Potions Book

Hi Everyone,
Are you ready to get your creep on? Pop over to the My Rusty Crown Blog to see how I made this postions book using Eileen Hull's Journal Die.

Here's a little sneak peek for you.
Jess

Watching and Waiting Halloween Card

Hi Everyone,
 We are celebrating all things spooky over at Emerald Creek this month and I have a quick card for you.

I started with black cardstock that I stamped with the Web stamp and then embossed using Oil Rubbed Bronze.

Do you love Tim Holtz paper dolls as much as I do? I hate fussy cutting and these guys just have so many uses.  Today I took a Skull Charm and cut off the hasp.  I glued the skull over the head and added a crown of dead flowers colored with Distress Stains.

I added my lady to the background and gave her a giant pair of Scissors.  The scissors have some Red Pepper Alcohol Ink on them. 

I added a sentiment from the Halloween Clipping set and my creepy card is done.

Happy Haunting!

Jess

The Savage Monster

Hi everyone,
 A few months back I made one of the large stages from Gyspy Soul.  You can find that stage here.  Using the same techniques I used on the big stage I made the Miniature Stage.

This stage is full of Tim Holtz Halloween goodies!The stage is covered in the new Halloween paper.  The edges have been rubbed with Black Soot Oxide ink and spritzed to make it drip.

I used the spider web from the Halloween corners(coming soon to the store) to decorate the back of the stage.  There is another tiny spider creeping around on the front.  Can you find him?

The paper doll is from the new ancestors set.  I gave her some wings from Prima and tinted them using red alcohol ink.  She's holding a frozen Charlotte head I made using a mold and resin.  The head has been aged using mushroom alcohol ink.  The tiny skulls are beads that have been colored using snow cap and mushroom alcohol ink.

The top of the stage is embossed using Oil Rubbed Bronze Emerald Creek embossing powder.

 I love the fringe.  I think we need this in every color and all year round.

Happy Haunting,
Jess

Simon Says Stamp Shimmer and Shine

The Strange Story of Amelia Hardy

Hello Everyone,

I love creating for Halloween. I have a creepy project for you today with a full tutorial over on the My Rusty Crown Blog.  Pop over and have a look.  Here's a little taste of what awaits!

Jess

Frida Shrine

Hey Everyone,
It's been a bit since I have posted.  I have been busy attending my very first crop and teaching.  Today I created this for Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts.

I worked on this piece while attending the crop.  I had a lot of fun, but man I did not get much done! I was there for a full day and just managed to squeeze this out under the wire.

I started with the back piece of the Reliquary- Tower Top.  I used a very thin layer of gesso and then painted it with Abandoned Coral Distress Paint.  Once my paint was dry I used a Ripe Persimmon Distress Crayon through a stencil.  The edges got a rough coat of Emerald Creek's Salted Wine Embossing Powder.  

I used one piece of the Folding House Shrine for the next layer.  I gessoed and then used Mermaid Lagoon Distress Paint.  The stenciled flowers were made using various Distress Inks.  Why am I not listing them? Well...

I decided this wasn't enough. It looks cool, but it wasn't popping enough for me.  The relics and Artifacts skull has a coat of Vintage Distress Collage Medium and then a light layer of crackle medium.  I rubbed Black Soot Crayon into the cracks and her teeth.  The eyes and nose have a thin layer of black acrylic paint.  The wings are from Rubber Moon.  I colored them using Distress Oxide Inks in Wilted Violet, Fossilized Amber, and Spiced Marmalade.  

I went back to the Reliquary- Tower Top and added some more layers

Distress Oxides in Spiced Marmalade, Fossilized Amber, and Vintage Photo made it perfectly grungy.  

The House Shrine got a layer of Fractured Ice Embossing Powder and some Charred Gold on the edge.  Distress Oxide inks Cracked Pistachio, Broken China, and Vintage Photo make this layer just right.  

I added tiny tattered floral flowers to the skull and they are tipped with a bit of Vintage Photo Distress Crayon.The Wings were edged with Charred Gold Embossing powder.  I added scribbles using gel pens.  

I thought the quote was appropriate since I didn't have my craft room at my fingertips and I had to work with what I brought.  I also like that it is a nod to Frida since she was limited in her mobility, yet the need to create was always there.  

