ATB Halloween

Update: Colored Crackle addition.  Keep Scrolling   Last Halloween post... Yep, I'm pretty sure its the last.  Firstly, this was supposed to be 2 projects. But as things evolved it became one.  I was doing my daily blog rounds and came across Shelly Hickox Halloween Crow ATB!  I loved this ATB and it reminded me of the Halloween Crow I made last year.  And I just happed to have a little crow.    How the two became one?  I was working on both projects at the same time.  While something was drying on one project I would move the other.  I stacked the Eileen Hull ATB boxes on top of the platform and thought, yep, that works.  

I cut the Gothic Boo using chipboard, inked with seedless preserves, crackled and then sprayed my seedless preserves distress spray stain. 

I cut 2 round chipboard circles, covered in paper and attached to the Headstone dies.  After a considerable amount of paint and water then drying on these Headstones they warped a bit causing a slight tilt to the right.

Enter this dangling guy!  I love using them!  They add to the story and now the tilt to the right is weighted down by my skeleton.  The problem now has a purpose.  The Halloween Shadow kids form the bottom layer.

I used the pumpkin parts to hide something.  Painted with rusty hinge, crackled and more rusty hinge stain.  The layered leaf is crackled with peeled paint and rusty hinge tips. 

I used 2 Eileen Hull dies for this project.  This set is the XL Blocks/Cubes, 3-D.  This die creates these 3 boxes.   

Isn't this the coolest Happy Halloween!  I recently won a Facebook Contest from Southern Ridge Trading Company.  A Canadian Company with awesome Chipboard and Baltic Birch Wood die cuts.

I wrapped a snowflake rosette for the collar and made a cone hat topper.  I added some tinsel twine for spooky bling.

The witch on her broom is another Southern Ridge Trading Company die cut I inked and coated with Clear Rock Candy Distress Glitter.

UPDATE:

I wanted to make sure that I had the correct technique for the Compendium of Curiosities 3 Challenge "Colored Crackle"!  I do have crackle going on but sometimes it can be subtle between the 2 techniques.  So I have whipped up a couple die cuts for this and my Halloween Town  to be true to the techniques. 

I used my distress stain sprays to watercolor the Mini Blueprints #5.  Then more crackle paint.

These Mirrored Stars are inked in Honeycomb alcohol inks. 

I cut a clear acetate XL Square Box, crackled it and inked with more Honeycomb alcohol inks.  Inside is a trapped skeleton trying to get out.  His one boney hand protrudes out.

His buddy is scaling the Iron Gate fence to rescue him.

I broke his bones to create movement then glued his wrists to the iron gate. 

The Pumpkin Parts hides the last box keeping the skeleton jailed.  But there's a Tiny Tabs "HELP" Tag attached to a toothpick with a pumpkin topper.  It gives away his location. 

These Headstone cuts provide the structure to it all.  Each one with it's own cut out in the center. 

Each cut out is different and the acetate is crackled then stained.  Each Headstone has a painted word band creating a heavy metal embellishment.

I painted each Headstone with black soot and ripe persimmon.  Then I coated with crackle paint and more rusty hinge stain.

I hot glued one side of the triple structure so I could tip it and add a battery tea light.  This base is a great luminary with a creepy glow.

This project is oozing all things Halloween.  Full of color, crackle and a couple of silly Skeletons.

OK, I think this is the last of my Spookfest for this year.  I have a few skeletons left but I'll keep them hidden for awhile.  I'm waiting on a bunch of Christmas goodies.  So while my package tours the Eastern Seaboard I'm thinking up cheery holiday thoughts.  Did you miss my Halloween Town?  Click HERE if you did.

Check out these awesome challenges and play along.  Another entry for the Compendium of Curiosities 3 with all the crackle and stain!  Please check out this great challenge blog.  It's so fun and the sponsor this round is the awesome The Funkie Junkie Boutique. 

Compendium of Curiosities 3, Challenge #14

 A Vintage Journey- To Die For

Simon Says Stamps Monday Challenge- Treats

Eileen Hull- Tricks and Treats

Inspiration Journal- In Disguise

Sizzix- Halloween Challenge

Sizzix Dies Used

Eileen Hull XL Die - XL Blocks/Cubes, 3-D

Eileen Hull- XL Square Box

Headstone- Movers and Shapers

Mini 31- Movers and Shapers

Mini Owl- Movers and Shapers

Mini Spider- Movers and Shapers

Pumpkin Parts- Big

Layered Leaf- Big

Tattered Leaves- Big

Tiny Tabs- Big

Halloween Shadows- Decorative Strip

Snowflake Rosette- Decorative Strip

Iron Gate- Decorative Strip