The scarecrow is just slightly longer than 5" ", so this is an A7 (5"x7") size card. To start, a moon mask was die cut from NoFuss masking sheet with the largest Pierced and Stitched Circles die. Adhered the mask to an A7 size Bristol panel then ink blended Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge and Black Soot distress inks (DI) with blending brushes for the night sky. Splattered it with diluted black gouache paint for a bit of texture. Removed the mask and added colour to the moon with ink remaining on the Mustard Seed and Wild Honey brushes.
The scarecrow, "Night" word from Scary Night, ghosts from Boo and tombstone/skull from Dracula's Coffin were all die cut from white and ink blended/shaded with Black Soot DI. The scarecrow and "Night" word were die cut from X-Press It paper to offset for a drop shadow. The head/hat was fussy cut out and coloured with Copic Sketch markers.
The grass layers were die cut from dark gray cardstock with the Grass and Cloud Edger dies then ink blended with Black Soot DI as well. The fence from Rail and Fences was die cut from black. Assembled the card onto a white card base then stamped accents/details (bats, cat, spider, etc.) from Halloween Postage with Versafine Onyx Black ink to finish.
Next up is my dark gothic Christmas card. This is completely outside of my wheel house, but the prompt at Christmas Kickstart this month made me do it! 😜 With Halloween over, Mr. Scarecrow is dressed to the nines in his tuxedo and ready for Christmas! 😂
Mr. Scarecrow and bat from Batty were die cut from black. Fussy cut/modified Mr. Scarecrow down. X-Press It paper was used for all the whites. The skull/crossbones (bowtie) are from Dracula's Coffin and the bat eyes, of course, are from Batty. Stamped the hat from Christmas Doggies and candy cane from Santa's Magic with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Fussy cut the back pieces to go behind the skull and tuxedo shirt, then coloured it all with Copic Sketch markers.
Copic markers used:
reds - R14/27/39
black(eyes) - C9
gray(nose) - C5
whites/shading - C00/1 h
The background is red cardstock ink blended with Lumberjack Plaid and Black Soot DI to give it a dark deep red wine colour. The sentiment from Sentiment Assortment - Merry Christmas was heat embossed with gold embossing powder. Assemble the card onto a white card base to finish. Wished I had a wine or martini glass to put in his left hand. 🤷🏻♀️
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