Haunted Memory Kit

Step into the shadows and create a hauntingly beautiful piece of Halloween decor. Standing at 11” tall, this Vignette provides the perfect architectural structure to showcase an eerie, miniature Halloween scene. Build an atmospheric world filled with old books, curious apothecary domes, and even a witch’s broom. The centerpiece? A cauldron brimming with bubbling ooze—just don't forget to put out the fire before it boils over!    

The kit comes with everything you will need + plenty of extra Halloween goodness from idea-ology. Also includes a 6 page booklet of color step-out photos, comprehensive written instructions and a list of Ranger mediums and basic tools/supplies. 

Frightfully packaged with care!  

*kit does not include Ranger wet mediums like glue and alcohol Ink.

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The total cost for the kit is $129.00 + $12 shipping (US domestic only)

Kits will begin shipping Wednesday, September 16th.

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Halloween Vignette Tray - A Strange Thing Happened

Hello Friends!

I'm back today with another idea-ology Halloween project! Today’s project is a Halloween Vignette Tray filled with idea-ology goodness. To divide up the space and create unique little display niches, I added three smaller Vignette Boxes inside the main tray. See if you can spot them: the harlequin box featuring the number 31, the bottom-right box framing the boys, and the smallest box on the left piled high with skulls. Vignette boxes are perfect for breaking up a large space and giving you multiple places to tell your story.

Here is the basic plan to build the tray with any theme. Well, maybe you don't always need step 6 and 7, but all the other steps work with any theme or season.

1. Paper on the tray (inside and out).
2. Add the Design Tape (Trims) on the lip edge with Collage Medium. I did wipe black paint randomly over some of the tape to disguise some of the numbers.
3. Paint the Vignette Boxes black, then add paper to the background.
4. Glue the boxes into the tray.
5. Start decorating!
6. Once done, add the Baseboard planks with Tack Nails.
7. Use thread (dyed with Gathered Twigs Ink) as a spider web and wind between the nails. 

Let's get started!

The entire tray (outside and inside) was covered with Collage Strips. Collage Strips are so easy to use because they mix and match. They make it look like you have done so much work collaging the images, when in reality it's all be done for you. 

You can also see the battery pack for the Tiny Lights. I drilled the hole through the tray for the lights once I knew where the cat would it would sit on the front.

Once the box with the 31 is secure, you can add the BIG Baseboard piece at the top. I added wood blocks to the back so the piece sits out from the background. Of course I added the Portrait and spiral to the background before adding the Baseboard with the added shattered window Transparency.

The fringe was added with Collage Medium. Then I added a little nest of sorts in the "shattered window" of the Transparency. NOTE: the skulls have added Mushroom Alcohol Ink that I added by dripping the ink over the top and moving it around with a cotton swab - a great way to get the ink into the eye sockets.

The box with the 31 is a fun one. I love the harlequin paper in the background which goes perfectly with the Fringe above, making it more whimsical that scary. The box is filled with a small Woodland Tree (sprayed black and rolled in Rock Candy), two Drippy Candles, and a Tiny Vial laying on it's side. The 31 is from the Layers pack and has been added with thin Foam Squares. 

You can see inside the box a little bit better in this shot. There are some melted wings on the right (more on those later on).

The Trick or Treat cat fit perfectly in the niche created between the boxes.  I filled the cat with purple Tiny lights and bones I previously rolled in black paint.

Here he is with the lights on! Magic!

The smallest box has skulls stacked inside with a ephemera piece, "keep in refrigerator". 

The spiderweb Transparency was cut and attached to the box with Scor-tape. You honestly can't tell the tape is even there! 

The niche that was created under the box is filled with tiny book and moss and an urn that I painted black. Don't forget to use Clippings from the Sticker Book on the spines of the books to make them look realistic.  

I filled the urn with small Bubbles I colored with Alcohol Pearls Envy.  So, so easy!

The last box is the floating boys. I use them over and over because they are just my favorite set since they can be sitting on something or floating. Here I added a 1/2 wood block to the bock so they float in the middle of the window.

I wanted to fill the bottom box with something, but I wasn't sure what. Then I remembered a project that I did quite a while ago and I decide to use the idea again. I took small butterflies from the Transparent Butterflies pack and melted them with an embossing tool. I used a wooden skewer to hold the butterfly in place when I was melting so they wouldn't shoot across the table. I also used a small paintbrush to add Mushroom Alcohol Ink over some of the butterflies (very random) so make them fit the theme. That small added detail made them look even better.

Just a view from the top!

I added a Tack Nail to the side to hang the broom from some added string.

It looks good with the lights off...

and on!

I'll see you tomorrow with yet another Halloween Vignette project...a little smaller, but just a fun!

Now carry on,

paula

Make this Journey Your Own

Hello friends, 

Just a quick pop-in today to share a small project that reminded me of an important lesson: creating a collage doesn't have to be a mountain to climb. It can simply be a collection of things that tell a story.

I gathered some favorite pieces from various idea-ology packs—like Vintage Flair, Layers Remnants, and Memoir Ephemera. It’s the little details, like a scrap of Cello Sticker Tape, a Remnant Rub, or a well-placed Clipping Sticker, that really finish the look. Sometimes we get so caught up in making a "masterpiece" that we forget the joy of just putting pieces together.

