Oh my gourd!!! WW inspiration

 

 

Well, another Wednesday has crept up on me, and caught me a little behind.

Nothing has gone as planned this week, especially my gourd project.

This week HDH is sponsored by Funworld's Floating Pumpkin Kits.

With it still being a little early in the season for pumpkins, I decided to use

a faux pumpkin for my project. I've had some for a few years and never got

around to actually carving them, but the monkeys at Mike's do it every year

for their check out counter lights and displays, so how hard can it be?

I watched a few videos with helpful hints and tips for a successful

fake pumpkin carving experience. I decided the easiest and fastest  

way was to use a Dremel. I think the key here is to use the correct bit.

I did not use the correct bit. I gave up immediately after the incorrect bit caught the

foam of the pumpkin and ripped a big plug of faux punkin foam out of my design.

Boo on power tools.

I ended up using the little saw they provide in the kit, a nail file, an X-acto knife,

a bastard file, and finally a rat tail file. Now doesn't all that sound so much easier

than carving a real pumpkin?!

No, no it doesn't.  

The actual kit is quite simple to use on the pumpkin once you have

carved it to your liking. Or to your disliking. I went with a very simple

design even though I really wanted to show off like Donna and Lady B.

They both went in the professionally finished and insanely detailed route,

which worked for them quite nicely.

I hung my pumpkin rather high so the neighborhood delinquents would have to

work really hard to give this guy a roundhouse kick or use it as a punching bag.

Don't even tempt them...     

And then the piece de resistance, I didn't have a freaking fake tea light

on hand except for a purple Hello Kitty one that was pretty weak.

Really?

Anyhoo, the Floating Pumpkin kit is pretty cool and would be great if

you hung a bunch in a display or from your trees. Very simple to use

and gives a great effect to your Hallowe'en displays.   

  

Since I wasn't feeling I had performed to my full potential this week,

I made an ATC using Andrea's awesome pumpkin digi and

the cool Raven background was a fabulous freebie from Ike a

few weeks ago. I used a Memory Box "Spooky collage" stamp

over the Copic colored pumpkin and added some distress inks,

a sticker, and a couple of rhinestones to finish it off. 

I may have redeemed myself.

 

Oh! And I'm not the only one with a Wednesday project to share.

 

Andrea

Killer clay work and paint job! LOVE the stitched mouth!!

 

Teri

This little Pumpkinhead cutie is now available at

Delicious Doodles. Teri is offering a special deal

if you'd like to have all 10 of the new Halloweenies line. 

Drop by her shop and check them out! 

 

 

Fiona

Awesome image! The perfect pumpkin if you ask me.

 

 

 

Mark

 

 

Fabulously gourdgeous tag and ATC! 

 

It's nice to have some mid week company here in the dungeon. 

And how's that for inspiration?

 

Now for the real reason you are still hanging about...

the Gruesome Twosome!!! 

Last week's challenge really did challenge you guys didn't it?

Bare Bones was a hard one for most of us, but some of you were

really in your zone.

 

Congratulations to

 

Carla

So elegant and classy.

 

 

and

 

Claire  

I am a sucker for an altered image like that bunny pinata,
with his guts kinda hangin' out. Nicely done.



Please grab your badge and display it proudly.

 Thank you to everyone who took the challenge last week.
We had a lot of really good eye candy to choose from. It keeps getting harder
and harder to choose every week.
We can't wait to see your pumpkin inspired projects for this week's
Oh My Gourd!! challenge.