Haunted Design House

Today, I'm showing a few snapshots from around the house... before it gets dark & all the candles are lit!  I'll take more photos tonight... when all is aglow :)  I hope your Halloween is Frightful!

Well, kids... the big day is almost here!  I didn't get much of anything done today, so I have a ton of work ahead of me tomorrow... spiderwebs, creepy black vines, the big mummy... yikes.  I won't bother dusting anything... that will just add to the ambiance, right?  ;) Ok, tonight's card is a whole lotta Ca-yoot-ness (right, Patti J.?)  ;)  I know this little sprite isn't too spooky, but she's a little grungey.. does that count?  I think I would look like this if I put a bow in my hair, too ;)  Although, I don't wear dresses... or pink... and I have a mouth & nose... Stamps (TAC):   Spunky Sprite Girls , retired sentiment Paper:  Brighten My Day , White UltraSmooth cardstock, DCWV card base Ink:   Noir Palette Colorant:   Prismacolors w/mineral oil blending Other:   misc. ribbons, Bazzill & misc. florals,  jewel I think I'll be off for the night... to let the images of ghosties & goblins dance about in my skull  ;) BTW:  let'

More Happy Mail from another TAC Angel demonstrator!  I'm telling you, the gals (& few guys) that are demos for TAC are some of the NICEST people ever.  This group of Halloweenie yummies is from Suzanne Edwards ... Thanks Suzanne!  From Recollections:  pom pom spidey stickers, brads, paper ribbon, fabric trims/ribbons, and some REALLY cool metal charms.  And the cutest handmade vampire card... she said this package of goodies is because I am so kind to everyone... {psssst, Suzanne... you are TOTALLY blowing my cover here, girl... you are supposed to keep that on the D.L. ;)} Thanks again, Suzanne!  And if you would like to pop by her blog and show her some luvin', that would be great ;)

Gruesome Twosome for last week:  Glenna for the sparkly spider butt (it just makes me smile), and Linda aka Oz for her mad drawing skills on that witchie treat bag!  Grab your GT badge in the sidebar ladies... I know... Linda already has one ;) !

It's Tuesday and I should be working!  But instead, I thought I'd share my take on this week's challenge :) I know... it's cute... but in a kinda creepy way, right?  I can't remember which TAC Angel demo suggested it, but she thought I could creep-out these cupids, and... Ta Da! Stamps:   Love & Friendship (TAC) Paper:  DCWV card base, White UltraSmooth cardstock Ink:   Palette Noir Other:   Prismacolors w/ mineral oil, Black & Crystal Stickles, Scor-Pal & Scor-Bug, misc. sheer ribbon, black gems from JoAnn's, pop dots I love their little black glittery wings... I did go a little Stickles-happy on this one, but it IS a wedding image after all... ya' gots to have the glitta, baby.  :) I'm hoping to see some more participation this week!  I really want to have a bunch of names in the bonus drawing!  If we get a good number I might draw more than one name... you never know... that's just how I roll. What do you think? .

Did I forget to mention that everyone that participates in this week's challenge will be in an extra prize drawing?  Yeah... since it IS Halloween Week after all :)  I'm not saying what all will be included, but it will be some Halloweenie goodness.

Welcome to Haunted Design House's Macabre Monday challenge ! HDH Macabre Monday Rules: 1 . Create a Halloweenie SOMETHING (card, scrap page, altered item, whatever) that follows the specific Macabre Monday challenge given. Cutesy Halloween is fine, but creepy is better :) However, no extra 'points' are given either way. 2. You have until the following Sunday night @ 5pm central time to post your creation and linky back here. 3. If you upload to any online galleries (TACPCC, PW, PCP, SCS, etc.) , please tag the title using HDH011 . 4. I'll have monthly contest giveaways... tune in for additional details. 5. I'll be selecting a weekly Gruesome Twoso me (my top two favorite creations) from all the players. At the end of every month these will be compiled and a Master of Macabre will be selected. He/she will be asked to be a guest blogger for the following month, if they so wish, and receive a little giftie from me... this could be stamp sets, hand

Gruesome Twosome for last week:  Beth Van Brunt for her beautifully eerie skull card, and Creative Momma for her AWESOME dimensional skull sign!  Grab your GT badge in the sidebar ladies!

