It's Halloween in July

I know most people do Christmas in July, but I've gotta be different, I guess :)

I have a Halloween project that cost less than $1 to make. I had some of the felt, but even if you had to buy new felt sheets, it would cost you less than $2 total.

I just sketched out some ideas for the colors of felt I had, I couldn't decide if the witch or the bride of Frankenstein should be green, but in the end, I went with a green witch. The hair, eyes, and extras are also felt pieces. I hot glued them to a ribbon for a festive little Halloween banner. I submitted it to a craft magazine, but this idea didn't make it, so I get to use it on my blog. The faces are about 4x5 inches, like a card.

Here's a close-up. My fave is Frankenstein. I just finished up Penny Dreadful on Showtime and the monsters on there are less cute than this and much creepier.

I enjoyed the series, with monsters like Dracula and Frankenstein's monster. It's set in London and the costumes and scenery were right up my alley. It was a little graphic for my taste sometimes, but mostly it was just all good fun, even Dorian Gray showed up. And it's Showtime, so there was some nudity too. I liked the gothic feel of the show and how all the classic monsters kept showing up. Do you like scary stuff? I'm more of a don't-show-me-the-gore kind of gal. 

So, Happy Halloween early, and Happy Monday!

Chark

I Love Pocket Cards

I keep buying those pocket cards designed for pocket scrapbooking even though I don't scrap that way. Why? They're so fab! 

I do use them on my regular layouts and on cards but I really have more than I need. I took a set of love-themed cards from Project Life at JoAnn Fabric and turned them into a banner. 

Suitable for a wedding or for Valentine's day, this took no time at all, thanks to the cards.

1. I used a bigger card from the set and inked the edges, then I used the smaller cards as the center rectangles (inked with Vintage Photo Distress Inks). 
2. Then I used some ivory crepe paper (the kind you hang from the ceiling for parties) and glued them to a circle of scratch paper and.I glittered the edges by rolling them in gold Stickles that I squirted onto a nonstick craft sheet. 
3. After drying, I adhered them and added inked circles from the cards left in the pack (this is all one pack).
4. I then punched a smaller circle from wood paper. 
5. I added Thickers pink felt letters and a scallop inked piece of vintage book paper at the bottom.

After punching holes, I ran baker's twine through the tops to hang. Such a fun project. The cards all match each other, so you can't go wrong with pairing them up. They have a million different cards too, so you could do a banner for almost any occasion!

Have a great Wednesday! Don't want to scare you, but it's only 16 days til Christmas! Eek! Okay, I scared myself...better do some planning!

Chark