A Murder at 221B Baker St. - House Vignette ~ Creative Embellishments

Hi There Crafty Friends! Today, I'm sharing a new Creative Embellishments House Vignette with you! I love the CE House Vignette SO much - it is such fun to create with - and this time I have used Graphic 45's Master Detective collection to create A Murder at 221B Baker St.

(Note: If you're going to be creating your own CE House Vignette,

I have a video tutorial on my YouTube Channel showing how I put it together.)

For the exterior of the House Vignette, I first covered the house with the Graphic 45 papers. Then, I added two Greek Gable End Ornaments as planters on either side of the house. I painted the ornaments with Prima Art Alchemy Metallique Paint in Steampunk Copper and then rubbed them with Art Alchemy Antique Brilliance Waxes in Lucky Emerald and Fire Ruby. I used the Arched Doors Set 2, one of the Windows Set of 4, and one of the Arrow Banners and embossed them with Stampendous Aged Black Embossing Enamel. I added some spiderweb paper behind the window and some Tim Holtz Vellum on the back of the doors. I hinged the doors and added Tim Holtz Mini Fasteners as knobs. The hinged doors open to reveal a fussy-cut of Sherlock Holmes (and Friends) in the doorway. Finally, I fussy cut "221B Baker St." from the Graphic 45 papers and added it to the Arrow Banner.

I used the Title Page of the 8x8 Master Detective collection to cover the interior of the House Vignette and then fussy cut elements from a second Title Page to create the 3D vignette inside the house. I added some spiderwebs and spiders, as well as some moss to the top of the house. I added moss along the floor of the house, along with skulls, a poison bottle, an evidence scroll, and a pumpkin. Here's a close-up of all the little decorative bits!

Creative Embellishments House Vignette with Graphic 45's A Christmas Carol Collection ~ and a Video Tutorial for Assembling the House Vignette!

Hi There Crafty Friends! I hope you're enjoying a fantastic holiday season. Today, I have a fun project created with the new Creative Embellishments House Vignette - https://creativeembellishments.com/house-vinguette to share with you. I've used the Vignette along with Graphic 45's A Christmas Carol collection to create this little Christmas House scene.

Other CE Products Used:
Outside:

• Crackled Brick Stencil - https://creativeembellishments.com/crackled-brick-stencil.html
• Door Style 1 - https://creativeembellishments.com/door-style-1.html
• Window Set 3 - https://creativeembellishments.com/window-set-3.html
• Windows Set of 4 - https://creativeembellishments.com/windows-set-of-4.html
• Square Mini Frames - https://creativeembellishments.com/square-mini-frames.html

Inside:

• Square Mini Frames - https://creativeembellishments.com/square-mini-frames.html
• Grandfather Clocks - https://creativeembellishments.com/grandfather-clocks
• Brick Fireplace - https://creativeembellishments.com/brick-fireplace.html
• Garland with Bow - https://creativeembellishments.com/garland-with-bow.html

For the full details about how I altered the chipboard pieces, as well as a tutorial on how to assemble the CE House Vignette, you can pop over to my YouTube Channel!

Assembling the House:

You will need eleven 1 in. wide hinges – scored at ½ an inch and cut as follows:

• 2 Sides – 5 ¾ in. 
• 1 Bottom – 5 3/8 in. 
• 2 Bottom Corners – 1 ¼ in. 
• 2 Roof Sides - 4 in. 
• 1 Roof Bottom – 5 3/8 in. 
• 2 Roof Bottom Corners – 1 ¼ in. 
• 1 Roof Peak – 1 ¼ in.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! Happy Holidays!

Steampunk Dress Form ~ Creative Embellishments

Hi There, today I'm sharing an altered dress form with you! I started out with a plain kraft dress form, painted it with some Heavy Black Gesso and dressed it up with papers from Graphic 45's Steampunk Debutante and Steampunk Spells Collections (all the papers are inked with Distress Ink in Black Soot). Add in some awesome Gears and Tracks from the CE Create Your Own Cluster set as embellishments and the Steampunk Dress Form is fully outfitted! 

