Elisabeth Bell's World Challenge: Witches

The Digi Bells design team over at the Elisabeth Bell's World Challenge Blog wants to see your Witches.  A very lucky randomly selected entry will win TWO Elisabeth Bell digi images of their choice AND an exclusive stamp from Whiff of Joy!  You can find out more about this challenge and sponsors here.

Here's a closer view of my Copic-filled image with a few highlights added with a Sakura Gelly Roll medium White marker . . .

Layers of Bazzill Raven black and Green Bling with patterned sheets from Little Yellow Bicycle's (LYB) Frightful 8x8 tablet form my side-open card.  A Spellbinders Scalloped Circle die cut of black netting lies behind the Lifestyle Crafts Large Circle shaped image.  An EK Success Whale of a Punch Photo Corner Scallop of Doodlebug Design's black sugar paper is popped up in an upper corner.

A journaling frame from the LYB Frightful tablet, matted with black glossy paper, holds a black paper covered chipboard bat from a Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations "Bewitching Hour" die.  A few handmade flowers made from a Punch Bunch small blossom and birch leaf with a pearl center are lightly painted with Star Dust Stickles to add sparkle to the other upper corner.

A "bewitching" bracket from the LYB Frightful tablet lies beneath a bow made from Michaels' 3/8" Celebrate It black metallic ribbon and another handmade flower from a Cheery Lynn Build-a-Flower #1 die set with Punch Bunch extra large birch and medium oak leaves painted with Star Dust Stickles for wonderful glimmer.  A couple of QuicKutz digital image pumpkin vines, cut by my Silhouette electronic cutter are spritzed with Tattered Angels Creme de Chocolat Glimmer Mist to add a swirling border.

Here's a view of my completed card front showing my use of Elisabeth Bell's Little Witch with a Broom clear stamp image . . . There's amazing sparkle, shimmer and glimmer all over this card - it's a shame that I couldn't capture it in the photos.

 

Here's a view of the inside of my card . . .

You can find more inspiration using Elisabeth Bell's digital images at the Digi Bells Design Team blog here and many rubberstamp and clear stamp images at the Elisabeth Bell's World challenge blog here.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Bunny Zoe's Crafts "Ribbon" (here)
Simon Says Stamp and Show "Spooky" (here)
Simon Says Stamp "Halloween or Halloween Colors" (here)
Crafty Creations "Halloween Characters" (here)
Divas by Design "Spooked" (here)
Cute Card Thursday "Spooktacular" (here)
Paper Crafting Journey "Anything Goes" (here)
Southern Girls "Shine On" (here)
Stampin' For the Weekend "Something Spooky" (here)
Fashionable Stamping "Make a Card" (here)

Copics used:
skin - E000, E01, E11, E93, BV00
hair - E31, E35, E47
broom handle, pumpkin stems - E31, E35, E37
broom bristles - Y21, Y26, Y28 + atyou Spica Gold
pumpkins, clothing trim - E02, E04, E09
hat, cloak - V20, V22, V25, V28
clothing trim - G40, G43, G46
spider, web - atyou Spica Silver
airbrushed background - Y21


As always, I'm so glad that you stopped by to visit!

~ Rose

Card Art with Copics: Market Street Stamps Autumn Greetings

I'm so happy to participate in this week's Do You Stack Up brad challenge as a guest designer.  It's such an honor to be invited to submit a creation to be displayed along with the Do You Stack Up team projects.  Many thanks to Alison, Ren-Yi, Pauline and the rest of the DYSU design team for allowing me to participate in this challenge as a guest!  (You can find out more about this Market Street Stamps sponsored challenge and the wonderfully talented Do You Stack Up design team here.)

I had way too much fun playing with the images in this wonderful Market Street Stamps Autumn Greetings set and mixed masking with paper piecing to create my pocket card with tag insert.

Here's a closer view of my Copic-filled image showing how I've used masking to insert the sunflower bunch into a pumpkin and added additional pumpkins.  Vintage Photo Distress Stickles covers my sunflower centers.  The pumpkin vine is a fabulous digital image cut by my QuicKutz Silhouette electronic cutter.  I spritzed the vine with Tattered Angels Creme de Chocolat Glimmer Mist for a bit of a natural, dirty effect.

