Altered Painter Tray

 Have you seen these Painters Trays around, they are everywhere....your local scrapbook stores, favorite craft stores, heck you might even find them at the Good will or at a yard sale. The best thing is if you can't find one - just use a window or a picture frame and make yourself something fabulous like I did. I used a Halloween Collection from Fancy Pants with mine.

 I will give you a bit of a close up of each pane, this one I added an die cut, place a witch hat on pop dots after I tie a bow around it and added a Tim Holtz metal to the front.

 This pane has s great spider that I picked up from my local Michaels, added a Tim Holtz pen nib, ric rac border sticker from Little Yellow Bicycle and a vial that I placed in side of a metal frame.

 Love the clips that you can find today, so I used mine to hold my Maya Road tickets and months to.

 Notice the fun acrylic ghost in the corner. I inked the edges with White Stazon so it would be noticed a bit better along with some rub ons to the bottom, adding a fun Halloween spider from Tim Holtz.

 I used a die cut from the collection, cut it in half and placed it on glue dots at the bottom of last two openings with pop dots. My little witches hats are cut from a sheet of paper and placed on pop dots. I added some black twine so it would look like they were hanging from it. Don't forget to notice the little dolly in the corner of the tray, it is also from Tim Holtz.

 Here is another acrylic piece only this one is a ghost and I hung it on the handle of the tray along with the some great ribbon.

 My vial is full of Glossy Accent that I added some red ink refills to, so it would like blood. Gross huh.

I hope I have inspired you to go and get a tray, find a frame or pick up a window at your local thrift shop and try making yourself a fun tray for your holiday decorating. Hugs Pammejo

"Stuck" Layout with Remininsce

Today on Scrapbook News and Review you will find this fabulous sketch that is being shared. If you never tried a sketch this one is a very easy one to get started with and I am sure you will love your layout when it is completed.

This is my take on the layout. I used Reminisce Autumn Harvest for my project.  I punched an edge on the left using an EK Inch Punch, then laced brown sheer ribbon through it and added a Vintag metal with one of the leaves to the top of the triangle shape. I used burlap to give the image of the semi-circle that is shown on the sketch. Added some of the words to the matted photo along with Want2Scrap gemstones to finish the layout. Again I hope you try out the sketch and check on Scrapbook News and Review.

But you know when you make one layout you have to make a layout to go along with it. This is my companion layout showing a few more pictures of my husband and brother-in-law trying to figure out how to get it out of the mud and leaves. Don't you love how I tipped the bottom right corner up and stapled it, I think it is a cool little focal point. My letters are from Creative Imaginations that I stained with Marmalade stain. I added a small piece of burlap and a button to the top of the page, I always like using some of same or similar items on both pages.

Supplies:
Reminisce Autumn Harvest
EK Inch Punch
Want2Scrap Gemstones
Tim Holtz Marmalade Stain
Creative Imaginations Narrative Letters
Tiny Attacher
Chestnut Roan Ink
Burlap
Brown Sheer Ribbon
Vintag Metal

Nevermore Card with Stampendous

Love, Love this Nevermore Stamp from Stampendous and it made a fabulous card using My Minds Eye Lost and Found Halloween Paper Pad. I distressed all of the edges and added some waded up gauze that I stained underneath the stamped image. I think it gives it a really cool look on top of the chipboard buttons from Graphic 45. So tried  getting some gauze, tea dye, ink, spray, etc and just have fun with it. Hugs Pammejo

Nevermore Card with Stampendous

Love, Love this Nevermore Stamp from Stampendous and it made a fabulous card using My Minds Eye Lost and Found Halloween Paper Pad. I distressed all of the edges and added some waded up gauze that I stained underneath the stamped image. I think it gives it a really cool look on top of the chipboard buttons from Graphic 45. So tried  getting some gauze, tea dye, ink, spray, etc and just have fun with it. Hugs Pammejo

Toil and Trouble Layout/Sketch using Echo Park Chillingsworth

I found a fabulous layout that was being shared over at Paper Patch Crafts and decided I just had to do it. Here is my take on the sketch, I used Echo Park Chillingsworth Paper collection and it cacam together very quick and easy. I added a border piece of paper that I punched using an EK Success Border Punch.

I love paper collection because all of your papers and more importantly the embellishments are in the pack. I like to place some of the sticker on pop dots and to keep them from folding over I use my static bag for my embossing to make the sticker not a sticker.  
Hint: place your pop dots on your sticker, don't remove the paper from the stop side of pop dot and rub your static bag over the sticker, this will cover up the adhesive on the sticker

Here is the sketch from Paper Patch Crafts. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Hugs Pammejo

WORLD CARD MAKING DAY - Sizziz Borders and Hydrageas Die

I have fell in love with this new die that Designer Eileen Hull has designed for Sizzix. All I can say it is amazing and super easy to use. Not only that but the bonus is you get not only the flower but both borders on the same day. How cool is that!!!!! AND what a fabulous day to share but for WORLD CARD MAKING DAY!!!!! For my first card I used the ric rac border from the die on my Kraft card that I stamped with Technique Tuesdays Ali Edwards stamps and black ink.

 Here is a  closer look at the flowers, the centers are from Prima's Say It with Crystals. I think it gave a fabulous center to the flowers.

 My With Sympathy Card is made with the other border that is on the die. The stamp comes from Paper Smooches, I also embossed the image so it would pop off the the My Minds Eye The Sweetest Thing paper.

 Again, here is a closer look at the the flowers. I also did paint on Glimmer Glaze on the flowers, this will allow them to be stiff but not change the dimension of the flowers. I also did a bit of inking on the petals. My leaves I hand tore tear drop shapes, misted them lightly, crushed them up, shaped them and aloud them to dry before placing them on my card. I bit of bling from Prima never hurt anything. I hope you look and get the die from Sizzix because I am sure you will love it as much as I do. Hugs Pammejo

Maple Leaves Frame - SNR

I love finding great buys and that is exactly what I discovered at the dollar store with this $1.00 frame. Of course it was a different color when I started and I painted it black to go along with the inspiration piece that is being shared with you at Scrapbook News and Review today.

 I decided to use the Maple Leaf stamp and Halloween Paper Collection from Memory Box to capture my project from. I think that it worked well with the saying, colors and portrait that I envision in my mind.

I love metals so I want to give you a bit of a close up on the frame that I placed in the upper left corner. the bird is from one of the pieces of papaer. I hope you are inspired and try making a frame or other project from the Inspirational piece that is being shared today. Hugs Pammejo