Halloween Greetings: Freshly Made Sketches 104

Halloween Greetings: Freshly Made Sketches 104

First things FIRST!
 I want to WELCOME my latest wonderful follower friends!!

Hannelie   ~ Desert Diva
Tracey W ~  Scrappin' Trackside

When you visit me, it truly inspires me to go on.  I love to create, and I love to make cards every single day.
A little about me...
 I do have a full time job, I manage a systems database of ocean freight rates, and the steamship claims for an International Export Produce Shipping Company (22 yrs).  I also care for my mother and adopted nephew that my husband Scott and I are raising as our boy!  Conrad takes Karate about 4 times a week.
Overall a very busy crazy stress filled and wonderful life!  So I must let out some creativity every day just to unwind from it all.  I love digital mini-scrapbooking, scary movies, anything gardening, home decor.
I love hearing that I have inspired anyone to keep making things or being creative.
It is so good for the soul!

I hope you find time for yourself to do anything that makes you feel restful, peaceful, excited, happy or renewed!  Remember to treat yourself, you are important so you can be important to others!

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bring on the Halloween!

I love it.  

Some crafters do not do Halloween.

I adore it.

Especially the October Afternoon Witch Hazel Paper this Season!

Reminder to myself : {Buy more of this paper!!}

Supplies:

Stamps: Haunted House: Memory Box Haunted Mansion

Sentiment: Memory Box Halloween Greetings

Designer Papers: Witch: October Afternoon Witch Hazel

Spiders: Pebbles Thirty-One

Moon: Martha Stewart Animal Masquerade

Script: Authentique

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black (re inked with Colorbox Black)

Copic: Orange

Cream Cardstock

Posting to Freshly Made Sketches!  #104

Gracie's October Pin up : Halloween Calendar - Waltzinghouse Stamps!

Gracie's October Pin up : Halloween Calendar - Waltzingmouse Stamps!

This Waltzingmouse stamp

 is called Gracie at Halloween.

I love her sweet serene little face looking ahead to her next adventure!

Supplies:

Waltzingmouse Stamps: Gracie at Halloween,

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

DP: Pumpkins: Doodlebug Halloween Parade (6x6 paper pad)

Calendar Page: Glitz Raven (6x6 Paper Pad there are 2 per pad)

KandCompany Spooky Metal Art Flair

Copics

Waltzingmouse Makes 

throws a Pajama Party!

there are more than a few challenges for WMS lovers!  

And though most are only 24 hrs, there is one sketch that is a week.  I really wanted to play along!!

Here is the Bedtime Story Sketch!!

Posting to: Bedtime Story #2

Simon Says Stamp Wednesdays: Anything Goes!

Spoookiness Already?!! : Seize the sketch!

Spoookiness Already?!! : Seize the sketch!

I have a wonderful, lovely sweet and kind

 card crafter friend that LOVES Halloween more than anything.  

SO this is about the time 

we get excited about the Halloween card club that is Halloween.

I warmed up and made some 
cuties!

I loved these KandCompany Monster 

Grand Adhesion Stickers!!

Monster Mini Chocolate Chip Mint Sandwiches!

Add candy eyeballs, and you are set for Ghoulish fun!

Posting to: Seize the Sketch!

Happy Halloween

Eeekkk!  I am scared.

My home made scarecrow costume is actually quite comfortable and easy to wear.

I was not able to get a pair of overalls or war some work type boots to

complete the ensemble, however I do have work gloves with straw and an

accompanying crow.

 

Homemade Scarecrow Costume:

 

 

 

How to make the Homemde Scarecrow Costume:

Around $10-25 to make:

 

Shirt: Oversized plaid from closet or Goodwill: $4.99-7.99

Straw: Party Store kids hula skirt : $2.99

Straw Hat: Good Will $.99

Crow: Party Store $3.99

Work Gloves: Goodwill .99

 

The cost really depends on what you have around.

You can get a shirt

cheaper but I wanted a specific color and size.

I had to have this oversized roomy orange plaid one, I will keep it!

The hat,I actually had a few from making scarecrows as a project for the afterschool program last year, and Conrad's Go West theme play Concert Play Costume. 

And the birds, I had some from decorating a greveyard scene in our yard last Halloween. 

So most of this stuff was  pulled together from around the house.

 

Instructions: 

Cut to size the hula skirt as "hair" and hot glue hula skirt to the inner edge of hat

I suggest you try on the hat, if you have long hair, tuck it or ponytail it and fit it the way you will wear it.

take a marker and draw around the hat clos to your head.  I just marked a few spots on the side and back.  This is so whan you hot glue the "hair" on, that it will not change the fit of the hat.

If the hat is too large, then you can glue the hair more on the inside

than the outer edge.

Add some remaning cut straw to top of hat edge with hot glue carefully, add small black bird.

With more remaining straw glue to work gloves, I folder them over 2 inches first and add to inner fold so straw is sticking out of fold.

Add another crow if desired.

Add some brown eyeliner as a nose and freckles.

Pumpkin Carving 2012

Scotts pumpkin had an eerie shape and then green.

He carved this wicked grin.

 

 

Conrad just loves getting his hands elbow deep in pumpkin guts.

 

Thanks laura fo all of the great gourds!

 

Without a candle, Scott's pumpkin is so creepy and scary

 

I was more thoughtful and selected a smaller one. 

Less muss and fuss.

 

My look, dopey.

 

Ahh pumpin guts.

 

The great pumpkin carver