For my card I turned to Hallowe'en for inspiration. My family has always embraced that spooky holiday and I love making cards for it, from the simply cute to the downright scary. I found several retired stamp sets which, with a little additional help from me, created a suitably ghastly scene.
On a base of Basic Black, I added a piece of embossed cardstock which I had sponged with a variety of greys, greens and some black. The murky tones really set the stage, don't they? I used the large jar from the Jar of Love set for the rather ghastly solution with the eyeballs floating in it. Those wonderfully gruesome eyeballs are from the retired Jar of Haunts set. I used the mug from a retired set and stamped it with a skull and crossbones from the retired Toil & Trouble set. The sentiment is from the retired Merry Cafe' set and the spider's web at top right is from this year's Cauldron Framelits dies. I had fun with the colours and creating that line of pouring liquid.
I've also entered this into the following challenges:
Use Your Stuff Challenge #333 - Autumn/Halloween
CWS #31 Hallowe'en or Leaves (Creative With Stamps Challenge)
Die-Cut-Divas - Dies R Us Autumn & Halloween
Ooooh,frighten-ly cute! I love the 3-D effect w/ the addition of the spoon and love the "scream and sugar" pun! Thanks for playing w/ us at UYS!
ReplyDeleteThis card is fantastic! Such great detail! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Use Your Stuff! -Lori DT
ReplyDeleteFantastic! A little ghastly but LOTS of fun! Thanks for playing along at USE YOUR STUFF - Gail
ReplyDeleteI love the creativity of your card, eyeballs splashing out of a jar. Rather chilling, but so much fun. So glad you joined us at Die Cut Divas.
ReplyDeleteFantastic card. Great detail. Thanks for joining us at Die Cut Divas!!!
ReplyDeleteDawn DT
What a fun card! Thanks for playing along with us at Creative with Stamps!
ReplyDeleteFabulous card! Thank you so much for enering our chalenge this month.
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