Crafty Adventurista: Halloween! DT Project 1 for Country View Crafts

Hellooo, Happy Halloween Month!

It’s my turn as DT for Country View Crafts and Challenges on Facebook, to host the theme this month and surprise surprise, I chose Halloween as the theme.

The prize for this month's challenge is an awesome new release Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Halloween Whatnots CMS491 set.

You can join in the challenge on Facebook and will need to have joined the group to participate - you can join from anywhere in the world as Country View Crafts do ship overseas. You must use products from brands that Country View Crafts stocks, and please mention them in your post.

Here’s the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/164920247712393

You can enter 5 times each month with different projects and one winner will be selected randomly.

I decided to make a little fold-in 3 panel book for my first make, with a little surprise on the inside.

I cut a piece of cardstock to the size of 3.5 inch height x 7.5 inch length.

I got inky on both sides with Distress Inks Villanous Potion, Pumice Stone, Black Soot, Villanous Potion Oxide and a little Distress Spritz Wilted Violet.

Using the Tim Holtz stencils THMS184 and THMS185 (the new release small ones), I stenciled through Distress Grit Paste Glow as I wanted these to glow in the dark - and oh wow, they look awesome. I like how the background colours have blended into the glow paste too.

I collated my products that I wanted for the top layers and chose the Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Spooky Spirits CMS492 for my 'floating' ghosts.

Next, I assembled some Halloween Ephemera onto the inside of the book and attached with an Idea-ology Tiny Clip the middle layers.

I stamped with Stazon onto Shrink Plastic, two ghosts from the Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Spooky Spirits CMS492 set, and left a little tab on the side of each one so that I could cut a slit in my book folds and slide them through, so that they 'float' when it's opened. I also stamped some sentiments from this set in Distress Ink Picket Fence onto black card and double layered the black card to make it more raised up.

Using Distress Spray Stains Villanous Potion and Black Soot, I cut a length of Idea-ology Mummy Cloth and soaked this in the stains that I had sprayed onto my Tim Holtz Tonic glass media mat. I also added a little bit of glue to stiffen this a bit.

I wanted something on the top cover and the first page, as it opens as a fold-in 3 panel book, so I decided what better to use than this month's fabulous prize - Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Halloween Whatnots CMS491 - (I do have my own set :-). First I stamped these in VersaFine Clair Nocturne and then I stamped on top with Versmark and embossed with Distress Glaze Villanous Potion.

I edged all the ephemera and outer edges of the book with Distress Black Soot.

For the bottom ephemera layer in the middle section, I 'secured' with the Idea-ology Cello Tape and glued down the flower diecut, and then attached the rest with the Idea-ology Tiny Clip.

I slotted the flaps of the floating ghosts through the slits in the fold lines that I had made and glued these flaps down. I glued my Mummy Cloth on top of these in the centre back only. Once it was all dry, I tied the Mummy Cloth at the front and added an Idea-ology Token from my stash with a piece of twine. This could be stood up and left open to view the inside and the glow especially at night.