08/23/2014
Spooky Nights
I recently received a black cat candy jar as a gift from a dear friend. This provided me the inspiration to create a spooky sky under which black cats prowl.
For the sky, I used a brayer and a light pink inkpad to cover white cardstock that would become the front of the card. Next I used the brayer and covered most of the cardstock with a light purple ink. After which I switched to a sponge and sponged on a medium blue, followed by a dark blue and then by dabbing dark purple.
Then I used the Poppystamps Puffy Clouds Border [1099] cut diagonally across card stock to give a different look to the clouds. To add a bit of fog to the sky, I used a bright white ink and sponged around the mask and alternated with sponging the dark purple.
After the sky was done, I drew two hills and cut them out with scissors and adhered them to the card with foam squares to give dimension. Carefully, I tucked sections of the Poppystamps Brevilla Houses [1009] behind the green hills and adhered with foam adhesives.
Then I proceeded to cut out the Poppystamps Antique Lamp Post [858], the cats (Poppystamps Sitting Cat [860], Walking Cat [859] and Curious Cat [872]).
For the moon, I drew a circle and cut it out and adhered it with my glue pen.
Next, I cut out the Poppystamps Fireplace Logs [1072] logs with brown cardstock and the Poppystamps Warm and Cozy Fire [1070] in white cardstock. To create the flames, I colored the white cardstock with Copic markers.
I decided to add a bit of Halloween to the scene by using BOO from the Poppystamps Scary Background Die [1078]. I used a glue pen and put the letters on a diagonal and slightly off-center to give it more of a spooky look.
Supplies:
Poppystamps Scary Background Die [1078]
Poppystamps Puffy Cloud Border Die [1099]
Poppystamps Brevilla Houses [1009]
Poppystamps Fireplace Logs [1072]
Poppystamps Warm and Cozy Fire [1070]
Poppystamps Sitting Cat [860]
Poppystamps Walking Cat [859]
Poppystamps Antique Lamp Post [858]
Poppystamps Curious Cat [872]
Cardstock for base and for scene.
Adhesives
Ink (and lots of it) pink, light purple, medium blue, dark blue, dark purple, white
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