HALLOWEEN by Tracy Blackwolf

 Hello and Happy Halloween everyone!!

For my blog project today I made a nostalgic card- hope you enjoy!

So I started by stamping the images and then I drew a walkway which ends up getting covered up anyway...

next I sprayed my background colors on and used a paintbrush to guide them where I wanted them. I painted in the jack o lanterns and the house. I used the tip of the brush to add leaves to the trees and ground.

I mostly dried all of that and then added more deeper colors for the depth. I also used picket fence spray stain for fog. it does cool things when you dilute it with a wet brush. so your fog can be as thick or transparent as you want. I also used some oxide sprays on the house.

I then Stamped the kids and cut them out and painted them. I used foam tape on the back so they stand out. also colored the edge of them with a black marker.

I really love the mixed media heavy stock post cards. they can really take a lot of  liquid and manipulation. I tend to soak mine . Given that even drying it with the heat tool, your art will still continue to dry and blend and will look even better the next day.

I finish it by layering the card twice.

I hope you enjoyed~ have a great Halloween!

Stamps used:

House, large       9864

Jack o lanterns along fence    18953

Halloween trio       16850

Other Supplies:

Distress spray stains

Artists loft watercolor marker- neon yellow( lamp post, under jack o lanterns)

Distress spray stain picket fence- for fog

oxide spray stain - old paper- for house