Hi everyone. Happy Thursday to you. Can you believe it is just about the end of October?
Today I am sharing my last art journal pages for Elle's challenge at Art Journal Journey. By now you must know her theme is Steampunk, Halloween, or Halloween steampunk. Thank you Elle for being such a super host. It was lots of fun to make some silly and spooky themed pages about Halloween. 👻
I also want to thank everyone who joined in too. I like getting spooky once a year and making some Halloween art. I hope you also enjoyed Elle's challenge, which by the way, runs through tomorrow, Halloween.
Today's pages are all about Halloween night, and these 2 pages come from the recent Halloween journal I've been working on. I haven't finished this journal yet, so maybe next year you'll see more of it. 😉
For this first page I used a TH chipboard window and chipboard quote. I glued the window down onto some star paper that I covered my background page with. Before I glued the window down I added the bat images to the background. I wanted them to look like they were on the outside. Then I inked the background around the window, but I left inside, where you see the bats uninked. I did that because I wanted it to be dark but still look like there was moonlight coming through the window.
Since it's an old broken window I added some yellow glitter glue and some clear drying glue only in spots where the glass would be. I also added some black cheesecloth scraps to make it look a bit cob-webby. I also added the TH raven to the front. I'm happy with the final effect.
I used a TH background image, and I added some yellow paint to the far windows. I found adding the paint made this view even spookier, and it's not even a whole lot of paint. Then I added the cat image (49 and Market), a scrap of black die cut lace, and finally I stamped my quote onto some tissue paper and added that. When I glued it down I was slightly off center, but you can't move tissue paper as it's so thin so I left it off center.
I don't have any dark photos for you today, but I do have the dark background of this truck I followed one morning when I was out. I thought the quote was thought provoking, and imagine how nice the world would be if it was true. Of course my cynical side tells me the quote has a double meaning, because that's the how the owner of this lumber store chain wants to you think about how you'd be treated at his one of his stores so you'll shop there.
It's too bad we all have to develop cynical sides, isn't it? 😈
Have a super rest of your day.
17 comments:
Cynicism is bred into us by the daily influence of our dealings with fellow humans. That’s unlikely to change any time soon. All the best - David
...amen to Kevin Hancock!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your steampunk Halloween! ((HUGS)) Helen
Scary work, hehe 🥰 Love it all and yes... the last one.... I am so thankful I have friends who just are like that, and I am, too. Big hugs, we all can be so happy!
Those two pages are spooktacular, esp. the one with black cat...so cool!
I like the cat.
Belas as páginas perfeitas para o halloween, Erika feliz quinta-feira bjs.
Lovely pages Erika. That is a deep quote on the lumber truck, I took it at face value being naive.
Hi Erika, I haven't finished my Halloween journal either this year :(
I really like what you did with the window. I enjoyed looking at all the details
with the bats and the cheesecloth and of course the raven. The second one is probably
my favourite (because of the cat) not really because of the cat, but it is a great cat!
Is it a diecut? I didn't realise this was a TH image either, not sure I've seen this one before,
and I actually like the bright orange and yellow around the edges. It kinda helps to draw you in,
and that yellow window is brilliant. Great idea, didn't realise that wasn't how it came.
Big Thanks for joining in with my theme this month, elle xx
Brilliant idea and fits the Halloween theme perfectly! The quote looks great on the truck!
Good days, hugs Elke
Oooh, I love these pages! Very atmospheric!
It is sad that we can't just be trusting all the time. What a different world it would be if we could!
I really love the one with the cat! That truck is amazing!
Hey Erika! I enjoy your steampunk Halloween. Very, Very, VERY fun idea. You are super duper talented. That is for sure! Happy Halloween and boogie boogie.
Oh spooky creations this time. Very inspiring, Erika.
Another great entry for our challenge at Art Journal Journey.
Hugs,
Mia
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Brilliant and spooky Halloween pages here! That window is so cool and I know I have this one or something really similar that I've been wanting to pull out for a decoration project, but here we are! LOL The architecture is awesome in your designs! That's a wonderful quote and a concept to really think about, but to implement it is an entirely different matter as well. HUGS
Fantastic Halloween art!!!
I like the little bats in the window of your first page and the yellow/orange stickles. I have a few ancient silver die cuts of that window (back when we bought the cuts before we had the dies), as well as a rubber stamp. Now, your second page, I really like the bright stripes and I think they frame the dark scene well (and match the center flame, drawing your eye to it). Suzi Blu taught me when you use a color one place, put it somewhere else as well. It helps the eye travel around the piece. And then I remembered I'd learned that freshman year in college art class.
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