another altered mouse trap

Back in November there was an altered mouse trap swap over at the VLVS! swap group on Facebook. The swap was inspired by my mouse traps I did for the Halloween blog hop. I was truly honored that my work was the inspiration for this swap. I didn't do the swap, because I knew I wouldn't be able to get another package of traps in time. I later talked with DeeDee and told her I will be doing one and sending it to the store. I had 1 trap left from the last package I got back in September.

The theme of the swap was powerful women. I had an idea of what I wanted to do, but after going one way I went another way. lol I started out with a base coat of black craft paint. Then I did a layer with crackle medium. after that dried I did 2 coats of magenta craft paint. Two coats because it was water down. After that dried this is where I made a right turn. lol

I wanted to use my Lady Silhouette so I thought hmmm it needs some sparkle. I had this heat and stick stuff that I got years ago, from a local rubber stamp store that is no longer in business  This is just like the Heat and Stick that is now out from Ranger. I had never tried it so I thought why not try it now. So I did. I used the clear embossing pad on the back of the trap and the sprinkled some of the heat and stick on it. heat set it and it was sticky. then used a white glitter from Art Institute  and it stuck nicely to the back of the trap. I then did the other side, but with a hot pink glitter.

I stamped the lady on the Kromecote and colored her with watercolor from Artist Loft. Cut her out and glued her on the trap with hot glue. I added a flower from Jolie's next to her. The quote is from the same plate as the lady. I stamped that quote on the matte side of the Kromecote. I trimmed it and edge it with the picked raspberry distress ink pad. I lightly did the inside with the same pad too what was left on the sponge. I attached that on the metal parts of the trap with glossy accents.


stamps used
Lady Silhouette
"if I'd observed all the rules, I'd never got anywhere"

Items used
Kromecote
Mouse trap
black craft paint
crackle medium
magenta craft paint
Clear embossing pod
Heat and stick embossing pwder
Art institute glitters
Glossy accents
hot glue
flower

Viva Las Vegastamps! Halloween Blog Hop Day 7

Hello again! Today is the Last day of the Hop. Hope everyone Had a blast this week. I know I have. Don't forget to vote for your favorite that has been linked up on the Viva Las Vegastamps! blog.

Today project has got to be one of my favorites that I've done for the blog hop. altered mouse traps.

Altering mouse traps have been the in thing to alter. and can be cheap. I got the mouse traps at Dollar tree. You do have to take off a couple of things on the trap though. I did the mouse trap on the right first.

 I took some tissue paper and tore some pieces off and with matte medium glued them on the trap. It was kinda tricky to get the tissue paper glued down toward where the springs are in the middle and moving the 2 side things to glue the paper down but I did it. 

While the front and back were drying, I stamped the full moon, the hang-on witch, and the Life is a witch sentiment (and yes I used the same stamps for the atc on day one. LOL) stamped on white cardstock with black Memento ink pad. I used watercolors by Artist Loft to color the moon and the witch and the sentiment. Then i fussy cut the pieces out, and the words. I glued the moon with glossy accents.T the witch I used foam tape. the sentiment I cut the words apart, and glued down with glossy accents. I then added a Tim Holtz swivel clasp with a Halloween token and attached to the bottom of the trap. I loved how this turned out that I made another one for a friend of mine for he birthday and she loved it! :)

The second trap I did is with paint, as I didn't want to mess with tissue paper again after the first one(but like I said i did do one just like the 1st trap, so go figure. lol)  

I painted the trap green. after it dried I used a crackle medium on it. after that dried I painted the trap black. I got a nice crackle as the result. 

I stamped the Frankenstein and the Friday the 13th one white cardstock with black Memento ink pad. I colored Frankenstein and /friday the 13th with Artist Loft Watercolors. Glued Frankie on top of the mouse trap with glossy accents and Friday the 13th on the bottom. I hot glued a flower that was made by our awesome DT leader DeeDee. Love how this turned out as well!

Stamps used

Frankenstein

Hang-on witch

Friday the 13th

Full moon

Life is a witch

items used

mouse traps

tissue paper

matte medium

white cardstock

watercolor pallet

black memento ink pad

Tim Holtz swivel clasp

Tim Holtz Halloween token

green craft paint

crackle paint

black graft paint

glassy accents

flower

Well that is it for me! Hope you loved all the projects I did, along with the other Design Team members. Thanks for stopping by all week and leaving some love on my posts!   Have fun at Susan's one last time. And Have a Happy Halloween!