Friday, September 10, 2010

Connie - Sweet Pea Trick-Or-Treatin' Owl

This cute image by Elaine Cox began as a cute little tree sittin' owl, but about the time I began coloring his ears sticking out from his hat he started to morph into this little Trick or Treater who was sitting out a few blocks in order to rest up from the rigors of Halloween.


This image is from plate #59 by Elaine Cox and you can see the rest of her images from this plate by clicking below:

I colored him with Copic markers and sponged dye inks for the background. I added some glitz with a Gellyroll pen "Stardust" on the large star & painted the smaller stars white with a tiny brush and Copic white paint.
I measured a panel of yellow paper and edged with a Martha Stewart edger "Drippy Goo" to make a sort of custom frame. I added a small bag sticker on his foot made by Jolee's Boutique "Sleepy Inn".

I thought about adding more, but then thought better of it. In this case I think less is more?
Thanks for looking!

Connie

13 comments:

  1. oh how super duper cute. You used sponges for the background? It looks great and I love how you used the border punch around that cute owl. It's adorable and I love how you colored him.

    hugs

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  2. this is darling! Love the border punch and the colors that you chose! So pretty!!!

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  3. He is so dang cute! I love the little story you also gave us. I think he may be sitting waiting to swoop upon some one who was naughty and steal their candy!!!

    xoxo,
    Kym

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  4. OOh, love the "goo", matches the card perfectly. I like that it's running to the sides, kind of like a splash

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  5. he is adorable! love the background, the colors are great

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  6. Oh Connie he is adorable and I love the sponged background!!! It's looks wonderful!! Great piece of artwork!!
    Hugs:)
    Angela

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  7. So cute, love that drippy goo punch! :)
    Hugs, Christine

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  8. Oh, gosh, how cute is this!? I love him holding a trick or treat bag! Great card, Connie! :-)Traci

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  9. Connie, this turned out so cute. I love this owl and you rocked this image.

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  10. I love the borders and the Trick or Treat. Wonderful. Owls are just super cool. Great work.

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  11. Love this Connie! Beautifully colored and that background is incredible!

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  12. Connie- perfect and that sky is plain AMAZING!! WOW!~!

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