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Nevermore: Day 17 of 31 Days

I love crows and ravens. They are magical, curious, and creepy. Some of my favorite birds, for sure. So I just had to break out my Raven stencil from Dreamweaver.

I used Dreamweaver's Matte Black Embossing Paste on the raven, making it lok feathered, instead of smooth. After he dried, I cut him out. Then I played with the Stone Wall...I love this stencil! I embossed that as well, and then inked some mossy tones on top, subtly.

I used the Rain stencil and inked it in white, then embossed with clear powder. Used my fun fence punch from Martha Stewart, and the "Nevermore" sentiment from Smeared Ink's Quoth the Raven set. I stamped it on acetate and stapled it down.

This card takes me to the end of my favorite movie, The Crow. The scene in the rain, when Eric Draven is fighting Top Dollar at the church. Loved that part...so much emotion in that scene. What's interesteing, and unintentional, is that my second post for today, the last of my Dreamweaver/Stampendous collaboration, also has a movie reference. Not something I typically do, and I think it's funny that I did 2 in one day! Please check it out. It's a verrrry different movie from The Crow. Please be sure to visit the rest of the Wicked Bloggers, all listed in my side bar. Thanks for stopping by. Have a creep-tastic day!

Comments

TangledBlueRose said…
Gorgeous raven and the stone wall is so realistic! Perfect card. Love the Crow, just watched it again the other day.
Brilliant scene you mentioned.
Happy Friday!~kim
maureenjscott said…
It cant rain all the time. I love your card today. I love that the fence is a punch!!!! We really need Martha to get shipping her stuff to the UK a bit more often - missing out on so much!!! Love the stencils!! I was a lucky winner of one of the Dreamweaver scavenger hunt prizes - cannot wait to get the package!!! Will be coming back here for hints and tips!! xxx
My Side of Oz said…
The depth you gave this page is terrific! Love your embossing and stencil work! The sentiment stapled and on acetate is brilliant!
DonnaMundinger said…
That stone wall totally looks real and I love the texture on the crow. FAbulous make! Love that movie too. xxD
Unknown said…
Gorgeous card! Love that raven perched on the stone wall--so real-looking. Beautiful use of your stencils.
Laura S Reading said…
Great stone wall. Perfect for a Raven.
Another scary (creepy) movie!
Fabulous card. Love the rock texture and the fence. The Crow was as great movie, still is one of my favorites.
Unknown said…
I love all of the textures you used. the bird, wall all of it. wonderful
Julia said…
Great card, love the embossed wall and that awesome raven
Oooo what a spooktacular creation! So loving all the texture and all the little details!
Susan Renshaw said…
Super raven and stone wall. Love all the other details too. Great 'Poe' project!
Steph said…
Amazing card, the texture on the raven is amazing! Love the stone wall too, wow. Fab work!
ike said…
Marvelous - just my cup of tea :-D

Hugz
IKE xx

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Christine Kiehl said…
This turned out so good!!! I love the raised textures you chose to use!! Time well spent!

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