SPOOKY SKYLINE: Awesome Halloween Votives!

 I'm working frantically to get those last minute projects done for the Mistletoe Market Craft Fair which is TOMORROW! Thought I would make some votive candle holders I made while ago for the show...I used a retired wheel that Stampin' Up! NEVER should have been retired-it's called Spooky Skyline and it was the best wheel ever for halloween projects! I still use it in this project which is a favorite of mine. I don't remember where I originally CASED the card from but thank you to the creator for a great technique for this wheel! I decided to create other projects and this votive cup holder idea was born! I used the Brayered Spectrum & Embossed Vellum Technique to make this outstanding background-it just makes the wheel image POP, don't you think? I will do a tutorial for this later, but for now here are some photos (click on images to enlarge).

This is the front of my technique card I created from the card I made:

The background is made with the Pumpkin Patch Spectrum Pad (retired rainbow pad). The wheel image is embossed in black so it's striking against the colorful "spooky" background.

 

I created two votive holders-one with bows for the ladies and another with Silver Brads for the gents:

 

These votive cups are the perfect size, so I opted NOT to make the top & bottom edges jagged, as pictured on my technique card. I also used Grateful Greetings-a TERRIFIC new set from set from the new Holiday Mini Catalog 

            

Here they are pictured together:      

                                                                                                                                                

...and here it is how the votive holder looks when lit-SPOOKY!  

 

                      

                                                           

I made twelve of these for the Craft Fair...I really enjoy making them-they are fun and easy and sooooooooo cool!  So-what do YOU think of them?

I will post a tutorial for these next week...but for now I have to get back to creating-I have some "SPOOKY"  Peanut Butter Cup HALLOWEEN Treat Boxes I'm finishing up too, but that's for another post!

Don't forget to stop by the First Presbyterian Church of Franklin (Sussex County) NJ and spend some time perusing ALL the holiday goodies and crafts you will find at MISTLETOE MARKET Craft Fair 2009!

Have a great stampin' day! Look for tomorrow's post later in the evening-AFTER the Craft Fair.

NOTE: I tried to fix the formatting of this post, but can't get it right...(don't know html) so...sorry it looks kind of strange...no time for this-I'm going BACK TO CRAFTING! :)

Thanks for dropping by,