Welcome To The Scraps of Darkness Halloween Blog Hop!

Hi Everybody and welcome to my blog!! If you have been playing along with the blog hop you have found me by way of  Karen's (a.k.a. lostcoastscrapper) Blog.  If not you are welcome to jump in and start at the beginning by going to the Scraps Of Darkness Blog!!

How to play:

  Our design team will be revealing their projects for the Scraps Of Darkness October Kit-All Hallow's Eve. You will need to visit each blog and leave a comment that you have been there. Your last stop will be Lisa's (a.k.a. Raining) Blog.

Melinda will be giving away 2 of those uber gorgeous kits-squeeel!!! Here is a pic of the dark beauty:

To qualify for the two Scraps Of Darkness October Kits that are being given away,  you will need to leave a comment on the Scraps Of Darkness Blog, and all of the Design Team's Blogs, letting us know you have visited all the designers. A winner will be randomly selected. You have from  Saturday, October 15- Sunday October 16th  (12:00 a.m. pacific standard time) to complete the hop. A winner will be announced on Monday October 17th!!!

Along the way, the design team members will be offering up their own raks and prizes!!!! So you can win more than one prize!! Just don't forget to leave a comment at each stop you make!

In case you get lost along the way here is a complete list of  order:

SOD Blog - http://scrapsofdarkness.blogspot.com/
Mandy - http://forscrappingoutloud.blogspot.com
Charlotte - http://suepup.blogspot.com/
Nancy - http://justaboutthedetails.com/
Karen - http://lostcoastscrapper.blogspot.com/
Renea - http://www.myglittercoatedlife.blogspot.com/
Cheryl - http://www.cherylspassion.blogspot.com/
Celina - http://scrapvamp.blogspot.com/
Jennifer - http://scrap-escape.blogspot.com/
Lisa - http://lisas-livingincolor.blogspot.com/

I Am Your Sixth Stop!

The following are my reveal projects that I created using the Scraps Of Darkness October Kit-. I wanted to show off the amazing versatility of these blow me away gorgeous kits that Melinda puts together for us. The kits along with coordinating add ons offered each month will have you scrapping beautifully right out of the box. The kits are packed with so many goodies and items that you will find yourself reaching for again and again, and you will also find that you spend less time shopping and more time scrapping, almost everything you need is delivered to your door.

Each kit comes with a sketch from our super talented sketch artist, Charlotte (aka Suepup). These sketches will inspire you and keep that mojo flowing. Here is this month's sketch:

And here is my interpretation:

This layout shows the romantic side to the kit with a photo of one of my favorite dark couples of all time, Mina and Dracula, from Bram Stoker's version of the movie "Dracula".

I created this resin look chandelier, using chipboard, gel medium and the gorgeous Shimmerz Enamels from the this month's color add on.

To create the flower layer, I used the Petaloo Chantilly flowers from the Flora & Fauna add on, mixed with some tulle flowers I created and hand painted florals and swirls I cut out with my Sizzix. The clock face is the Kaiser Acetate frames from the kit.

The frame around the photo is one of the Moxie Die Cuts from the Romance Add On, the bling on the edges of the frame and the vine winding it's way through the layout was included in the kit.

Next, I wanted to show the more girlie grunge side:

This layout is the example for the Stalker Challenge that I host each month over at Scraps Of Darkness, and I would love to have you come and play along! I used the Dusty Attic Sketch from this Month for inspiration.

I used the pps from the kit,  and punched circles, then did machine sewing to accent the edges. The large circle features my wicked black & white photo, framed out with card stock from last monthes kit,  Petaloo and Prima flowers from the Romance add on, and one of the painted and tattooed Dusty Attic spiders that I purchased from the Scraps Of Darkness store.

I did a lot of technique work on the layout. The background is strips of white card stock and cheesecloth. I then took the brick mask from last month's kit and painted it on with gel medium and the black Ingvild Bolme ink included in the kit.  The spider web is one that I hand drew onto the layout with glue, layed yarn down into the pattern and then stickled to get the glitter and depth effect.

I love how the large spider turned out that I hand tattooed and then blinged up. don't you just love how she is dropping down the brick wall? My journaling is a Sir Walter Scott quote-"Oh What A Tangled Web We Weave When First We Practice To Deceive", and ties right in to my title work Deception.

The next layout is for the Halloween Movie Contest that Mel's husband, Brian is putting up a prize for! The winner will receive a $50.00 credit to the Scraps Of Darkness Store!!! Mine of course is just for fun, but I invite you to join us for a chance at that more than awesome prize!

I did my layout based on the movie "Nightmare On Elm Street", and it definitely shows the very dark side to the kit. That movie scared the bejeezies out of me! I am trying to get up the nerve to watch it again with my teenage son, Draven, but that Freddy Kruegar totally mortifies me.

I used lots of distressed pp layers from the kit to create this layout.

I want to mention that we did a critter swap, hosted by Sarah (aka Chaton13) and I got the wicked gold flies that you see on the layout from Nancy (aka Nancola). We called them sticky bugs, because when they arrived the gold leaf had not yet dried, but I left them out in the air and they did finally dry. So, thank you Nancy! I didn't have to give them a glitter bath after all-lol!! The strips behind Freddie's photo are pieces of dry wall repair -lol. I did some masking in the background with a chicken wire template and the Shimmerz mist from the kit.

I fussy cut the house from the pp, colored the windows with markers for emphasis, and adhered it with foam dots for dimension. I popped on a tiny, creepy Freddy shadow in the eve.

The door door frame came in the Romance add on and I sprayed it with the Shimmerz Mist from the CAO and then Rock Candied it for texture. The barbed wire and key are Dusty Attic pieces that I gussied up.

And last, but not least, is a layout that features my son Draven when he was 18 months old, dressed as a Dragon for Halloween. This layout shows the fun, cute side of the kit:

 

This layout is made up of lots of pp layers from the kit. the orange layer has stenciling done with gel medium for texture and depth.

The flowers with the crystal centers are from the Flora & Fauna add on and the one small orange flower is from July's kit. The swirl pieces are chipboard that I cut apart and painted using the Shimmerz paint from the CAO and purple ink.

I created a vile of Dragon Tears using a Tim Holtz bottle, glitter, and then made a label and tied a piece of raffia around it. The frame under the photo is one of the Moxxie die cuts from the Romance add on that I stickled and blinged with the Kaiser gems from the kit.

The letters are the Pink Paislee chipboard letters from the kit. I inked the edges for  contrast.

Thanks for letting me share all of my reveal layouts with you, and now for the........

PRIZE!!!

I am giving away a $20.00 Gift Certificate to the Scraps Of Darkness store!!!! Mel keeps our store stocked with the latest chipboard, embellishments and technique driven  supplies, and here is your chance to win a little extra spending cash for some of that scrappy goodness! To enter, you must be a follower of my blog, and then make sure to leave me a comment to this post. When the blog hop ends Sunday night, all entries will be put into a bowl and a name will be drawn and announced here on my blog Monday morning. Be sure to check back Monday to see if you won, and then contact me with the e-mail address that you want the gift certificate delivered to electronically. It's that simple!!!

Thanks for hopping by! Your next stop is my little dark sister Cheryl's (aka C Mom Go) Blog!! Have fun, but a quick warning, she said she was scrapping really dark and spooky!!!!!  ~Renea