Hi Everyone - Here with a sweet Halloween card for the
Your Next Stamp Sketch and Color Challenge:
I was inspired by both the sketch and the color inspiration. I loved the sunset in the photo and the orange and yellow tones with the greys. So beautiful!
I used a new to me stamp set from Your Next Stamp called
"Halloween Phoebe". Isn't she the cutest little witch you have ever seen? I colored her with Copic markers drawing inspiration from a card by
Anita Madden who blogs at
Anitasdesigns.blogspot.com. Her coloring skills are AMAZING! She is just one of the wonderful design team members at Your Next Stamp! You can see the exact card I was inspired by if you go to look at the stamp set on the Your Next Stamp website (linked above) as it is one used to advertise this set.
The background is a water-colored paper using the colors of the sunset found in the inspiration photo. I added touches of black smudging to further the "Halloween" feel to the card. Some clear "Wink of Stella" adds sparkle to the stars and Phoebe's hat, cape, and boots.
And this shot shows the embossed star background on the black card base. I added some Wink of Stella to these stars too! The gingham borders were cut with a grass border die. I thought they added a little pizazz to the card. :)
I am also linking this card up to Darnell's "NBUS Challenge #5 - Anything Goes"! "NBUS" is a term coined by the lovely Darnell who blogs at
djkardkreations.com. It stands for "Never Before Used Schtuff" which is something that us crafty people seem to have on a regular basis....or at least I do! And this new "Halloween Phoebe" stamp set from Your Next Stamp is some of my NBUS! So happy to have inked it up today! I thought it was very appropriate since YNS is one of the sponsors of Darnell's challenge! I hope you will visit Darnell's blog and join in the fun of her wonderful challenges. This latest one ends tonight so you have to hurry to play along this time. She has one of the wittiest blog voices on the web so don't miss out on getting to know her!
I have to run now....have a great weekend everyone!
Hugs,
Jill
