Sunday, 12 October 2008

This Thursday It's the Spooky Season......
















I was honoured to be Guest Designer again this week for This Thursday.
It's well and truly Spooky over there, I had brilliant stamps to work with this week from Artistic Outpost, such great designs. Thanks to Tracey and the fab DT team for inviting me to do this Spooky Week!!!

Well I started off with an actual pumpkin, scooping out the inside and adding all my little elements to make a little scene, Oh! boy did I have some fun doing this!!
I then got a bit of roof slate and added straws covered with thread, added fantasy fibre, wool over the edge for a wee web, I stamped the boy image onto acetate (which was horrendous to photo but perseverance won in the end!!), added my skull image and the gorgeous phrase from the stamp plate. The metal is from the inside of a tomatoe puree tube!
Lastly I did a 4x4 with the witch flying over the moon, using acrylics, ink and cosmics.
I stamped the gate onto acetate again, masked the image and added the cat's face.
So come on over to This Thursday and check out all the brilliant DT examples, get all your spooky stuff out and join us in this Spooky Challenge, we would love to see what you come up with!!

35 comments:

Barbara Hagerty said...

Dawn, I have fallen in love with your carved pumpkin! This is the cutest thing ever!!! I am rushing right out after I post this comment and getting a small pumpkin to carve, and see if I can even come close to your little beauty!! Bravo to you!! The other two pieces are fab, also!! I love the slate!

sam said...

wow, you made some great things! love the pumpkin!! Have a good day! gr sam

Rach said...

oh my Dawn!
This is so impressive. love what you have done here...WOW!
xx

Sharon said...

Dawn, this is BRILLIANT! I can't stop looking at it. What a great idea!!! Love it. :)

Louise (KardKrazy) said...

Holy cow, that pumpkin scene is out of this world!!! How creative! Those AO stamps are fabulous!

Kreativgeschwafel said...

really amazing - the pumpkin is extremly great!!

Carol said...

wow have you been busy Love the slate and pumpkin scene!!

STUNNING!!
TC :)

Peet said...

Wow Dawn, this is great!!!love everything about it!!!!

Deb Wood said...

Holey Moley, talk about creative and FANASTIC!!! Too awesome!!

Carol Plume said...

Dawn - wowie what a fab set of spooky pieces - love those stamps too - well done you xx

Camilla said...

Ohh this is soo cool and spooky!!
I wish you the best of luck with my Candy;) Thanks for joining!!
Big hugs, Camilla.

Anne said...

OMG, PHENOMENAL!!!!! Dawn, your pumpkins are just about the most fab thing I've ever seen!!!! I love the stamps....BUT THE PUMPKINS!!! WOW!!!!

Robyn Phelan Sharp said...

OMG I love that pumpkin!! How beautifully creative!

Gerrie Johnnic said...

How cool is this! Wonderful creativity! hugz...

Hanne said...

WOW WOW WOW, Dawn!!! What a gret idea with the carved pumpkin, and what a brilliant scene you've made! I'm really impressed!

It's not very smart not to visit your blog for some days, because then you'va made so many beautiful cards... Just has to tell you I love them all, you are so talented, my friend!

Hugs, Hanne:)

Debbie said...

OMG wow Dawn, your pumpkin is amazing. :) It must have taken you ages to scoop out and create the scene, you have done a fantastic job. :)

Love your 4x4 too great colours.

Then last but not least the slate - great recycling and again a fantastic job, wow, wow, wow.

xxDebbiex

Willy said...

Wow... GREAT pieces, Dawn! Love them all!

Gayle Page-Robak said...

Your Halloween art is stunning...so beautiful!

Carolyn Bounds said...

WOW!!!! What a spookalicious project!!! My hubby would love it:o) Maybe I will attempt something like it, but I know mine won't look half as good as yours does. Fabulous Halloween centerpiece!!!

Hugs!
Carolyn

Julie Allain said...

WOWSERS!!!

Amazing work Dawn!!!!

mueppi said...

Holy moly
I love al of this!! They are great!
Hugs Gisela

Maya said...

WOW!!!
Such stunning creations you have made!
Love the pumpkin!

Hugs from Maya :)

Sam said...

OMG look at what you did with the pumpkin!!! Utterly inspired!!

cats whiskers said...

Oh my goodness Dawn you are so talented, these are just wonderful, I have never had a go at altered art wouldn't even know where to start but I really do admire it.
Hugs Jacqui x

carolann said...

Wow this is absolutely awesome work hun well done (claps) xxxxxx

Claudia Rosa ~ Pretty Pressings said...

wow.. dawn.. those are beautiful cards.
love them!
claudia

Heather Robinson said...

Wow, wow and WOW! When I first looked at this post and I thought, Did Dawn actually use a real pumpkin? How cool would that be? And you did! Can you imagine living inside one? Love the tiny world you've created.

Gillian .... said...

Dawn .... what a fabulous selection of art, i love each and everyone, the use of the pumpkin and slate is so unique:)Bravo:)

Lorraine said...

this pumpkin is brilliant and the stamps are ace..thanks for your comment about my one

Zuzu's Blog said...

Oh wow.. talk about thinking outside the box.. what a fantastic pumpkin!

Veronica said...

thanks so much for visiting my blog. Ha the lipstick. lol......
Too much color.... I was tryingout my new copics and the ink just comes right on out. Thank you so much though. Fantastic BLOG you have.

Oxana said...

WOW!!! It's just AMAZING! Hugs Oxana

~*~Patty S said...

Your Halloween creations are SO wonderful Dawn. The carved pumpkin scene is so original too! Thank you for a really fund challenge, this was my first time playing in This Thurs :)

Anonymous said...

Dawn this is brilliant!! Love the carved out pumpkin scene!! Really creative!
smiles, Deena

laury55 said...

love your Halloween decoration