Ok, so I still haven't picked the Gruesome Twosome this week... I'm hoping to do that tonight, so be watching for that post :) Here is my take on the ingredients challenge:  green, black, purple &/or tan in color,  and something round & shiny See... told ya' it was going to be a super-simple one!  I found the metal container in the $1 spot at Target like TWO FREAKIN' YEARS AGO !  Yep... I've had it in my pit of studio this whole time.  It was already painted black with the shiny metal lid, so all I did was add a little patterned paper, fuzzy skull rub-ons, and a little stamped cardstock, and BOOM ... done. Stamps ( all TAC ) :   So Splattered ( retired ), Label Lingo ( Hostess Level D set ) Paper:   Bo-Bunny dp, kraft & black cardstocks ( TAC ) Ink:   StazOn & Palette Other:   flocked rub-on kit from Making Memories, Target container I stamped splatters on the lid with StazOn & then heat-set it (just in case)... we'll see how i

Welcome to Haunted Design House's Macabre Monday challenge ! HDH Macabre Monday Rules: 1 . Create a Halloweenie SOMETHING (card, scrap page, altered item, whatever) that follows the specific Macabre Monday challenge given. Cutesy Halloween is fine, but creepy is better :) However, no extra 'points' are given either way. 2. You have until the following Sunday night @ 5pm central time to post your creation and linky back here. 3. If you upload to any online galleries (TACPCC, PW, PCP, SCS, etc.) , please tag the title using HDH010 . 4. I'll have monthly contest giveaways... tune in for additional details. 5. I'll be selecting a weekly Gruesome Twoso me (my top two favorite creations) from all the players. At the end of every month these will be compiled and a Master of Macabre will be selected. He/she will be asked to be a guest blogger for the following month, if they so wish, and receive a little giftie from me... this could be stamp sets, hand

Go check out my other blog here:  http://fosterdesignhouse.blogspot.com/2009/10/happy-mail.html I've received some Halloween yumminess from a group of the nicest ladies... .

Welcome to Haunted Design House's Macabre Monday challenge ! HDH Macabre Monday Rules: 1 . Create a Halloweenie SOMETHING (card, scrap page, altered item, whatever) that follows the specific Macabre Monday challenge given. Cutesy Halloween is fine, but creepy is better :) However, no extra 'points' are given either way. 2. You have until the following Sunday night @ 5pm central time to post your creation and linky back here. 3. If you upload to any online galleries (TACPCC, PW, PCP, SCS, etc.) , please tag the title using HDH009 . 4. I'll have monthly contest giveaways... tune in for additional details. 5. I'll be selecting a weekly Gruesome Twoso me (my top two favorite creations) from all the players. At the end of every month these will be compiled and a Master of Macabre will be selected. He/she will be asked to be a guest blogger for the following month, if they so wish, and receive a little giftie from me... this could be stamp sets, han

I delight in finding creepy-cool schtuff at Hobby Lobby... I think it is because they are more cutesy-Halloween than creepy.  This little beauty was in their random metal & glass, chotchky, dust-collecting decor items area... me likey :) .

I thought I'd share another little treat project today.  How cute is this little row of pumpkins?!  It's very basic and super easy to make, and I'll be selling a few of these at an upcoming craft fair.  Sorry about the photos... it was cloudy when I snapped them. I created a little accordian-folded divider so that the little guys wouldn't move around in the box.  May I just say:  the Scor-Pal makes crafty life so easy sometimes!  I created a template, however it is not to scale... but it is so seriously easy you can just line it up on the SP and go to town: This box feels nice and sturdy because I have an extra side piece that folds over... this also creates a nice finished top edge.  I did trim a smidgen off of the outer piece that folds over and in so it would fit correctly.  The acetate lid is created with the same box bottom template, except omit the two outer 1" x 5-1/4" sections.  I just used a mini glue dot to secure each flap so that there would

Welcome to the Haunted Design House's Macabre Monday challenge ! HDH Macabre Monday Rules: 1 . Create a Halloweenie SOMETHING (card, scrap page, altered item, whatever) that follows the specific Macabre Monday challenge given. Cutesy Halloween is fine, but creepy is better :) However, no extra 'points' are given either way. 2. You have until the following Sunday night @ 5pm central time to post your creation and linky back here. 3. If you upload to any online galleries (TACPCC, PW, PCP, SCS, etc.) , please tag the title using HDH008 . 4. Starting in September, I'll have monthly contest giveaways... more details to follow. 5. I'll be selecting a weekly Gruesome Twoso me (my top two favorite creations) from all the players. At the end of every month these will be compiled and a Master of Macabre will be selected. He/she will be asked to be a guest blogger for the following month, if they so wish, and receive a little giftie from me (I have NO id

Ok, so I haven't been posting much lately, right?  Well, part of the reason is because I was busy creating these lovelies:  http://www.theangelcompany.net/PromoProjectPlaylist.html !  Click on the Fall Into Fabulous title to see the stamp specials, and click on the individual photos (including the Boo-berry one) for a closer look at the projects :) I had an absolute blast, and these stamp sets make me want to host a Halloweenie bash even more than before!  I LOVE how the two mummy things turned out... so much fun!  I think I'll be doing several of these projects to sell at my upcoming craft fair booth... most definitely. Thanks for looking!  And if you have any questions on recipes, etc., just email me and ask! .