Sunday, September 11, 2022

Waiting for the Witch

      Another Halloween card today and this one was made specifically for a neighbor and friend who brought the silhouette image to me, asking me to create a card for her to give to her young grandson.  It was on plain white paper when I received it.  The image may have been done with a stencil but I'm basing that on nothing more than the way the ink was applied to the image.  It may well have been a rubber stamp with ink blotted on the lighter side.  All I really know is that the ink was very, very dry when she brought it over and it didn't smear when I used alcohol markers on it.

     I colored the sky and the cat's eyes with ProMarkers and gel pens, then cut the image using a Spellbinders die.  The sentiment was printed and cut with an Avery Elle die.  The little pumpkins were cut with a die from Impression Obsession and the moon was done with a Die-versions die.  The bats on the moon are part of that Die-versions die.  Everything was put on a black CS background.

     Since the card is for a boy, I left it very CAS - no ribbons, no sparkle, no gems, no bows.


     Challenges:
World Wide Open

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

16 comments:

Debbie Mageed said...

What a great masculine Halloween card! I love the images you used here. Thank you for playing with us at the HLS Die Challenge and hope you can join in again soon.
Debbie
Secrets To Stamping
Join my Creative Creases Challenge for fun folds!

jimlynn said...

Spooky fun!! Love that image and your great coloring on it too. The addition of the pumpkins is just the right touch.
Lynn

Karen Letchworth said...

Hi Connie:
I hope this finds you well. THanks for sharing your fun card with us at The Four Seasons. I hope you'll join us again soon.

Liz said...

Great Halloween card, Connie. Brilliant image and I love the layout of your design. xx

Diane said...

This is a great card and image!! Love that cat!! Thank you for joining our challenges at Four Seasons and Two Old Bats!
Diane FS and TOB Co-Owner
{Nellies Nest}
{Four Seasons}

Melanie Hungerford said...

The shading on the stamp and the cat image are great, awesome Halloween card! Thanks for joining us at Four Seasons!

Ellibelle said...

Such a cute Halloween image and nicely done card! Thanks so much for joining us at Four Seasons challenge!

As.I.Do.Rodos. said...

Brilliant card.
Thank you for joining us at CRAFT Challenge Blog challenge. Good luck Ginny DT for
CRAFT Challenge Blog

theras kartenblog said...

Wonderful, funny, and super cute! :)
Thanks for sharing at Friendship Challenge.
Good luck and happy crafting!
Ilse (thera)

Fran Wing said...

Hello, Connie! How appropriate that your neighbor would bring you a cat that is "looking at things from a different angle" like your blog header! This is a very cute card that I'm sure will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for bringing to us to appreciate at Two Old Bats.
Xoxo, Fran DT
PS: Love all of your cats!

JulieP said...

Great little story!!! Love the image and the card. Thanks so much for playing along with us at the HLS die challenge blog!

Maria Rodriguez. said...

Im in love with this little card, OMG!! he is just adorable and it looks even more so hanging on that branch.
My kitty "Ivy" does that when she's perched on her cat tree and she's playing with her tail, so darn adorable.
Thank you for sharing with us over at 2 OLD BATS HALLOWEEN CHALLENGE.
Stay healthy and safe.
XO
Maria/DT

Arlene said...

Well Done! It must have been hard to come up with something to enhance the panel your neighbor brought to you and you succeeded so well.

So glad you joined us at Die Cut Divas in our "Anything Goes with an option of Autumn".

Cindy C. said...

Spooky and yet delightful! Thanks for playing along our September challenge at Die Cut Divas.

Heike said...

Eine tolle Halloweenkarte. Klasse gemacht. Vielen Dank fürs Zeigen bei den Friendships und viel Glück.

Liebe Grüße
Heike

Mary M said...

Wow, great use of the image, which I love and based on all the comments we all want to know where it comes from. LOL Thanks for joining us for September's Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge 🎃