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Grumpy Back Seat Driver - Halloween Hearse Wallhanging

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DIY Wall Art Halloween Wall Hanging

3-D Wall Art for Halloween - The Grumpy Back Seat Driver

Here's how I made this fun Halloween Wall Art named the Grumpy Back Seat Driver of the Halloween Hearse for the grumpy-looking buzzard in the back of the hearse.

Inspiration for the Grumpy Back Seat Driver Wall Art

I got this idea to use the Tim Holtz "Home for the Holidays" car from Andrea Ockey Parr. She's one of the design team members for Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge. She made a flying car with 2 of the trick or treaters from the new Sizzix "Trick or Treat" thinlits. I imagined it would be cool to have the car converted to a hearse by adding more windows in the back and to have a witch driving. The only problem is that all the witch stamps I have face to the left and the car faces to the right. Well, it was pretty easy to turn the car around as opposed to mirror stamping which is a technique I've never done.

Grumpy driver on the Halloween wall art

Grumpy driver of the Halloween hearse

Make the Halloween Hearse

I figure a hearse is very shiny and well-polished so I embossed it with some ebony embossing powder then covered with 2 layers of ultra thick embossing powder. That also covered up some of the seams where I added the windows on the back. It's hard to tell from the photo, but I also added a fin above the rear bumper. The chrome is brushed pewter metallic stain on black cardstock.

Make the Witch for the Halloween Hearse

The witch from Tim Holtz "Haunted House" CMS308 by Stampers Anonymous. I think her funny, kind of smug smile works beautifully as a driver and the vulture in the back - the grumpy back seat driver is perfect as well. The sentiment - a strange thing happened (referring to a witch and vulture in a flying car) is from another one of this year's Tim Holtz stamps called "Something Monstrous" CMS307.

Make the Spooky Night time Background for the Halloween Wall Art

I've never masked a background before. I've seen instructions for that technique online, but the specific one I used is from Bobbi of "Vintage Muse Designs" where she made a village graveyard card with a bright yellow moon in the background. I tried to make a background like Shelly Hickox did in this incredible interactive Halloween card, but it didn't look the way I wanted it to. I can use the two rejects for something else. The colors are all various Distress Oxides - Fossilized Amber, Wild Honey, Black Soot, Iced Spruce, and Wilted Violet.
Background design for DIY Wall Art - Halloween

Creepy sky for the Grumpy Back Seat Driver Halloween Hearse

I figured the witch in her hearse would show up better on the lighter colored background so that's the one I chose..
Distress Oxide background for Halloween DIY wall art

I chose this background so the Witch in her Halloween hearse would show up better. You can see what wonderful, creepy detail the Distress Oxide inks provide for the background.

Elements for the Halloween Scene

Here are the elements before they were glued on the background.
Design elements for the Grumpy Back Seat Driver wall art

These are the dies cuts for the Grumpy Back Seat Driver Wall hanging. I fussy cut out the witch and her grumpy passenger.

The witch has to be flying over a city. I used various Cityscape buildings (leftovers from previous projects) with yellow glued to the windows. They were distressed with the same color Distress Oxides I used on the background - Black Soot, Iced Spruce, and Wilted Violet.

Grumpy town for the 3-D Halloween Wall Art

Close-up of the city below the witch and her flying hearse. I used some crackle paint on the side of the cardboard frame.

For the background piece below the frame I sprayed a piece of watercolor paper with Wilted Violet Distress stain and then inked over it with Distress Oxide Black Soot using the Stampers Anonymous "Batground" stencil.

Make the Frame for the Halloween wallhanging

Then I made a frame with multiple layers of paint and inks and stains (mistake, attempted correction, nope doesn't work, new layer, etc. etc) until I thought it would work. And finally some bats were added from the Tim Holtz Halloween Mixed Media die. It's the easiest way to cut out lots of bats.

And that's how you make this fun Halloween wallhanging

That's the story of the Grumpy Back Seat Driver in the Halloween Hearse. I tried to make sure that I credited the people who inspired me for this specific project because we do not create in a vacuum - our inspiration always comes from somewhere.

Be sure to pin to your favorite Halloween Pinterest Board so you can remember where you found this Halloween project.

Grumpy Back Seat Driver 3-D Halloween Wall Art

Grumpy Back Seat Driver 3-D Halloween Wall art

Pin this to your favorite Pinterest board

Grumpy Back Seat Driver 3-D Halloween Wall Art

Pin to Your Favorite Halloween Pinterest Board

Thank you - to all you artists out there who continue to inspire me.

I am going to be sharing this project with Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge "Not a Card". I neglected to mention that it is adhered to several thick layers of cardboard with a hole placed so you can hang it on the wall - it is not a card. Also I will share it with #holtzforhalloween and #timholtzhalloween2017 on Instagram and Facebook.

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  1. Sara Emily Barker

    Ok, so somehow I missed this! I'm so happy you put a link to it in your Witch Goes Back to School post, so I could visit. This is another fabulous piece of artwork with another great spooky background. That city is so inspiring! I have this die, and it's never been used. But neither has my Raven die set you used on the school bus piece. You have me itching to use them! What a creative soul you are! Sending hugs!

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  2. Judy Bowlby

    Thanks for sharing this with us. Love, love, love this!! You are so talented.

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    • Lucy

      Judy, your comments always make me feel good. Thank you.

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  3. butterfly

    I'm sure you were right with the choice of background for this fabulous card - a glorious night sky - but I have to say I think all the backgrounds are scrumptious. I'm sure they'll come in handy very soon. Love that cityscape too - such lovely colours.
    Alison x

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  4. Lucy

    Thank you for the compliment on the night sky. It is one of my first attempts at making a night sky with a moon. I really think the Distress Oxides make it pretty easy.

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  5. Lucy

    Thank you, Cathie. I love the Simon Says Stamp challenges. I do stretch my wings a bit when I do these challenges. I just want you to know that I do appreciate Simon Says Stamp hosting them.

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  6. Lucy

    Dots,
    I'm not really that into Halloween either, but I found that my style of crafting is well-suited to Halloween stuff - mainly that it can be kind of off-kilter and glue smudges don't matter too much, etc. You may notice that I don't do gory or bloody, maybe a little creepy, but that's about as far as I go.

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  7. wendy baysa

    Love this Lucy! the way you gave it a glow to resemble night is fab! Also love the outside the box creativity with this, TFS!

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  8. Catherine

    I love this! Your background is awesome and the moon is stunning. Amazing job! Thanks for sharing your talent with us on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge.

    Cathie ♥

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  9. Dots

    So cool! I am not into Halloween that much. But I do enjoy your talent and creative work on your projects. I learn so much from your pictures. I love art, paper, and all you do with it.

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