I wanted to play along with the fun colors over at As You See It Challenge. It's a set of colors that screamed Halloween to me and the inspiration photo was my inspiration for my blended alcohol inked background to go with the pumpkin.
I started this with a bright Parakeet Party base. I made the background square using Blends markers, vellum and rubbing alcohol. I've described this technique in this post and it's really easy and makes for a unique background each time. I mounted the finished vellum piece onto a Basic White square to make the colors really pop and then backed it with a Starry Sky panel.
The 'boo!' is cut out of black glimmer paper and foam sheets for a nice big sentiment. Some black baker's twine is wrapped around the panel a few times then tied in a bow.
The pumpkin from Hello Harvest is stamped in Memento and colored in with Parakeet Party and Mango Melody blends. I hand cut the jack 'o lantern fave pieces from Black Glimmer. The pumpkin is adhered with dimensionals and a few black Classic Matte dots are added for more detail.
Thanks for looking! Did you stamp today?
Stamps: Hello Harvest
Ink: Memento Black
Blends: Starry Sky dark, Parakeet Party light & dark, Mando Melody light & dark (retired)
Paper: Parakeet Party, Starry Sky, Basic White, vellum, Black Glimmer paper
Accessories: Rustic Pumpkin dies, Playful Alphabet dies (retired), foam dimensional sheets, black baker's twine, Classic Matte Dots
This is wonderful, Amanda! Love that bright pumpkin, and your Blends background is stunning! I love how distinct the colors stay with your technique! Thanks so much for playing at As You See It!
ReplyDeleteThat blended alcohol ink background is a great Halloween backdrop! Your pumpkin and sentiment are perfect! Thanks for getting colourful with us at As You See It Challenges!
ReplyDeleteWow! That background is gorgeous! It gives a mysterious feeling which perfect for a Halloween card! Beautifully done! Thanks for joining us at As You See It!
ReplyDeleteThat swirled ink background panel is awesome Amanda - it adds a great etheral feel that works perfectly for Halloween and your pumpkin makes a great focal point. Thanks for playing along with our colour challenge over at As You See It this week!
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