Hi everyone! It's officially going to be FALL this week! And I am here for it! I hope you had a great weekend and hope you're doing well! I am SO EXCITED about Fall and Halloween crafting! We had a great weekend - we went to a Fall Vintage Show at one of our favorite places and we went for a mini road trip to some crafting places, and out for coffee and church, and the weather has been amazing! I started a HUGE cross stitch project this week (my biggest one ever) and it's a Halloween Sampler. I will definitely not finish in time for this Halloween, but maybe next year's Halloween! It's so cool. Once I get some done, I'll share it with you!
I saw this quote the other day from the artist Georgia O'Keeffe: “I have done nothing all summer but wait for myself to be myself again.” And this is me totally! I am renewed by the Autumn breezes and the changing light....
Today I'm sharing four fun projects I made with the new Halloween collections from Photoplay Paper! Their Halloween stuff is awesome! And everything is such nice quality and easy to work with. Three of my projects today have a vintage theme and one is pastel Halloween (Love this trend)... I have a list a mile long of all the things I want to make in the next six weeks or so. Better get bizzzyyyyyyy.
First up today is a circular card! I always forget how fun it is to create a circle card! I used all papers from Photoplay and mixed and matched papers, stickers, gems and a bit of ribbon from my stash. I die cut the card base from black shimmer paper, then layered polka dots in black and white and orange. Everything is splashed with dark silver ink. I added gems and an epoxy shape too. Bits of glitter glue on each piece add the right amount of sparkle. The card opens at the top and there's plenty of room inside for a message. The collection is called Creepin' It Real! Traditional colors and themes for spooky season!
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Next up is a cool witchy poo card! This card is an A2 card base layered with black shimmer paper and orange spider web papers... Then I used ephemera and stickers from the collection, and gems and glitter.....and more papers! It's kind of a mixed media piece! I made the broom myself with a stick from our front bushes! I'll talk more about that in a minute...
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Here's a close up of my handmade broom! EEK. So fun to make!! I got a small twig from our front yard.... I cut a strip of the plaid patterned paper about two inches wide. I used scissors to cut into the paper strip about three quarters of the way up. Then I glued the strip onto the twig by carefully wrapping it tightly around the twig. I glued the entire way to keep it nice and tight/compact. After it was dry, I spread the 'bristles' out with my fingers. I wrapped the top with twine and a bow and a gem. And then I added a little bit of glitter glue to it! LOVE this part of my project!
Next up is a little half medallion/rosette decoration! Instead of making a large round rosette, I just made a half one! I added circles to the top and then decorated with stickers and ephemera.... And another epoxy shape.... Aren't those ghosties sill in their florals? So fun!! The whole thing is splashed with gold paint for good measure. Love that bat paper!!
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I might end up gluing this onto a card front - or maybe decorating a Halloween project!!
And lastly for today - another cute little ghostie! I again used new stamps and dies and stickers from Photoplay Paper!! I love the trend of using pink in Halloween cards so I used pink and peach here. Clean and simple design with a bit of gingham and lots of white space. Super fun and easy!!
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That's it for today! Have an awesome week and we'll see you very soon for more fun cards and projects! XOXO
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Oh the pinkness is so fun! I started my cards yesterday. It is a learning process all over again. I have been using a hammer for about 3 mo. now, so I have to begin again!! Love the fall season and Halloween is right at the top of my list. These papers are so delicious. TFS
Posted by: Anne Sturgeon | 09/16/2024 at 11:33 AM
Super cute!! Love the pink!! Love your work!
Posted by: spilor / Lori Spitzer | 09/16/2024 at 07:43 AM
Good Morning Wanda..
My morning routine to get ready for the busy day ahead is my breakfast annnnndddd a trip to Wanda's blog! Now that is the way to start of day. You always put sooo much love and time into each and every beautiful project! Thank-YOU for always inspiring me in every way!! You are the best!
Posted by: Christine Dol | 09/16/2024 at 04:18 AM