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Day 1 of the 31 Days of Halloween

So it begins! Happy October!!! I am so excited for this month...I just hope I can get all of my projects done on time! If you're new to the 31 Days of Halloween, this is a month long blog hop with lots of amazing crafters, sharing some of the coolest Halloween stuff you'll find out in Bloggy Land. I'm kicking off the month with a new Desert Islands Crafters Challenge. We are sponsored by Sweet Escapes.
 And this is the itinerary for the challenge. As always, you need to use at least 3 items.
I used #'s 1, 6, 7, and 8 to make a 6x6" Mini Page. It was tough to turn this pretty image into something creepy....but I do like a challenge. I turned her into a sort of evil Fall fairy.

I colored her with my Zig Clean Color Markers and a water brush. I used the Falling Leaves stencil from Dreamweaver with Copper Creative Medium from Imagine on the bottom. I also stamped the stars from Hero Arts' Dreams are Made set.

For the paint, I used Deco Art Media's Fluid Acrylics in Gold Interference. I love the shimmer it gave my background paper. I also used a brand new sentiment stamp from Stampendous, called Shadows. I used their Mushroom embossing powder for it. It's a great taupe-y color.

Please be sure to visit the Desert Islands Crafters Challenge Blog to see more using our newest itinerary, as well as the Wicked Bloggers that are all listed in my side bar. Thanks for stopping by. Have a creep-tastic day!

Comments

Mary Holshouser said…
She is very pretty.
The coloring is great.
Looking forward to fun in October.
thanks for sharing.
I love this awesome girl! She is lovely in a macabre way and the card is simply fantabuliscious!!!! TFS!
Elaine said…
Doesn't she look intriguing!
Becca Yahrling said…
This is just lovely scary! Love her cat eye. Creepy!
Hi Alison, loving your take on the image with the shading and those fabulous leaves. I have really been looking forward to this exhausting hop.
Lyneen said…
WOW!!! AWESOME coloring! Love the colors! Happy 31 Days!
I love this fun design! The girl looks mysterious and beautiful! Great work!
Susan Renshaw said…
Love the Autumnal colours!
DreamInDarkness said…
So beautiful, love the colors and awesome texture!~kim
Amanda Phillips said…
Her eyes are fantastic!!!Thank you so much for sharing")
Happy October! You did a great job creeping her up...her eyes are perfect! Enter your project in our Lost Coast Portal to Creativity October Challenge #29 Scary or Weird...2 prizes are up for grabs👻
http://lostcoastportaltocreativity.blogspot.com/2016/10/day-1-of-31-days-of-halloween-by-leigh.html
Denise Bryant said…
Fabulous project! Love the Falling Leaves stencil you used and your awesome coloring!
Michelle said…
Loving this!! Great super cute scary and wonderfully quirky - love her cat eye :D ...enjoying seeing all the talented makes here for our 31DOH blog hop. Michelle (catzzncards) xx
Tee said…
Love her eye,very cool! She is boo-ti-full!
ldfdesign said…
She is looks like the evil fairy of fall! Love your coloring!
Viki Banaszak said…
That is so cool! I love her eyes.
SHartl said…
I love the way you colored her , especially her eyes!

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