I made this Halloween card for two of my friends when I realized my bewitching kitty works for the letter K alphabet challenge (for kitty). I simply could not come up with a Halloween card this year for anything. So finally I stamped out this kitty image and the cauldron and colored them in with copic markers. I added clear stickles to the kitty's robe and to the gold brew in the cauldron and I set these pieces aside to dry. There is a lot of masking done on the image piece. A circle is cut for the moon, then I used the negative circle space to sponge in the yellow for the moon. I also made a mask of the kitty so as not to get yellow on him. Then I removed these masks and put the circle and kitty masks in place and masked the blue around everything. Cut the window die out and lightly sponged black ink around the edges to grunge it up a bit. Fussy cut out the cauldron and stamped and fussy cut the sentiment banner. The scene still needed something so I added these bats into the scene, then I took a jellyroll stardust pen and added in a few stars for some fun and whimsy. I did not want this Halloween card to be too spooky or scary . Thanks for looking today. ~Karen.
Date: Saturday, October 28, 2017 GMT Views: 2264
Favorited:5
Stamps: StampinUp Haunting Halloween; Martha Stewart Halloween (bats) and Recollections Halloween (sentiment banner)
Paper: Coordinations 110 lb heavy weight cs; Recollections Gray; DSP is open stock from JoAnn Fabrics
Paper Size: A2 Card Base
Ink: StampinUp Barely Banana; Summer Sun; Crushed Curry; Bashful Blue; Ballet Blue; Black and Tim Holtz Blueprint Sketch
Accessories: Memory Box Grand Madison Window Die; Copic Markers; Gold Stickles; Stardust JellyRoll Pen (for the stars); Wink of Stella Clear Pen; Scissors; Masking Paper
Techniques: Stamping; Die Cutting; Masking; Fussy Cutting; Coloring with Copic Markers
Registered: August 27, 2014 Location: Santa Rosa, Texas Posts: 13538
Sat, Oct 28, 2017 @ 5:52 PM
Oh my goodness, what an amazing job you have done with this fabulous card. You are truly an artist. I so love the your coloring and your attention to detail is amazing! I'm waiting to see if that frog is going to fall into the boiling cauldron or not. The kitty on the broom is adorable. My, I could look at this for a long time! Wonderful card!
Registered: May 31, 2005 Location: on the rocket field in Texas! Posts: 39643
Sat, Oct 28, 2017 @ 6:00 PM
This card is awesome!!! I have this set and always wonder how to use the kitty on the broom. Thanks for the inspiration!!!
------------------------------ **~Suzy~***Life is about using the whole box of crayons** A sleeping cat is a good excuse to not make the bed * **Dirty Dozen Alumni 2025**, *Featured Stamper #585 in 2018*
Registered: February 24, 2009 Location: FL Posts: 18306
Sat, Oct 28, 2017 @ 6:20 PM
wow! you are a patient and talented Crafter! Thanks for sharing your technique- I have learned some new creative skills just reading your post- awesome card
------------------------------ "You can't use up creativity. The more you use the more you have." -- Maya Angelou
Registered: April 6, 2009 Location: Weyers Cave, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley Posts: 34215
Sun, Oct 29, 2017 @ 4:55 AM
Your coloring and sponging are Impeccable, Karen! Your kittie is having so much fun on that broom! Quite an Adorable scene...I really like the sentiment on the banner and the way it droops! Cute card; no wonder it's in the favorites this week~
------------------------------ ~Roberta
�Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.�
― Lou Holtz
Registered: March 13, 2011 Location: Langley, B.C. Canada Posts: 36131
Sun, Oct 29, 2017 @ 11:04 AM
Karen this is just the best. So fun and whimsical. I don't think I have words to describe how neat this Halloween and K card is. I think the cat image is just great. Love your idea of seeing him/her through the window frame. Congrats on getting faved with this one. Very richly deserved. Love the dsp. and the addition of the cauldron with the frog. I think you did indeed come up in spades to get a Halloween card done this year. I think there is at least one falliday challenge you could add this to. See FF17TexasGrammy 10/10. You will have until midnight on Oct. 31st to enter this. Go for it girlfriend. I think there is a current challenge for fussy cutting this week. I don't think it is a falliday one, but you could still post this card to that one as well.
Oh, my goodness! Love your kitty in the window! Great job with all the masking and fussy cutting! Love the bats and the frog. Great whimsical card, Karen.
