Artfully Musing: November 2016

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

A REGENCY PERIOD MUSICAL INTERLUDE

So many of the pieces I make incorporate images of women so it is nice to create a more masculine piece.

The frame is from my Antique Frames Set Download which I attached to a piece of chipboard covered with music themed paper.

I mounted an image from Letters from the Past Set Download behind a wood die cut window. I imagined him sitting at a window playing his instrument.

The gentleman is from my Letters from the Past 1 collage sheet and you can also find him on the same download set as the scene behind the window.

Next I added the instrument, (I’m thinking that it's a cello?), and the sheet music.

For further embellishment I added brass pieces to the top of the windows and to the bottom I added, paper vines and flowers, beaded trim and a brass piece.

The brass piece at the bottom is a gift from Carmen Conners (an Internet art friend). Her blog is https://papercraftgoddess.blogspot.com/.

ALPHA STAMPS SUPPLIES USED IN THIS PIECE

Antique Frames Download Set

Letters from the Past 1 Collage Sheet

Letters from the Past Set Download

Brass Feathery Scroll Filigree

The backside of the paper below is very close to what I used.

Classic Christmas Postcards & Music Scrapbook Paper

STAY TUNED FOR SOME HOLIDAY/CHRISTMAS PROJECTS

Saturday, November 5, 2016

DRACULA'S HEARSE WITH BLOOD COCKTAIL MINI BAR IN COFFIN - NEW COLLAGE SHEET & VIDEO TUTORIAL

Dracula and his new bride are on their way to Grimsley Village to spend their honeymoon at the Buzzard Bed and Breakfast.

Looks like the current guest have stayed well past the checkout date.

There is no mistaking Dracula’s hearse as it flies by using bat wing power, sporting a red “D” on the windows and Dracula’s insignia curtain clips.

Inside is the coffin lined with red and black suede. On the lid of the coffin is the Dracula family crest flanked by silver vampire bats hanging on the edges of the coffin lid.

With a shortage of young maidens in the area, they make a short stop for refreshments and are attended by their faithful raven butler Belvedere and wolf chauffeur Farnsworth.

The graveyard with it’s rows of tombs makes a perfect setting to enjoy the full moon rising as it casts it’s silvery light onto blankets of clouds.

Dracula and his bride prefer to fly when traveling which leaves the coffin free to transport necessities, in this case a collapsible blood bar stocked with anything a blood sucking creature would want; there’s bottled Dracula’s Reserve, Chateau Vlad, Dracula’s Kiss, Type O and Type AB. On tap is Blood and Hair of the Dog Beer, the latter being Farnsworths favorite.

The couple’s favorite beverage is Belvedere’s blood martini garnished with a pickled eyeball.

Looks a couple of vampire friends have flown in to enjoy the refreshments. Nothing like an impromptu graveyard party at midnight!

THE DETAILS

All you fellow ghouls, don’t sweat the details as I made have a step by step video tutorial.
Pretty much all of the great products I used for this project are being carried by Alpha Stamps. At the bottom of the post you’ll find a link to the supply list.
The hearse, coffin, bookcase (bar shelves) and stools are made from chipboard kits (love those kits). The 6" coffin fits nicely into the hearse with room to spare. For storage purposes, all of the items in this project fit inside the hearse. The coffin is nice and deep which made it perfect for a collapsible bar and even big enough to store the small stool under the bar shelves.

One of the coolest aspects of the hearse is the two coach lamps with an LED light and battery powered. The images you see in this project are from my new Dracula & Bats collage sheets described below.

NEW - DRACULA COLLAGE SHEET

This collage sheet is packed with all kinds of vampire goodies. Included are Dracula, his bride, faithful raven butler and wolf driver. In addition are lots of bits and bobs to deck out a coffin blood bar and a set of curtains that are sized to fit the funeral coach.