From Regions Beyond - Distress Halloween Release

This is my second piece made with the new Tim Holtz Ranger Ink Distress Halloween release. I used a lot of the Grave Texture Paste and Crypt Grit Paste on this piece as well as some of the Crooked Broomstick and Empty Tomb Mica Stains.

As with the previous piece, I used some inspiration from Disneyland's Haunted Mansion for this one as well, since it is turning 52 on Monday, Aug. 9th.  I should let you guess what part of the mansion I used for my inspiration here, but you can probably tell if you have been on the ride before. This is a loose interpretation of the crypt exit with the mirror wall and Little Leota as you go up the escalator. Little Leota is the face and voice of Disney Imagineer Leota Toombs Thomas, saying "Hurry baaaa-aaack! Be sure to bring your death certificate." She was the first of three generations of female Disney Imagineers with her daughter Kim Irvine and grandaughter Ali Irvine. Maybe her namesake and great grandaughter, Leota, will carry on the family tradition. That would be cool!

To begin with, I used some of my older Idea-ology Halloween stash on this. So if you haven't used your Halloween stuff, get it out and use it.  I started by covering a Mini Etcetera Tombstone with a few pieces of paper from last year's paper pad.

I covered the center of the tag, and the top and bottom, but left the top frame for another item.

Once the paper was attached, I ran some Crypt Texture paste through the brickwork THS038 stencil to give some texture to the piece.

I felt like the edges were a little sharp, so once the paste was kind of dry but not too hard, I scraped some of the edges off with the side of the palette knife.

I covered the top frame with Grave Texture Paste and then added some Crypt Grit Paste once it was dry. I also added Grit paste along all the edges and the base parts.

To make Little Leota, I fiddled with Collage Medium and Mummy cloth to try and make her look like she has that flowing dress and cape thing. This is the best I could do.

Then to make it dark like on the ride I sprayed it with Empty Tomb Mica Stain.

Here she is. I wiped it off her face and let her dry and was really pleased with the result!

She is kind of in a little niche with roots and things growing around her, so this is my attempt to replicate that with Spanish Moss I got from the floral department at the craft store.

Then I needed to make the ghost to follow you home... I picked a paper doll. this guy was part of a pair, but I cut them apart and used his wife in a frame on my last Corridor project. To make him a little transparent, I attached him to some packing tape.

Next I soaked him in warm water until the paper started to come off the tape. Keep rubbing all the paper off the tape until you have a mostly transparent image left. then I colored him with some alcohol ink. Fussy cut him out and he is ready to pop up in the mirror between some unsuspecting guests and follow them home.

I chose this couple but to make them fit in the frame I had to cut them apart and rearrange them. It worked out fine.

I used one of these old frames. I have several of them as well as several of the metal ribbons so I paired them up. The couple and this guy needed to be in a mirror so I backed the frame with a small piece of Mirrored sheet from the Idea-ology line.

Here you go. We have our couple in their Doombuggie, and their ghost in between in the weird turquoise color those ghosts are.

I aged the frame with some Crypt Grit Paste and a bit of Crooked Broomstick Mica Stain. This cracks me up!

As you exit the ride there are tall arm sconces that hold up lights. I didn't have anything to make those, so I made some from two Idea-ology Silverware spoons that are bent and two keyholes that I think are pretty old but I'm trying to use my huge stash. I've been collection a long time!

I put a little grit paste on them and let it dry, then sprayed the frame and sconces with both Crooked Broomstick and Empty Tomb Distress Mica Stain. The ink comes off, but for some reason the mica stays... I don't get it but I think it's cool.

Here you can see some detail on the spoon sconces.

Then I added a skull to each sconce in the spoon.

I made a couple of drippy candles to go on the head of each skull. If you don't know how to make them, you can see my tutorial here: Wherever Candlights Flicker.

I tried to make them extra grungy because is it a dark, underground crypt.

I attached them to the Etcetera Tombstone just below the top edge.

You can almost hear her...hurry baaaa-aack....

The little bat at the bottom I added because of the bats on the stanchions in the hallway after the stretching room.

I enjoyed making this little Haunted Mansion inspired piece and hope if inspired you to use the new Seasonal Distress Items when you get them,

They are just too much fun it would be a shame to squirrel them away and not use them. So give them a try and enjoy the experiment.

Tami

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Foolish Mortals - Ranger Distress Halloween Release

Hello crafty friends!! Arte you as excited about the NEW Halloween Distress releases from Tim Holtz and Ranger Ink? Oh my! I have ordered a couple extra of each just to have them on hand for later in the year since they are a ONE AND DONE release, meaning you can't get them once they are gone. So don't delay! 

