The Witching Hour

I used Graphic 45's Steampunk Spells collection for this layout, which is of my girls and their friends at last year's Halloween celebrations.

I did lots of layering and added different textures to the layout, to make it "pop" and give it some dimension.

Here are some close-ups. The spider's web was hand cut from black cardstock, and I also added some muslin to the layout for some cobweb-like effects.

Thanks so much for dropping by, and a Happy Halloween to one and all!

Materials used:

Patterned Papers - Graphic 45 - Steampunk Spells Collection - Tick-Tock, Nevermore, Frightful Folly, Witching Hour, Pumpkin Power, Beware; Graphic 45 - Happy Haunting Collection - Pumpkin Time; Prima Marketing - Ledger 12x12 Paper Pad

Cardstock - Bazzill Basics

Flowers and Leaves - Prima Marketing - Romance Novel Collection (Perles, Timido), Tea-Thyme Collection (Timido), School Memories Collection, Laraine (Pearl White)

Metal Embellishments - Prima Marketing - Sunrise Sunset Collection - Vintage Trinkets 2 and 6

Chipboard - Graphic 45 - Steampunk Spells Collection - Chipboard 1

Title - Tim Holtz - Idea-ology Collection - Alpha Tiles

Mediums - Tattered Angels - Chalkboard Glimmer Mist (Charcoal); Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Black Soot)

Others - Lace, Muslin

Adhesives - Beacon’s 3-In-1 Advanced Craft Glue, Kokuyo Dotliner, EK Success 3D-Dots

Taiwan

It's time for yet another reveal at My Creative Sketches and this month's sketch challenge is extra special! In honour of My Creative Scrapbook's birthday, its lovely owner Pam Rangel has put together not only one, but two gorgeous prize packs! And we also have an extra special sketch ... a two-page sketch!

This allows for multiple photos, which is great for a travel layout, so I decided to use photos from my DD's school trip to Taiwan from a year ago (yes, a long overdue project!).

I used Graphic 45's Bird Song collection, as I thought its oriental theme was oh, so suitable for a Taiwan layout.

I love the little lanterns, which I hand-cut and then layered for a 3-dimensional effect.

I also used pop-up foam dots for the main photo, title, journal strips and other embellishments, and punched and distressed some of the edges of the papers and cardstocks, so as to give the layout some texture and dimension.

Thanks so much for dropping by, and don't forget to hop on over to the MCS blog for more inspiration, and a look at the amazing prize packs up for grabs!

Materials used:
Patterned Papers - Graphic 45 - Bird Song Collection - Pearls Of Wisdom, Longevity, Endless Spring, Shanghai Girls, Enlightenment, Joy Luck, Good Fortune
Cardstocks - Bazzill Basics
Alphas - Graphic 45 - Bird Song Collection - Cardstock Stickers - Alphabet
Chipboard Tag - Graphic 45 - Bird Song Collection - Chipboard Tags - Tags 2
Wood Tag - Little Yellow Bicycle - Escape Collection - Wood Tags
Journal Stickers - Cosmo Cricket - Tiny Text
Punches - Martha Stewart Crafts - Doily Lace Edge Punch, Pansy Punch-Around-The-Page Edge and Corner Punches
Ink - Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Black Soot
Others - Paper Doily, Baker's Twine
Adhesives - Beacon’s 3-In-1 Advanced Craft Glue, Kokuyo Dotliner, EK Success 3D-Dots