I stamped my scarecrow image onto several patterned paper scraps and shaded the parts of the image that I wanted to use for paper piecing.

This pic shows the tag insert after I adhered my paper pieced scarecrow.  The tag was die cut using a Sizzix Super Scallop Tag original die.  EK Success Tonal Adornment fun fibers are tied through a We R Memory Keepers large bubble brights eyelet.  I used My Favorite Things Die-namics Cloud Trio for masking to airbrush around my clouds.

I've layered daisyd's Autumn Collection 2007 patterned paper with Bazzill cardstock to form my pocket card.  I used a Fiskars Diamond Border Punch for a trellis-look for my pocket.

This photo shows my completed pocket card front where I've used Market Street Stamps Autumn Greetings images.  A die cut QuicKutz wheelbarrow accents my QuicKutz Santa's Workshop Ovals die cut sentiment that is part of the Market Street Stamps Autumn Greetings set.  The adorning pumpkin brads are from a Making Memories Halloween mini brad pack.

And here's the inside of my card showing another Copic-filled, masked sunflower/pumpkin image and a couple of die cut pumpkin leaves surrounded by a trellis-looking border made by the Fiskars Diamond Border punch . . .

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Wags 'n Whiskers "Fall Colors" (here)
Stampin' for the Weekend "Anything Goes" (here)
Stamptacular Sunday "Not Just an Ordinary Card!" (here)
Digital Tuesday "Fabulous Fibres" (here) - digital die cut pumpkin vine
Fab-n-Funky "Die Cuts/Punches" (here)
Ladybug Crafts Ink "I need a P" (here) - pumpkins, paper piecing, pocket, pole, punch, petals



Copics used:
pumpkins - YR20, YR04, YR07
flower stems, leaves - YG91, YG93, YG95, YG99
pumpkin stems, post - E31, E35, E47
sunflower petals - Y11, Y15, Y19, Y28
shadow - W5, W3, W1, W00, 0
shading on scarecrow paper pieces - W1, W3
airbrushed background - Y11, YG91, BG53

"Top 3" Nov. 6, 2012 Ladybug Crafts Ink

I'm so glad that you stopped by to visit!

~ Rose

Paper Mache Pumpkin Treat Holder

Paper Mache is a fun (and wonderfully messy!) way to transform newspaper strips into a dimensional object by pasting them to a mold to take its form.  I've used a large leftover party balloon to shape my newspaper strips into a dimensional oval to create my pumpkin.

The recipe for my paste is 1 cup flour, 1 cup water and 1 tablespoon of salt.  I wet both sides of each paper strip with my paste before adhering it to my balloon's surface then used a sponge brush to flatten the strip well.  After applying four layers of pasted newspaper, I began to clump layered strips on the top to form my pumpkin's short stem.

I've let the newspaper dry over the inflated balloon for four days before using a knife to cut off my lid.

I added folded newspaper strips around the opening of my pumpkin and the rim of the lid to smooth the edges then let it sit to dry another two days.  I planned to add paint and certainly don't want any mold to form in my project because of moisture left in my paper mache.

I began to paint layers of Lumiere metallic bronze and Ranger's flat orange acrylic paint to the outside and allowed more drying time.  The inside is also painted.

I used black Stickles to add hand-drawn eyes, a nose and mouth.  This pic seems to capture some of the amazing sparkle and texture that the Stickles glitter glue adds.

Now this fun, handmade jack-o-lantern holds some of the Halloween goodies that we'll hand out to our trick-or-treaters.

The swirly paper ivy adhered to the base and lid is a digital image cut from my QuicKutz Silhouette electronic cutter.  I love that I can resize the ivy image to meet my needs.  I've spritzed the paper vine with glimmer mist for shimmer.

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I'm entering this project into the following challenges:
Cute Card Thursday "Got Glitter!" (here)
All Sorts "Autumn Colors" (here)
Dream Valley "Halloween" (here)
Crafty Sentiments "Recycle It" (here)
Simon Says Stamp! "Autumn Leaves" (here)
Creative Inspirations "Happy Halloween!" (here)
Divas by Design "Use Some Orange" (here)



I'm so glad that you stopped by to visit!

~ Rose