Wednesday 19 October 2011

Gingersnap Creations Challenge - Ravens - 'Trick or Treat' Lantern


Today Gingersnap Creations launch another Hallowe'en challenge theme - Ravens. I only have one Hallowe'en stamp and that is the spooky recently released raven in a churchyard with a full moon one from Crafty Individuals, which is CI 319. I had in mind I wanted to make an inexpensive lantern from a jam jar or similar, that children could take round the houses with them when they go Trick or Treating, or that you could have lit in the porch to show that you welcome Trick or Treaters and have candy! It would also work for parties in the garden.

I stamped the images twice on tissue paper and once on card and coloured them. I applied the tissue paper ones to the jar, which was an empty bath foam bottle which was perfect for the purpose, and cut the raven from the card one. I covered the lid with spiders web paper and added the card raven. I bought some skellingtons from Poundland and gave one to Brenda, she gave me the spiders webbing, and we split the pack of skull candles which we got at the car boot sale on Sunday - isn't it great to have friends you can share a cup of sugar or a skellington with?!

I filled a little bottle with blood (red Crystal Lacquer) for the skellington to clutch, and dribbled some everywhere! I gave him some black grungeboard wings to make him look like a really scary cross between a raven and a skellington - imagine him flying over your head! Except he won't be flying anywhere as he has had a nasty bash on the head, followed by being hung in a noose just for good measure! I fashioned some string around the lid to make a handle, and tied some 'barbed wire' around it. I added some raven table sprinkles (thanks again Brenda!), and popped an LED tea light inside. I used the skull tea lights to pose the photo. I forgot to photograph the side with a skellington hand charm on it.

All just a bit of fun but could make a cheap lantern just for the Hallowe'en period.

I am entering this for the Happy Daze October challenge which is anything Christmas or Hallowe'en.

Had some good news on Friday - I won the Stamp Man challenge for the Greco Roman box I made. I have given it to Col and he likes it! That is even more of a challenge!

21 comments:

  1. If this is at your front door then I'm not coming in - it's too scary, lol! Fabulous. xx

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  2. Stunning! What a fabulous idea! Love your details and LOVE that skeleton! LOVE IT!

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  3. Hi Lucy. Really love this. Doesn't it look fab in the dark. Brilliant idea.
    Regards Florence x

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  4. Just fantastic Lucy!!! Oh wow I just love this!!

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  5. This is absolutely delightful! I adore all the wonderful spooky touches, it's so fun. Congrats on the Stamp Man win, too!

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  6. This is so clever! Any kid would be delighted to prance through the neighborhood holding that spooky lantern. Love it!

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  7. WOW! This is just incredible! What a great project!

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  8. WOW! This is just incredible! What a great project!

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  9. A fantastic piece, love all the details on it. Congratulations to winning the challenge, your box definitely deserved it!

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  10. Congratulations Lucy on your Stampman win. Loving your piece for Gingersnaps, such fun and those skeleton candles are fab as well. Just to let you know about Isadora (re your suggestion) she tried speed dating but eventually the bones just cracked up....... xx

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  11. very freaky and cool !!! Debi x

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  12. Ok, Netty and you just have me rolling! This is amazing and so gruesomely detailed!!! Love this!! Now I need to look around for skeletons! Congratulations on the Stamp Man win, so deserved!

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  13. Fantastic- this is such a great project!

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  14. These are all fantastic Lucy. Very clever work. penny

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  15. Charmingly creepy and creative! Fabulous!

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  16. Fabulous spooky and creepy lantern, I love it.
    xxx Hazel.

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  17. Brill, brill, brill and so much better than I even imagined when you described it to me.
    I fancy making some lanterns for the girls if I get time next week.
    Thanks for sharing the Halloween stash with me.
    luv and hugs {brenda} xoxox

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  18. WOW!!!!!
    Just .......wow.
    Fabulous.
    Rose

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  19. This is brilliant, such a fun idea
    Lindsay xx

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  20. Lucy, great news on The Stamp Man challenge, well done. I LOVE this latern, I also bought some of these from poundland (the skeletons and some nightlites)-but I would never have thought of combining the 2, genius and just the right side of sinister. love it!
    kyla

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