TRICK OR TREAT - Here are the winners!

DID YOU guess correctly?

The witches photo was given us by Pat Martin.  She is one of the children in the photo!

The realistic witch pointing her finger at you is Melissa Rhodes, from Louisiana.

The winners of each fun challenge are:

WITCHES TWO:  Deborah M. is our winner!

MEL'S STATE: Cindy H. is our winner!

Ladies - please feel free to grab a free pif any time from us on any board. Thanks for playing!

What's my first name?

A Self Drawn Sketch of myself!!

I have worn a lot of costumes in the past.  I love to do this.  My costumes have always been hilarious too; such as a two headed monster, one is BUFFY the Elephant and one is a black widow spider and one is a funny clown all are handmade costumes and I used to win many contests with them. 

The elephant one especially I won tons with it I even won a microwave from Lowes one year LOL.

One year in my hometown the city had a gathering downtown and I won the turkey calling contest on stage and I was so shy I had to turn my back to do my call coz I could not do it facing eveyone and my daughter won in her age group too LOL.

I also won a husband calling contest one year there and I was not even married LOL.

I was Santa Claus one year for my hospital department. I told them all I was not coming and I came in last and they all sat on my lap and I gave them all handmade candy I made and they were all trying their darndest to figure out who I was and I gave it up after one of the older gals blew in my ear. LOL I was always the life of the party and I was always the one at work they looked for when a practical joke happened even if I did not do it LOL Yep those were the good ole days for me and I just loved them.

Let's face it - this lady is a party lover!  Who is she?

DO WE COLOR?

YES WE COLOR!!!  We are of the generations who still love to bring color together.  We still love the fragrance of a newly opened box of crayons!  We still love the color from swishing your brush across the first new pot of water paints!  We now are the ones who love grunge, pholkart; goth (well some of us!), and YES we love digis......lots of digis....LOL!

But let's return to childhood with an exception.  We now are old enuf to use the household iron without someone overseeing you!  Get your crayons out (even the cheapest box available); get a regular iron (do you still know what that is?); get some foil and last but not least, some white cardstock!  Take a look at this card:

The background is made with melted crayons!!!!!!!!!!!  By Virginia M. our resident artist!

VIRGINIA'S INSTRUCTIONS:

All you do is put aluminum foil over the plate of your iron. Put an old thin towel or old cloth down before you put your paper down.

Turn on hot setting (no steam). Do no more than 2-3 colors as you don't want mud. Just mark your crayons down your faceplate. I needed a certain color scheme for an Easter bunny with carrots card (oranges and bright greens).

Then you take the iron really quick and sweep over white or cream cardstock. Don't iron, but just a light sweep or placement of your iron to paper.

(Clarifying:) As soon as the crayons start to melt down the iron, you do iron it. However, just press the iron down on white or cream cardstock and do a slight turn (or swipe) of the iron. Don't do a full iron on as you would when you regularly iron. Press and a slight swipe. Don't overdo it as it will then turn to mud. You want to see the hit and miss of the colors.

As soon as the crayons start to melt down the iron, you then iron it. However, just press the iron down on white or cream cardstock and do a slight turn (or swipe) of the iron. Don't do a full iron on as you would when you regularly iron. Press and a slight swipe. Don't overdo it as it will then turn to mud. You want to see the hit and miss of the colors. Try it and you'll see what I mean.

You get a great background with the desired colors you want. I use the cheapest crayons you can get. They work great.

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HANDMADE CRYSTALS!

Run, don't walk, get your Epsom Salts, water, and sponge brush!  You will not believe that you can create crystals on your own cards!!!  You won't even have to go to the LSS and spend money on fancy background paper!  The background of this card front is literally shining with faux snow crystals!  And they don't rub off!

READ ON!

This past month Virginia M. sent me this note:  

"Just saw this posted on another website. Thought it was really neat and simple. It is by Dawn Griffith, though someone else sent her a card with it and she can't remember who. Let me know what you think about this technique. I know I am always looking for new ways to make backgrounds. This would make great backgrounds for Christmas cards and other holidays too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpxqmtJCy5c&feature=em-uploademail-new

Virginia"

Well I went to the video, got out my Epsom Salts and water, found my sponge brush and forgot to do one thing!  Wouldn't you know it!  I used cold water instead of hot water.  But I had done a lot of card backs before I realized it so I just left them dry overnite.  And there was NO difference because I had used cold water.  The trick was in getting the solution well mixed, and I had literally shaken it in a covered jar!

Photos of crystals formed on dried cs.

Here is the written tut:

ICE CRYSTAL BACKGROUND

By:  Dawn Griffith

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpxqmtJCy5c&feature=em-uploademail-new

Revised instructions and sample card photo by Virginia Montagna.

Make a unique background for your cards using hot water and

Epson Salts.  You can also use your die cuts or other cutting

system to cut shapes out of  your ice crystal finished backgrounds.

As the Epson salts & water coating dries, the crystals in the Epson

Salts explodes into ice crystals all over your cardstock.

Black cardstock and shiny surfaces do not work well.  Some

cardstocks work better than others.  It’s trial and error.

