Saturday 1 October 2016

All things spooky

Now, I must be honest.....all things spooky is not my kind of thing. But I really enjoyed the challenge of creating something without owning any "spooky" related stamps.


So, here is my Spooky midnight scene.
I began by choosing some Paperartsy fresco colours and painting onto my book page.

First, I cut out a white circle for the moon and glued it down.
Next, I chose some of Darcy's Steampunk style stamps of leaves and houses and stamped them with Black Archival and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.
With a white Uniball pen, I highlighted some of the leaves and parts of the building. Also, I shaded parts of the building with grey watercolour to give extra depth.
Finally, I hand drew and coloured in my vampire bats......make me shiver....not a fan of bats!
A quick scribble of white to frame it and it was finished.
I hope that this has inspired you to do something similar, maybe starting with a dramatic background.
Thanks for looking and perhaps you will join in with our challenge at Country View Crafts.

Products Used:- Paperartsy fresco paints; Darcy Stamps, EDY08.


17 comments:

  1. This is brilliant Hazel and so clever that you used no Halloween stamps. Great page xx

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  2. Looking at your page, Hazel, I couldn't find out your are not a spooky fan :-) You achieved a really spooky Halloween page with your dramatic colours and background! Hugs

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  3. No great fan of Halloween either... and my background is spookily (see what I did there!) similar although I used completely different supplies! Using Darcy's house is a stroke of genius, it works perfectly.

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  4. I love how you have created a spooky scene without using a purposeful stamp, you clever thing. It really is effective! HugscDebs xx

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  5. Love your card, Hazel! Great stamps and the background is gorgeous.
    xxx Evelyn

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  6. Brilliant Hazel - you would never be able to tell you don't like spooky from the result - its awesome! Hugs rachel x

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  7. Great Halloween art by using non Halloween supplies, in fact when I first saw it I wondered if this is what is at the end of Christine's eerie drive, it fits perfectly lol. Great make as always Hazel. Xxx

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  8. I love everything about it...the colors, the doodling, the shading! Very creative with no Halloween stamps, well done!

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  9. Fabulous Halloween page, I agreed Deborah and wonderful you used Darcy's images. xx

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  10. Even if it is not your thing you've made a fab project ! Love it, it is so atmospheric !
    Corrie x

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  11. Very clever Hazel - the white really pops and is so effective! Nikki x

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  12. I wonder where I was when I saw you'd posted this! Obviously not near my laptop as I haven't commented so I must have seen it on my phone. Glad I scrolled back for another look tonight as it well deserves a comment. Fabulous colours and using Darcy's stamps to create your spooky piece is genius. Love the touches of white too!

    Hugs
    Lesley Xx

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  13. A great Halloween piece without anything Halloween! Fabulous creativity and great colours. Really spooky! Sorry to be so late in catching up! Jennie x

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  14. Fabulous spooky creation love the dramatic colours and use of non Halloween stash.

    MaggieH

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  15. This is fabulous Hazel, I'm not into Halloween either and I love how you have created spooky here! Have a fun week xx

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  16. Wonderful Hazel, for someone who doesn't like spooky you do it very well! Deb xo

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  17. Fabulous! Darcy's house makes a perfect haunted mansion and the fiery colours are just perfect.
    Alison x

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