Carey Burns

Our state is officially on a 'shelter in place' order and my little pumpkin diorama is complete! There was a lot of finger crossing going on while making the end bits, but thankfully, everything turned out great. Supplies: Aves Apoxie Clay Model Trees Black Acrylic Paint Tim Holtz Boneyard Tim Holtz Skull Fragments Tim Holtz Tiny Lights Clean Applesauce Cup Thick Foam Sheet White Paper Shrinky Dink Paper (frosted) E-6000 White Acrylic Paint Tools: Rotary Tool w/ Drill Bit Paint Brush Scissors Plastic Paint Cup First, I had to get the courage to drill a hole in the back of the pumpkin so I could feed the Tiny Lights through. Once I did, I had to widen it so the thicker plastic part of the strand would fit through. Next, I kneaded the two-part Aves Apoxie and created a base inside the pumpkin. I added small balls of the clay to the trunks of the trees and then added them to the clay base, making sure they were anchored well and then smoothed out the ra...

I've been away from the blog but I've been really busy making new pieces. Since times are so uncertain and a little scary, I thought I'd get back and share some inspiration. This project began with a very plain, very smooth black faux pumpkin diorama I snagged for about 90% off. It had a lovely black glitter interior and immediately, it made me think of a spooky Halloween night in the woods. Supplies: Faux pumpkin diorama Hard Molding Paste Sophisticated Finishes Rust Kit White Gesso Acrylic Paints: Yellow Oxide Transparent Burnt Umber Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold Quinacridone Crimson Phthalocyanine Blue (Green Shade) Tools: Metal Pick Paint Brushes Plastic Paint Palette Plastic Paint Cup The first thing I had to do for this project was add some texture to the pumpkin and it's stem. There wasn't much product left in my tub of molding paste so I just reached on in and grabbed as much as I could and patted it all over the pumpkin where I w...

This week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge   is to make something Christmassy. Seems odd for October, but what can you do?  I had an idea for a vintage plastic reindeer but as I assembled supplies, my idea shifted a bit.  Supplies: Tim Holtz Vignette Tray Yupo Paper Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink in Pitch Black Blending Solution Archival Ink in Jet Black Tim Holtz Tree Line Stamp Vintage Plastic Reindeer Acrylic Paint in Black Glossy Accents Recollections Vintage Glass Golden Glitter - previously dyed with the Alcohol Ink in Pitch Black E6000 I had the alcohol ink background from a previous project. First, I added a pool of Blending Solution to the Yupo paper and then added a few drops of the alcohol ink. I shifted the paper back and forth until about 3/4 of the paper was covered. I added more alcohol ink to make it a bit darker and shifted it again.  Once dry, I added straight black alcohol ink to the white band for the horizon. Afte...

A while back, I was given some unwanted laminate samples and I took them, not knowing what I'd make with them. They were in my junk bin and when I was purging items this summer, they made it to a zipper bag for the "free pile" of our upcoming yard sale. The other day, I thought "Hey, use them to make a more durable tag!" So this little taglet was born. In total, I made seven different ones and had six larger tags left. This tag is inspired by the taglet. New project on left, inspiration taglet on right Inspiration taglet Supplies: 1 laminate sample or paper tag Tim Holtz Ancestors Paper Doll: Witches Tim Holtz Botanical Tissue Paper Distress Collage Medium (matte) Tim Holtz Clippings and Big Chat stickers Distress Crayons: Twisted Citron, Picket Fence, Squeezed Lemonade, Tumbled Glass Distress Ink: Black Soot, Aged Mahogany Distress Marker: Black Soot Glossy Accents Tim Holtz Baroque Frame (rusted with Sophisticated Finishes) Tim Holtz ...