Welcome to the Trick or Treat Blog Hop!

Crafter's Workshop and Clearsnap have teamed up for the next three days to create hauntingly inspiring projects for this Halloween season. It's all tricks, treats, and techniques so join us on a fright night jaunt to remember, hopping from blog to blog. Leave your "Trick-or-treat" comment on each blog in the hop in hopes of winning candy, blog candy that is! For every 50 comments posted on this blog we're giving away a set of inks and accessories to spook up any crafter's projects!!! We'll choose the winners from the blog comments posted on all the blogs in the Hop. The prize includes Smooch Spritz in Frosted Grape, Green Olive, and Carrot Cake, ColorBox Pigment InkPad in Spooktacular, Glitter in  Grape Fizz, Design Adhesives in "Trick or Treat" and "Eeeeks!?", plus our new Design Foils in Lime Burst. That's alot of spook to go around!

Here's the artsy spooksters to visit along the way:

 

Blog List:

Clearsnap - http://clearsnap.blogspot.com

Crafter's Workshop - http://www.thecraftersworkshop.com/The_Crafters_Workshop/Blog/Blog.html

Sabrina Alery - http://sabrinaalery.blogspot.com/

Julie Fei-Fan Balzer - http://www.balzerdesigns.typepad.com/

Charlotte Jenkins http://suepup.blogspot.com

Mary Dawn Quirindongo <------ you are here!

Karen Grunberg - http://www.karenika.com/

Jennifer Priest - http://hydrangeahippo.blogspot.com

Jen Clark - http://mycraftyfriendjen.blogspot.com/

Daniela Dobson - http://danieladobson.blogspot.com/

Receive extra entries in the Hop for following us on Twitter and Facebook and for tweeting or posting on Facebook about the Hop - just post here afterwards that you have followed us or posted about the Hop to increase your chances to win. Happy Hopping!!!

 

Today I am sharing with you how to create this fun Halloween frame. I created my frame using a $1 wooden frame from the craft store, a Crafter's Workshop template and Clearsnap pigment inks, Smooch Spritz and embossing powder. 

First, I gessoed the frame with white gesso and allowed it to dry. Then I used the 6x6 Mini Damask template from Crafter's Workshop to create a pattern all over with Plum Berry Pigment Ink and allowed it to dry. When the light purple ink was dry, I added Tea Party and Green Olive Smooch Spritz and allowed that to dry. Then I added clear watermark ink on top of everything and used Opalescent Clear embossing powder, which gave it the sparkle. I used Plum Berry, Lettuce and Sweet Melon Pigment Inks on the chipboard letters, along with more Opalescent Clear embossing powder. I added a purple bow (that totally matched in my craft room, not so much on the front door) and a picture of my kids from Halloween last year.