Decor - Inka-Gold - 6.25 grams - Gold	Viva Decor - Inka-Gold - 62.5 grams - Old Silver	Viva Decor - Inka-Gold -62.5 grams-Copper
Viva Decor - Inka-Gold - 62.5 grams - Old Gold	Wendy Vecchi - Studio 490 - Embossing Paste - Black	TCW - Mini Specimen 6x6 Stencil	TCW 6x6 Template - Tiny Circles
TCW - Mini Sketch Grid 6x6 Stencil	Dina Wakley - White Gesso - 2 oz.	VersaMark Stamp Pad	Ranger Super Fine Embossing Powder - Clear
Ranger Super Fine Embossing Powder - Black	Wendy Vecchi - Studio 490 - Vintage Mesh Background Stamp	Tim Holtz - Idea-ology -Decorative Pen Nibs	Distress Ink Pad - Worn Lipstick
Distress Ink Pad - Scattered Straw	Findings - Alpha Parts, Ransom	Tim Holtz - Idea-ology - Alpha Tiles	Scor Tape 1" wide x 27 yards long (double sided)