Sunday, October 17, 2010

Totally Frightful

Before I get to my project I would like to apologize for my lack of posts this last week and not getting around to comment on you blogs.  I have been fighting some kind of bug and all I wanted to do is sleep.  I am feeling better and hopefully I will be back on schedule this week.

This week the challenge for The Cuttlebug Spot is Totally Frightful: Scarry Halloween projects.   I couldn't stop with only one project, I made two.





For my projects I made a luminary and a coffin complete with a skeleton.  For the luminaary I cut a sheet of card stock in half on the one side.  Next I scored at 1/2 and 4 1/2 inches on both pieces of paper.  Then using nestabilites I cut out the opening for the shade. using a Tim Holtz embossing folder I embossed the spider web. So the web would show up on the black I used a tool I never am without, my finger!!!  With my finger I lightly rubbed white ink on the raised parts.  I stamped the images with stazon on vellum and taped in place.  To finish I put tape on the 1/2 inch tabs and adhered to form a square.  It is amazing how this looks with a tea light battery candle in it.


For the coffin I followed a pattern from Martha Stewart found here.  I embossed the medallion for the top and matted with silver.  The sides are embossed with the long small embossing folder meant for boarders.  I robbed teh skeleton from a garland that I bought at Michael's.  The embossing is highlighted the same way with white ink.  Here are some more photos.


Make sure you stop by the rest of the design team and see what Frightful creations they have to share.

I also worked a a few challenges listed below.
 
  1. Stampin' Royalty Challenge: Spooky Kooky aka. Halloween
  2. Pile It On: Halloween for Kids
  3. One Stop Craft Challenge: Halloween
  4. Stamp Somethings: Halloween Somethings
  5. Stamptacular Sunday Challenge: No Cards Allowed
                    



21 comments:

  1. Sorry to hear you've been sick, I'm sick too. No fun, but I wish I could sleep, cough is driving me nuts! Your projects are absolutely ghoulish!!!

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  2. Love your luminaire Brenda! We must have been thinking along the same lines as I made one too! How spooky is your coffin box! Perfect embossing for this project!
    Juliexx

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  3. Love your take on this weeks challenge Brenda. The luminary and coffin is just too cute and spooky. You made me LOL, when you said you robbed the skeleton from a garland. How creative is that!

    Hugz, xx

    ~L`

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  4. OMG, this is very nice! How creative!!! And scary too!
    Good job DT buddy!

    love
    Jannie

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  5. OMG, this is very nice! How creative!!! And scary too!
    Good job DT buddy!

    love
    Jannie

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  6. Bren, this is just absolutely stunning!!!

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  7. These are fab - I love your creepy coffin!
    Helen x

    PS - thanks for joining us at Pile It On!

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  8. way cool! TFS! get better too :) it's an order, nah...just kidding about the order.

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  9. Well, you've done it again Brenda. These are totally great. Love, love the Coffin! and the medallion on the top is soooo effective. Andy.

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  10. This is awesome! That coffin is fantastic. I love all the extra details, right down to the little skeleton.

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  11. LOVE the embossing folders you used on that coffin! I have recently downloaded that template too and may just have to scraptift. LOL Your luminaria is fab too. Great spooky projects! xxD

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  12. Brenda, this is very cool! I never would have thought to make a coffin. That would make a great treat holder too. Thanks for the link for the pattern. I'm going to have to try that out (in my spare time!) Have a great week!

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  13. What an awesome assemble! Love it.
    Hugs and smiles

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  14. Well this is adorable. I love your coffin.....and thanks for the link....going there right now.

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  15. Hope you're feeling better. Great project and the coffin is great.

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  16. So glad you're feeling better, Brenda! Now you can get back to some serious creating and posting!

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  17. how fun! Spooky cuteness and tons of clever :)

    thank you for sharing your "anything" project with us at stamptacular sunday challenge!

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  18. i've been MIA but not sick, travelin GranMa (-: and autoposting everything.
    these projects are just too incredible - you have to win these challenges !!!
    hope you are back on the mend...hugs
    Linda

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