Artfully Musing: October 2019

Halloween would not be complete without a spooky book of spells and potions. The overall size is approximately 9" x 7" and made out of out of heavy chipboard. To give the book texture, I’ve used a crackle technique which I cover in the video tutorial. The skull in the center is made with polymer clay using a mold.

For this project, I’ve created a new set of Magical Book Pages to complement my older collection which gave me a total of 27 magical pages to work with (there is also a new mini version that can be used for a miniature book.)

To fill out the book, I used blank distressed looking pages to which I can add images over time and paper from the Cosmos 12 x 12 Scrapbook Paper pad, which I also used to line the inside of the book.

I’ve used beautiful hardware to connect the chipboard pieces. In the video, I’ll show you how to transform simple hinges to elegant ones.

I used various techniques to distress the pages and will demonstrate a lemon juice and heat gun technique which give pages and authentic burnt look.

NEW COLLAGE SHEET & DIGI IMAGE SET

MAGIC BOOK PAGES #2 COLLAGE SHEET

This collage sheet contains 14 pages of spells, incantations, enchantments, potions, and magical symbols. Included are: Summon a Dragon, Conjure a Storm, Memory Charm, Forget, Healing, Reveal the Truth, and Dream. This set compliments the first Magic Book Pages collage sheet. To purchase this sheet, click on the image below.

MAGICAL BOOK PAGES – LARGE VERSION #2 SET DOWNLOAD

This set includes 14 pages sized 7” x 5” that are perfect for creating a book of magic. The pages contain spells, incantations, enchantments, potions, and magical symbols. Included are: Summon a Dragon, Conjure a Storm, Memory Charm, Forget, Healing, Reveal the Truth, and Dream. This set compliments the first Magical Book Pages – Large Version digital image set. To purchase this digital image set, click on the image below.

VIDEO TUTORIAL

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Detail Supply List

Magical Book Pages – Large Version – Set Download

MagicalBook Pages #2 – Large Version – Set Download

Cosmos 12x12 Paper Pad

3D Skull Silicone Mold

Creepy Tree – 5 Inch

Fancy Filigree Hinge

Large Bronze Filigree Wrap or Corner Protector

Tall Scalloped Jewelry Box Latch

If you are interested in making a mini version.

MagicBook Pages Collage Sheet

MagicBook Pages #2 Collage Sheet

Just in time for Halloween, I have a spooky book project for you titled “House of Horrors.” I’ve packed in lots of creepiness from my new image sets and other embellishments. The book is constructed using chipboard haunted house and tombstone shapes which makes it easy to assemble and decorate.

The house is full of spooky pictures of vampires, werewolves, ghosts, witches, skeleton people, and headless women. Inside you’ll find a trunk full of creepy doll heads. Behind a gate is a vampire with her coffin. The brickwork was made using a plastic mold and paper clay. I’ve used lots of candles on the pages, as I think they add to the creep factor.

A house of horrors would not be complete without ghouls. Below is a cavern with a bloody guillotine, a barrel of dolls and skeleton heads, a skeleton in a cage, and a bloody clawed coffin (made from a chipboard coffin book.)

Below are more of the spooky portraits, and note the ghost in the mirror about the dresser and the doll-headed spider climbing down the wall. To add trim to the walls on several of the pages, I used black Dresden along with spiderweb and bat die-cut chipboard borders.

On the back of the book, there is a shrouded skeleton walking through a graveyard with blood flowing from a fountain (I have the fountain image for you further down in the post.) I used paper roses with their stems twisted together to make a vine. A blood-red moon and bats complete the scene and, of course, more candles.

I choose to bind the book using some spider web ribbon from my stash. In the video tutorial, I show you an alternative method of binding the book.

NEW COLLAGE SHEETS & DIGI IMAGE SETS

SPOOKY PORTRAITS COLLAGE SHEET

This sheet contains 9 unique spooky portraits of ghosts, ghouls, vampires, werewolves, and more. There are 4 different sizes for each portrait for a total of 36 images. These images work well with 1:12 scale projects and smaller as well as the houses in Grimsley Village. To purchase this sheet, click on the image below.

HOUSE OF HORRORS #1 & #2 COLLAGE SHEETS

These sheets are filled with all kinds of spooky and creepy images to decorate a haunted house. These images work well with a 1:12 scale project and the houses in Grimsley Village. To purchase these sheets, click on the images below.

CANDLES COLLAGE SHEET

This half sheet contains 38 unique candle images that work well with a 1:12 scale project and the houses in Grimsley Village, and my other miniature projects. To purchase this sheet, click on the image below.

HOUSE OF HORRORS DIGITAL IMAGE SET

This image set is filled with all kinds of spooky and creepy images to decorate a haunted house. These images work well with a 1:12 scale project and the houses in Grimsley Village. Included are all of the images from the House of Horrors #1 & #2 collage sheets, the images from the Spooky Portraits, and much more, for a total of 100 images. To purchase this image set, click on the image below.