Spells Book.

The front of my Spells Book with props. 

The back of my Spells Book with props. 

The Spine of my Spells Book with props. 

Close up of back. 

Close up of front. 

Page in book
Source: Free Printable Spell Book Page from The Country Chic Cottage

Tutorial: 

Supplies gathered together. 
Old Book (Thrift-store), Ruler, pencil, Chip-board letters, black paint, paint brushes, Hot Glue, Hair Dryer, Pencil, Gold metalic acrylic paint, foam brush, plastic skeleton (Dollar-store), Brads, Tweezer, Paper piercer, photo mounting squares, gauze, scoring tool, silicone mat, etc. 

Tim Holtz Elements Grunge board	ArtMinds™ Mini Glue Gun.	PLAID MOD PODGE: 4OZ MATTE

I measured the the placement of brads and letters with a pencil and ruler to the front of an old book.
I attached the chip-board letters and grungeboard with hot glue
I removed the hot-glue tendrils with a tweezer. 
I attached brads on the one side. 

I removed protruding pieces on the skeleton by using pliers. 

I made the holes for the brads with a paper piercer and used a scoring tool to make them bigger. 
I attached the plastic skeleton's head to the back with a brad and hot-glue.

The brads are secured on the inside of the book with photo mounting squares. 

Front of the book painted black and left to dry. 

Back of the book Painted black and waited to dry.
You can speed up the drying time with a hairdryer
I glued a part of the skeleton to the spine of the book
I painted it black and left it to dry. 

I started dry-brushing the brads, letters and grunge-board with gold metalic paint and attached a piece of tattered gauze with modge podge. 
The props are from a dollar-store.

I added dry-brushing with gold metalic acrylic to the skull and glued gauze to the back as well. Let it dry. 

The spine of the book with gold metalic paint brushed onto the skeleton.

Dry brushed metalic gold paint.	Sealed with modge podge.	Photo-staging.

Note: The first book I tried to use had a gloss surface, so the paint scratched off.  Hopefully Gesso would prevent that from happening. 

My Inspiration and Tutorials.

Mixed Media Altered Book Halloween Project - How to Make an Old Looking SPOOKY Spellbook! Karen Campbell MIXED MEDIA

Click here to go to my Halloween Pinterest board for more ideas. 

 

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Halloween Altered Spell Book - part 2 with a COMPLEMENTARY INVENTORY TAG

 

Spooktacular Spell Book by eHow

How To Make Halloween Spell Books ~ DIY ~ She's In Her Apron

SPELL BOOK by A girl and a glue gun.

DIY Spell Book Perfect for Harry Potter Lovers! from Confessions of parenting.

Inspired by Pinterest: Halloween Spell Books DIY

The Book of Shadows by The Navage patch.

How to Make a Spell Book from Ehow.

Spell Book DIY - Halloween Decorations by Mr. Otter Art Studio

HOW TO MAKE AN ALTERED HALLOWEEN SPELL BOOK COVER

Make It With Mason - Spell Books

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Lace Masquerade Masks.

I made some Lace Masquerade Masks, with netting and hot glue.

Lace masquerade mask tutorial (using hot glue!) 

As suggested in the video, I used Wax paper instead of Cling wrap.

I worked on a glass sheet that I had. These are some of the templates I used.

Masquerade Mask Coloring Pages.

Masquerade Masks Drawing.

Best 25+ Masquerade Mask Template Ideas On Pinterest 

I taped the template onto the glass sheet, then wax paper and then netting.

Hint: I keep my glue gun in a tape dispenser.

When the glue gun was hot enough, I traced the design with Hot glue.

Because I am working on a glass sheet I can turn it around.

Best 25+ Masquerade Mask Template Ideas On Pinterest 

 

Hint: Melt away the glue gun strings with a hairdryer.

When I was satisfied, I removed the template and wax paper, I cut the mask out and the eyes open. I soaked the mask in hot water and molded it onto a brass mask that I have, you can also do it on your face.

 

I balanced the mask on a matchbox to paint.

I used a paintbrush and acrylic paint.

I decorated the mask with ribbon, feathers, sequins and Ranger Ink - Stickles Glitter Glue - Black Diamond. 

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Stampede Olga’s Masks.

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Past Midnight.

I created one 12″ x 12″ scrapbook page using a photo of a ballet group dance I was in as a teenager. You can read more about the photo here. My inspiration for the layout was "Happy Hauntings" by Leica Forrest from the Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine, Fall 2008.

Close up of the coffin tags and tombstones. My inspiration for the coffins were Coffin Treat set by Debra Wabbe from the Papercrafts Sept/Oct 2013 magazine. The white tags have more information about the photo. I used black wool for the tags, the Brads were brass colored, but I painted them with black nail polish. I colored white gauze with black die for the background. A smaller copy of the certificate is tucked behind the photo. I used a small foam stamp for the bat.

Sources: Freebie: Tombstone Template & Other Fall Printables Boo Coffin Tag template. 

Some of the possible supplies gathered in a 12"x 12" Iris® Scrapbook Case.

 I try to tidy up my table before I start on a new layout, the Iris® Scrapbook Case is on the left, my most used supplies are on the table and my Råskog with more supplies is on my left.

I used an alphabet stencil, ink and eye-shadow applicator for the title, I painted the purple spiderweb Halloween mesh white for the tag. The ghost was made using a foam stamp and white ink.

You can read more about the photo here.

Halloween

The evening we had dinner with friends in Cochrane, we went early and took some photos of Halloween decorated houses. Canyon Rose, where we have been before was also decorated and the waiters also wore costumes.

More Halloween photos.