It’s time for a new month of creativity with The Paper Funday Challenges! Sponsored by the amazing Scrappy Tails and Varada Sharma, this month’s theme is Anything Goes with an optional twist of Cute or Creepy. Whether you’re feeling sweet and playful or spooky and mysterious, this challenge is your chance to create whatever inspires you.
This month’s twist inspired me to create a cute card featuring the charming C.C. Designs Bats Stamp Set because Halloween doesn’t have to be scary!
I began with a crisp panel of white cardstock and placed it on my Stampwheel to make stamping easier and more precise. Using my favorite cloud stencil from My Favorite Things, I blended Distress Oxide Inks in Blueprint Sketch and Tumbled Glass to create a soft, dreamy sky that sets a perfect backdrop for my bats.
Next, I die-cut an oval panel and popped it up on foam tape right over the sky background to add dimension and draw attention to the focal point. I stamped the bats in Memento Black ink on the oval panel and colored them with Copic Markers to bring them to life with smooth shading and detail.
The sentiment was stamped in black on a strip of white cardstock, trimmed neatly, and popped up with foam tape to balance the design. To finish, I sprinkled a few metallic star sequins around the scene, adding a bit of sparkle and a magical touch to this cute Halloween card.
I totally love this Carrianne. Such a fun card with those cheeky bats.
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DeleteA Brilliant Halloween card
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining us at Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge good luck Ginny DT Penny's Challenge
🦇💜 Oh my goodness, this is fang-tastic! Your little bats are absolutely adorable, and the sentiment made me smile. Thank you flying by Park Hopping My Happy Place & playing along. Have a great weekend! 🎢🎨🌈Cheers, Makira
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DeleteI love those cute bats. Adorable card. I really miss My Favorite Things and I love that cloud stencil too. . So glad you joined us at Die Cut Divas for our October theme of "Anything Goes".
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Arlene! I miss MFT too!
DeleteI seriously love the cloud work on this! A great card. The bats are super cute!
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DeleteCarrianne, this card is adorable! What really caught my eye with this piece is the oval with the sky background stencil on it. You did an excellent job with that. Those little bats are adorable too. Thanks so much for playing along with us at Word Art Wednesday. We always appreciate you!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Barb! Much appreciation for your kind comment!
DeleteThese bats are definitely NOT scary; they are super cute!! Your card is adorable and I love how you created the oval focal point to draw the eye right to the center! Thanks for playing with Critter Crazy Challenge.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Heather!
DeleteA fun card and great description Carrianne. So glad you shared your cute bats with us at Critter Crazy, CarolG
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