Rain's Thursday Art Date: Halloween Party

Today is Thursday, which means we're meeting at Rain's for her Thursday Art Date.  This week the theme is Halloween Party.

I love Halloween and often show off some aspect of it for T on Tuesdays around that time.

Here's an altered book I created in 2004, not long after I started making them. 

This tip-in above is especially important, because it came from my dear departed friend Gina Wise. It is the only tip-in made for a swap that I will show, other than a few I made myself. This was sent as a gift from Gina because whatever the swap was in which Gina participated, I was not one of the original players. 

For this page I stamped a pumpkin using a foam stamp. I also added a slide holder that I covered with handmade (by me) paper and stuck some Halloween confetti behind a bit of organza.

Here I used several UNICEF boxes left over after collecting for UNICEF. Actually, this is from two different years, because I was quite involved with UNICEF back in the early 2000's.  Note the left side of this spread is backed with a Halloween napkin, while the right side has my handmade paper.

To compliment the tip-ins, I decorated pages near the tip-ins. This is one I actually liked. Once again, I used my handmade paper, something I had an ample supply of when I was first getting started making altered art.

I have a few more pages to alter before it is finished.  I will also need to decorate the cover 

then I can call this book finished after seven years.

This page was created directly in the altered book.  I was happy when I found a use for the skull napkin that Darla sent me.

I'm not a card maker, but I made these cards several years ago to send to friends I made on the internet.

Of course, I also made a few tip-ins, too.

This is the reverse side.  Were it not for the wonky sewing, these would be a bust.

These were two Halloween themed ATCs for a swap. I made each person one of each. The left one is called "The costume." I started with a black napkin for the background, then layered die cut paint chip pumpkins over it. Finally, I added a glittery pumpkin that I bought at a garage sale.

I printed the cats and made one extra. I'm glad I did, because the first "Happy Halloween" I used a Sharpie and it didn't give me the look I was going for. So, I switched to orange paint and a liner brush. Since I'm not a painter, I had about as much control over the brush as I would have painting the Sistine Chapel. I felt very fortunate that the words are half-way legible. Any other time, I could have gotten drips from the paint without trying. Since I was going for a drip, of course I couldn't get one on its own. I added Halloween ribbon and named it "Black cat Halloween."

I made these ATCs for a private swap.

I must have loved ATC swaps when I first started making mixed media art.  This is another one I made for a swap.  I got the copyright free image from a web site. I added the hat and painted the "trick or treat" bag with orange paint. I punched a bunch of leaves from paint chips and a moon from a German textbook. I mounted all on a black napkin background. The hardest part was mounting all those tiny leaves!!

Another year I made these cards I sent at Halloween.

I created this house for a weekly challenge in 2015.  The prompt was, of course, Halloween.  I know I showed this last week, but I thought it was also appropriate for Halloween, too.  I really need to get more Halloween stamps, don't I?  I like the ghost in the door the best.

This was for a Halloween houses swap in which I participated in 2011.

These are Halloween inspired playing cards for a weekly challenge.  I altered two cards a week in 2014.

I made this small art quilt (quiltlet) for a friend who celebrates Halloween.

I made this journal page to celebrate Halloween one year.  The sacrifices I make in order to create art!

Some of you have seen the dresses that hang in my craft room that were part of a monthly challenge in which I participated in 2010.  I got a little carried away and decorated both sides of all my dresses.  I also used both fabric and paper, while most participants used the pattern we were give and made paper dresses.

There's not much difference in the front and the back for this dress that celebrates Halloween.

This was part of a book I made for a friend in 2010.  Since the black and orange ribbon was visible from the other side of the page, I took the opportunity to use it to my advantage. I printed the Dover image on a piece of my handmade orange paper.  Then I added dimensional crystal lacquer to the hat, as well as the eyes and nose of the pumpkin. Finally, I added the sentiment using some die cut tags also made from my handmade paper.   I attached the charm to the page so it can be cut from the fibers and still not mess up the spread.  It took me awhile to actually read my handwriting.  It reads "One who loves Halloween.

Now let's switch gears and take a walk through my neighborhood.

These people always do something, which includes a light and music show.  You can hear the music best by turning to a certain station on your radio.

I was blown away by this home's decorations.

There were so many unique things to see, I couldn't get them all in one shot.  Too bad I missed getting a good shot of the "corpse' in the casket in the hearse.

Skeletons, ghosts, and spiders, oh my!

A true Halloween feast for the eyes.

I laughed when I saw this house.  It reminded me of a beach cottage.  The crisp white and turquoise screamed ocean to me.  As a result, the pumpkin seemed a bit out of place here.

I really liked this tasteful vignette that would work for autumn as well as Halloween.  It's obvious, these are antique lovers, too.

My home is a bit wimpy when it comes to Halloween.

Two years ago, I bought four hay bales and was going to create a vignette, but somehow, I never got the look I was hoping for.

However, I bring my skeleton out nearly every year.

Switching gears again, I love to take photos of places where I shop that decorate for Halloween.

I'd love to have that broom, but it was too far out of my price range.

It's always fun to stumble onto Halloween displays like this.

It's also fun to see signs of autumn and Halloween when eating out, too.

And finally, I used to love handing out candy to the kids in the neighborhood.  I usually showed photos like these for T Tuesday.

I finally got wise and gave pencils one year and glow sticks thereafter to kids because I wanted to give something besides candy.  I still do that to this day, but I won't be doing it this year.  Too afraid this virus won't be gone by Halloween.

Finally, my pumpkin is sad because I broke its lid.

All art created by me except Gina's tip-in.  All photos taken by me.  Bleubeard was extra thrilled because he saw several black cats and that made him happy.

Thank you ever so much for stopping by.  I am truly grateful to you, my friends, followers, readers, and lurkers for visiting.  Please also join me at Rain's Thursday Art Date.