Jess

'Til death do us part

Hi Everyone,
I am so excited to be posting my first project as an Emerald Creek Design team member!

It's that time of year when the ghosts and goblins start to take over.  I love creating creepy things for Halloween.  Here is one of the first(of I am sure what will be many) spooky projects for the season.
I didn't do a step by step for this one, just because it is fairly easy for you to replicate.

 These skull charms are killer. For this project I used my wire cutters to snip off the bale.

He still looks pretty happy to be married to the corpse bride.  

Pop over during the month to see what other ghouls and spirits come my way!

Jess

I'm entering this into:

A Vintage Journey CreateWithin A frame

Simon Says Stamp Powder Power

Creepy goods from Emerald Creek:

skull charm
fallen blossom stamps
burnt copper leaves embossing powder
mercury rising embossing powder
embossing ink

Other spooky products:
black gesso
mini cabinet card
found relative card
black flowers
heat tool
small talk

Halloween shadow box

We've had a couple days that were under 100 degrees here so Fall must be coming!  Time to start working on Halloween goodies.
I have had this box kicking around for some time.  I knew when I got it I wanted to alter it, but I was saving it for just the right project.

I started by painting the box with a very light coat of black paint.  Once that was dry I painted it with my Ten Second Sudios patina paint to make it look rusty.  Once the rust was dry I put on a coat of Crackle Distress Paint.  The crackle flaked off on parts, but I think it works perfectly with this project.

I added bits and bobs until I came up with this...

Creepy, right?!

I have a box of these little birdcages that I found at Goodwill.  The bird is white and the gold is nice and shiny.  A little black paint took care of that.  Now I had my raven.  

Next came Charlotte.  I have a couple of these giant Charlottes that a great friend gave me.  I haven't used one before this project.  I added a Remnant Rub spider to her shoulder.  

A skull in a corked dome. Evidence number 73362.  

The skeleton image was spritzed, crumpled, dried, and inked before being used in the back.  I stamped "nevermore" down the side.

A rusty finial and a painted bingo number complete the top.

The bingo part was red so I had to paint it.   You can still see some red peeping out.  I think it adds to the creepy factor.  

Check out that rusty, chippy, cracked paint.  Awesome.  

There you have it.  

Don't get too scared. 

What have you been crafting?

I am entering this project into a couple challenges.

Frilly and Funkie Haunting Halloween Challenge

Vintage Journey Heavy Metal Challenge

Our Creative Corner GO Rustic Challenge

Craft Hoarders Anonymous Happy Fall Y'all

SImon Says Stamp Falling in love with Fall

Rhedd's Creative Spirit- October-challengehalloween-or-not

Jess

Tim Holtz style ATCs

A Vintage Journey blog is having a touch of Tim challenge.  They want us to create ATCs.  I made some ballerina ATCs a while back and I always forget how much I enjoy making them.

This ATC started as an oops tag.  I used some crackle texture paste on the bottom of a manila tag and decided I didn't like how it looked.  It has been sitting on my desk for month.  I trimmed it to ATC size and used Distress Stain in Ripe Persimmon, Spiced Marmalade, and Weathered Wood. I used my Harlequin Stencil with Black Soot distress ink on top.  Remnant rubs and a vial label add detail to the top.  A rosette with a shrink plastic skull finish this card.

This little witch is from Lisa's Altered Art.  The background on this ATC is tissue wrap spritzed with Distress Ink and Dylusions.  The top is a pediment die cut using the painted industrial technique.

Tattered tulle adds to the creep factor on this card.  I love the pink and black.  Not your traditional Halloween colors.

 I did one non Halloween card too.  The background on this one has Distress Embossing powder.  A teeny Paula bow is on the side.  I just love these birds.

I hope you enjoyed my ATCs.

Simon Says Stamp Witch craft

What have you been crafting?

Jess

Compendium of Curiosities Challenge 7

Time for another CC3 challenge! Linda Ledbetter's hosting another challenge.  This time the focus is painted industrial. Inspiration Emporium is the sponsor this round.
 It's been disgustingly hot here and I felt a bit of autumn would be welcome.

I wish the glitter frame had photographed better.  

I think my favorite part of the frame are the creepy vials in the corner.

This is the last of my vintage brass name plates.  These were an awesome gift from a crafty buddy.

I hope you like my bit of fall.

What have you been crafting?

Jess