Artfully Musing

Saturday, October 31, 2015

FREE VINTAGE HALLOWEEN COLLAGE SHEET - HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

FEEL FREE TO DOWNLOAD AND USE THE COLLAGE SHEET ABOVE IN YOUR ART

HOPING YOU ALL HAVE A SPOOKTACULAR HALLOWEEN!!!!!

Friday, October 30, 2015

KAREN’S HAUNTED VILLAGE

As you can see from the pictures Karen has been a busy bee creating her Halloween Village. There are just so many wonderful details to take in. Notice the little card of pumpkins in front of the Black Cat Emporium on the right.

Below you see the front of the Black Cat Emporium. I love the path going up to the front door.

The inside of the Emporium is just loaded with cool stuff. Checkout the crystal ball on the floor stand to the right. I love seeing how everyone is integrating neat things from their personal stash.

Below is the front of Ghoul & Sons. The skeletons frolicking in the window crack me up!

Below is the inside of Ghoul & Sons. Karen has used a hinged coffin for a table and it’s loaded with gruesome items.

Below is the front of the Thrifty Witch. Notice a cute chair in front for tired customers to sit in and the basket of pumpkins by the window.

On the inside Karen has use a plant stand to display some of the items. And just like the Emporium this store is packed with all kinds of cool things.

To see more pictures of Karen’s Village and her other Halloween projects, hop over to her blog KarensDollsandStuff.blogspot.com.

MORE HALLOWEEN EYE CANDY FROM KERSTIN

Kerstin has hit another one out of the spooky ballpark with her altered book pharmacy. I’m just such a fan of her work and I think you can see why.

Her mix of a literal interpretation blended with collage is wonderful.

She has more pictures and detailed instructions over at her blog Scrapbook Dreams.

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Mini Haunted Houses, New Mini Collage Sheets and Creepy Row House by Teri Calia

Checkout the Creepy Little Row Houses by the fabulous Teri Calia! She created the houses with the new Mini Chipboard Haunted House Set.

Teri has loaded up all of the houses with lots of spooktacular goodies.

This set is the same as the Haunted House Black Chipboard House set except they are ½ the size.

To go with the mini house set I’ve create two new collage sheets.

MINI GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE

The first new collage sheet is Mini Gothic Architecture. This sheet has many of my favorite Ghostmore Manor images that are scaled down to fit the mini houses.

MINI OLD WINDOWS& DOORS COLLAGE SHEET

The second is the Mini Old Windows & Doors. These are the same ones as in the Haunted Village series just scaled down for the mini houses.

Click here for the supply list of products used in Teri’s project.

Click here to jump to Teri’s blog, Artistic Catnip, for more details on the project.

Monday, October 12, 2015

HALLOWEEN ARTWORK BY MARYKAY CHISUM & ANOTHER WINNER OF THE GHOSTMORE MANOR COLLAGE SHEET SET

I think you’ll enjoy Marykay’s take on the dragon eye book and the village images. Instead of making an altered book she made a shadow box with a library scene in the inside featuring some of the Haunted Village images.

Notice how she is using thimbles to hold up the shelves for the books.

I love seeing how people take ideas and inspiration in all kinds of unique and interesting directions.

ANOTHER WINNER OF THE GHOSTMORE COLLAGE SHEET SET

Using Random.Org I’ve drawn another winner for the Ghostmore Manor collage sheet set and the winner is: DEB MOON

CONGRATULATIONS DEB!

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Halloween Haunted Village Event - PART 3 - GHOSTMORE MANOR

The Halloween Haunted House event continues with Part 3!

Every village has its haunted mansion, a place that is whispered about, and strangers are warned not to go near. For Grimsley Village, it's Ghostmore Manor. Some say it's cursed other say it’s full of dark magic. Even the dastardly Cadaver and Diggers Undertakers avoid Ghostmore.

But don’t be afraid, as I know the mistress of Ghostmore Isabella, who comes from a long line of witches many of whom are pictured on the walls.

The ghost in the mirror above the fireplace is Isabella’s sister Ophelia. It’s a long tragic story that I think had to do with lost love.

There is no dark magic here, only light. Isabella isn’t the least bit bothered by the gossip in town and dismisses the townspeople as “nothing but a bunch of skeletons and zombies”.

The bust at the top of the staircase is of Isabella's aunt Maudlin, an absolute shrew. The painting is of Isabella's beloved mother Estace.

Sitting on the top of Isabella's secretary (his favorite spot) is her companion owl, Dominic. I can see that Natasha the cat (at the top of the stairs), is trying to sneak up on Dominic.

From the view in the window it looks like it’s a full moon tonight.

GHOSTMORE COLLAGE SHEET SET

Ghostmore Manor is a 7 sheet collage set or a digital image set. Both sets include all of the images you'll need to create the manor. You can purchase either the 7 collage sheets set or the digital image set separately or with the Ghostmore chipboard house pieces.

For those who purchase PDF collage sheets, you might find this older video tutorial of mine that covers how to how to re-size PDF formatted collage sheets, how to cut and paste individual images from the collage sheets (which is great for only printing the images you want and printing multiple version of the image) and how to re-size individual images, helpful.

CLICK HERE FOR THE VIDEO TUTORIAL - WORKING WITH COLLAGE SHEETS THAT ARE IN A PDF FORMAT

GHOSTMORE MANOR DIGITAL SET

The digital set includes a total of 83 images, most of which are included in the Ghostmore Manor Collage Sheet Set, plus an additional 7 images: a table, a rug, stairs, stone trim, wood trim, a large lion medallion, and cherry wood veneer.

ALPHA STAMPS KITS

Alpha Stamps has created some kits for the Halloween Village. Many of the products in the kits are available individually.

GHOSTMORE MANOR COLLAGE SHEET SET

This is a special set with ALL SEVEN collage sheets for creating Ghostmore Manor — architectural pieces designed to make a Gothic manor. This special set is not available as separate collage sheets.

GHOSTMORE MANOR KIT

This is a special KIT with ALL SEVEN collage sheets from the Ghostmore Manor Collage Sheet Set PLUS 4 custom chipboard houses sized for Ghostmore Manor! This kit includes the collage sheets printed on cardstock.

GHOSTMORE MANOR DIGITAL KIT

This is a special KIT with ALL 83 digital files from the Ghostmore Manor Set Download PLUS 4 custom chipboard houses sized for Ghostmore Manor!

For the most part, the Ghostmore Manor tutorial can be view without watching Parts 1 & 2 of the village. However, there are some references to the products used in the other parts.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW MANY THE ALPHA STAMPS PRODUCTS USED FOR GHOSTMORE MANOR

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A COMPANION PDF DOCUMENT CONTAINING DETAILED IMAGES OF THE VILLAGE PIECES AND THE SUPPLY LISTS FOR PART 3.

FREE COLLAGE SHEET

Below is a free 3/4 collage sheet for Ghostmore Manor. The sheet contains 3 strips of stone trim for the exterior and 3 strips of wood trim for the interior. In addition, there is a staircase. Below the collage sheet is a free image of the cherry wood veneer that I used for the secretary. If you purchase the Ghostmore digital image set, it includes all of the images on the free collage sheet and the cherry wood veneer. To download, click on the images.