Hocus Purrrcus

 Hi everybody!  I am sharing a card I created for Your Next Stamp Challenge #150 - Midnight.  All of the images in YNS Happy Meowoeen stamp set are just so cute and I love coloring them!

I started by die cutting a mask for the moon from Altenew's To the Moon die set.  I used purple tape to temporarily attach it to my background and began ink blending.  I used Distress Oxide Ink colors Blueprint Sketch, Wilted Violet, and Picked Raspberry.  I then used Black Soot Distress Oxide Ink with Newton's Nook Designs Clouds stencil.  After inking the background, I flicked some black paint and white gouache onto it for some added texture.  After the background had dried, I removed the mask for the moon and stamped it with the coordinating moon stamp.

Next, I used the Spooky Scene die set from Hello Bluebird to die cut the border, hill, and trees out of plain black cardstock, and the grave stones out of black glitter cardstock.  I adhered them all to my card with liquid glue.  

I stamped the super cute cat flying on a broomstick, and the adorable little mouse holding a broom from YNS Happy Meowoeen stamp set.  I colored the images with Copic markers and cut them out with their coordinating dies.  I white heat embossed the sentiment from the same stamp set, and then popped the images up with foam tape for some dimension!

Copic colors used for Cat:

• Y35, Y17, YR15, YR16
• C00, C0, C1
• Ear, Nose, Tongue - R00, R11, R20

Mice:

• C1, C3, C5
• Ears - R00, R11, R20

Brooms:

• YR30, Y21, YR21, YR23
• E31, E35, E57, E79

Hat:

• V01, V12, V04, V17
• YG01, YG06, YG09, YG17

I used a gold metallic pen on the hat buckle.

To finish up this card I added glitter with a glitter pen and glossy accents to the cat's nose and tongue.  Thank you and I hope you enjoyed my card today!

Fangs So Much!

Hi everyone!  Today I am sharing a card I created for Your Next Stamp Challenge #149 - Give Thanks.  I love making Halloween cards, and I just love this cute kitty and the sentiment.  I couldn't wait to use them!

I started the background by blending Distress Ink colors Blueprint Sketch, Wilted Violet, Picked Raspberry, and Black Soot around the edges.  I then used white gouache with a tiny bit of water and flicked it onto my background.  After drying, I used Simon Says Stamp Batty stencil with Midnight Sparkle Kiss glitter paste.  I set my background aside to dry and die cut the grass out of black cardstock with Newton's Nook Designs Land Borders die.  I then stamped this adorable image from Your Next Stamp Happy Meowoeen stamp set.  I colored the image with Copic markers and cut it out with the coordinating die.  

After the bats had dried, I stamped the tree, gravestones, and owl from Newton's Nook Designs Spooky Street stamp set with black pigment ink.  I adhered the first layer of grass with liquid glue, and the second with foam tape.  I then attached my kitty image with liquid glue and foam tape as well.  I used the smallest banner die in the Your Next Stamp Stitched Fishtail Banner die set to cut out the banner for my sentiment.  I then stamped the sentiment in embossing ink and white heat embossed.  I popped up the banner on thin foam squares for a little dimension!

Copic colors used for Kitty:

• Y35, Y17, YR15, YR16
• Stripes - YR15, YR16, YR18, YR27
• Ears and Nose - R20, R32, R43
• Bowtie - R05, R27, R46, R39
• Cape - C3, C5, C7, C9

Mouse:

• N0, N2, N4
• Ear - R20, R32, R43
• Nose - R43

Coffin:

• E31, E35, E57, E79

I used a gold metallic pen on the cross the mouse is holding, and a silver metallic pen on the coffin to look like nail heads.  

For finishing touches on this card I added glitter to the kitty's bowtie and glossy accents on his nose and fangs!  Thank you and I hope you enjoyed my card today!