For the gears around the waist of the Dress Form and on the Top Hat , I used Stampendous Aged Copper Embossing Enamel. I also used two feathers from the CE Masquerade Masks set to decorate the hat - I painted these with Prima Art Extravagance Metallique Paints in Royal Red and Rich Turquoise - and then dry brushed them with Metallique Paint in Steampunk Copper. I painted the goggles from the Steampunk Hat Set with the Steampunk Copper paint and then added glossy accents to the screw details around the goggles. (The Top Hat was made using an .svg by Snapdragon Snippets cut on my Silhouette Cameo.)

To decorate the base of the dress form, I used some different sized chipboard gears and a chain border. I painted these pieces with Prima Art Extravagance Metallique Paint in Steampunk Copper. Then, I mixed some of the Metallique Light Patina paint with Prima Texture Powder and added that to the gears and chain. Finally, I finished the gears off by dry brushing them with some Metallique Paints in Emerald Green and Dark Velvet.  

I finished off the dressform with a chain and pocket watch around the waist and an old knob (painted Steampunk Copper) on the top. There are lots of pictures below so you can see all the details!

Magic of Oz - Illuminated Pumpkin Shadowbox ~ Creative Embellishments

Today I'm sharing a super-fun Halloween project created for the Creative Embellishments Design Team! I have been hoarding my Graphic 45 The Magic of Oz paper in my stash for ages and decided to haul it out and create this Illuminated Pumpkin Shadowbox using fussy-cuts from the papers and Creative Embellishments Chipboard pieces that were just perfect for this project! I started off with an Orange Craft Pumpkin with a Shadowbox cut-out. I painted the outside of the pumpkin with black gesso so I could have a two-toned pumpkin and really draw the eye to the bright orange inside. I added a string of LED lights (hidden at the top of the pumpkin) and two 'flickering candle' battery-operated tealights to light up the inside of the pumpkin - this looks so much more striking in real life! The photos don't do it justice! I also added two cute witch's legs I found at the craft store under the pumpkin - to look like a crushed witch!

I fussy cut the main characters, along with a bunch of other elements, from the papers to create the scene for the pumpkin. All the papers are inked along the edges with Black Soot Distress Ink. I started building the scene by putting some brown excelsior and graveyard moss in the bottom of the pumpkin. I used the Creative Embellishments Spiky Gate and Creepy Gates as the central elements to start building the scene around. I painted the gates with black gesso and then coated them with Crackle Accents. I also used a Creative Embellishments Poppy Cluster along the gates, which I painted with Art Alchemy Metallique Acrylic Paints in colours similar to the poppies on the Graphic 45 papers.

I fussy cut the Wicked Witch and backed her on black cardstock for stability. I added a glitter pumpkin and small skull from my stash as "steps" for her so it looks like she's stepping out of the pumpkin. I finished off this section with a black fabric leaf, some graveyard moss and a bit cut from the Creative Embellishments Brick Pieces. I painted the bricks with Art Alchemy Metallique Acrylic Paint in Pure Sunshine and then smudged the Brick Pieces with Black Soot Distress Ink to make them look aged/worn.

Inside the pumpkin, I added the Scarecrow and his "Wanted - A Brain" sign. I made a "Broken Yellow Brick Road" using the Creative Embellishments Brick Pieces. I added lots of fussy-cut poppies and a compass, a small sugar pumpkin and a small skull around the Scarecrow's feet. The poppies hide the tealight in front of the Scarecrow. I also added a fussy cut Emerald City at the back of the pumpkin so that it looks like the Yellow Brick Road is leading around through the gates to the city.

