{"id":1841,"date":"2020-09-20T11:38:05","date_gmt":"2020-09-20T16:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kandfoto.com\/blog\/?p=1841"},"modified":"2020-09-20T18:00:10","modified_gmt":"2020-09-20T23:00:10","slug":"its-creepy-its-mysterious-its-kooky-its-all-together-spooky-its-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kandfoto.com\/blog\/its-creepy-its-mysterious-its-kooky-its-all-together-spooky-its-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Creepy, It\u2019s Mysterious, It’s Kooky, It\u2019s all together Spooky . . . It\u2019s Halloween!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Bat Cave<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s been a while since my last update on the blog. Hence, I\u2019m writing about my Halloween art journaling techniques. Halloween is my most favorite time of year. After an extremely hot spring and summer, not to mention the Chinese virus scare and devastating lockdown that ensued, a touch of cooler temps but with a tropical storm brewing just outside our doors in the Gulf of Mexico.

One thing when looking for art journaling ideas, I search Pinterest and the Internet for various projects that interest me. I look for \u201chow to make this\u201d instructions since I\u2019m not a professional. I love learning new techniques. I have my favorite designers\/art journalists, however, most are always trying to sell you a \u201cnew\u201d something. One other thing that I look for is projects that have supplies I already have. Of course, I do improvise if needed.

The Bat Cave is a good example of improvising. But, I must confess that I did buy Tim Holtz\u2019s Grit-Paste. I have since used this amazing paste on several Halloween projects. Tim Holtz\u2019s designs are probably my most favorite. I have a weakness for his work, in stamps and dies and supplies. Unfortunately that leads to buy, buy, buy!

The Bat Cave . . . \u201cHow I Did It:\u201d It screams Tim Holtz – \ud83c\udf83. First of all, I must give credit where credit is due. (http:\/\/madebysannie.blogspot.com\/2020\/08\/grunged-up-bat-cave-card.html) I used the old technique of \u201csquishing\u201d with Distress Inks (Rusty Hinge, Vintage Photo, Expresso, and Black Soot), which to me, leaves an unique pattern each its used. I stamped the background with Tim Holtz Faded Type and AALL & Create Enumerated. A little splatter of Dylusions Black Marble spray, and I was ready to frame the scene with Grit Paste, mixed with black acrylic paint, which, I hope, draws the viewer into the \u201ccave.\u201d Sandy\u2019s tutorial was too fast to figure out how she did the hanging bats. But I devised my own technique with TH Bat Crazy die. I did use the Cosmic Powder (Burnt Orange) which was in the video but not on her list of supplies. Label: \u201cThe Bat Cave\u201d was TH Handmade Bigz XL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bewitched<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I used 6 x 6.5\u201d watercolor paper (140 lb), and that\u2019s pretty much the type of paper I use for art journaling . . . Watercolor paper (140 lb.) or Mixed Media paper, in various weights. For my background, first, I randomly stamped script with versamark ink for the tone on tone look. I used pan pastels to reveal the script beneath. Pan Pastels are easy to blend but need a fixative to set color. For that eerie touch, I used TCW Mini Splats stencil. my list: Witch – Top Dog Dies Wicked Witch; scary cat – Cheery Lynn Designs Horrible Cat; Pumpkins – QuicKutz Pumpkins; Gravestone – Dies…To Die For Tombstone & Zombie hand, and TH Halloween Chipboard Quotes. FYI<\/strong>: I highly recommend Dies…To Die For <\/a>Really cool dies, and the good part … reasonably priced with low shipping costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An Unfortunate Ending<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Background was a combination of TH Halloween Collage paper, then covered with gesso, but wiping some away with a baby wipe so that the paper showed through. Distress Inks: Rusty Hinge, Expresso, Craved Pumpkin, Black Soot. Witch legs, Hat and Broom: Elizabeth Craft, Karen Burniston Prop 9 die set but I made my own legs. Dies…To Die For Cauldron & Potions (Amazon)<\/a>. TH Halloween chipboard quotes, and TH Spider Web Chipboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n