Of course, I'm jumping right in with a new Macabre Monday from Haunted Design House. This time we need to use a famous last line from a favourite book, poem, or movie. Go even one better, and use a death bed confession or last utterance.
I decided on Emily Dickenson; her last spoken words were "I must go in, the fog is rising" which is kinda creepy. I wasn't sure what to do, so I went with a memorial type photo that someone might have on their wall of a deceased loved one.
The frame was originally white, which I antiqued with some brown stain. But then I dropped it and it broke. <sigh> When I put it back together, you could see the seams, so I painted the entire thing matte black. UGH. Sadly, I didn't have anything to make it shiny again, so I rubbed an old chapstick all over it. Gross but it works. I added a little bit of gold burnish to the edges and the flower, which I made with some extremely flammable material and a candle. Yay me for not burning down the house! Done! And.... wow, kinda boring.
So, back to the drawing board. I decided to go to my favorite movies for inspiration. One of my Top 10 Things Chriss Loves to Watch Over & Over is The Omen. Who doesn't enjoy a little antichrist now and then?? And inspiration struck - remember this little piece? It's my scrapbook page of Damien - so I made another. I may have to put together a book...
I love it! I used the Nanny's last line "It's all for you!" which she says right before she hangs herself as Damien's birthday present.
I made the background in Word, using the prophecy that Bugenhagen recites and is used on one of the film posters, added the biblical quote, 666 and printed it on a lightly stamped background paper. I love my graveyard die cut and the sparkly ribbon added just the right amount of fun for me.
A friend saw it, said, "Oh, that's really pretty" and then "Wait, what the hell is going on?" That's my favorite sort of creepy - the kind that slips in under the radar.
Enjoy and thanks for looking!
