Witchy Kitty

It's the most wonderful time of the year!  You guys!  The first day of fall actually felt like fall!  It was cool and cloudy and rainy.  That's pretty unusual in these parts . . . and, it appears that it's not going to last because we're going to be right back up in the 90's this week.  But, I'll take what I can get.

Along with fall comes Halloween!  My absolute favorite!  And there are so many great Halloween stamps out there, too!  Take this one, for example:

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Who doesn't love a kitty in a hat, scarf, and sweater just chilling on a crescent moon wrapped in purple ribbon??

Oh yes, there is a video, too:
Okay, so this stamp is called Witchy Kitty 2 and it's by Impression Obsession.  I know, I know . . . I've said it before, but gosh, you guys, I just love images that are unique.  And there are a few other Witchy Kitties too, just in case you need more than one. (because, I do!)

Anywho. . . on to the card:

I stamped the image using Memento Tuxedo Black ink on to Neenah Solar White card stock.  Then I colored it up using Copics (colors listed below).  And then. . . I got stuck.  Seriously, I sat and stared at it for at least 20 minutes before figuring out how I was going to finish up the card.

I knew I wanted to have clouds in the background and I also knew that the only way to do that was to use my Cloud Stencil.  But, I didn't want to get ink all over all that coloring I just did, so I made a mask.

I just stamped the image onto a  piece of scrap paper and used my Zig 2-Way glue pen as a temporary adhesive.  Here's an important note: The glue is only temporary if you let it dry before placing over your stamped image.

Once my mask was in place, I used a sponge and very lightly dabbed VersaFine Smokey Gray ink all over.  Then I went in with my cloud stencil and sponged more ink.  I applied the ink pretty generously, but only along the top edge of the stencil to keep some separation between all the clouds.  After I was done, there were a few spots that need more gray ink, so I just did a bit more light dabbing in those areas.

When I was happy with my cloudy sky, I removed the mask and I gotta tell ya. . . I was really happy with how it turned out!  I was going to use Black Soot Distress Ink, but I'm sooooooo glad I went with the gray!

To finish up the card, I adhered the patterned paper to a piece of black card stock and adhered that to my card base.  Then I adhered the Kitty to a piece of black card stock  using liquid glue and added that to the card front with foam tape.

Finally, I stamped the Happy Halloween onto black card stock in Memento Luxe Wedding Dress ink and heat embossed it with White Embossing Powder.  Trimmed that down a bit and adhered that to the card using foam tape.  And, of course,  I had to add some glitter to the stars with my Wink of Stella Glitter Pen.  And, Viola!  All done!

Copics Used: Moon - Y11, Y13, Y08, Y15; Stars - Y11, Y13, Y08;
Ribbon - V0000, V01, V05, V06; Kitty - W0, W1, W2, W3, W4;
Hat - YG01, YG03, YG17, YR12, YR68, V01, V06
Scarf - YG01, YG17, YR12, YR68; Sweater - YR12, YR15, YR68, V06

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