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Hello and welcome. Embossing folder used is from The Paper Studio, drippy goo is a Martha Stewart border punch, skeleton, hat and sentiment are all from the Silhouette. First, I colored the ef with a black stamp pad but didn’t really like the result so then I rubbed the stamp pad all over the embossed piece. It looks kind of messy and weird, but I like it. After cutting the skull I backed it with black paper. Sentiment was cut from red cs so I colored the bat with a Copic then used a cotton ball and black ink to dirty up the words. I also used the cotton ball on the drippy goo.
This will be entered in three challenges
Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge: May 2023 Mid Month Reminder
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I really like the bg too, but I don’t think it looks weird.
Thanks Bonnie.
I think your background turned out great. It looks Twilight Zone-ish! Very cool for your main images. Martha Stewart’s drippy goo punch is the best!
Thanks Gayle. What’s better for Halloween than Twilight Zone-ish and drippy goo???
This is a fun one Gerry. I love the dripping “blood”.
Thanks Golda.
This is a fun and spooky card. I like the background and think it is perfect for the rest. I also like how you grunged up the reds a bit.
Great Halloween card design! The black you added with the cotton ball to the red makes those elements match your background nicely.