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Spooky Town

>> Friday, September 5, 2014

by Julie Warner - The Write Stuff

Happy Friday!
I hope your week has gone well! TGIF, right? Are the kiddos back in school in your area? I remember always having a sort of guilty relief when my daughter went back to school. Right...like you don't know what I'm talking about! She was so hyper and houdini w/ every lock in the house, even when she was 3. Couldn't take my eyes off of her for a sec. School starting was like...whew! I can breathe again! Kindergarten was great. 1st grade was kind of a nightmare. Her teacher was a drill sergeant who wanted little soldiers. That teacher sent so many notes home w/ all the kids, she had a form note...w/ boxes she would check off, like "forgot to raise his hand", "talking during lunch". REALLY? A 6 yr old talking during lunch (call the lunch police!), or forgetting to raise their hand. Most of them hadn't even mastered tying their shoes or remembering that their mom & dad have names other than "mom & dad".

Speaking of nightmares, how about this Spooky Town? Complete w/ Count Porkula & a big crow standing guard duty. All I need are a couple of tombstones on the ground.This card was mostly just a lot of sponging, using a torn edge mask and some grays & purples inks. The town was also stamped w/ gray so it would look more spooky, misty & off in the distance. I added a punched black fence to ground it a bit and used a white gel pen to add the highlights. A couple of yellow Copics were used for the moon & windows.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great weekend!




Supplies:
stamps: Spooky Town, Crow, Count Porkula, Spooky Branch, Happy Halloween
paper: white, black
ink: Memento tuxedo black, grape jelly, london fog, flannel gray, lulu lavender
accessories: Spellbinders petitie ovals & A2 matting basics A dies, fence punch (M.Stewart), white gel pen, yellow Copic markers

8 comments:

Samantha said... 1

Awesome card, Julie! I love how you stamped the town and highlighted everything in white. It's definitely spooky!

Sue said... 2

I LOVE spooky town! I don't want to live there, but a visit would be fun :)
I too have a houdini - he's 4 now and I'll be breathing a great big sigh of relief when he hits kindergarten next Sept.

Shelia said... 3

very spooky and eerie!! Great Halloween card, Julie!

Karin said... 4

The sponging you did to create that creepy scene is marvelous! Love the yellow highlights in the houses and that adorable Count Porkula :)

Robin Clendenning said... 5

This is soooo cute!!! Love the black fence and so foggy/misty looking haunted houses!! Fantastic!

Karen @ Misplaced Mojo said... 6

Such a cool card!!! I have a 13 year old boy and I remember feeling sad the first few years when school would start, but then I realized how much I could get done without him around. And shopping! The last few years I too have been so happy/relieved when school started again. Being subjected to a teenager 24 hours a day for months is not easy! Ha!!! He's a good kid but 13 is such a rough age. Have fun with your new found crafty time!

Jennifer E. said... 7

It is spooky! Love the faded purple look and the spooky village off in the distance!

nwilliams6 said... 8

Saw this in the thumbnails and had to cool see it closer - such a great Halloween card Julie! Love it. Hugz

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