Hi there! So happy the weekend is nearly here! I've been looking forward to this weekend for a long time because April will be arriving early Friday morning and will be visiting us until Tuesday morning. April, her Mom and I will be working on her wedding invitations all day Sunday so Scott and I have been busy getting things together to make the production run smoothly :) Both fingers and toes crossed!
It's time for an all new Mixed Media Color Challenge! I'm so happy to see so many beautiful and inspiring projects in the gallery week after week. It seems as though many crafters from around the world are enjoying creating outside the box! For nearly the next two weeks, we will be playing with the following color combination: Lavender, Light Green and Gray.
In celebration of Halloween, I made a Steampunk Witch's Hat:
To begin, I embossed craft foil using an embossing folder then covered a paper mache witch's hat, applied black alcohol ink then adhered the feather trim around the perimeter. I topped it with a little black crow and a funky industrial like birdcage trinket:
I stamped the BOO sentiment from Trick or Sweet then framed it with an altered metal frame:
I also added another sentiment from Trick or Sweet which I stamped on a doily made using a die from Die-namics Blueprints 6:
I surrounded the sentiments with other metal trinkets, flowers, leaves and a die cut flourish:
I completed it with a shimmery metallic bow, metal gear and flower embellishment:
Thanks so much for taking the time to visit ~ I hope I have inspired you to mix things up! Please hop on over to A Mixed Media Color Challenge for COMPLETE details on how to join in the fun and for some awesome inspiration from Sue!
Be Sweet ;)
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THIS hat might even make me like Halloween! LOVE the crow and the metal and the FAB birdcage! LOVE all of the flowers and the metal flower and gears! The black boa is to die for! THIS is AMAZING, Mona!
OMGosh this witch hat is so fabulous, love the great details and design.
Good luck with your invitations, wow, I hope things go smoothly.
Ooooh THIS IS A WOOWWWWWWWWW project..... absolutely stunning make Mona... and how fab to have this on display at Halloween!!
Hugs
Christine x
Absolutely amazing, Mona! WOW! How do you create such amazing things! I love it!
Incredible project, Mona! Love the charms and the amazing metal foil! This is so creative! Wowzers!
Stunning, Mona! So much incredible detail! Love the metal flowers and the gears! The foil is just amazing! Must have taken hours! Good luck with the invitations!
WOW!!!! What a cool project! Love it!
Gorgeous project, Mona!!! Lovely idea!
HOLY SMOKES Mona! Love the embossed metal, you need to show us how yo do that!!! Hope the production line runs smoothly and that we get to see the final product!
This is way way beyond cool !!! In fact, it's so glamorous that it's Halloween elevated...!!! How in the world do you continue to do that...!? Lol !! Just amazing!! Love the embossed metal sheets again -- I really do need to get those... I have just the perfect card in mind for them!!
Your details of the crow, bird cage, & trinkets are gorgeous & spot on, of course!!!
Hope the assembly line runs smoothly & you all have a fun visit!! :)) :))
Xo
Wow Mona this is AMAZING! Love it to bits!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amazingly beautiful!
Wow, looks stunning! Have fun with the wedding invitations, I just finished up making my daughters, labors of love for sure! ~Diane
Wow! this is gorgeous, Mona! Love how you decorated this, esp all the metal trinkets! Have fun working on wedding invitations.. so exciting!
Oh! this is SO spooky cool Mona - love that 'come as you aren't' - cracked me up! and big congrats to April and your son- I didn't realize they had set a date! Hope it all goes smoothly! It's a project of love for sure - but can be quite daunting!
I'm completely speechless ... This is beyond amazing ... Incredible work Mona ... The embossed foil is terrific! You rock!
OH WOW - I am spellbound - Really! - Splendiferous creation Mona. Nicola x
Absolutely amazing and so beautiful, Mona!! Super creative!!! TFS.
So creative, Mona! WOW, this is phenomenal! Double WOW!
Love all the wonderful elements of your fabulous creation Mona:)
Have fun doing the invitations.
Mona this is WONDERFUL! Love the crow and birdcage and the embossed metal details! What a great item to display for the Halloween season!
Wow, what a fabulous piece of spooky decor Mona! Love the steampunk theme, and the added feathery trim gives this hat a real Glamourous edge! Gorgeous!
Absolutely stunning Mona! Love all the embossed metal detail and the birdcage and crow! Sweet & funny sentiment too!
This is a work of art, love al the yummy details, Mona!
WOW, Mona, this is absolutely incredible! You just blow us all away with gorgeous designs like this! WOW!
Awesome project, Mona! really creative and fun! so many amazing details!
Wow, Mona this is so creative! Love the embossed foil and all the beautiful embellishments! That crow looks perfect! TFS!
How fun! I love the fluffy boa trim and embossed foil combo. :)
OMG, this is gorgeous! Love the metal/steampunk look! WOW, those embellies are amazing! Love the birdcage with the crow at the top! Any self respecting witch would be honored to wear this gorgeous hat!!!!
Absolutely amazing! WOW!
Really really love this project, Mona! Amazing witches hat! So creative!
You definitely inspired me Mona. I love this project and the amazing textures you included on it. It's stunning!!! Your use of the challenge colors with a Halloween theme is brilliant. :) Hugs
Oh my gosh what a fabulous piece. You are so creative. I love seeing what you come up with..
I do hope you had fun making the invitations.
Hugs~
Absolutely incredible, Mona! Such incredible talent you have! This is so perfect! Love the foil embossing and the general steampunk look! Thanks!
Oh, my goodness! What an amazing creation this Steampunk Witch's Hat is! Love the foil embossing, flowers, and trinkets! A fabulous piece of art!
LOVE LOVE LOVE this Mona!!!!!
Hope you enjoyed your visit with April!!!
WOW....totally unbelievably wonderful!! I swear if I only had the creativity of your little pinkie.....
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