Saturday, September 12, 2015

"Bad" Witch?


     I started coloring this fabulous witch I found at Sweet Pea Stamps, having nothing more in mind than using typical colors for a Halloween card.  Originally, I had the usual orange, purple, green, black, etc. in my mind, but kept looking at the color palette offered by Our Crafty Corner (see below).  I loved how spectacular her clothing looked at this point (a rather wonderful surprise) so I left off the purple and green.  Besides, I remember when Halloween colors were just orange and black!  :-D


I was inspired by the colors from Our Crafty Corner.


     The image is colored with my Copics (where I have a better selection of fall colors) and then I used one of my framing dies from Spellbinders to cut it.  I popped up the sentiment on dimensional dots and added a tiny bit of glitter to the tip of her hat.  I didn't want to take away from that fancy frame or the image so there's no other embellishment at all.  I like it just the way it is, frilly and feminine looking while actually CAS.

     Challenges:
ArtbyMiran
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards
City Crafter
Crafty Catz
Dragonfly Dreams
Fan-Tastic Tuesday
Great Impressions
MarkerPOP
One Sweet Challenge

     In case you hadn't figured it out, I'm really happy with today's card!  :-D  It's odd how much I love doing Halloween, Thanksgiving or other fall cards since yellows and oranges are colors I rarely use at any other time of the year.  I did manage to incorporate them into a few of my other cards this past year but I really tend much more toward the purples, pinks, blues, and greens when choosing color combos for my cards.  Have a wonderful weekend, my friends.  Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie

23 comments:

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

WOW! that is some card and colouring, I love it ALL!

Donna Hanley said...

You find the prettiest witches to color. Your coloring is phenomenal on her dress. Glad you kept with just the orange,yellow and black. They may not be your favorite colors buy you do work wonders with them. Enjoy your weekend.

Unknown said...

This is a fabulous Halloween card! I love your coloring, so well done! And that sentiment, I think I have said that (in my head) several times....lol....Thanks so much for playing along with us at Great Impressions!!!

jimlynn said...

How many times can I say WOW for this card! Sensational plus!! Your coloring on that image is outstanding Connie. WOW once again!
Lynn

Stella said...

I am impressed by your coloring; in fact my jaw hit the floor. Such a fabulous card! Thanks so much for joining us at CCCB this week!

Teresa Arsenault said...

Wow. Great coloring on this.
hugs,
Teresa

Annette Allen said...

awesome card.. thanks for joining us at MarkerPop

Jackie Scott said...

Yes, she does look spectacular! Wonderful color combo and a beautiful card - like that sentiment!

Mynn xx said...

What an amazingly colored image! This is just stunning--your color combo is beautiful and really makes the witch come alive! Gorgeous!!! Thanks for joining us at Great Impressions! HUGS! :) Mynn xx

Judy V said...

Pretty! Love your coloring! Thanks for joining us at Chocolate, Coffee & Cards!

Dawn said...

Love your card & I love your sentiment!I know a certain someone who'd just love that, so might just have to use it!
Great colour combo too!
Hugs
Dawn xx

Tracy Wray aka Trak said...


Thank you for taking part in our art by miran challenge,
I very much enjoyed looking at your project and all
the time and detail you put into it, good luck hugs tracy

Marina said...

Spectacular colouring! Thanks for joining in at City Crafter. Marina DT

Sue Nicholson said...

Beautiful card Thanks for sharing and joning us at CC&CC cheers Sue N x

MaxiBelle Studio said...

Love the striking orange & great die. Thanks for joining us for our 'Anything Goes' challenge #40.
Alicia (Art by Miran DT)
MaxiBelle Studio

Ros Crawford said...

Beautiful card!! Fabulous colouring! Thanks so much for playing along at CCCB!!

Lady Anne Milnes-Howard said...

Oh Connie I just love this image and your colouring of it is magnificent. Thank you for sharing with us at Dragonfly Dreams, hope we see you again soon...
Love and Hugs ~ Lady Anne
Dragonfly Dreams
Anne's Paper Dream's Blog

Lady Anne Milnes-Howard of Glencairn, Caithness Scotland.

Cindy said...

Fabulous image. Love how you colored her skirt. Thanks for sharing with us at Crafty Catz this week.

Unknown said...

Love this the colours match the palette so well. Great card. Thank you for joining us at Our Crafty Corner. Helen DT xx

aussie aNNie said...

FABULOUS CHOICE of image for our current challenge, thanks for sharing.xx
{One Sweet Challenge DT Member}

debbie said...

awesome coloring on this connie... so Glad you joined us at one sweet challenge

Caro said...

Hi there and thanks so much for entering our very first challenge at Our Crafty Corner. I love your card. Good luck and thanks for entering, I hope you enter many more with us in the future :)
Caro (co-owner)

Vannessa said...

This is just stunning and I love the ombre effect on her dress. Thanks for joining in the One Sweet Challenge this time. Hope to see you again,

Vannessa
One Sweet Challenge DT