I have had an absolute ball incorporating them into my seasonal makes for Tim's upcoming brand releases, but made a couple of Haunted Mansion inspired pieces using them because this week is Disneyland's Haunted Mansion 52nd Anniversary. So I made a couple of things to celebrate that. This piece is inspired by the Corridor of Doors and the portraits along the walls in that area.

I began by spraying some of the Bouquet flowers with Empty Tomb mica spray.

Then added a touch of Crooked Broomstick.

Here is the outcome... I love it! I ended up adding a touch of Distress Collage Medium to centers and then added some of the Nightfall Distess Glitter.

I rubbed a little touch of Crypt Grit Paste onto a Tiny vial.

Then filled it with Midnight Mica Flakes....yum!!

I needed to make my nod to the iconic Corridor wallpaper designed by Imagineer Tania Norris. I stamped with the Stampers Anonymous Skulls and Cobwebs CMS306 in Black Soot Archival. Then colored the Distress Mixed Media Heavystock with Wilted Violet, Dusty Concord and the NEW Hocus Pocus Mica Spray.

Look at that shimmery goodness!

I added a touch of Crypty Grit paste to each Deco Frame, then sprayed with Empty Tomb and Crooked Broomstick. The ink part doesn't stay on the frames, but the mica some how does. I don't know why. It's cool!

See, I love just that cool Distress shimmer.

I grabbed a couple of scraps from a previous Halloween paper pad and sprayed it with Empty Tomb Mica Spray.

I used that as the background for some Halloween Paper dolls from a previous release. Then put them in the Deco Frames.

One of the last touches was to add some Collage Medium to the ends of two Fasteners, and then dip them in Nightfall Glitter.

I pulled all these pieces together by adhering the paper to a #8 Etcetera Tag, then adding the frames.

I needed a shelf so I used the new Decorative Trims Sizzix die and Stampers Anonymous Pinked Etcetera Trims to make a tiny shelf to sit the Tiny Vile with the flowers in it. I put the glittered Fasteners through the ends of an older Halloween Word Band that I mounted under the shelf.

If you look closely you can see the bits of Nightfall Glitter I added to the center of the flowers.

You can see I also added a few spider Rub-ons for a little creepiness.

I added a few other tiny viles I had in my stash from previous Halloween making sessions, and then adhered Nightfall Mica Flakes with Collage Medium all over the shelf. I love the haunting sparkle it adds.

 

What a really fun seasonal release! from the colorful shimmery Mica Sprays, the sparkly goodness of the glitter and mica flakes to the grunginess of the new texture and grit paste. These are things I plan to use throughout not only this Holiday making season, but throughout the year.  

Remember, this is a one and done release, so when the products are gone, they are gone. I have added links below if you are looking for a place to grab some of these products. 

Have fun and good luck!

Tami

I am an affiliate with Simon Says Stamp and Scrapbook.com so the links below send you to one of those stores depending on which logo you choose.  If you wish to purchase something from either store and use one of my links below, I get a small percentage of your order, at no additional cost to you. This helps me to defray the costs of this blog, the time, the ideas and tutorials I post here. Your help is greatly appreciated! Thank you!

Tea Cup Rim Decor - 3D Butterfly Impresslit

 This Tea Cup Rim Decor was one of the samples I made for the Tim Holtz Sizzix Chapter 3 2021 release. It was part of the Garden Afternoon Tea set of makes that I have discussed in the last two blog posts. So if you missed any of them, I recommend checking out my previous posts.

Today's make is really very simple and uses the new 3D Butterfly Impresslit. An impresslit not only embosses in 3D but it also cuts out the shape at the same time.

Here is a short video where I demonstrate how to make this simple little decor detail to take your garden tea to the next level.

The following photos show the detail on the original make.

I added a little favor in the tea cups for my guests to use or take home. 

I kept it very simple, but tea themed by cutting a scalloped Seal 3D Shiftlit -- I LOVE this new type of 3D Impresslit that allows you to switch out the die around the impression to make 3 different seals, a plain circle, a pinked circle or a scalloped circle. I hope we see more of these from Tim Holtz and Sizzix in the future.

To highlight the embossed elements I went over them with the Brushed Pewter Distress Crayon. 

Attach just the tea cup base piece from the Cafe colorize die set from the Chapter 2 2021 release to the front of the scalloped seal, then tie some tulle around a tea bag and tuck the tea cup seal behind the tulle. 

This can be placed in the cup. 

Then add the 3D Butterfly and you are done.

I,m grateful that you stopped by to check out this fun, easy make and I hope it inspires you to come up with some of your own ideas for rim decor from other dies too.

Tami

I am an affiliate with Simon Says Stamp and Scrapbook.com so the links below send you to one of those stores depending on which logo you choose.  If you wish to purchase something from either store and use one of my links below, I get a small percentage of your order, at no additional cost to you. This helps me to defray the costs of this blog, the time, the ideas and tutorials I post here. Your help is greatly appreciated! Thank you!