The Midnight Apothecarist

Hello!! I just had to make another pair of witch boots from Tim Holtz's Ice Skates die from Sizzix. I stepped out of my normal whimsical Halloween style with this Etcetera Tag but really wanted to make a slightly more spooky piece for these boots. 

Begin prepping a small Etcetera Tag measuring 5 1/2" x 10". Adhere black Kraft-Stock with Distress Collage Medium. Randomly sand and then ink with Frayed Burlap Distress Ink. 

Cut piece of Worn Wallpaper Halloween to size. Distress edges and randomly and bend wallpapaer to allow the black background to peek thru. Blend Frayed Burlap Distress Ink and messy stitch around the edges. Adhere the Worn Wallpaper layer using Distress Collage Medium. 

Don't adhere the bent corners to give the piece more dimension. 

Distress the edges of ephemera using the Paper Distresser tool and then ink with Frayed Burlap Distress Ink. Some of the labels are from the Ephemera Halloween pack and some are cut from Paper Stash Halloween. 

Heat emboss Star Adornments with Rocky Road Baked Texture. Allow stars to cool and then add Walnut Stain Distress Crayon. 

Prepare photo taken from Idea-ology Framed Portraits Halloween. Distress and ink edges using Frayed Burlap Distress Ink. Tear a piece of linen to size to frame photo and layer on a piece of sanded Kraft-Stock. Messy Stitch around photo. Finish off with Halloween Clippings Stickers.  

Cut a pair of Ice Skates from black cardstock adhered to a piece of Mixed Media paper. 

Cut along white lines shown for your witch boot. Cut a notch in the heel for extra detail. 

Cover boots with a layer of Distress Crazing Medium and allow to air dry. Once boots have dried rub Prima Umber Artisan Powder into the cracks and wipe away excess. Cut a length of Eclectic Elements Craft Thread and run thru a paper towel to dampen. Randomly run Walnut Stain Distress Crayon along the length of Craft Thread. With needle thread boots by beginning at back of boot and pulling thread thru til even lengths are on front and back. Thread thru every other hole and leave remaining tale at top of boot. Move needle to other end of thread and thread remaing holes on boot. Tie the remaining tales at top of boot. 

Layer ephemera behind photo and adhere to tag. Adhere Stars randomly around the tag using Distress Collage Medium which works perfectly on metal pieces. To top off the tag run a piece of black Kraft-Stock thru Botanical 3D Texture Fade. Cut to size and adhere to hole reniforcer. Once dry sand edge and ink with Frayed Burlap Distress Ink. Adhere reinforcer to tag. 

Attach boots to tag using foam squares for added dimension. 

I really enjoyed working with some darker colors and a little bit spookier of a theme on this piece. I have one maybe two more Halloween projects planned and then I think it's time to start thinking about Christmas!! What is your favorite holiday to create for?

As always thanks for stopping by.

Happy Creating ~ Jennalee 

The Witching Hour

Hello!! Don't you love when you get inspired by the piles that accumulate on your work table? That's how this project came about. I had a couple of the Pocket Watches from the assorted size pack setting out and on top of them, I had thrown a test cut of a witch die cut. When I saw them sitting there together it made me think of the witching hour. 

Cut background circle for clock from Worn Wallpaper. Stamp spider web using VersaMark and heat emboss with Charred Gold.  

Heat emboss the clock face using Hammered Metal embossing powder. 

Heat emboss the pocket watch using Rocky Road Baked texture. Two layers of powder gave the perfect textured finish and coverage. 

Emboss clock hands with Ranger Sticky Embossing Powder. While powder is still hot sprinkle on orange glitter. For the best coverage work in small sections as the Sticky Embossing Powder dries quickly. Once the orange glitter has set distress using Vintage Photo Distress Crayon. Heat emboss brad with Charred Gold.  

Sand Quote Chip and distress with Distress Inks. 

Adhere two layers of black cardstock and die cut witch from Tim Holtz's Sizzix Witchcraft die. Die cut another witch out of a flocked piece of patterned paper. From the patterned paper witch cut out the hat and dress and adhere to the black cardstock die cut. Color in face and hands with Peeled Paint Distress Oxide. Heat emboss the broom handle with bronze powder. For the bristles of the broom heat emboss using Dirty Sand Baked Texture. Add detail with blending tool and Black Soot Distress Oxide. 

Dye seam binding using Seedless Preserves Distress Oxide and Dusty Concord Distress Ink. Tie a fluffy bow around the top of the pocket watch. Attach witch to front of clock using foam squares and adhere Quote Chip on top of witch.

