Vintage Halloween: Take One

Hi, there!  Over the course of the next few days, I will be sharing some vintage Halloween creations with you.  I just fell in love with this antique image (The Graphic Fairy).  She looked rather stern, so I decided to paint her face green, give her a witch's hat and make her into a Halloween card.  I will tell you, I felt a bit guilty doing this.  After all, this could be someone's dear, sweet, great grandmother (although I doubt if "sweet" is in her job description with that expression).  So...I am sorry to whomever this is, that I turned you into the wicked witch of the west.
Whoooo.....I feel better now.

I used Old Paper distress ink on all of papers and did some distressing of the paper edges.  I used Kiwi Kiss ink (SU) to paint her face.  The spider web, spider, and witch's hat are from The Stamps Of Life set, spooky2scare.  I added some PK Glitz micro glitter to her hat and the Candi studs.  I also added a strip of vintage lace behind the image and then tied it up with some orange, hand dyed seam binding.  The sentiment was computer generated.  I think this card MUST go to one of my sisters!  They know my love for the movie and book, "Wizard Of Oz".

I have been enjoying making vintage cards and creations lately.  I love piling on old things, and distressing newer items is super therapeutic.  There are so many places that you can find really cool vintage images (for FREE) on the net.  I will tell you, that I always go to The Graphic Fairy first when I am on the hunt for something special.

This is for the ATC's and Cards With Attitude challenge-Halloween/Anything goes.  The "witch" image is actually ATC sized.
Anything Goes Challenge Blog-make your own embellishment (I dipped my silver Candi in glitter to make faux, brads).
Make It Monday Challenge 
Paper Crafting Journey challenge-use ribbon or twine on your card

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter! I hope you have a wonderful day with family and friends. I made this card with a free digi image from THIS site. The sentiment is from The Stamps Of Life set, Easter4Him.  I colored the image with chalks and a blender pen (SU). The twine is from The Twinery.  The DP is from My Mind's Eye Lost & Found collection. The green is Sage Shadow (retired SU).

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

Victorian Chrismtas Spools

Hello! Today I am sharing some more of my homemade Christmas decor with you.  I made these spools from recycled paper towel holders.  I covered them with text and designer papers.  The tops and bottom are die cut from recycled cereal boxes and then painted with white acrylic paint.  I added the angel and Santa images from The Graphic Fairy.  I just love her images!  I added some glitter to the angel wings, some tinsel ribbon, silver twine and jingle bell, and flowers on the tops of the spools.
Super fun to make and they look perfect in my shabby chic dining room!

Thanks for stopping by,

Emily