Earlier this year the official Penny Black shop marked down several of their stamp sets (I think they are being retired) and this fun Halloween set Spooktacular was one of those. (I just checked and it's marked down to $3.95!!) I'm not usually so much into Halloween but do like some cute stuff whether it's stamps or decorations and I just couldn't resist this CUTE cat!
I started with a small circle for a moon mask then inked the background using Carved Pumpkin Distress Oxide ink. Some water was splashed onto the background for that fun reaction but it's hard to see. Next I stamped the cat (part of it anyway), removed the mask and stamped the spider. While the stamp set with the cat includes a spider, this particular one is a bit more creepy and it's from a wood mounted Halloween stamp (Creepy Crawly Halloween K4018) also ordered from that Penny Black sale. This one is no longer available through Penny Black. The small dots at the very top and the sentiment are all part of the "spider" stamp. I do not like spider at all but do find them fascinating at the same time.
I inked the edges with Villainous Potion Distress Oxide ink and ran a black inkpad just along the edge. The sentiment all comes in one line along with that spider (PB K4018) but I cut each word apart to fit onto the ATC. Oh, and I also used a Tim Holz mini tiles stencil on the background for some more interest.
I am entering this ATC here:
- Crafting Happiness Challenges - AG
- Crafts Galore Encore - AG
- Crafty Animals - AG
- Crazy is our fame - STENCILS are our game! - Stencils
- Creative Inspirations Challenge - AG
- Critter Crazy Challenges - AG
- Everybody-Art-Challenge - ATC
- Lost Coast Designs - Black and white plus one (Orange)
- Moving along with the Times - Four Legged Friends
- Penny Black Saturday Challenge - PB Stamps opt. dies (I used a circle die for the mask)
- Simon Says Stamp - Stamps
- Sparkles Forum Challenges - AG
- Tag-Along (and ATC's) - Tags and ATC opt. of Circles
- The Little Things - AG
- The Paper Funday - AG
- Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge - Halloween
Perfect way to add the circle for our Tag-Along (and ATC's) theme and fun Cat image, thanks so much for joining us again.
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Fabulous Hallowe’en tag for the challenge. xxx
ReplyDeleteWow! Fantastic Halloween colors. It looks so stylized. A magnificent background for this impressive cat. And a wonderful interaction between the cat and the spider. Just look at how she’s watching the spider... You did a great job on the moon, too. A fantastic Halloween atmosphere.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for participating in the current "Everybody Art Challenge."
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OMG what a fun card my friend! Love the expression on the cat! LOL Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Stencil Fun & Two Old Bats challenges! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
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Wowser-I love this black cat creation!!! The background and sentiments are perfect! Thanks for joining PBSC! 💕🎃Sue Kment
ReplyDeleteI'm glad my theme inspired you to make this wonderful ATC. Love the cat and even more at a bargain price!. Thanks for sharing with us at Tag-along (and ATCs).
ReplyDeleteBrilliant ATC Ellie, what a fun design!
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thank you for sharing this creation with us at Moving Along with Time - 4 legged friends
ReplyDeleteAch Ellie, ich bin total fasziniert von deiner tollen und super-süßen, creepy-crawly Halloween-ATC!♥♥♥ Vielen Dank für's Mitmachen bei The Little Things mitgespielt haben. LG, Rosi
ReplyDeleteThis is a cute image and great ATC design, and no one can beat that price! Thanks for playing along at The Paper Funday Challenge, we hope you'll play again soon.
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The Paper Funday Challenge
The Beautiful Blossoms Challenge
The Inspiration Station Challenge
The Pick 3 Challenge
This is a brilliant design Ellie and so cute. Sorry for the late comment, this never appeared on my reading list! Xx
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