Halloween by Elaine Cox

I absolutely LOVE both the images Starry Halloween and Twilight Halloween by Elaine Cox.  The images are so detailed they stand by themselves and anything else I do is just additional.  The faces on these witches are just so sweet.

Starry Halloween

Twilight Halloween

I am bummed that it is almost Halloween and these will have to be put aside for a month or two.  Maybe.....

Twilight and Starry Halloween

With Halloween just around the corner I have two last cards to share. They are the beautiful images from Elaine Cox. The first is Twilight Halloween, she was colored with Copics, the stars in the sky are Icicle Stickles.

My second card uses the Starry Halloween image from Elaine Cox. She too was colored with copics, icicle stickles for stars, the dp is from Graphics45 (I actually used the back cover of the pad instead of the actual paper, lol). The flower is three white ones that were sprayed with Tattered Angels black mist and stacked.

Wishing you a safe and fun Halloween!

4 cards to share

I colored this image "Cherish Christmas" by ching chou kuiks at Sweet Pea Stamps (sheet #21/ Plate #60) and decided I wanted to cover it with some glossy accents to make it look like glass. As I set down to create a card for her I had this idea of creating a card that looks like a church. I remembered I had a stained glass embellishment and then it all started to come together. I added pop dots to the center piece the steeple part of the church to give dimension to the church.

I drew in the side stained glass windows and colored it with copics then went over it with some Twinkling H2o's and then added some liquid glossy accents over them. I cut out black strips and pop dotted them to create the steps of the church. The bushes under the windows are some Vellum stickers that were actually trees that I cut and layered with pop dots to add dimension.
Here is a close-up of the image, stained glass and shrubs.

Here is a pic of the shine from the glossy accents.

I also added some yellow silky rope/twine around the steeple ( center part of the card) just to give it that finished look and it also hides the pop dots when looking at it from the side.

Well I hope this inspired you to get creative with your next card and do something different!!

I really love how this card turned out!! This Christmas card will go to someone special to me..My Mom!! She'll love it!!

For this card I used one of the New BIG Elaine Cox Halloween images called "Twilight Halloween" at Sweet Pea Stamps. These images are so much bigger than all the other Sweet Pea Stamps. My card is a 5.5 x 5.5 , so you can tell how big this image is. Supplies:
Stamp:"Twilight Halloween" Elaine Cox at Sweet Pea Stamps
Ink: Memento Tuxedo
Paper: Basic Grey "eerie", Bright green and black CS, the image was stamped on Neenah Solar Crest White CS
Accessories: EKSuccess Big Bat border punch, Prima Flowers, Flower punches, Making Memories Metal tag, silver adhesive pearls
Copics: E11, R01,E01,E00,E000, R22, R20
Clothes:YR09,YR07,YR04,Y38, G28,G14,G07,G08,FYG2,YG25,YG03 and YG01
Hair and gloves: C9,C7,C5,C3,C1
Tree: E47,E57,E35,E33,E31,E30,E29
Background: BV04,BV20,BV23,BV11,BV31,BV00,V01,V000
Moon: Y04,Y00, E50,E51,Y32
Look at this Elaine Cox( Starry Halloween) image from Sweet Pea Stamps!!!!!!! Isn't it just gorgeous??? This image is HUGE!! I have her on a 6x6 card, so you can tell how big it is. I had the hardest time trying to get a decent pic of my card.. it is so much prettier in person. Sometimes pics just don't show the true beauty of someone artwork. I love that I was able to get so much dimension in her dress with my copics.

I used some Basic Grey eerie DP and circle chipboard. I used my new EKSuccess Big Spiderweb border punch. I love the bigger border punches they will be perfect for my Scrapbook pages

For this one I used one of Samantha Rawlings images at Sweet Pea Stamps and the name of this image is "Lil' Witch" sheet #2 Plate #62. I think she is so cute with her one eye showing!! The artist of this images is only 18 yrs old and she draws some of the cutest images.

I used some DCWV DP and a Creative Memories Jack-o-Lantern Die cut that I have had over 9 yrs..Talk about old. I added a pumpkin paper clip.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful day!!

A Couple of Halloween Witches

Today I have made cards with two new Elaine Cox images called Twilight Halloween and Starry Halloween! They are so beautiful to me and I could not wait until they arrived in my mail box! Just so you know, they are a little bigger than most of the Sweet Pea images. For reference, my cards are 6.25 x 4.5 inches.

The first one is Twilight Halloween and I have colored it in black and white (with Copic Markers) and then added some sparkle with a Clear Stardust Sakura gel pen.

The Details:
Stamp: Elaine Cox's Twilight Halloween from Sweet Pea Stamps
Paper: The Paper Company (Black Glitter), Creative Imaginations (Red), and White card stock (Papertrey Ink)Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics: C0,C1,C3,C5,C7,C9,100
Misc: Sakura Clear Stardust pen, Corner Punch (SU), Ribbon (Offray)

For Starry Halloween I decided to make the witch green and tried to match her to my paper. She is also colored with Copics, but I did use Twinkling H2O watercolors on the moon to make it shimmer and a little Clear Stardust Sakura gel pen on the twinkling stars!

The Details:
Stamp: Elaine Cox's Starry Halloween from Sweet Pea Stamps
Paper: We R Memory Keepers, Garden Green card stock (SU) Black and White card stock (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics:
Skin: G20,G21,G24 all w YG11 over it
Hair: G24,YG67,G29
Clothes: C3,C5,C7,C9,V04,V15,V17,B91,B93,B95
Background: B91,B93,B95,B97,E25,E27,E29,G20,G21,G24
Misc: Sakura Clear Stardust pen, Martha Stewart Edge Punch, Recollections Gems, Twinkling H2O Watercolors

Starry Halloween

Hi everyone :) When I saw this new image illustrated by Elaine Cox for Sweet Pea Stamps, I was so excited! This image is SO beautiful and SO much fun to color. It stamps beautifully too. The image is called Starry Halloween. I first stamped the image on Neenah white cardstock and then colored the image with copics (e-mail me if you want the list, I used a lot!). I added some Stardust Stickles to the stars in the sky and I added some Glossy Accents to the owl's eyes (this is hard to see in the pictures, but it really gives a nice, fun effect). Next I created my card base out of SU cardstock. My DP is from DCWV (the new Halloween stack, I got mine at JoAnn's). For some finishing touches, I added some purple Offrey ribbon (last weekend I went to the Offrey outlet in Hagerstown and got probably 20 pounds of ribbon for less than $20 . . . such a fun trip!) :). I also added some pearls and some roses from Wild Orchid Crafts. What do you think?

Well, that's it from me today. Thanks so much as always for stopping by.

Hugs, Christine