Rare Oddities Wednesday Fun!
Today, we share more great Halloween ideas. Danielle Copley and Maggi Harding share great memory keeping and home decor ideas. Get inspired with Rare Oddities!
Danielle shares an awesome album and video tutorial for this amazing Rare Oddities tri-fold brag book. We think this is so gorgeous!
"Graphic 45 outdid themselves with the Rare Oddities Collection. It has one of my all-time favorite patterns- paisley, along with skulls and potions and amazing colors! Since Halloween is fast approaching I felt the desire to make some fun pieces to get my home looking festively spooky. Since I love to take pictures of my kids in their costumes but don’t take a lot, I created this tri-fold brag book that will hold just enough photos and can be stood up and displayed as a Halloween décor piece year after year, as well. I love double duty projects! I hope you check out the tutorial I put together for you and try one out for yourself. Change up the collection and it’s perfect for any occasion and is so quick to put together that they make great gifts, too!" ~Danielle
Danielle's Rare Oddities Tri-Fold Brag Book Video Tutorial
Supply List
Graphic 45 Rare Oddities Paper:
Brews and Potions
Articles of Antiquity
Charmed I’m Sure
Random Relics
Cabinet of Curiosity
Graphic 45 Rare Oddities Decorative Chipboard
Graphic 45 Rare Oddities Cardstock Stickers
Black Cardstock
Medium Weight Chipboard
Scoreboard/ bone folder
Adhesive
Ribbon/Twine
Petaloo Flowers
Tim Holtz Charms, Ring Fastener and tab die
Web die cuts using my Silhouette
Now, how about some perfect home decor from Maggi? Amazing job! We love her great tips below as well.
"It's October and it's time for some spooky fun! Really, what could be more fun than altering a cookie tin and getting all messy? Believe me, before this project was finished I had paint, glue and mist all over me, my desk, the floor, and everything near by including the poodles!
To make this tin, I started by painting it with black gesso, then I dribbled on some paint. Next I applied a lot of different mists and sometimes dried between colors and sometimes not as I wanted the colors to bleed together.
Tip: I sprayed the tin with Krylon Fixative so that the colors wouldn't bleed any further when I painted on the matte medium that I used to glue down the paper strips, frame, and Mr. Bones.
The frame behind Mr. Bones, is diecut and then heavily embossed with gold and black embossing powders. I also sprayed the center to make it a darker green. It really was cut from Articles of Antiquity paper but that's hard to see!
I made all the flowers with the exception of a few small black roses. I used some scraps and pages from the 6 x 6 Patterns and Solids pad.
Tip: You can make your leaves and vines look more realistic by dabbing on some mists or water colors to give them a varied colored appearance as I have done to my vines. I dabbed on an olive mist and then tipped the leaf ends with a dark red mist." ~Maggi
Supply List
Graphic 45 Rare Oddities collection:
Brews and Potions (12 x 12) 4501144 - bat and book strips
Articles of Antiquity (12 x 12) 4501147 - diecut behind skeleton
Ghostly Greetings (12 x 12) 4501148 - flowers
Cabinet of Curiosities (12 x 12) 4501149 - skeleton fussy cut
6 x 6 Patterns & Solids 4501151 - flowers and vines
Tags & Pockets 450160
Decorative Chipboard 4501154
Journaling Chipboard 4501155
G45 Staples Claw Feet 4501027
G45 StaplesDoor Knockers 4501028
G45 Staples Stamped Metal Brads 4500422
Other:
Pepperidge Farms cookie tin
Black gesso
Izink opaline, gold
Shamrock green acrylic paint
Silks Vavoom Red
Heidi Swapp Chartreuse mist
Prima mists: Empress Gold, Pressed Petal
Dylusions Funky Fuschia mist
Lindy's mists: Cajun Carnelian Red, Golden Lump O' Coal, Gator Gumbo Olive
Shimmerz Vibez Snow Storm
Liquitex Matte Medium
Krylon Workable Fixatif
Prima Static stencil
Art-C Gold embossing paste
Stampendous embossing enamel: aged gold, aged black
La La Land large rolled rose die
Spellbinders Romantic Vines die
Sizzix Alterations Tattered Floral die
Paper Arts Bodacious Blooms die
Tim Holtz Ideaology corked vials
Prima Glass Beads - plum
ColorBox G45 Decades Antique Moss ink
Ranger Distress Ink: Rusty Hinge, Black Soot
Really Reasonable Ribbon green gingham check
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We are getting so excited for Halloween! Many thanks to Danielle and Maggi for their awesome ideas. Have a spooky Wednesday, G45ers!
