Wednesday 21 July 2010

Halloween is Hoppin' at Tiddly Inks


The Tiddly Inks Challenge blog are having their second blog hop. I quite recently discovered their digital stamps and I love them :D This card uses Gossmere from Tiddly Inks and my own Halloween Bride paper set. To join in the blog hop, we have to make a Halloween card using a Tiddly Inks image and link it up on the blog. And this one also (kind of) fits into the Wayward Words theme over at Haunted Design House Macabre Mondays, which makes it a double bonus for me :)
I'm actually writing this post in advance as I'm in the wrong time zone and will likely be heading to be bed very shortly after the blog hop begins, but thankfully it's open for a few days so I'll have time to check it out tomorrow. I wanted to demonise a nursery rhyme for my text, the first one I came up with was
Boo! Boo! Dark witch, have you any ghouls?
Yes Sir, yes Sir, my dungeon is full.
One for the churchyard, one for the school
And one to follow anyone who takes me for a fool.
But I decided that one wasn't right for the lovely Gossmere, so I came up with the one you see on the card. And to save you hving to embiggen the image, the text on this one reads:
Mary, Mary, quite contrary,
How does your graveyard grow?
With toads and weeds, and bats to feed,
and headstones all in a row
I also digitally paper-pieced her dress with the same paper as the background.
Here are the other challenges I used to create this card:
Monday Lunchtime Sketch 131 - followed the sketch
Verona's Saturady Challenge - two patterned papers
WildFlower Wednesday 24 - lace and sparkle. As well as the three gems at the side of the image, she also has gems on her tiara and necklace.
Alphabet Challenge - L is for lace
Stamp Something - digital

44 comments:

mfc.melissamade2 said...

This is beautiful!
Melissa

DonnaMundinger said...

OOOOH, she's just beautiful! xxD

Dazie said...

Susan this is stunning! I adore the colours!
Dazie
x

Unknown said...

Fabulous card Susan, love the colours and image is fantastic, and thanks for adding the words at end of your post made me smile this did, also fabulous make chum hope you are well
Hugs
Sarah xx

CraftyMomOf3 said...

Love the colors and the digital elements!!!

Awesome job!!!

Crafty Hugs!
Meredith

Loopylou. said...

awesome card susan and i love the colours. the little rhyme is so cool!! hugs lou xx

Unknown said...

Gorgeous card Susan! Thanks for sharing at Stamp Something.

Hugs,
Renata

Jayne Hayward said...

Love the colours, image used and sentiment.

Jayne xx

Claireabelle said...

Susan just fabulous!! love your nursery rhyme alterations too!!!
xx

Gail said...

great idea on the paper piecing! love the sentiment.

MJ said...

What a fun image. Your card is beatiful. Thanks so much for playing along with my sketch challenge, the image was a perfect fit!

Christy/Tiddly Inks Digitals said...

How very lovely she is....great job on the paper piecing...

Now that rhyme though...that totally makes the card!!! Awesome demonizing there. :) I laughed out loud I enjoyed them both so much. :) I think the dungeon full one needs to be used somwhere too. :)

Marilyn Webb said...

Wow, I love Gossmere in that color, a gorgeous card!!

*Alison* said...

what a beautiful creation.. I just love that image.. and you did an amazing job.. My card is #8 I hope you will get a chance to stop by and let me know what you think of my card.. HUGS

Unknown said...

Love the coloring. The papers are great

Tracey Feeger said...

Loving the halloween cards. Love the card. Thanks for joining us at Stamp Something.
mwah
Trace

Shirley said...

This card is fabulous. Gossmere is gorgeous in those colors. I have to tell you, I blew the picture up first thing instead of reading your blog, just so I could read your demonizing. It makes the card.

Chris Arlington said...

Susan, I just figured out how to make your pic really big (Duh) and wow! fab detail great poem too.

Lisa said...

! LOVE ! how you've used Gossmere and the sentiment is awesome - great card!!!

Cassie_lu said...

stunning card and you poem for her is very fitting

Maria Matter said...

Gorgeous Susan!! love the color!!!

Ria Zonnestraaltje said...

Gorgeouss Halloween Card :) thanks for hoppin with us at TiddlyInk

hugs Ria

TRACEY O said...

Nice card. Love the colour, she looks great.

Gina said...

Totally elegant gruesomness!! The ryhme is a touch of genius :D XXX

Trisha said...

Stunning card. Love the verse and the rhyme is great.
Trisha x

Fiona said...

this is stunning...I love the colouring.

Fi

Igagnon76 said...

love the rhyme!

Debbie said...

Gorgeous card I love your rhyme too :)

Jenn Borjeson said...

Glamorous - love it!

Unknown said...

Fab card, thanks for joining in with the blog hop.
Caz
x

Maz said...

Great card, love the paper piecing...and the rhyme is brilliant! x

Barb said...

LOL! LOVE the wicked rhymes... and you've done an awesome job with Gossemere :)

Melissa S. said...

Love this, The monochromatic scheme is fantastic.Great Job!

Beth aka BR-T said...

Susanne she is so regal! Love the monochromatic feel! Beth

femke said...

hi susan,

beautiful card!!!

greetings femke

Rosa Witten said...

Wow just Lovely! :)

Nancy said...

super stunning card Susan. She's gorgeous!!!! I love how her face is pinkish as a reflexion from her dress...very creative....

Hugs
Nancy T.

Kristen said...

This is GORGEOUS!

Angela said...

That is a great sentiment! Love this card!

Eulanda said...

WOW WOW!! I love this and you made her look so elegant!! I am sooooo off to buy that paper!! Loved the last stuff I bought from you too!!

Lisa Hjulberg said...

This is a stunner!!! And I LOVE your ghoulish nursery rhymes... too clever!!!

Maureen said...

Just gorgeous! Love the colors, the papers, and your sentiment is perfect!!

Larissa said...

Fabulous card! It is so chique!

Hugs,
Larissa

My Scrap Diary said...

Goosmere looks so elegant & chic. And so does this card. This is a great color scheme.