Carey Burns

I made one Poison Bottle and loved how it turned out so I wanted to make another. After putting out a distress call on Facebook, a friend sent me an empty essential oil bottle. Gotta love co-conspirators! Supplies: 1 small brown bottle (I used an essential oil bottle) Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Vintage Photo and Black Soot Tim Holtz Adirondack Ink in Teakwood 1 Tim Holtz Spooky ephemera 'Poison' Ranger Perfect Pearls (Bronze tone with Perfect Medium and brush) A piece of jute or string of some sort Glossy Accents Tools: Tim Holtz Blending Tool and pad Additional Items: Cotton swabs Instructions: 1.  I removed the label, cap, tamper-safe ring, and dropper cap from the essential oil bottle and washed and dried the bottle and cap. I threw out the tamper-safe ring and dropper cap. 2.  Next, I put the cap on my painter palette and added drips of the alcohol ink. As it dripped down the sides, I used one cotton swab to hold the cap steady and the ...

I had Sunday to myself and in between tending to Zoey (our cat that isn't well) and watching scary movies, I decided to make a spooky wreath. Last year on a trip up to Michigan, we happened upon an estate sale. The lady 's home overlooked Lake Michigan and she had the most amazing collection of antiques! There were several pieces I really wanted but she wanted top dollar, except for an old galvanized planter...she asked $10. I snatched it up because I knew it would become some sort of wreath, eventually. Well, eventually finally happened! I realize the uniqueness of this project so if you want to create something similar, you might have to use something like an old baking pan or chicken waterer or something. Supplies: 1 large galvanized planter Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Black Soot and Frayed Burlap 1 Tim Holtz Halloween scrapbook paper Black card stock (large enough to cover the openings of the doorknob plate) 1 Tim Holtz Spooky ephemera tag Ranger Archival Ink in Black...

I am on a tag spree! This one didn't turn out exactly how I wanted, but I can mess with it later and hopefully make it better! Supplies: 1 craft tag (I used Ranger Inkssentials, size #8, manila tags) Tim Holtz Distress Stain in Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Antique Linen and Black Soot 1 Tim Holtz Witches Paperdoll 1 Tim Holtz Spooky ephemera tag Glossy Accents Tools: Water brush  Tim Holtz Blending Tool and pad Heat tool Additional Items: Tim Holtz Distress Marker (black) Foam dots Fine glitter (I used Martha Stewart Mica glitter) Instructions: 1.  I brushed water onto a tag and dabbed Twisted Citron stain into the center of the tag and dabbed Mowed Lawn around the outer edge. I blended it a bit and then used a heat tool to dry it. 2.  Next, I used the marker to color the cut edge of the paper doll. 3.  I grabbed the wrong piece of ephemera and was so "in the moment" I didn't realize it until...