Paint the sides of the largest Square Vignette box with Black Soot Distress Paint. 

After the paint is dry, sand to smooth the painted surface then add a coat of Collage Medium to seal the paint and give the box a more finished appearance.

Cut a piece of Backdrop paper to fit the top of the square Vignette. If you are a sewer, use a ruler to mark a 1/4" line on the edge of the paper. Using the pencil line as a guide, stitch around the edges (I went around twice). 

Tear, smoosh, roll, and bend the edges of the paper. I also inked the edges then spritzed with water to make the paper malleable. If you so use water, just dry it with a heat tool before adding the paper to the Vignette.

Make a ink puddle, then splatter the paper with ink. Once dry, it won't look as dark as it does when wet.

I added Scor-tape along the seam on the box so the paper edges will NOT be glued to the box and the black painted edges will be seen. I added Collage Medium to the center before adding the paper.

Once the paper is secure you can manipulate the edges of the paper as much as you want. I smashed and ripped it just a little bit more and it looked better. I do love the ink splatter on the paper - I think that helped bring the ink from the edges into the center.

Choose a Photomatic image from the pack. I chose this guy because I just loved his hat! 

I used Distress Crayon to tint the Photomatic. Vintage Photo for his jacket, Chipped Sapphire for the background, Aged Mahogany for his cheeks.

I added three layers of Gunmetal Mixative to the Photo Frame (drying in between). Once dry, I added Ground Espresso Distress Crayon to the metal frame and rubbed it in.

I also added a piece of Cello Sticker Tape and a rubbing from the Specimen Remnant Rub sheet. 

Use Picket Fence Distress Crayon to fill in the back ground of the Large Word Plaque. Rub with your thumbs to heat up the crayon so it melts into place in the background.

Gather the things you have created, along with a postcard from the Remnants Layers pack and a flair button from the Vintage Flair pack.

Create a collage with the pieces.

Use Tack Nails to secure the Large Word Band.

Add a Clippings sticker to the Photomatic.

And some string for texture

And some ephemera...really, anything goes.

Don’t feel pressured to create a Magnum Opus every time the creative bug strikes; sometimes, keeping it simple is the best way to play.

Now carry on,

paula

Do All the Good You Can

Hello friends,

Stopping by with another Vignette project this week. I dug out an old SKU called Baseboard Junk Drawer for this one. I have always loved that SKU but only used pieces here and there over the years. Well today is different because I have use 7 pieces from the pack! Can you find them all before we get started?

Cover the small Vignette Tray with Palette Neutral Paper. This is one of my favorite packs because I truely love all the prints that come in the pack. I chose the Collage paper and the Map paper for the inside of the Tray. 

NOTE: the tape on the lip edge is from Design Tape Trims.

I chose the black gears paper for the sides and most of the back.

I created my own patchwork on the back to show off some of the other prints.

Once the Collage Medium over the paper was dry, I was able to add Walnut Stain Crayon over the seams between the paper inside the Tray.

I also painted two Vignette Boxes in Black Soot. At this point I wasn't sure how I would use them so I just painted the entire box. NOTE: these are the two smallest boxes from the Vignette Boxes pack.

Then sanded the edges with a Blending Tool with an added Sanding Disk.

So now that I have had some thinking time, I decided to add paper to the inside of the larger box and the "back" of the smaller box.

I used Collage Medium to glue the Vignette Boxes into the Tray. There are more way you could add them but this seemed like a good configuration for my purposes. Set aside to dry.

This little by will be my focal point. He is from the Photobooth pack.

I added the boy to a piece from the Baseboards Junk Drawer pack that fit nicely inside the larger box. A Clippings sticker was added to the bottom. 

Before I placed him in the Vignette Box, I added a bingo chip to the back so he sits forward in the box.

Now let me show you how I added all the other elements that make up this piece. There are SEVEN pieces from the Baseboards Junk Drawer pack (including the piece behind the boy). The others are: the elephant, the universal dominos, 65 tag, the black ruler piece, red star in a circle and the pencil case. 

I had the idea to have the elephant look as if he is turning the wheel with his head to raise the chain to bring the star up to him. I hope you can visualize it too!

Another pack that I used three pieces is: Odds and Ends. That includes the wheel, the porthole at the bottom and the metal Transfer Button on the Dominos Baseboard piece.

The 65 tag was added with Collage Medium then two Screw Heads were added to appear as if the tag is screwed into the box.

The strip of paper is from the snippets pack - Number Strips. I added some Cello Tape to the top of the strip.

The star is painted Candied Apple and is from the first Figure Stands pack. Again, the wheel that I painted bloc is from the Odds and Ends pack.

The bottom half is simple.

The jumble in the right corner is just that, a jumble. I cut the pencil case shorter so it would fit in the box. The key was just scribbled on with Distress Crayon and the string wrapped multiple times around the neck and tied in a bow. I glued the red star to the metal "porthole" that also had scribbled on with crayon. Then with decent amount of Collage Medium I piled everything together and just let it dry. Could not be any easier than that!

For the little boy I added the ruler at the back and some paper at the bottom for more interest. I might go back an add something else here, but for now I can't seem to thing of what. Maybe something from my vintage stash? I guess it's going to the be a work in progress.

Now Carry on,

paula