New Chipboard Art Dolls + Frida Heads + Jackolynn by Chrissy Colon

Happy Weekend Everyone! We have some great new goodies in the shop this week. First of all the new Tim Holtz Halloween Paper Pad is in stock and it's fabulous!!!

Also, our awesome Manikin Dolls are now available in Chipboard, offering even more design possibilities. AND we now have a Doll Head Paper Cut set that is ONLY Fridas! Hooray! 

CHECK OUT THE NEW GOODIES HERE

Feature Inspiration By Chrissy Colon!  

Design Team Member Chrissy Colon has a fantastic project for you! I know many of you are in full on Halloween mode and Chrissy's amazing doll is sure to inspire! And we just love the combination of paper, glitter, and embossing! Meet Jackolynn the Pumpkin Witch over on Chrissy's blog here: http://twistedmusedesigns.com/jackolynn-the-pumpkin-witch/

Inspiration By Karen Hendrix!

We had to share this absolutely amazing Halloween piece by Karen Hendrix! We adore the combination of the Divine Shrine Kit, Mini Santos Doll, and lots of black Dresden. The dramatic colors have created a wonderful antique look! Hauntingly beautiful and completely gorgeous Karen! 

New Charms + Vintage Goodies + Tombstone Swap Photos + More

Happy Weekend Everyone! We have some lovely new goodies in the shop including amazing charms (mini crowns, pocket watches, and more), plus these AWESOME vintage price tags that are just perfect for collage and assemblage! A definite must have and a very unique item!

CHECK OUT THE NEW GOODIES HERE

 

Feature Inspiration By Kim Collister! 

* We're sharing this fabulous piece again since we had a short store closing after this was posted! *

Step right up and feast your eyes on this incredible Dia De Los Muertos Carousel Doll by Design Team Member Kim Collister! Kim has taken this project to a whole new level, creating a magical DOTD masterpiece! Bursting with stunning colors and details, you don't want to miss this one. Have a look on Kim's blog: http://www.kimcollisterstudio.com/2017/09/dia-de-los-muertos-carousel-shrine.html

Linda Cain Halloween Past Inspiration!

Here's a wonderful project from the past by Design Team Member Linda Cain! Halloween ornaments are fun and fast to make using our wonderful cameo frames. And you can hang them just about anywhere. From a doorknob, from a light fixture, adorn your fireplace, or make and entire banner. The possibilities are endless!
You can find the tutorial here on her blog: http://cain81art.blogspot.com/2014/10/halloween-cameo-owls.html

Tombstone Swap Photos!

The Retro Café Art Gallery Tombstone Swap is now closed, however you can view the awesomeness and make some of your own. We had 34 amazing artists participate! A HUGE THANK YOU to our hostess with the mostest Sherry Westfall Matthews for opening all the packages, taking the wonderful photos, and swapping them out! Fantastic job everyone!
Sherry Matthews has posted them all to our album on Facebook HERE. Check them out! 

(Tombstones below from top to bottom by Luci Brito, Kaleigh Brewer, and Deb Moon)

New Halloween Brads + Stunning DOTD Carousel by Kim Collister + More

Happy Weekend Everyone! We have some lovely new goodies in the shop including six FUN new brad styles! Owls, Aliens, Witch Hats, and more! Several that are great for your Halloween projects!

And if you haven't grabbed them already, we still have some of the new Tim Holtz Paper Dolls in stock, but they are going fast!

 

CHECK OUT THE NEW GOODIES HERE

Feature Inspiration By Kim Collister!  

Step right up and feast your eyes on this incredible Dia De Los Muertos Carousel Doll by Design Team Member Kim Collister! Kim has taken this project to a whole new level, creating a magical DOTD masterpiece! Bursting with stunning colors and details, you don't want to miss this one. Have a look on Kim's blog: http://www.kimcollisterstudio.com/2017/09/dia-de-los-muertos-carousel-shrine.html

Linda Cain Halloween Past Inspiration!

Here's a wonderful project from the past by Design Team Member Linda Cain! This Halloween ATC Box is the perfect place to store those fabulous ATCs and Tombstone ATCs. You can find the tutorial here on her blog: http://cain81art.blogspot.com/2013/09/gothic-tombstones-and-halloween-atc.html

Swap Reminder!

Just a reminder, tombstones for the swap are due at Sherry Matthew's studio on September 15th. That's just ONE week away! So get those tombstones mailed!

Of course if you don't have your tombstones already, it will be too late to play in the swap. But you can still make some for yourself or for a friend!

http://www.retrocafeart.com/pages/TombstoneArtSwap.htm

New Tim Holtz Paper Dolls + Halloween Ephemera + Tombstones by Linda Cain

Happy long Weekend Everyone! I'm so excited about the new Tim Holtz Ephemera packs and even more excited about the new Tim Holtz Paper Dolls! So many uses for these sets, and you get lots in each pack! You're gonna want them both! 

 

CHECK OUT THE NEW GOODIES HERE

Feature Inspiration By Linda Cain!  

Design Team Member Linda Cain has posted all four of her fabulous tombstones! Stop by Linda's blog for the info and links to her last two tombies. It's much cooler here today, so we're really getting into the fall spirit! Thanks for the extra boost Linda! http://cain81art.blogspot.com/2017/09/two-tombstones-done-and-on-blog.html


And if you missed them, check out her previous tombstone posts!


http://cain81art.blogspot.com/2017/07/a-tombstone-patina-witch.html


http://cain81art.blogspot.com/2017/07/gothic-tombstone-dotd-fun.html

Congratulations Kim Collister!

Design Team Member Kim Collister has a wonderful bonus post for you this week. By request, she's put together a fantastic write-up about her recently published Shelf Shrines. Each one is more beautiful than the next. Stop by Kim's blog for the full details! http://www.imgirlwithoutwings.com/2017/08/come-little-birdie-shrines.html