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Strolling Skeletons: Day 14 of 31

Greetings! It's Day 14 of the 31 Days of Halloween. Today I have a card featuring the Strolling Skeletons Stamp from Stampendous.

I stamped the image with VersaFine ink in Onyx Black. With all of those small details, I couldn't imagine using any other ink for this stamp. I then colored it in with my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I kept the palette simple and stuck to greens, oranges, purples, and grays.

I felt that the background was too stark to leave white, so I rubbed on Desert Sand Memento Ink to tone down the white. And I like the effect the ink pad gives to the paper, which is Canson's Mixed Media. I trimmed the image down and rounded the corners.

I made my card base out of Sweet Potato cardstock from My Colors and sprinkled on Spoonful of Midnight around the edge. You've got to heat this from underneath, since there's no embossing medium holding it on temporarily. That's it for me today. This was a pretty quick card, once the coloring was complete. Please be sure to visit the rest of the Wicked Bloggers, all linked below. Thanks for stopping by. Have a fangtastic day!
Terra
Black Dragon
Susan
LeighSBDesigns
Lyneen
Stampendous Stamps
Lost Coast Designs/Carmen's Veranda
Tee
Alison (that's me!)
Sarah
Nan
Airless Chambers
Jessica
Kat
Shell

Comments

Denise Bryant said…
Awesome Strolling Skeletons stamp! Love the way you colored it!
Tink said…
Beautiful card!
Mary Holshouser said…
Love the couple.
The coloring is great.
Good use of the black VersaMark
thanks for sharing.
valscraftings said…
Doesn't he look dapper with his lady friend, great card!
Tee said…
I love this! Gorgeous couple!! Beautiful card!
Susan Renshaw said…
What a great stamp. FAB make Sarah!
Susan Renshaw said…
Great strolling skellies!

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