Leslierahye's 3rd Annual Very Spooky Steampunk Halloween Blog Hop - October 26th

Welcome to

Very excited to join Mz. Leslierahye today.  We've been blog hopping together from the beginning and want to thank her for being such and active inspiration in my life.  Since we've met via internet we just clicked and our eclectic sense of designs and creations just gelled.  So I am honored to and humbly thankful being here.

New changes ladies and gents (if any out there lol).  I think I've found my niche and am going to run with it a big bounds.  No turning back. I've held myself back for too long.  I'm excited and hope that you will join me in my new journey in my life.

Enough of all that.  Let's start this blog hop.  Well, let me tell you when it came to this final design I was gearing towards making something totally different.  I saw a pic somewhere on the web (ha I said web - tells ya'll something) of this bad ass tree and one of the techniques was dripping hot glue on the branches.  Can you believe I cannot remember the web site.  I thought linked with her for new inspiration and for the life of me cannot find it.  Most of the times I print out the image and website reference to give individuals their shout out and thank them for being such an inspiration...  Just can't find it. So... I came up with what I could remember and caught my eye in the first place and designed this.

Steampunk Haunted Candles

I have see many friends and YouTubers creating dimensional wonders with Graphic 45, Pion, Prima Marketing, DCWV, BoBunny and the list goes on and on.  I've come to realize I cannot buy EVERYTHING that comes out.  Hey I'm feeling the notches in the belt and it's way too tight to get brand new. Many things you may see will be years and seasons ago and I'm okay with that.  I must admit that I look around my craft room and have plenty that would last me till the day I die.  I may go out for the necessary tools or replenishment but to have that "I gotta have the latest" days of impulse buys has diminished tremendously. Enough of  that...

I like to recycle so I kept paper towel rolls and had a foam board I wasn't using and cut a circle created the base board overed with the DCWV Tattered Times. I used white light chipboard and covered it with foil tape (my fav tool in my work areas) ran them through my Big Shot using a varity of Tim Holtz embossing folders

I brushed some Jaguard paints and black gesso. Blasted heat to them and wiped them down with a baby wipe to reveal the faux grungy industrial metal effect. I arranged my rolls and hot glued them to the base.

Oh! The fun part is dripping the hot glue around the rim to give the illusion of melted wax.

I pulled out my dies and started cranking and punching. By the way cheese cloth has become close friend lately. It's a pretty diverse piece of material from the kitchen to the craft room. I also had the opportunity to use things I had not had the chance to play with . Bad Jessica (in third person voice) - I am totally kidding and I hope my sense of humor doesn't offend anyone.  Call me a geek. lol.

I found some skulls and a mini coffin in my wonderland stash.  I love Tim Holtz dies that has the little tricker treaters and rows of houses - Instead used a fun Fiskar's border punch that went on clearance 2 seasons ago. Works for me. Number washi tape from a dollar bind at Michael's

Mulberry flowers from stash

I also enjoy the use of  Stampedous Essential Fran-tage Embossing Kit 

I hope you are enjoying my creation and having a blast hoppin. 

I have yet to pick a winner for my last hop and I apologize for that.  I will announce a winner of the steampunk wreath next week.  I'm giving away this fun project for your goulish halloween decor.

BLOG CANDY

All you need to do
Hop on each blog
Leave a comment on each blog
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Easy Peasy Ya'll

Don't forget to go back to back to Leslierahye's blog to download that fabulous steampunk ghost digi designed by Vince.

Thanks for stopping by

Celebrations of the Heart - April 12th-13th

Welcome to

Celebrations of the Heart

blog hop hosted by

Alina of Addicted to Scrapbooking

If you just dropped by and would like to start from the beginning click HERE

This hop is to celebrate people that we love dearly

soooo I choose

my Hubby
Delicandro

Despite of all

MY

short commings

quirks, impatiences,  moodiness, emtional,

crazy ideas, uncertainties, insecurities

My Delicandro loves me

He is the straight line

as I am the unruly wired ball

He is strong, consistant, hardworking, commited and a

God Fearing Man

My protector, my strength, my provider, my best friend

my everything

I took this photo last year

He always has a militant stand
 (never served - but you would think that he did)

When I see this photo it reminds me of

an Guardian Angel

Next on the hop is Gloria

Smoochez!

Music Monday - Rolling in the Deep

Hello my Uneek Peeps!

Jessica here again thinking outside the box! 
After the last blog hop I am starting to use more
mediums and textures and having a blast with it. 

The lovely ladies Angelica and Erin Lee erinleecreative MusicMonday introduced me to a wonderful artist.
Her name is Adele
Her eclectic style has been playing through my head (hasn't stopped)
This video is powerful and an expression of
 mixed emotions at that moment of impact

Once you see this video you can see what I see

Swirls represents the Dancer

red florescent light - Hot pink lines

Damask on wall

Burning towers - distressed flocked paper

Dots and splatter represents the drum beats

You had my heart

you played it with a beating...

Rope on the floor
Gray and black roses from the pain

 

metal embellishment represent hot/cold passion
clear glass beads represents water in Glass

Thanks for stopping by
Can't wait to find out what Angelica and Erine's next music challenge will be

Smoochez