Witchy Woman

Wednesday Greetings! We are still watching the Astros play in the World Series. It has gone to Game 7 which is tonight. Good news is, all over one way or another by tomorrow. Too much stress for me! I've already made plans to meet friends for dinner at our local place on Halloween -- no costumes required, of course! I am too lazy to rustle one up. In the meantime, I've a home decoration to share with you today.

This is one of my 8x8 Decos I like to make for display in our home. For this design, I went with a clean and layered look that mixes patterns and is monotone black in color. In fact, it could be considered brazenly black, which is the name of the color challenge I made it for, lol.

  

I used the current sketch #169 over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.

SUPPLIES:
Papers: 8x8 chipboard, SU black card stock, Neenah white index stock, Teresa Collins patterned papers
Stamps: Pink By Design
Inks: VersaFine Clair, Palette Hybrid
Dies: Spellbinders A7 Renaissance Jubilee Labels 56
Other/Stash: Gecko Galz witch image from Halloween Night collage sheet and round witch letters from Witching Hour collage sheet, A Colorful Life Bats stencil, clear flat-back rhinestones, sequins

My base for this is a piece of chipboard, to which I adhered the scalloped polka dot bottom paper layer. I wanted to make it more striking by applying the dark/light/dark/light theory, as well as in the case of the patterns, tight/loose/tight/loose. The next layer was done by me sponging Palette Noir Hybrid ink through a bat stencil. On top of that, I layered a tight-striped shaped sheet and then a die cut labels die before adding my focal image in the center and matted with black card stock.

A final look. I finished the piece with the round WITCH letters and large flat-back rhinestones and sequins. I used white sequins glued cup side down to represent bubbles from her cauldron. I like how it looks like she is reaching to touch one. I rarely ever get to use my gaudy rhinestones, so I actually jumped at the chance to use them here.

CHALLENGES:
1.  Gecko Galz October Facebook Challenge: Spooktacular

2.  Rainbow Card October Challenge: Brazenly Black

3.  Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 Sketch #169 -- sketch is shown above
4.  Moo Mania #203: Circles
5.  Take a Word Challenge: Gothic
6.  Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge October: AG with PP
7.  Outlawz Monday Greetings + Fall Colors / Halloween
8.  ABMTTC #102: Always AG
9.  Stamplorations October Stencil Challenge: AG with a Stencil 

10. ArtsyStamper Challenge #2: Patterned Papers
I thank you for the visit and happy week ahead! xox