Hi, it's Dina Kowal, I'm a special guest for Whimsy Stamps this month, and I'm honored to also be hosting a giveaway on my blog for their 31 Nights of Halloween celebration! Keep reading to find out how you can win a $15 Whimsy Stamps gift certificate!
I wouldn't normally be attracted to a set called Attempted Murder, but look at it - there are so many possibilities!
The individual elements can create a beautiful autumn scene, or a variety of spooky Halloween vignettes. I decided to go for a stormy fall scene, and filled in the images to create silhouettes. You can follow my process below!
I started off with a panel of watercolor paper, swiped with Distress Oxide inks. I misted with water, and sprinkled some salt for texture, then laid in a die cut circle of Yupo paper to create an imprint.
When the panel was dry, I brushed a few clouds lightly into the background, using this scalloped circle as a template.
I stamped the images over the panel using my MISTI, then colored in the outlines with a Copic marker.
Over the marker, I deepened some shadows and added highlights with colored pencils.
When I was done stamping, I added a few darker clouds and sponged the edges to bring more focus to the center of the panel. I really love the results! For a final step I added a few small birds from the Falling Leaves clear set - they were the perfect size to add some perspective and depth.
I hope that inspired you.... now for the fun stuff!
******For a chance to win a $15 gift certificate from Whimsy Stamps, click on over to the Halloween/Autumn section, then go to my blog DinaKowalCreative and tell me which stamp or set there is your favorite! I will draw a random winner from the comments on Wednesday, Oct. 11th, at 9:00 Central, and announce the winner Thursday morning. ******
And be sure to come back here to Whimsy's blog tomorrow night and every night this month for LOTS more Halloween fun!
And be sure to come back here to Whimsy's blog tomorrow night and every night this month for LOTS more Halloween fun!
Thank you for stopping by!!
Love this beautiful Autumn scene! Such pretty colors!
ReplyDeleteI was so excited to see this card. You did a wonderful job on the clouds, tree and moon. They were the perfect backdrop for the somewhat spooky bird scene. Thank you so much for sharing your how-to steps. I learned a lot in a short time. You are a very generous crafter to share your techniques.
ReplyDeleteThis is FABULOUS Dina...FABULOUS!! What an spectacular spooky scene you created with the Attempted Murder set and thank you for the step-by-step too. You're an AWESOME special guest - thank you!
ReplyDeletestunning card:)
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness!! This card is a true piece of art !!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful muted colors, great stamp set! Gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteOooh, spookily atmospheric. Hugz
ReplyDeleteOh, i love this set! So spooky and i love the distress oxide background. Great work of art!
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