I placed the Cowardly Lion behind the Spiky Gate and the Tin Man and Dorothy in front of and on either side of the Creepy Gates. I also fussy-cut the Oz circle as a closure for the Creepy Gates. The Wizard of Oz is suspended from the top of the pumpkin in his hot air balloon. I added a few of the Creative Embellishments Creepy Trees - you can see these tucked in behind the lion, in front of the balloon basket and behind the gate on the right side of the pumpkin. The trees were painted with brown acrylic paint and then coated with Crackle Accents. You can see the painted poppy cluster and some more fussy-cut poppies, as well as another small skull tucked in the back behind the Creepy Gates. The poppies in front of Dorothy hide the second tealight.

The title from the main page of The Magic of Oz collection fit perfectly across the top of the pumpkin's opening. I fussy-cut the title and backed it on some black cardstock - and after cutting it out (again) I inked the edges with Distress Ink in Black Soot. I also fussy-cut some flying monkeys and added them to the left side of the title and added a small fussy-cut compass to the right side.

I poured mod podge over the top of the pumpkin and let it run down the sides and then added lots of black glitter to create glitter drips all around the pumpkin. I used the Creative Embellishments Pumpkin Vine Flourishes to decorate the top of the pumpkin. I painted the pumpkin stem and vine flourishes with green acrylic craft paint and then coated them with crackle accents.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!
Hope you're having a Spook-tacular October!

Graphic 45 'Home Sweet Home' Expanding Recipe Folder - Video Tutorial

I have a brand new off-the-page project to share with you today - AND my very first video tutorial! I have made an expanding recipe folder using Graphic 45's Home Sweet Home collection and I filmed the process from start to finish so that you can follow along and create one too! Here are a few pictures of the finished Recipe Folder. Scroll down for all the paper/chipboard measurements and a link to the YouTube video!

Measurements:

• Sides
• 2 pcs Kraft Cardstock - 4 1/4 in. x 10 in.
• 2 pcs cut from a Tyvek envelope - 4 1/4 in. x 10 in.
• Divider Tabs
• 9 pcs Kraft Cardstock - 4 5/8 in. x 6 1/4 in.
• Cover
• Front and Back
• 2 pcs chipboard - 6 1/2 in. x 5 in.
• Front Cover - 3 magnets - centre at 1 in., 1 3/4 in. and 2 1/2 in. from top
• 2 pcs patterned paper - 8 1/2 in. x 7 in. (outside)
• 2 pcs patterned paper - 6 1/4 in. x 4 3/4 in. (inside)
• Bottom
• 1 pc chipboard - 6 1/2 in. x 2 in.
• 1 pc patterned paper - 7 1/2 in. x 2 1/2 in. (outside)
• 1 pc patterned paper - 6 1/4 in. x 2 in. (inside)
• Hinges
• 2 pcs Kraft Cardtock - 2 in. x 6 1/4 in. (reinforced with strong tape)
• Top Flap
• 2 pcs patterned paper - 6 1/2 in. x 6 1/2 in.
• 1 pc cut from Tyvek envelope - 6 1/2 in. x 6 1/2 in.
• 1 magnet - centre at 1 in. up from bottom

Now that you have all the material measurements, you can follow along with the construction of the folder!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! I hope you liked the expanding recipe folder and find the tutorial helpful!

Hoppy Easter! 3D Bunny Using the Silhouette Cameo

Happy Easter! I have a fun project to share today - created exclusively from Silhouette Cameo Cut Files! My son saw this 3D Bunny in the Silhouette Design Store and begged me to make it for him - so how could I refuse?! It was quite a bit of work to assemble, but it turned out so cute!!!

The 3D Bunny itself is two huge cut files (File 1 & File 2) designed by Jodi G. Warner that I had to break into a bunch of different cut pages for all the different colours. Then, because the Bunny needed somewhere to sit, I cut out the box shape and added some die-cut grass all around it - it is full of chocolate eggs now! Finally, what's a Bunny without a carrot? - so I cut out a 3D carrot treat box! Here's are some photos of all the different sides and a few close-ups!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today - Happy Easter and Happy Crafting!