Supplies needed:

Aluminum Foil

Medium foam brush

Equal parts of very hot sink water and Epson salts,

i.e. 1 cup hot water & 1 cup Epson salts.

Cardstock

STEP 1:

Place aluminum foil on your working surface.

Put several pieces of cardstock down on aluminum foil.

STEP 2:

Mix hot water and Epson Salts together well until

liquid is very clear and all Epson salts are dissolved.

STEP 3:

Dip foam brush in liquid and apply to cardstock in

one swipe from top to bottom in rows until all your

cardstock is coated.  Over brushing will cause the

crystals not to burst.  You can coat over missed areas.

STEP 4;

Let dry on the aluminum foil.  As your piece dries,

The ice crystals will burst all over your cardstock

leave a shiny surface with ice crystals.

On the card below, I ran the photo mat thru my cuttlebug and the crystals cracked into beautiful white snow flakes.

Look at Dawn Griffith’s U-Tube tutorial. 

See link above.

TRY IT - Let us see your results.  Enter the Mr. Linky contest below and strut your stuff!

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SO WHAT'S COOKIN' IN THE HALLOWEEN KITCHENS?

Judy P. has favored us with the following:

A BENDY CARD

AND A POP UP BAT CARD!

I also found in the kitchens the following pumpkins being made up by Virginia.  However, no pie for these cloth fellas!

Come join us at YOUR SCRAPBOOK PLACE!! 

What is cooking in your kitchen - just email it to Linda!

Trick or Treat!

UPDATE:  10/31/12 - Winning guess is Deborah - PAT MARTIN is our secret Trick or Treater!

Check out our Trick-or-treaters today! 



One of us is a very busy member of SBPlace - who am I?

Some are scary, some are cute,

all of them want lots of loot.

Hershey's Kisses, Twizzlers, too,

Fill our bags or we'll say BOO!

Leave a comment and a guess - for a Halloween treat for yourself.  All comments will be entered into a random no. generator to be fair on October 31, so that the witches don't come and get unruly!

SBP TUTORIAL - TREAT HOLDER

ScrapbookPlace Tutorial

TREAT HOLDER with Cellophane Bag

By Beate Johns, splitcoaststampers.com

Revised instructions and photos by Virginia Montagna

Make a treat holder with a cellophane bag to hold

treats, i.e. candy, stamping goodies, gifts for any

occasion.  Sample photo below shows All

Occasion, Christmas and Halloween treat bags.

 Supplies:

One 11” x 3-1/4” piece of cardstock.

One piece pattern paper for lower front

bag 3-1/8” x 3”

One piece pattern paper for front flap

3” x 3/4”.

Embellishments as desired.

Scoring tool.

Glue stick.

Stapler.

One small hole punch.

One small cellophane bag.

One piece ribbon to tie treat holder

together.

 STEP-BY-STEP

Step 1

Cut one piece of  cardstock 11”

x 3-1/4.”

Turn long ways and score at 1”,

5” & 7.”

Step 2

Fold at score lines. 

Glue one piece pattern paper 3-1/8” x 3”

to lower front of  bag.

Glue one piece pattern paper 3” x 3/4”.

to front flap.  Add embellishments to

bag front as desired.

 

Step 3

Staple filled cellophane bag to inside

treat bag, just below flap.

Step 4

Fold bag and punch 2 holes in flap.

Thread ribbon thru holes & tie into knot.

Your treat bag is done.

 

Try it - post a link below to your creation - join in the Halloween fun!

Virginia is offering a scrapbooking prize to encourage participation in making a treat holder. The winner will be chosen randomly so everyone gets a chance to win. Enter as often as you wish.  Entry deadline is Oct. 14 midnite CDT.

MORE CRAFTINESS FROM VIRGINIA - this entry is in the challenge at SBP Challenge Blog.

Meanwhile enter your project below!  ;)

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CONGRATULATIONS CAROLYN!

CONGRATULATIONS to our wonderful member Carolyn C. as she joins the HAMBO DESIGN TEAM today!!!  They could not have found a better Design Team Member willing to go the extra mile in creation! 

First thing Carolyn had to do was get an up to date photo of herself, WITH A PIG!, and isn't the pig the cutest!  ROFTL!  Sorry Carolyn - just had to put that in there.  You look super lovely and no I don't see any extra chins (that I don't have too!)

And here's Carolyn's Card presented on MEET THE NEW DT day at Hambo. Click on over there and check out all the fun going on at Hambo!

A New Face for October - Guess

LOUISIANA is the state home of our fearless leader Melissa R. - guessing entry winner is: Cindy H.!!

Here she is................do you know her?  If you think you do or just want to guess, make a comment below and TELL US WHAT STATE she NOW lives in!

Meanwhile we will select a winner for the September GET TO KNOW YOUR SBP FRIENDS.

UPDATE 10/01/12:  The face under the face painting belongs to our beloved Anna Nikander!  How many of you just knew that?  ROTFL!  Face painting is one of her passions and she's thinking about going into business with it!  Best of luck Anna!

And the random no. generator chose #15 as our winner for the month's comments.  You do not have to be correct, just comment.  Same goes this month!  And our winner is:  TERESA ROGERS!  Teresa you will be receiving a cute little gift from us! Enjoy!