Freaky Black Cat Halloween Hanging Plaque

It's still creeping up on all of us... Halloween! Here's a crazy-looking black cat plaque I made for a Halloween swap on Craftster. My partner got it, so now I can share without spoiling any surprises.

The theme for the swap was "Vintage/Retro Halloween." I'm not sure how vintage-looking this turned out, but it was vintage inspired.

 Here's a pic of the cat before painting. I used polyclay and modeled it after an old 1930s (I think?) embossed die-cut Halloween decoration. The proportions aren't exact, so it looks a little different, but I was happy with how it turned out.

Here's the cat after baking and painting, before distressing. I just used acrylics.

 I roughed it up after painting with some sandpaper and brownish-gray pigment ink.

 Hiiiiisssss! Happy Halloween! :)

Ruby Slippers Bookmarks GALORE

 I have been hard at work making Wicked Witch/Ruby Slippers bookmarks to stock my shop for this very witchy and spooky month of Halloween :) There are 20 new ones for sale in my Wicked Awesome Series, including a few with green shimmery striped legs...Very Elphaba! Please check them out, or share with a friend.

I also have had plenty of people ask me if I make Dorothy, too, so I thought, "Why not?" and went ahead and made some Dorothy Bookmarks. The bookmark body features an original illustration, which I made by drawing, watercoloring, acrylic painting, then combining the various elements digitally, including the blue gingham dress :) I was pretty happy with my Dorothy! Anyhoo, I hope everybody has been having a good week so far.

Haunted Halloween House Card

 It's October 1st! That means a new Challenge at the Unique Crafters Challenge Blog. This month's theme: HALLOWEEN!

Stamps: "6110 Halloween Cube 2" by Daniel Torrente and "4018 Owl Tree" by Kira Nichols (both for Stampotique!)

 I made this haunted house card using some Stampotique stamps which are perfect for this spooky holiday.

Plus, some crazy bats shooting out of the top with wire, because what's a haunted house without bats?


Octobers Halloween themed challenge is being sponsored by two generous businesses so we will have two prize winners for the challenge. The best scrapbook page will receive a $25 dollar prize pack of craft supplies from Crafty Crops and the best card or altered art project will receive a free $10.00 gift certificate to the new Cedar Chest Designs digital website.

So, goblins, get out your creepy gluesticks and scary glitter, and enter our Halloween challenge at Unique Crafters!

Cedar Chest Designs
Digital stamps and pattern paper for the craft world.

Crafty Crops -  Start a Party! Craft with Friends!
The portable scrapbook store for craft parties and fundraisers.