Hello Hello!
It's the 15th of the month again - so it's time for another Diva/Darling Duel. This month's kits are from Barb (Divas) and Tracie (Darlings) and our theme is Owls and Halloween.
The image is from Peachy Keen Stamps (out of Wisconsin), patterned papers are from Stampin Up (Night Owl collection). Barb also sent us various ribbons, buttons and brads. It wasn't originally planned, but I ended up making a halloween card without orange!
The purple square panel started as white, I sponged it with Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Seedless Preserves) and a little bit of Black at the top. It took a couple tries to get the shading right. I had this in my mind right away to create a spooky sky. The image is colored in Copics and was fussy-cut out, then popped up onto the sponged panel with dimensionals. I also sponged the sentiment banner, that was more challenging, I wanted it lighter so had to sponge-off quite a bit first. The card size is 5.5" square. Added some sparkly black ribbon (love this ribbon) and some black brads for embellishments.
Barb and Tracie asked to share a favorite halloween memory. My cousin (same age as me - he was born three months after me) was born on Halloween. So when he had is golden birthday (which would have been #31) His family threw him a surprise party at a local restaurant. We had a DJ for the night and it was really fun!
Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs ~ LJ
5 comments:
LJ, your card is amazing! Love the dark/rich colors and the wonky layout of papers!
Your cousin's golden birthday celebration was a big hit, I'm sure. My paternal grandmother's birthday was on Halloween... my dad tells how he and his friends lovingly called her a "witch" when he was growing up.
You did a great job shading the purple panel. It turned out great. Fun card!
Your card is definitely more than 2 thumbs up. Absolutely AWESOME. Great layout and I love the way you sponged the background. Well done my friend.
Wow- this is an amazing card- I love the owl and the moon!
Lovely card! Reminds me of the wonderful stories about owls and moons we read as kids (or you to Tavi now!) Superb sponging and coloring - wow!!!
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