Graphic 45 Trick Or Treat Blog Hop - Day 3

Welcome all to day 3 of our wonderful Trick Or Treat Blog Hop!!

For those of you just joining in the fun, here is a little heads up on all the excitement!

All week long Graphic 45 is featuring a sneak peek of a fantastic Magic of OZ trick-or-treat bag designed by some of my incredible design teamies. To join in the fun, just click on the link to their blog and you'll be transported to a magical world of inspiration!

Stop by each design team member's blog every day this week to see their full unveil, and don't forget to leave your comments along the way for a chance to win some yummy Graphic 45 Prizes!!!
That's right, you heard correct, Graphic 45 will be giving away not one but TWO outstanding prize packages!

Two winners comments will be chosen by G45, randomly picked from all the design team member's blogs and will be announced on Friday, September 30th! 

Here is what you could win!

 A Magic of Oz 12x12 paper pad, Chipboard Button Staples, 3 chipboards from Imaginarium Designs, and some beautiful bling by Want2Scrap! Remember, there's two chances to win this week! Wow!

In case you can't make it every single day this week, or you may have missed something along the way here is the schedule for the featured design team member blogs. This shows you who will be featured on what day so you can check out all the fun! Don't forget to leave comments for your chance to win!

Monday

Lynette Carrol: http://lynettecarrolldesigns.typepad.com/

Jane Tregenza: http://janetregenza.blogspot.com/

Tuesday

Laura Denison: http://www.followingthepapertrail.blogspot.com/

Robin Shakoor: http://robinshakoor.blogspot.com/

Tara Orr: http://eachmoment-onlyonce.blogspot.com/

Wednesday

Sherry Cheever: http://sherrycheever.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Jack & Cat Curio: http://jackandcatcurio.blogspot.com/

      Nicole Eccles: http://nicoleeccles.blogspot.com/  <---YOU ARE HERE

Thursday

Nancy Wethington: http://art-from-the-heart.typepad.com/

Hilde Janbroers: http://hildejanbroers.blogspot.com/

Yuka Hino: http://nsnlso.blogspot.com/

Friday

Melanie Forbes: http://melanie-forbes.blogspot.com/

Gloria Stengel: http://gloriascraps.blogspot.com/

Now onto my Trick or Treat Bag, and even a little something extra!!

I absolutely LOVE the image of Glenda flying on an airplane cut from Goblin Gazette.  I am always attracted to all the wonderful vintage black and white advertisement images G45 creates!  They are perfect with any papers or colors, and add such a dramatic effect!

Also with the release of the Magic of OZ stamps, I didn't want to completely cover my bag with paper.  So instead I stamped the word wicked all over and lightly inked the bag in oranges and teals. 

The Imaginarium chipboard frame was something that I remembered last minute, and couldn't have been more perfect! 

LOVE this little saying too!  So cute combined with Glenda on her airplane!!
 Graphic 45 is so inspiring!!!

Supplies Used:

Graphic 45 Papers:

G45 Magic Of Oz Line: Goblin Gazette, Magic Of Oz, Scatterbrained Scarecrow

Graphic 45 Staples: Metal Tags, Metal Buttons, Magic of Oz Chipboard Tags

Hampton Arts: Graphic 45 Magic of Oz Cling Stamps 3

Spellbinders: Lace Circle Nestabilities

Ranger: Rusty Hinge, Frayed Burlap, Black Soot Distress Inks, Glossy Accents, Rock Candy Distress Stickles

Imaginarium Designs: Chipboard Frame   

Colorbox: Turquoise Cats Eye

      Tsukineko: Staz On Jet Black
Marcy Uchida: Tiny Star punch
Scrapbook Adhesives: 3D Foam Squares 

 Tombow: Color Glue Stick

Scor Tape

Other: Doily, paper bag, pipe cleaners, Black Toile, Seam Binding, Hemp Twine, White Paint

Also in the excitement of the season I decided to create a Steampunk Masquerade mask,

as well as my very first video tutorial that I am super excited to share with you!!

This mask was created out of heavy chipboard.  Drawn then cut out with a razor knife.  Covered in a layer of tissue paper using another one of my aging techniques(see video below). 

Smaller mask was drawn onto Le Romantique's Celebration paper, cut out and layered over top. 

The wonderful Fleur De Li at the top is a left over from our Want 2 Scrap blog hop, and don't forget all the sparkly bling!  LOVE leftovers!!

For the handle, I used a 1/4" dowel rod, painted it black, covered it with Rusty Hinge Distress Stickles and adhered ribbon around it using Scor Tape. 

At the bottom I attached a small wooden bead with a decorative stick pin! 

And now I would like to share with you my very first technique video! YAY!!

  Last month I shared a creepy aging technique using gesso and the response was incredible!  I had a lot of people asking if it would work well for altered books? 

Well this technique is great for creating a rough, yet flexible and leathery feeling surface absolutely perfect for books! Or "bat" Masks.. Super simple to do in only 2 easy steps, all it takes is a little tissue paper, a paint brush and some  acrylic paints!!

                               

Supplies Used for Mask:

Graphic 45 papers:

Le Romantique: Celebration

Graphic 45 staples: Metal Brads

Colorbox: Decades Inks: Photgenic

Want 2 Scrap: Fleur De Li and Bling

                                               Ranger: Platinum Stickles, Rock Candy Distress Stickles, Rusty Hinge Distress Stickles,Glassy Accents(Used For Adhesive)

Maya Road: Chipboard Flourish

7 Gypsies: Metal Gears

Tombow: Color Glue Stick

Tsukineko: Staz On Jet black

Cornish Heritage Farms: Music Note Background stamp

Stampers Anonymous: Spiderweb Stamp

Other: Feathers, Tissue Paper, Acrylic Paints, Dowel Rod, ribbon, razor knife, wooden bead, decorative stick pin

Thanks so much for joining in on the Graphic 45 excitement this week! 

Make sure to head over to my other Teamies Blogs today for a full scoop of inspiration!

And don't forget to leave all your love along the way!

Sherry Cheever: http://sherrycheever.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Jack & Cat Curio: http://jackandcatcurio.blogspot.com/

Nicole Eccles: http://nicoleeccles.blogspot.com/  <---YOU ARE HERE

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Wishing you all an outstanding rest of the week!!
Happy Hopping!
Nicki Chicky