Thanks for stopping by and spending a few minutes with me today. I'm looking forward to a weekend of creating and sneaking in some candy corn, it's not just for props!! 

Happy Creating ~ Jennalee 

Look Around For Light

Hello and happy Wednesday!! I hope your week is treating you well so far. I don't know if you've noticed but I've been on a bit of a masculine kick recently. I love the rusty, crustiness that is so easy to incorporate into a masculine styled piece and this project is no exception. This all started with the idea of making a blueprint using Tim Holtz's new Inventor 2 stamp set from Stamper's Anonymous. Recreating a blueprint was a lot of fun!! 

Begin by inking a piece of paper using a blending tool and Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink. Spray with water and set aside to dry. Continue adding water and allowing to dry until the desired effect is achieved. 

 I chose Drawing Paper because I wanted something that was going to be easily manipulated but could hold up to a bit of water.

Tear paper to size and secure on Stamp Platform. With finger randomly apply Tarnished Brass Distress Paint. Stamp image and then immediately clean stamp before paint fully dries. 

With white ink stamp entire image and stamp. 

Using the silicone mat on your Glass Media Mat smoosh some Old Paper Distress Oxide and spray with water. Randomly drag blueprint thru ink and set aside to dry. Crinkle and tear blueprint to size to fit in a Trinket Tin. 

Because I tore off most of the script writing when tearing my piece to size I went back and added some of the script to the side of the blueprint piece. 

Using a hammer randomly add dents to the Trinket Tin. Add further distressing using a sanding block.

Note- I did not hammer on my Glass Media Mat!! 

With a felt blending pad and Mushroom Alcohol Ink add color to the tin. Randomly apply ink from the Embossing Dabber and sprinkle on Dirty Sand Baked Texture. Heat emboss and allow to cool. Once cool add a bit of Mushroom Alcohol Ink to the embossed areas for that extra grungy look.

With finger add a few swipes of Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide. 

Here is the difference between new and altered. This was a lot of fun!!! 

Distress the inside of the Trinket Tint. Apply Ground Espresso Distress Paint. Again using the Embossing Dabber apply ink randomly in corners and apply Dirty Sand Baked Texture. Same as before heat set, allow to cool and add a bit of Mushroom Alcohol Ink. 

I mean come on!! Look at that texture!! 

Prepare insert for the inside of the Trinket Tin lid. Cut time card to size bend edges and crinkle. Smoosh Old Paper and Vintage Photo Distress Oxides onto the silicone mat and spray with water. Drag card thru inks and set aside to dry. Prepare die cut gears using Sizzix Gearhead Thinlets cut from Rust Background. Attach die cut gear and Mini Gear using brads. 

Die cut number using the die set that came with the Sidekick. Heat emboss with Dirty Sand and Rocky Road Baked Texture powders. 

Trace around Paper Doll with Brushed Corduroy Distress Marker to eliminate the white edges.

Layer Doll and the die cut number in the lid adhering with Distress Collage Medium. 

Prepare inside of tin by inserting a piece of foam to prop up the blueprint. 

Before inserting the blueprint layer a mixture of die cut gears with Mini Gears and Sprokets. Attaching with mini brads. Apply Clippings sticker. 

Begin preparing Etcetera Tag by applying a page of book text using Distress Collage Medium. Make sure to work in sections so that the Collage Medium doesn't' dry on your piece before you are done working it. 

Allow this layer to dry. Once dry apply a layer of Crazing Medium using a palette knife. 

Once the layer of Crazing has dried add further detail with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and Distress Crayon. Apply a second piece of the blueprint with Distress Collage Medium layering die cut gears underneath. Leave corners unglued and add wrinkles to paper as you are applying. 

Heat emboss the hole reinforcer with Dirty Sand and Rocky Road Baked Texture. Adhere to tag with Collage Medium. 

With blending tool ink Ruler Piece with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. Cut to size using scissors. 

Alter Adornments Foundry using Mushroom Alcohol Ink and Peeled Paint Distress Crayon. 

Attach Ruler Piece to Etcetera Tag using the nails from Vignette Hardware. 

Note- do not hammer on Glass Media Mat!! 

Layer die cut gear on the lid of Trinket Tin. Wrap wire around a small bulb and adhere to the lid with hot glue. I really have no idea what this bulb is from it came from a random drawer of found junk. 

I had so much fun creating all the different textures and finishes in this piece. I think my favorite was altering the tin. I definitely need to find a reason to bang up and sand a few more!! Thanks for stopping by and spending a few minutes with me today. I hope you are able to sneak in a few minutes of creating before the weekend hits. 

Happy Creating ~ Jennalee