Hauntingly Cute

Hi everyone,

I've noticed that I haven't posted for a while, how about a little halloween project for you?

This project is from my favorite website SVGCuts.com 

Mary always designs fantastic 3D files for all occasions. I think I am her biggest fan, I can't even say enough good things about Mary and Leo. The site is great and the assembly tutorials they put together are superb. You guys are AWESOME.

As soon as I saw the Haunted Forest kit, I downloaded it the same day. Check out this cute haunted cottage...

The sign was an add on by me. Every bed and broomstick inn needs a sign.

Here it is all lit up with green LED lights

Here's one more view of the cottage

Paper used in this project was Kaisercraft for the roof, Bo Bunny for the house and Graphic 45 for the base, and highlighted or enhanced with Primary Elements painted over top for a spooky shimmer

Thanks for checking out my post. Have a hauntingly fun week, and we will see you next time.

Vintage Vinyard Canvas

Hello my friends, I wanted to share my latest creative endeavor with you.

The Compendium of Curiousities 3 Challenge this time is Distress Photo Tinting, and sponsored by the Funkie Junkie Boutique. You can check out the links here if you're curious...

http://lindaledbetter.com/2014/09/compendium-of-curiosities-3-challenge-12.html

http://www.thefunkiejunkie.com/Default.asp

Canvas size is 8x8

Photo credits: barrell links to weddingsbylilly.com

                      grapes links to everyday-serendipities tumblr

It all started with a great photo. I wish I could say I took it, but my photography skills are just not that great. I love Pinterest! In fact, that's where I found the inspiration for the canvas with the peeled back layers as well as these awesome photos. 

In the above photo, I made a bunch of "grapes" using glue and beads for the top of the barrell. The leaves were all cut and hand colored with permanent markers. The lantern was from my stash of .png files I used last year for halloween.

Everything used on this project was from items I had on hand. The only thing I bought was the "grapes" which are actually little styrofoam berries from the dollar store.

I have fallen in love with home decor creations. I enjoy using my art supplies to make projects for my home. I give a lot of my stuff away, but I do keep those special items JUST FOR ME!

I am also going to post this one on Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge blog. The theme this week is "Falling in Love with"

You can check out the link here:

               http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=1955

Once Upon an Eerie Tale

Hello again,

I had a lot of fun designing this project. I love my Silhouette machine and SVGCuts.com was hosting an Autumn Challenge using all of Mary's SVG files. It worked out great because the Urban Scrapbook's October kit was "make anything you want". Here is my submission for the SVGCuts.com Autumn Challenge...

The paper used was Graphic 45's " an Eerie Tale" as well as some plain black and yellow cardstock.  The wheels have Tim Holtz' mirror paper on the main circles

SVGCuts file kits used were:

Enchanted Autumn (Pumpkin Carriage)

Gothic Flourishes (bats, hat, sign, chains, headless horseman with pumpkin, side and front embellishments on carriage)

Maple Manor (cats)

Here's a better view of the side embellishement

Thanks for taking a look. I hope you enjoyed my eerie enchanted carriage.

The Sizzix Challenge

Hello and thanks for stopping by my Blog. I wanted to share a 12x12 layout that I created for the Sizzix Challenge. 

I loved the inspirational photo we were to use for our project. I was originally going to make a 3D item (which, if you know me, I am crazy passionate about) but the photo led me to a layout featuring it instead.

Here is the list of Sizzix dies that I used:

Rustic Lantern

Mini Lantern (movers and shapers)

Frameworks Courtyard

Bird branch

Tattered Flower Garland (Sizzlits)

Confetti (Sizzlits)

For texture and interest, I used the following Sizzix embossing folders:

Waves and Bubbles

Winter Berries

Courtyard

Springtime Background

The paper selection was important as well, pulling colors from the photo:

BoBunny (base, flowers and stems)

Bazzil (darker green)

Carta Bella "So Noted" (pale pink)

Websters Pages "Quote Me"

Fancy Pants "old flame" woodgrain 

Clearly for Art by Wendy Vecchi

Inks and Stuff:

Distress ink - Walnut Stain, Peeled Paint, Picked Raspberry, Mowed Lawn

Liquid Pearls - Hydrangea and Key Lime

Wire

And Start each day with a grateful heart, but don't forget to Shine On.  Enjoy...

You can check out the other Sizzix Challenge inspirations right here...

http://blog.sizzix.com/the-sizzix-challenge/

Free Spirit

Hello and welcome back,

I made this mixed media 12x12 collage just for fun.  I was inspired by the gorgeous stencil "Free Spirit" from Prima.

I colored her with Shinhan and Copic markers. Then I began to build the collage around her.

It is my homage to Finnabair. I was lucky enough to take her classes this summer. I learned so much from her and she is truly beautiful inside and out. Love you Anna!!

Here you can see the dimension of the pieces. I used real feathers on her hair decoration.

Dream with your free spirit...

Thanks for taking a look. I will be back soon with some autumn and halloween projects.

Keep calm and create on until then.

CC 3 Challenge - Assemblage Clock. Time Flies

Yay for 3D projects.  Love it!  Check out all the fabulous projects this time here: http://lindaledbetter.com/2014/08/compendium-of-curiosities-3-challenge-10.html

And this challenge is being sponsored by the funkiejunkie boutique. Check out the great online store here: http://www.thefunkiejunkie.com

Time flies doesn't it? I really don't know where the years go. Anyway maybe I'm just getting old. When I was a kid, the summer seemed to go on forever, now as an adult, I want the time to slow down so I can enjoy hanging out and do nothing.  Anyway...I hope you enjoy my project. Let's have a look...

Those who know me, know that I absolutely love 3D projects. I have been working on this clock for a while. I was a cutting, layering fool. And for some reason my photos really weren't capturing the whole project very well, so apologies for the pics being a bit over exposed in places. (Grrrr)

Here is the inside view, lots of layered gears.

Here is a better view of the birds in flight wrapping around the clock. The outside was covered with embossed foil, antiqued with black distress paint and then highlighted with primary elements "pumpkin spice". Washi tape finished off the edge at the back.

Urban Scrapbook September Kit

Oh, I have been a bad blogger...the weather outside was just delightful in August. It was hard to tear myself away from the new deck and bottles of wine last month. Haha.

Our kit this month at Urban Scrapbook is gorgeous. The pretty paper line "Indian Summer" from WeR Memory Keepers,  inspired me do create a dreamcatcher layout.

It started with one of my favorite photos. I tracked it back to www.79ideas.org for New Home Collection by H&M  

I can see myself being a rogue traveller enjoying the good life by the ocean in a vintage VW bus. Oh a girl can dream...

I cut the photo with a Silhouette file and matted it on a slightly offset shape to make it pop.

The dream catcher is another file cut and inked to match the layout. The little VW bus diecut is from Tattered Lace.  I rolled some paper beads and cut out some of flowers from one of the sheets included in the kit.

The metal feather (Maya Road) was painted and attached with a decorative jump ring (Tim Holtz)

The debossing folder, banners, letters, and leather cording are all in the kit this month. 

Enjoy the good life and get scrappin'.