Happy Papercrafting,
The G45 Family
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These are fantastic projects! Thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: Anne schilling | October 14, 2015 at 05:35 AM
WOW !
Loving these projects, just Fab .
Posted by: Elaine | October 14, 2015 at 07:24 AM
Oooh, love both these projects! And thanks so much for the tutorials, gotta love it :-)
Posted by: Deb Cox | October 14, 2015 at 08:21 AM
Danielle and Maggi rocked these projects! Rare Oddities has such pretty colors and each one of them brought out those colors in their projects! Danielle's choice of ribbon ... just POPS; and those flowers OMG !!
And Maggi's cookie tin OMG too fun ... check out her flowers ... just beautiful !!!
Posted by: Rosann | October 14, 2015 at 09:04 AM
Love the album. Gorgeous!
Posted by: Barbara Leonard | October 14, 2015 at 09:32 AM
Boy I don't know witch one I like better today. But I do know I am VERY glad I bought all the Paper in different sizes so I have enough to do 2 or 3 projects. Boy you really need to keep this paper in the Line up for next year !!!!! Either that or you need to mix and match this paper and last years Eerie Tales. I missed out on that paper last year. Pure Love here.
Posted by: Orlie Severson | October 14, 2015 at 09:52 AM
I enjoyed both Danielle's and Maggi's project videos-they did a great job. Fun projects:)
Posted by: MaggieM | October 14, 2015 at 11:15 AM
WOW! These area both breathtaking!! LOVE the tin and the trifold book ROCKS!! TFS!
Posted by: barbara macaskill | October 14, 2015 at 11:28 AM
Super spooky cool stuff on the blog today. You always impress me with everything you do!
Posted by: Denise Sullivan | October 14, 2015 at 11:46 AM
How perfectly gorgeously spooky are these projects? A mini to display the Trick or Treat photos and (my favorite!) the stunning altered cookie tin - complete with wonderful video tutorials!!!!
Thanks, ladies, for thinking these up and for sharing them with us!!!!
Posted by: Peggy Govanetti | October 14, 2015 at 12:08 PM
Thank you for my daily dose of "Amazing".
Posted by: Kate LeBlanc | October 14, 2015 at 12:25 PM
Love the colors of Halloween! Beautiful projects. Thanks for the tutorials. Always love an opportunity to learn something new. Boo-tiful!
Posted by: Martie Rollin | October 14, 2015 at 12:56 PM
Favorite fall DIY....pumpkin carving (if that counts as DIY).
Posted by: NancyH | October 14, 2015 at 04:36 PM
I love all the halloween projects!
Posted by: Pam Bilodeau | October 14, 2015 at 06:19 PM
Rare Oddities makes the BEST Halloween decor and projects! Love the colors and vintage spookiness
Posted by: karenladd | October 14, 2015 at 10:25 PM
The tri-fold mini is clever and so pretty. I especially love that striped ribbon used for the closure bow.
Posted by: Cathy Osborne | October 14, 2015 at 10:36 PM
Outstanding projects!
Posted by: Karen Itzenhuiser | October 14, 2015 at 11:11 PM
I love every product you sell!!
Posted by: Rebecca | October 15, 2015 at 12:14 AM
I love the idea of the upcycled cookie tin...actually have a few of those in my stash. It would be fun to decorate and refill with goodies for someone special for the holiday!! Thanks for the inspiration. Rare Oddities is a high favorite of mine to work with, there's so much you can do with the designs.
Posted by: sheila AR | October 15, 2015 at 11:57 AM
Love these designs! Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Viki B | October 15, 2015 at 10:04 PM