Wee Batty Boos

I am back today with another Halloween themed project.

Today I have an ATC inspired by a Pinterest pin for the current

challenge at Wicked Wednesday ATC challenge.

 This is my pin from my Color Theory board on Pinterest.

I have a bunch of them (87 to be exact) saved on my board,

but this one really popped out at me for some reason.  

I have had this adorable image from Wee Stamps for quite some time and this is the

very first time I have colored these cuties up. I know, how lame, huh? 

I used the oranges, the blue violets, and the red violets from

the color theory palette. I added the yellow green to ground the image and provide

more contrast. I was trying to stay away from grays because the cool grays 

look very similar to the blue violets used on the bats.

I used an ombre effect to color the button stamp. Another virgin stamp

used finally. I also popped some yellow glitter in the pumpkin's eyes and

mouth for a bit of interest and sparkle.

Super sweet image I'm glad I finally colored.

I really like this challenge of Pinterest inspiration, but getting

to choose your own pin was really fun. I may have to make that a weekly

occurrence for my own personal challenge.

I'll be back tomorrow with yet another card for you to check out.

This one isn't Halloween in nature, but I hope you'll pop by and 

check it out anyway.

I'd like to enter this ATC in the following challenges:

Wicked Wednesday ATC challenge - Inspired by Pinterest    

{Pin}spirational Challenges - Anything Goes

Shopping Our Stash - Anything but a Card

October 1, 2015: And the race is on!

Today is October first. The day I anticipate every year, yet I am 

never quite ready for it to begin. This year is no different, except I 

was smart enough to know I wasn't going to be able to participate in 

the usual October festivities like The Countdown to Halloween,

or the 31 Days of Halloween. I knew I didn't even want to try this year.

Last year the stress almost killed me...

Today being the first, is the start of the new challenge at Smudgy Antics.

The theme is always Anything Goes as long as you use a Smeared Ink image.

No other rules apply. 

I am working on my repurposed children's board book.

These are wonderful substrates for a multitude of mediums

and techniques. Not to mention, they are stupid cheap at thriftstores

and yard sales.

I decided to go in an unusual direction for me by using pretty much

only black, white, and silver for this layout. The dp set the stage being

gray and white. The vintage images lent themselves to a muted palette as well.

I used the Anatomy 101 Ribs by cutting them right down the middle. 

I used black soot distress ink and made it blend into the dp better.

Then I highlighted the ribs with a white Posca paint pen. 

I really like how this turned out.

How can you not love these guys?

They are only two of the fifteen bat images available in the

A Little Bit Batty set. It was hard to choose just two. 

Here's the other side of the rib cage, along with a TH rub-on.

The red, black, and  white splatter really sets these images off quite nicely.

Bat 1 from the A Little Bit Batty set, some more rub-ons,

and a small medical ephemera.

This made me giggle a bit. I used the Profile Head from the 

Gross Anatomy set, and matched it with a card meant for tasty

Halloween treats. I like it better used this way. 

That's it for me today.

Be sure to stop by the Smudgy Antics challenge blog and check

out all of the other inspiring projects to whet your October appetite.