Happy Friday!!! This week, TGIF Challenges has a color challenge that’s perfect for Halloween including Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie, and Basic Black.
I was in the mood to zone out and just sit and color with my Stampin’ Blends Markers, so I pulled out my Flight of Fancy stamp set.. Does that ever happen to you? I find it very calming, like returning to my childhood. This sweet little witch is super fun to color.
After coloring the witch, I kicked around some ideas for the background. I really wanted to use some Magic in This Night Designer Series Paper, because I thought the bats would make a perfect background, but I didn’t want to fill up the whole card and make it too dark. To me, this witch looks more magical than scary. That’s when I got the idea to cut off the swirls behind the witch’s broom (to make her smaller) and use the swirls to create a lighter background! I really love how this turned out!
I used a Sponge Dauber to add Pumpkin Pie ink to Shimmery White Cardstock and then stamped the swirls over it. Afterwards, I added a bunch of sparkles to both the designer series paper and the stamped background by flicking Wink of Stella all over them. I think it definitely looks very magical now!
The greeting is from the Festive Corners stamp set. I embossed it in white on Basic Black Cardstock and then cut it out with a Stitched Shape Die. Then, I added an Ornate Layers die cut as well.
As a final touch, I added some beautiful Iridescent Pearls and Metallic Mesh Ribbon. More sparkles — yay!!!
Hope you can join us for TGIF Challenges this week. Click over to the blog to see all the designers’ projects using these colors and then use the Linky tool at the bottom of that post to enter the challenge. I’d love to see what you create!
Wishing you a great weekend!
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I love the way you put the swirls in orange in the background. And, the black lacey thing over that. What is that? Is it a die cut? I really love this card, and wish I celebrated Halloween.