Doggie's Halloween!

 

I can't help myself, even my Halloween cards must be some form of "cute" for me to be happy, lol! So this little doggie from Doggie's Halloween did the "trick"! ha!

I stamped him on 100 Lb Hammermill Cover Copy cardstock (my usual go-to) and coloured him with Copics.  I hand cut a mask for him, so I could proceed to create a background!  I sketched the pumpkins with a Copic liner, then coloured them in with Copics, and then sketched/and/or/coloured in the entire background with Copics as well.  I established where I wanted the moon with a circle mask.  I sketched where I wanted the hills and tombstones.  Then I used some Distress Oxide inks to sponge on some Cracked Pistachio, Twisted Citron and Black Soot to help create the atmosphere - Oh and a wee bit of Iced Spruce for some misty grey.  

I was excited to use my new Halloween Grasses and Trees stencil for the silhouetted trees! I filled them in with the Black Soot.  That stencil is so fun to use and gives the background the added spook it needed! I made them appear backlit by the moon by adding some gel pen along the edges too.  A little went a long way on the grave markers too. Cool, huh!?

Here are the product links from Whimsy: 

Halloween Trees and Grasses - 6 x 9 Stencil

Doggies Halloween Clear Stamps

Thanks for popping by to look today!