Friday, October 4, 2024

Witch Wisdom

      I've discovered not only a new artist (new to me, anyway) but also a new challenge.  The company is called Conjurer of Dreams and Kim, the artist, does incredible things with AI !  I have to admit that I have already gone on a shopping spree in her Etsy shop.  :-D

     Today's card is an A2 size, a standard rectangle which happens to be the shape I make most often.  It's a favorite of mine simply because it fits easily into a regular size envelope and I don't have to go on a search for odd size envelopes or make my own envelopes (something I truly detest!)  I do make the occasional round or other shaped card and then I find myself scrambling for an envelope to fit.  Grrrr

     This is actually a pre-colored image which I printed in grayscale, and my sis-in-law did the coloring with Ohuhu markers so this is another collaboration.  I have another version of the image printed and I'll color it later this afternoon.  If I find the time, I'll edit this post and you can see both of them.

     The image and the frame were each cut with a Tonic Studios die.  The sentiment was printed and cut with an Avery Elle die. The background dp is from a Recollections stack and has gold embossing on the stars.  I left the card unembellished beyond that paper because I really wanted the image to have center stage.


     Challenges:

     Edited to add:  Yesterday I promised you that I would edit this post to share with you my version of coloring this image after printing it in grayscale.  I chose to use watercolors and colored her with a more purple palette, that being one of the modern Halloween colors.  I used ProMarkers to add orange to the flowers and the potion pots, and to color her skin.  I kept this card design very CAS with just the colored image on a white card front and I inked the edges of the card with a Tim Holtz inkpad.


      I'm going to enter this version into these challenges:

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

11 comments:

Carole J said...

Wow - NanaConnie, this looks fantastic. Printing her in greyscale and colouring the image is a brilliant idea and gives loads of colour-wise options. Many thanks for supporting CoD and our new challenge.
Thank you for sharing your project with us at the Conjurer of Dreams “Anything Goes” Challenge. Good luck and we hope to see you again soon!

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

OH! This is gorgeous love the colouring and the frame. x

Liz said...

Lovely cards. Two very different versions of the same image. Thank you for joining in the Crafty Calendar Challenge this month.
Liz xx

Diane said...

Fabulous card and image!
Thank you for joining our challenge at Simply Clean & Simple.
Diane SCAS Co-Owner
{Nellies Nest}
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Elaine Stark said...

A beautiful card, lovely colours and colouring. Thanks for joining AYLI challenge. Elaine

Kim R Creations said...

Excellent coloring on my image! Looks fantastic!

Sylvia kaarten en zo. said...

Beautiful creation. Thank you for joining us at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge. Greetings Sylvia DT.

Elizabeth Hart said...

A gorgeous card - the coloring after the grey was perfect. Thanks so very much for joining us this time at the Creative Fingers Challenge

Bonnie Lynn said...

Wow NC!! Your coloring of the COD image is fabulous and so is your sisters. Thank you for sharing your project with us at the Conjurer of Dreams “Anything Goes” Challenge. Good luck and we hope to see you again soon!

Diane said...

Me again, thanks for sharing your awesome card with us at Two Old Bats!!
Diane TOB Co-Owner
{Nellies Nest}

Helen said...

A really striking image, beautifully coloured.

Thanks for joining us at the Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge.

Helen x
DT