SDC259 - Halloween

Stampotique Design Challenge 259 - Halloween

and Mixed Media Monthly Challenge 29 Sponsored by Stampotique

 

I do like a good old Halloween project,  in fact anything that has cats, skulls, pumpkins and general spookiness as a prompt.

Halloween colours are also a draw for me, black mainly but purples and oranges also play a part.

So, moving on here is my project for the Stampotique challenge.

I decided to make a scene from a hard plywood box canvas 8"x8", this was primed in white gesso followed by a dark yellow paint. Crackle paste was added but the waiting got to me and so I sped it up a little and instantly regretted it, oh well, part of it was okay to use.

  

Dark  orange/red and black paint was dry brushed all over the frame to produce an aged effect and knocked black in places to reveal the crackle and the Orange hues to give the impression of dark skies.

 

 

 

Next up, stamping! Using my new Stampotique Cat stamp (plus a few others I've collected over the years) stamped onto watercolour card stock and cut out.

A few dies were used to create brick effect, green leaves and cob webs.

 

 

Small blocks were made to lift the wall from the base of the box and a step created from black card to give a 3d  effect.

The leaves and pumpkins were coloured by double dipping  elements into distress inks which had been misted with water to give the impression of variegated colour. Kitty was coloured with watercolour pencils and blended with a water brush. I hand drew a trick or treat sign to hang on the door fussy cut it out and inked the edges.

To create a sort of path art stones in various sizes were glued onto the black card

along with the other stamped elements. not exactly what was in my head, however, I'm super happy with the out come.

 

Hope you like it, to see lots more inspiration hop on over to the Stampotique blog here, and
to the Mixed Media Monthly challenge here. 
This is the Mixed Media Mood Board.



 

  

Sue X