Paper Crafting 101

I've been working on the concept of this one for awhile now. After finishing up the Christmas Scene, I wanted to do something Halloween related, 3D, with flickering lights and using these amazing pop-dots that my friend Veronica gave me. This test run is pretty childish... in technique (lots of mistakes) and in the cartoony figures of the ghosts I used in the windows.

However, I'm not discouraged, just interested in trying again. Possibly on a smaller scale? Using some patterned paper? My next try will be to create a minature 3d replica of the house we live in. I was thinking of doing it for all seasons and then hanging them on the wall in a grid. Not sure how lame that is, I suppose I will find out once the first one is done.

For those of you who speak scrapbook: I used sticker bats from Heidi Swapp, ghosts from Border's, Jolie's pumpkins & spiders, the grave stones are chipboard inked black and covered in black mica glitter. All of the paper was either Bazzil Bling, vellum, or something from Archivers' stock with the exception of the roof, which was a handmade paper that I found at AC Moore. The detailing you see on the paper was made with a grey souffle pen.

The lights I used came from AC Moore- they are the ones that look like pretend tea lights. When you open them up, there are two tiny lights inside - one stays steady, the other blinks, producing a flickering light. They are incredibly fragile (not really intended to be modified), so they are really not an option for future projects. I'm going to bug my friend Kevin to see if he has an alternative since he is my hero for light modifications.

And finally - the frame. I got it at AC moore... it's one of those shadow box frames. However, what I failed to realize upon purchase was that you had to keep the insides, well...INSIDE in order for the glass to stay put. How incredibly lame. What's the point of having to keep the ugly cardboard inside the frame? I'm going to have to research better options. In the mean time... I may wind up making the frame myself.