I made this group of ephemera as part of the challenge of #dephemerember2023, hosted by @49dragonflies and @luiseheinzl.
Short process video: https://youtu.be/L_EUl5I5rQg
The prompts are:
11. Halloween meets Christmas
12. Kintsugi houses
13. Magical creatures
14. Mushroom robots
HALLOWEEN MEETS CHRISTMAS AND KINTSUGI HOUSES
I removed the tabs since I’m not building the 3-D version and built the Halloween House and Christmas House using contrasting color palettes. The Halloween version is spooky orange and dark gray, while the Christmas version is warm brown and welcoming golden glow. I used other die sets from my craft supplies to add accessories.
For the Kintsugi House I cut two of the same house front from Paper Village, removed the tabs, and then tore one copy in half. I used Ranger Tim Holtz Foundry Wax on the “broken” edge and set it with a heat tool.
Sizzix Tim Holtz Paper Village #664741 $19.02 https://amzn.to/3RfmIFf
Sizzix items are almost always less when buying from Sizzix on Amazon than from their own website, so always check. Sizzix does offer a 15% off coupon for email signup, but Amazon offers free shipping.
Additional elements from Lawn Fawn scalloped treat box add-on sets and Spellbinder’s Garden Gate.
Lawn Fawn winter house add-on $22 https://www.lawnfawn.com/products/scalloped-treat-box-winter-house-add-on?_pos=3&_sid=520d83e61&_ss=r&variant=40514259085
Lawn Fawn haunted house add-on $22 https://www.lawnfawn.com/products/scalloped-treat-box-haunted-house-add-on?_pos=4&_sid=520d83e61&_ss=r&variant=40514169613
MAGICAL CREATURES
Pegasus stamp by Flonz Craft
Anyone from Dallas will recognize the neon flying red horse. The sign originally stood on the top of the Magnolia Oil building downtown (1934-1999) and was later reinstalled in front of the Omni Hotel (2015).
Trying to trace the mergers and acquisitions and spin-offs of oil and gas companies is like trying to follow the family trees on Game of Thrones. However, Magnolia Oil was founded by the Sealy family of Galveston and the symbol of the red pegasus came from the Vacuum Oil company of New York. Both are now part of ExxonMobil.
MUSHROOM ROBOTS
Sizzix Tim Holtz Retro TV #665371 $18.94 https://amzn.to/3QZuQbw
Sizzix items are almost always less when buying from Sizzix on Amazon than from their own website, so always check. Sizzix does offer a 15% off coupon for email signup, but Amazon offers free shipping and that can be significant on Bigz steel rule dies.
There is a related matching shaker dome if you are interested, item #664920 which is $6.99 for six ( https://amzn.to/3ReyoIo ) but you don’t need that to make a shaker, especially from a steel rule die. It’s so easy to cut multiples of the shape to make your shaker well, then any clear material can cover the TV screen opening.
Bender the robot is a character from Futurama, a hilarious workplace comedy currently streaming on Hulu. It’s been seven seasons across 26 years on three networks, returning after cancellation (Fox, Comedy Central) and failed syndication (Adult Swim, Syfy) again and again. Look for the episodes featuring John Goodman as Santa Robot and Coolio as Kwanzaabot. Produced in partnership with 30th Century Fox.
My Favorite Things Die-namics Pizza Maker $23.99 https://www.mftstamps.com/products/pizza-maker-die-namics?_pos=1&_sid=6c9cbbe3e&_ss=r
My Favorite Things Stamps Pizza My Heart $11.99 https://www.mftstamps.com/products/pizza-my-heart?_pos=2&_sid=6c9cbbe3e&_ss=r
Prices are current as of the day I typed this out (obvs.) Amazon links (if any) are affiliate, others are not. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Or I would, theoretically, if anyone ever followed a link and bought something, which I guess might happen someday.
Papercraft Crystal 