Haunted Design House

... where does the time go?! Christmas cards one post... Hallloween the next :) For those of you who don't know, I am the Halloween Queen . My house always has a bit of Halloweenie-ness goin' on, decor wise... I've got quite the collection workin'. So, from time-to-time, I'll throw a little card creepiness out year-round... that's just how I roll ;) Remember when I said I wanted to color that little owl from the Bird Cage set with minereal oil & Prismacolors... well, here he is! He turned out pretty wicked-cool if I may say. Stamps: Bird Cage , Fresh Air Favorites ( retiring!!! grab this now! ) , Glitter Goblins Paper: Bazzill Mono-Oranges , Bazzill Mono-Greens , Natural cs , White UltraSmooth cs , and misc. dark brown cs Ink: VersaMark , Burnt Umber Palette Other: Antique Copper Hardware , Crystal Laquer , Prismacolors & mineral oil blending, foam tape I love distressing paper for extra Halloweenie-ness... no pristine princess in this house {w...

OMG! Is this little guy not the CUTEST thing ever?! I just wanted to eat him up! This is Baby Ira, my great-nephew, and he is my little flying monkey (get it... Wizard of Oz... witch... flying monkey...)! Don't you LOVE the partial banana on his head and the outtie belly-button?! He doesn't look very happy when I'm holding him because he just woke up (that is my story and I'm sticking to it!) . He's almost 9 months ( I think ... bad Bad Aunt Barbi!!) and is such a happy, lovey, cay-yootie pa-tootie ! We didn't have many trick-or-treaters again this year... it's getting less and less all the time. But you should have seen the sweet little bumble bee, Minnie Mouse, and cowboy that received the extra-special stuff!! OMG... too cute! (of course Baby Ira got one too, duh). Laurie brought over her little McD's french fry box, Garrett (OMG! cuteness!)... I didn't get a picture of him, but hopefully Laurie will forward one along (ahem, hint hint). Hope your...

Ok, we all know I have the flair for creepiness... so if you don't dig that, please avert your eyes!! Since I only have tonight and maybe tomorrow (if I have time!!) to get my final Halloweenieness out of my system, I thought I'd go out with bang... or 'thud', or an AAAAAAAAAAAAAAACCCCCCCKKKK... or however you roll :) The only TAC about this Skull Poem card is the olive & sage cardstocks. I just couldn't resist using my Glimmer Mists again (which you CAN'T see in this photo... dang it!). The skull is from Artful Illusions and the cemetery is from Cow Town. The poem, I think, was a Battle Axe stamp (not sure, got it at a convention!). In case you can't read it, it says: "When the deep purple falls over the sleepy walls, And stars begin to flicker in the sky, Through the mist of a memory you wander back to me, Breathing my name with a sigh. --Mitchell Parish" No, I'm sure Mr. Parish did not intend for his poem to become part of some creepy H...

Let me just start off by saying that I am half asleep while writing this. I only had about 2 hours of sleep last night (and the night before) because Poot's snoring is getting worse and worse. I was such a cranky bi-yatch today, that I am sure my boss and co-worker wanted to kick me to the curb. So, without further ado, and so I can go to bed EARLY , here is tonight's fun stuff: Jack-o-Pop Boo card supplies: Stamps: Halloween Town, Fresh Air Favorites, & Boo! gwp stamp Paper: DCWV orange, misc. black & white cardstocks Ink: Chartreuse, Landscape, Jardin Moss, Violette, & Noir Palettes Other: hydra sponge & sanding block What do you think? Yes, a simple one, but I'm pooped...

Finally! Here it is... the Halloween Angel Art Challenge ! I decided to create these little Goblin Sweet Pails to give to a choice few on Halloween night to the kids with the best costumes! I'll put candy in the ones I give out, but for today's purposes, I just used marbles to hold up the 'Spooky' pick. I had purchased these little pails from the Target $1 spot a year or two ago and finally used them!! Goblin Sweet Pails supply list: Stamps: Glitter Goblins, Fresh Air Favorites Paper: Bazzill Basics and misc. eggplant & black cardstocks Inks: Noir & Landscape Palettes Other: hydra sponge, May Arts ribbon, black crochet thread, natural jute, large silver eyelets, wooden skewers Using Landscape Palette, I stamped an image from FAF on the upper left & lower right portions of the tag. It looks like a greenish charcoal color in real life due to the base being rusty orange. After punching the scallop, I wadded it up and tore portions for effect... I also d...

Ok, so I didn't get all of my stuff done that I needed to so that I could post something fun tonight :( But I DID get my project done for tomorrow's Halloween Angel Art Challenge! It turned out pretty cute, so check back tomorrow morning!! I'm going to start posting my classes & events on my blog now, so if you are in my area and would like to attend, just email me for additional information! Depending on how it all goes over, I may start offering monthly project kits, too... please let me know if you would be interested. Here are a few details for my November class AND my 2nd Annual Winter Holiday Stamp-A-Stack (SAS): November Creative Class Night: November is going to be all about WINTER HOLIDAY CARDS and tags! Yep… once I can get past October 31st, I can start getting into the Winter Holiday mode!! Here are the details: When : Tuesday, November 11th @ 7pm Why : Because it is fun fun fun! Cost : Class cost varies from $8-$10 depending on how much we’ll be doing...

Just a really quick note for tonight, and no papercraft photos... instead, I'm showing you a couple of shots from last year's Halloween at The Foster's!! The first is my dining room table... and yes, those bottles contain the actual herbs that are written on the labels (Mugwort, Vervain, & Witch Hazel)! [ how witchy is that?! 'come here my little pretty...'] I tea-stained a bit of torn cotton fabric and merchandise tags w/ Palette re-inkers and then just used a black journaling pen. The chain on the tall bottle was a metal embellishment from Karen Foster Designs (I think). The little antique bottle is one that I had found at Artful Illusions at a stamp convention, and the other two were from Hobby Lobby (I think). Be sure to check in Monday morning... a few of my fellow Angels and I are doing a little blog-hop-of-sorts. We're calling it a Halloween Angel Art Challenge ! I've got one little lovely done, and am hoping to find the time to create another on...