Fall At Last framed hanger 🍂

Hi again! I’m always so happy for fall every year — school’s back, the weather is gorgy-porgy after the summer heat, it’s football time again — so I thought I’d create a crackly little fall decor piece, inspired by the leaves and pumpkins in my area these days 🍁 the best!

Let me take you through a few more details about how I created this hanger ⤵️

The Background…

Started with a mini framed panel, Ran mixed media heavystock through the Cracked 3D embossing folder, glued down on the panel and painted with Scorched Timber

Next, used Antiqued Linen paint to go over the raised texture with my finger, followed by a thin watery wash of Caramel alcohol ink

Also cut a few embossed strips for the sides of the panel

 For the top hanger, I assembled a few jump rings, hook chains (minus the hooks) and screw eyes

The Pumpkins…

Cut from the colorize Pumpkin Duo, glued all layers together and painted with Antique linen + Scorched Timber stems

Added a top coat of clear crackle, then once it was dry, I rubbed on some scorched timber and rusty hinge distress crayon into the cracks and layer grooves

The Leaves…

Cut a bunch of leaves from the Funky Foliage die set

Painted branches with scorched timber, leaves with different reds and oranges and greens (Forest Moss, Rustic Wilderness)

Glued the leaves on the branches and coated all with clear crackle

Once dry, added Scorched Timber crayon on top with a brush, then wiped away the extra with a paper towel

The “FALL” Frame + “At Last” Banner…

Painted the small Ideaology frame (I forget what set this is from) with scorched timber to match the rest, then caramel ink

Next, I added mounting dots before cutting a piece of clear acetate to size and gluing behind the frame

Then coated with clear crackle…

Cut FALL letters from the Bold die set, painted with Antiqued Linen, then a coat of clear crackle, then scorched timber crayon, wipe away extra, painted letter edges with scorched timber to give extra definition

The banner is from the Tattered Banners set (folded on the one side to shorten it up), painted with Antique linen and Scorched Timber edges

The “at last” letters are from the Tiny type lower set, painted with Scorched timber and glued down on the banner, then all coated with a thin layer of clear crackle

The Finishing Touches…

Inked a couple of wooden rulers and added to the top and bottom of my panel

Then glued down the small frame, banner, pumpkins (with leaves) + a few other Ideaology bits before adding excelsior shavings (inked with walnut stain) and tucking in the foliage

Ok, well that is my project, thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you are enjoying this fall season and are able to cozy up with loved ones☺️🧣🍁

Happy crafting! x Erin

The Products…

Surfaces… mini Framed Panel, mixed media heavystock

Dies… Colorize Pumkin Duo, Funky Foliage, Tiny Type lower, Alphanumeric Bold, Tattered Banners

3D Embossing Folders… Cracked

Distress Mediums… rock Candy clear crackle, collage matte 

Distress Paint… Scorched Timber, Antiqued Linen, Forest Moss, Rustic Wilderness

Distress Crayon… Scorched Timber, Rusty Hinge

Alcohol Ink… Caramel

Ideaology… small frame, mini key, eye hooks + chains, hardware heads, clock face, flare pin

Other… mounting dots, excelsior shavings, Big Shot, glass mat, heat gun

One of a Kind Gent 🎩

 Welcome, crafty friends 👋🏻 

Today I’m sharing this dapper fella from Tim’s Gentlemen die set 🧥 The DEPTH in the Numbered embossing folder kills me 💀 so fun!

The Background…

Started by dry embossing Tim’s mixed media heavystock with the Numbered folder, then glued it on a small chipboard tag, folding the paper over the edges

Painted with a blend of Walnut Stain, Aged Mahogany and Rusty Hinge, let dry, then used my finger to lightly add Antique Linen over the raised texture (a few layers)

Added a wash of Caramel alcohol ink over the top to grunge it up

 

The Gentleman…

Used the Gentlemen die set to cut three layers of my guy

Drew on some of my own details for his hat, coat and shoes and cut out before dry embossing a few pieces with the Woven folder

Once all the layers were glued together, gave him a couple good coats of Walnut Stain paint, then rubbed Antique Linen paint over the raised surfaces, followed by a Caramel ink wash and collage medium topcoat

 

One of a Kind Ledge…

Cut my letters from the Alphanumeric Labels die set and glued them down on two quote chips

Covered with Walnut Stain paint before lightly applying Antique Linen paint to the raised letters (and edges) with my finger

Added Caramel-inked mini hardware heads to each corner

Used a Caramel-inked mini clip to hold my phrase (a fortunate find) from the clippings sticker book

Also inked a larger clock face from the old-school Timepieces set and the number 1 from the Numeric set to go above/behind the ledge

Seen and Noted Clip…

Inked these idea-ology pieces with Caramel ink (large hinge clip, chain from a hook clasp, noted word tag, prize ribbon) before linking together and gluing down

Added a remnant rub to the clip (Tim, more remnant rub designs with WHITE sheets, please! 🙋🏻‍♀️) and a few more Antique Linen highlights, then muted both with more Caramel

 

Final Touches…

Dyed a few bits of white cheese cloth with Caramel ink, let dry overnight, then tucked in around my elements before gluing

Once everything was glued in place, I added more random grit paste and colored with Caramel ink

Ta-da! Loving this monochrome look and the way the outfit details turned out 😍🧣 Thanks for looking, happy crafting! ❤️ 

xErin

 

The Products…

Dies… Gentlemen, Alphanumeric Labels

Embossing folders… Numbered

Surfaces… mini chipboard tag, mixed media heavystock paper

Mediums… Collage Medium, Grit Paste

Distress paint… Walnut Stain, Aged Mahogany, Rusty Hinge, Antique Linen

Alcohol Ink… Caramel

Ideaology… large clip, Ribbons and bows Adornments, Noted Word Tag, Quote Chips, Mini Hardware Heads (brads), Clock Face, Numerals, mini gears, sticker book, mini clip

Other supplies… cheesecloth, Big Shot, glass mat, mixed media heavystock paper