Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Feelin' The Spirit....

......the Halloween spirit, that is.   I've been busy getting things done, including some not due for a month.  Want to leave on the cruise (which is in TWO WEEKS!!!!) with nothing on the to-do list.
I'm in a tag swap where the theme is Halloween, and the material that must be used is metal.  Here's what I came up with:
And for the blow-by-blow.....ran the tags through the cuttlebut spiderweb folder, added some spiced marmalade and black soot ink.
Cut the fence from balsa wood with a sizzix die, inked the pieces with vintage photo and black soot.
The bat is from Tim's Retro Halloween set.  He's done with black embossing powder and then some mustard seed ink.  Some champagne stickles on his eyes finish him off.  And he's on two layers of foam to give him a little lift.
The pumpkin is where the metal appears.  I punched three ovals for each one, using spiced rum (the color, not the drink) metal from Ten Seconds Studio.  I used one of their tiny wheels to create a little dimension, and the stem is some green craft wire.  Then I just wrote "boo" on the fence post.

16 comments:

Tami said...

Beautiful!!! I love your art!!

Nancy said...

Love these, Eileen!
And you just HAVE to remind us you'll be cruising in 2 weeks, don't you? *lol* I'll be there with you in spirit ...

Tammy D said...

Love these. Way cool!

SusanK said...

Omigosh, these are too flippin' cool!

Kathy Eddy said...

These are just so fun. You sure are a busy girl!

Vic said...

Great tags! You are an inspiration!

Anonymous said...

these are FANTASTIC!!! Love the spider web!!!!!

Helen said...

OMG lovely tags. I'm with Nancy, will you stop the countdown!! Just so jealous. And to think I couldn't afford a day course with Tim here in the Uk..... I am so envious.. Please blog loads so we can see what you all do.

Angie Hall Haviland said...

OHHH FABULOUS Tags, Eileen!! They are BOO-T-FUL!! :)

Diann said...

What great Halloween tags....just fun as can be! I do love the metal pumpkins for sure but all aspects of the tags are neat! Diann

Lori said...

These are totally awesome! Are these for the ATT group? Don't remember that swap. Oh, I'm just being nosey. lol. They're wonderful, I just love that pumpkin!

MarleneMAZ said...

These are fabulous! do you ever not have some kind of swap going on, lol!

Crystal said...

Those are freakin' so cool!!
Love them..awesome girl:)

Dorothy said...

You so amaze me Eileen!!! I love your art!

Patzee said...

Wow! These tags are so cool. I love all the material. Wood AND metal with a drop or two of stickles. Quite a crafty Halloween tag.

Anonymous said...

These tags are fabulous...