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Happy Halloween, Witchy Wednesday back on the 8th of November.

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO YOU ALL.  I hope you all enjoyed my 13 Day's till Halloween and it has inspired you to have a go at mixed media crafting. Remember it's just about having fun and letting your creative mind run free!  I am now having a little cyber break for a few days few days. I got a lot of broom flying tonight so might need to have a bit of a Witch nap for a few days! πŸ˜‚ But Witchy Wednesday will be back next week on November the 8th with more folklore stories and spooky goings on every Wednesday leading up to Christmas time!  See you next Witchy Wednesday until then have a spooktacular Halloween! πŸ‘»

πŸŽƒHappy Halloween final day for 13 Day's till Halloween! The Pumpkin King!

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  Happy Halloween everyone!  πŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒ Today's final Halloween 'Kat Make' is about the most iconic symbol of today's Halloween the pumpkin and of course the Pumpkin King himself!  This really easy to make mixed media scene was made from a MDF ATC(artist trading card) and Pumpkin Fool character from Calico Craft Parts  https://www.calicocraftparts.co.uk/ Firstly I covered the whole ATC with Windsor and Newton Galleria modelling paste https://www.winsornewton.com/uk  which I applied with a spatula creating simple flame like shapes. I then added my Pumpkin guy. The sculpting paste also acts as glue. Once dry I painted the flames with metallic golds, bronze, coppers and reds. I then painted my Pumpkin King a beautiful copper/gold. To finally finish off I glued on some very appropriate Halloween wording.  Well I hope you all enjoyed my 13 Day's till Halloween I hope it inspires you to have a go at mixed media crafting yoursel...

Day 2 nearly there! 13 Day's till Halloween.

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Welcome to today's Kat Make for '13 day's till Halloween. Number one being the big day!  Today 'Kat Make' is about brewing up some mischief in a big old cauldron!  ✨🐈‍⬛✨🐈‍⬛✨🐈‍⬛✨🐈‍⬛✨🐈‍⬛✨🐈‍⬛✨🐈‍⬛ This really easy to make mixed media scene was made from a MDF ATC(artist trading card) from Calico Craft Parts  https://www.calicocraftparts.co.uk/ and cauldron and frog which are from my craft stash. Firstly I glued on the cauldron MDF shape directly onto the ATC. To create the bubbles and potion brewing in the cauldron I used nuvo drops. Once the nuvo drop had hardened I painted the ATC, bubbles, and cauldron with a mixture of Cosmic Shimmer pixie powders. I then painted my frog shape and used nuvo drops to create his details. To edge the ATC and cauldron I used gilding glue and gilding foil.  To finally finish off I glued on my frog, some tiny stars(nail art) and appropriate Halloween wording.  Well I hope you enjoyed today's make my last Halloween 'Kat mak...

Day 3 of 13 Day's till Halloween! Monsters at the Disco!

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  Welcome to today's Kat Make for '13 day's till Halloween. Number one being the big day!  Today 'Kat Make' is Monsters at the Disco!  πŸ•ΊπŸ¦ΉπŸ§ŸπŸ•ΊπŸ¦ΉπŸ§ŸπŸ•ΊπŸ¦ΉπŸ§ŸπŸ•ΊπŸ¦ΉπŸ§ŸπŸ•ΊπŸ¦Ή This really easy to make mixed media scene was made from a MDF ATC(artist trading card) and Zombie lady and Mummy MDF shapes from Calico Craft Parts.  https://www.calicocraftparts.co.uk/ Firstly I glue on my shapes directly onto the ATC. Then I painted the ATC but not the figures with glitter glue. I then dusted it with lots of glitter. Once dry I brushed off excess storing spare glitter for another day. I then painted the figures with matt black paint and highlighted them with a gold posca pen. To finish I glued on a glitter star( from my craft stash) and some appropriate Halloween wording.  Well I hope you enjoyed today's make another Halloween 'Kat make' coming tomorrow! πŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒ I will from time to time post some links to spooky craft products, merchan...

Day 5 and 4 of 13 Day's till Halloween!

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  Welcome to day 5 of my 13 Day's till Halloween, 1 being the big day itself! This 'Kat Make' is all about the world of the weird where strange monsters live and everything will either bite you or try to slurp your brains!!!!!!  All the MDF shapes are from Calico Craft Parts and the whole scene is made on a MDF square beer mat.  It's a very simple make, I painted all the MDF shapes with a base coat of white paint. I then painted them with bright acrylics in pinks, purples, yellow and bright greens. I then painted the beer mat with base coat of black paint then added splashes and random strokes in matching bright acrylic paints. Once dry I assembled and glued into place( I used Uhu glue). Then to finish off I added some Halloween wording which I cut from a sheet of Halloween phrases from Creative Expressions (creative sentiment sheets called Trick or Treat).  Welcome to today's Kat Make for '13 day's till Halloween. Number one being the big day!  Today make i...

Day 6 of 13 Day's till Halloween 'Frankie'!

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  Welcome to today's Kat Make for '13 day's till Halloween. Number one being the big day!  ⚡πŸ’‘⚡πŸ’‘⚡πŸ’‘⚡πŸ’‘⚡πŸ’‘⚡πŸ’‘⚡πŸ’‘ I have always had a fascination with Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein since I read my Mum's beautifully Gothic illustrated copy as a small child. I always felt so sorry for the monster and realised as at a young age that the humans were the monsters not the monster they created!  This mixed media scene was made from a MDF ATC(artist trading card) a Zombie and fabulously detailed ribcage all from Calico Craft Parts. Firstly I painted the ATC with bright coloured acrylic paints. I then painted Frankie and the rib cage with black acrylic paints. Once dry I added some details with a white Posca pen. I then glued the MDF shapes into place, I used Uhu glue. To finish I added some spooky wording. Please visit Calico Craft Parts for the shapes I used and also check out their Christmas ones! https://www.calicocraftparts.co.uk/   Well I hope you enjoyed today'...

Fangtastic postcards!

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As some of you know I love Halloween postcards and today I saw this really interesting article on Public Domain website. In this article they explain about the history of postcards and also feature a collection of beautiful,and strange, Halloween postcards ranging from the 1900's to the 1920's. Really worth a visit.  Please press the link to view.  https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/halloween-postcards πŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒ I will from time to time post some links to spooky craft products, merchandise and other cool things on my blog. I do not get any financial gain from mentioning them I do it because I like to share information and show my support to businesses large and small. Please always check out the sellers before parting with your hard earned cash. I am not responsible for what happens beyond my blog! But I do hope you enjoy what I share and have fun with whatever goodies you buy. The same applies to any links I post. I post them as I l...