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Medusa Card: Day 16 of 31 Days of Halloween

Welcome to another installment of the 31 Days of Halloween! After yesterday’s super long (though pretty rad) post, I’ll be sure to keep this one a wee bit shorter!

Today I bring you my latest card featuring an image from Strange Skin. This is from their Cameo Collection…I give you…Medusa!

Medusa-1

Isn’t she fabulous?  I love the huge snake that forms the cameo itself! I colored the image in using my colored pencils…in only about 4 shades…which is very minimal for me! The papers are from my stash of scraps…Basic Grey and Heidi Grace. I thought the ric-rak was a cool embellishment, since it reminded me a bit of a snake.

Medusa-2

I added some dots of Distress Stickles in Vintage Photo and some swipes of my EK Success watercolor markers around the border of my card.

Medusa-3

  Pssst! I heard through the grapevine that Strange Skin will be releasing some brand spankin’ new images soon! Like real soon. Like within the next couple of days. So be sure to check in with them to see what kind of twisted art the dynamic duo of Pam and Jorge has come up with now!

Pssst again! I also heard that there may just be a hidden image floating around somewhere today! Please visit Terra’s blog for all of the details!

Be sure to visit the rest of the Wicked Bloggers for some more Halloweenie inspired tricks and treats…listed in my sidebar. Have an inspiring day!

Comments

DonnaMundinger said…
Love it, Alison! Great coloring and that snakeskin looking paper on the side is perfect! xxD
October 16, 2010 at 9:21 AM
Kelli Green aka Cajunstampingqueen said…
DUDE!!!!!! you totally ROCKED this! I freakin love it!
October 16, 2010 at 9:22 AM
Daniella said…
I LOVE this!! That Medusa is bitchin' rad!! You colored her like IDK what, it is just that awesome!
October 16, 2010 at 9:29 AM
Alexandra Lundgren said…
WOW! You really made Medusa amazing. Your coloring is always the best and you are right about the ric rac!!
October 16, 2010 at 10:37 AM
Unknown said…
love the shading on this image, and I love the snake frame. Aewsome.
October 16, 2010 at 2:12 PM
Steph said…
A-maz-ing! Can Medusa be beautiful? Well you did it, beautiful card.
October 16, 2010 at 3:26 PM
Stitchinwitch said…
Sqeeee love it, that rik rak is perfect with medusa
October 16, 2010 at 3:28 PM
ldfdesign said…
love the image! the card is perfection! great job!
October 16, 2010 at 5:06 PM
Unknown said…
A great card love the image
Luv Jane xxxx
October 16, 2010 at 5:10 PM
Croms' Cubby Hole said…
That image is amazing - more so with your fantastic colouring. Only 4 pencils? Wow. Yep the ric rac is snake like enough for this card. Love it
Helen x
October 16, 2010 at 7:14 PM
Unknown said…
Love it! That image is awesome.
October 16, 2010 at 7:34 PM
Sugar said…
wicked!! I love medusa and this is a frekin sweet card!
October 17, 2010 at 12:47 AM
KC said…
this is so fab! I love the colors and all that you have done to it!!! very well done!
October 17, 2010 at 3:51 AM
SuzieQ said…
Love the frame and a great job coloring!
October 17, 2010 at 11:30 PM
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