No. 31 Haunted Lane

Hello everyone!

I've just finished a Halloween project which I am calling "No. 31 Haunted Lane".

It is a Victorian Style house designed with lots of construction details - tower, dormer, porches, etc.

It features the 2015 Halloween paper line from Graphic 45 - "Rare Oddities". I used both the 12x12 and 6x6 paper pads.

But as you'll see in a minute, the project is much more than the house - it opens up on the left and right to showcase niches with little Halloween oddities and 31 little treat drawers to countdown the days from October 1st to Halloween.

Construction - Acorn Fairy House

Hello Everyone!

I have posted all the construction videos for the Acorn Fairy House on YouTube.  There is also a cutting guide and templates available as a free download on Dropbox.

(If you missed the post on the finished project, here is a link to the July 19, 2015 post)

I hope you will try making this project - it was a lot of fun to create.

If you have any questions, please send me an email at Craft Knife Chronicles

Videos
Introduction to Construction
Part 1 - Acorn House and Windows
Part 2 - Doors and Window Boxes
Part 3 - Acorn Top
Part 4 - Acorn Interior
Part 5 - Leaves
Part 6 - Mushroom Lamppost
Part 7 - Base Construction
Part 8a - Base Finishing 1
Part 8b - Base Finishing continued

Finished Project Video

Cutting Guide and Templates
Free Download on Dropbox

Acorn Fairy House

Hello everyone!  I have a new project to share with you... it is a little fairy house in a garden setting that I am calling the Acorn Fairy House.

The project features Graphic 45 Deluxe Collector's Edition "Once Upon a Springtime",  This was one of my favorite paper collections and I was so thrilled when Graphic 45 re-released it earlier this year.

The acorn house is large enough to store a small book or mini album in the inside.  The windows all have lights and you can catch a glimpse of a fairy if you peek inside.

There are places for the fairies to relax and play in the gardens around their house.

A lantern hangs from a large mushroom near the entrance to the garden to light the path to the fairies home.

Graphic 45 Design Team Audition 2015

Hello everyone.
Today I am excited to be applying for the Graphic 45 Design Team for 2015!

I love to make books and three-dimensional paper projects, and the Graphic 45 paper collections are always a great source of inspiration. I have selected seven projects which I believe best represent my style and would like to share them with you.

1. By the Sea Tunnel Book

Paper Collection - Graphic 45 By the Sea

Type of Project - Specialty Book
Video Tutorial - YouTube

This tunnel book is a triptych with a gate-fold cover.  The center section features a seaside scene  constructed with four separate panels, each with a portion of the scene, and then a background.  The panels are attached to accordion bindings which give the scene depth and create the "tunnel".  The left and right sections feature additional images from the paper collection.