HDH045 Macabre Monday challenge...

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Thought I'd post this before the weekend gets too far away from me.  Of course it didn't help that I slept in until 10am!!!  I KNOW.  But, I didn't go to bed until the wee hours of the morning, so it's not like I'm THAT big of a loser :)  I was up watching some LAME horror movie... I didn't even wait until the end to change the channel... yeah, THAT lame.

Anyway, on to today's bit of creepy cuteness :)  I FINALLY finished my entry for this week's masking challenge!  And so sorry... it IS cute.  :)


I had the idea for this since I first saw this set in the new TAC catalogue at seminar.  Well, I didn't have the broom and hat in mind, but the rest... definitely.  I admit, it looked better in my head... it looks kinda cluttered and busy now.  I should have left off the broom & hat... but I LOVE that broom stamp.  And isn't she such a cute little witch... all ready for bed in her pink curlers?!


Stamps:  Movie Night, Spring Dream and All Season Swirls (retired TAC), broom (Battle Axe), sentiment (Viva Las Vegas)
Paper:  Penelope & brown cardstocks, Cougar white cardstock
Other:  Lime Stickles
Copics:  0, YR02, YR04, YR07, YR18, YR23, YR24, YG01, YG03, YG91, V01, V06, V09, RV02, RV10, RV11, RV13, E09, E31, E35, E53, E57, E59, BG02


Here is the original stamp image (above).  I masked over the little girl on the left.  I LOVE the hair curlers.  They make me smile.  They remind me of when I was a very little girl... I would watch my sisters & mom put them in their hair.  I also masked the sentiment/swirls & a teensie bit of the broom.


So much fun to color... I need to work on my wood floor technique more.  Maybe I should google you-tube that.  Her hair & face turned out awesome, me thinks.

What do you think?

Comments

Days End Studio said…
OMG, that's perfect!I love those swirls coming out of the book... PERFECT!
7/3/10, 6:15 PM
Anonymous said…
Love it! And the broom and the hat fit in perfectly.
7/3/10, 6:57 PM
Creepy Glowbugg said…
Pretty darn cute. Great use of the masking technique. Not one of my strong points.
7/3/10, 7:46 PM
Maz said…
It's worked out really well I think - love how you've turned her into a witch! x
7/3/10, 7:56 PM
Michelle said…
I think it's awesome...love the swirls coming out of the book and she's one cute witch!!
7/3/10, 9:31 PM
Clare with paint in her hair said…
love it!! i want that little witch image
7/3/10, 10:13 PM
Cheryl Valadez said…
Barb! This is awesome to the nth degree! All I can say is WOW! That swirly magic coming out of the book accented with your signature dotty dot goodness sets the theme for this whole card! Lil' Miss Jr. Witch possesses the perfect green pallor and the broom/hat finish it off with just right touch! It doesn't get anymore perfect than this ;D
7/4/10, 3:57 AM
Granny Gee said…
Ideal stamp for "Scary Face" theme haha! XXX
7/4/10, 8:38 AM
Andrea C said…
This is brilliant and the broom is brilliant. I love how different she looks coloured green. I love it x
7/4/10, 10:41 AM
Debi said…
I just found your blog and I love it!! And I totally love the broom and hat!! I can't imagine it any other way!!
7/4/10, 11:11 AM
Toni said…
I love the broom and hat in it...it looks like she hung them magically in the air where they belong. She looks like so intrigued while she reads her book of spells. Perfect!
7/4/10, 4:42 PM
theneon said…
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7/4/10, 9:09 PM
theneon said…
What do I think? Me thinks it is perfection. Great job masking and great job coloring the little girl! Great card -- but not all that spooky - just too cute! LOL
7/4/10, 9:10 PM
DonnaMundinger said…
Really really CUTE!!!!! Would have loved to try this challenge but it was a very challenging week! xxD
7/5/10, 8:56 PM
Unknown said…
I love this! You are just amazing making spooky out of innocent images! What a hoot!
7/7/10, 11:26 PM
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