It's my turn again for the Lone Wolf Designs Design Team and I'm back with a Halloween home decor project. This week I am showcasing the Steampunk Spells Collection by Graphic 45. The product description from Product Performers says it best: "Steampunk Spells celebrates the dark side of the Halloween season! This fanciful collection is bursting with bright and complimentary colors of cerulean blue, antiqued ivory, hues of rust and orange, all against a black autumn sky. Let us take you on a vintage voyage filled with mechanical marvels, florals, and glorious gears. Filled with images of moonlit owls, hot air balloons mid-flight, and cobwebbed clocks that Tick-Tock, this collection will make Halloween an event to celebrate the year through!"
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| Remember to be mindful of an open flame around paper...You don't want to burn the place down!!! |
The pumpkin banner is a shape that
I purchased from the Silhouette store. I sized it to just under 6” and cut
5 pumpkins with various pieces of paper from the 12x12 paper pad. I created an
offset (shadow) and cut that out of black Bazill cardstock. I used a piece of solid
brown paper from the 6x6 pad to cut the stem. I inked the edges of the pumpkins
and stems with Distress Ink (Black Soot and Gathered Twigs).
I have closeups of the completed banner towards the end of the post. Right now, I want to show you the other pieces of the tablescape. I went through my house and
gathered a few candles and candle holders that would match the paper collection.
I picked up those grapevine pumpkins on clearance at Cracker Barrel many years
ago. They are one of my favorite fall decorations. I love that G45 has started
making coordinating embellishments. They
add a great finishing touch to your project. I used chipboard tags, banners,
and flowers to add to the items I found. I used Black Soot Distress Ink on all
the edges.
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| Because Love Potion No. 45 is WAY better than Love Potion No. 9! |
This 3D pumpkin is a cut file from
the Silhouette store. I cut it at 3” and inked all the edges with Black Soot
Distress Ink. After I glued it together, I accented the pumpkin with a
chipboard tag and a black ribbon bow.
My cake plate usually holds a
large 3-wick candle. I don’t think it’s ever had a cake on it! For this
project, though, I decided to dress it up with a few banner pieces, a large
grapevine pumpkin, and a fall flower pick.
Now for the star of the show...the Pumpkin Banner...
I accented the first pumpkin with
a tag, stickers, and a paper flower. I also added a few Petaloo feathers (colored with
Antique Linen Distress Ink), a stick pin from my stash, and a chipboard tag.
I used Crackle Accents on the clock. It’s kind of hard to tell from the
picture, but using the Crackle Accents creates a great “spider web” cracked
glass effect on the face of the clock. LOVE it!
The second pumpkin has Glossy
Accents on one of the hot air balloons (on the right side) and on the
bats. I attached the black envelope with
SU Dimensionals and layered paper and chipboard tags behind it. I added Crackle
Accents to the skull and crossbones chipboard piece.
I love the clock and gear paper
used for the third pumpkin. I cut the
middle of the pumpkin to get the “double, double, toil and trouble” phrase and
then accented it with Crackle Accents. I used some twine, charms, and a few of
the small banner pieces to create a banner to go across the bottom of the
pumpkin. I also used Crackle Accents on
the banner pieces.
I think the fourth pumpkin is my favorite. I love the colors! I used a chipboard tag and stickers from the collection to accent this pumpkin. I used Crackle Accents on the butterfly.
The final pumpkin has a tag, flower, and chipboard tag from the collection. I used my Silhouette to cut the flourishes to use as leaves for the flower
Here's a look at the finished tablescape one more time. Even though Halloween is not my thing, I really enjoyed using this paper line. I love Graphic 45 paper and the extra goodies they make to go with them (tags, flowers, banners).
As a reward for wading through ALL those pictures, I’m giving away the Pumpkin Banner
that I made, a set of Steampunk Spells Cardstock Stickers and a set of the
Banners. To be entered to win, you must be a follower of my blog AND the Lone Wolf Designs blog. Leave a comment here on my blog letting me know your favorite part of the Steampunk
Spells Collection~My favorite part is the colors. Don’t forget to include your
email address so I can contact you if you are the winner! (Entries without an email address will not count.) Contest closes Midnight, Wednesday, October 16,
2013 and the winner will be announced on the LWD blog on Friday, October 18,
2013 along with another great project by another member of the LWD Design Team. Make
sure you check it out to see if you are the winner!
Supplies (LWD product number listed in parentheses):
Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells
12x12 paper pad (GR4500692)
6x6 paper pad (GR4500694)
Alphabet stickers (GR4500699)
Cardstock stickers (GR4500698)
Banners (GR4500695)
Flowers (GR4500696)
Tags & Pockets (GR4500697)
Chipboard 1 (GR4500700)
Chipboard 2 (GR4500701)
Distress Ink
Black Soot (THTIM19541)
Gathered Twigs (THTIM32823)
Antique Linen (THTIM19497)
Inkssentials Crackle Accents (DPCAC21926)
Inkssentials Glossy Accents (DPGAC17042)
Petaloo Feathers-Cream (PL1608001D)
Other:
Bazill Cardstock-Black Tie
Recollections Brads-Silver (colored black with a Sharpie)
Stampin Up! Dimensionals
Misc from my stash:
Brads
Twine
Stick pin (from a swap)
Charms
Black Ribbon
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