The Wizard, the Witch, and the Cauldron

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The Wizard, the Witch, and The Cauldron, now what better image is there for a Halloween card????  With ten great nieces and nephews, and one grandson I have been pretty busy lately making my Halloween cards.  I just love these chicks from Stamping Bella.  They have so many for so many different occasions.  I just love making cards with the cute little guys (or gals?)

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My last two cards were colored using colored pencils, so I thought I would switch back to my Copics for a couple of cards.  I’ve listed the colors I used at the bottom of my post. 

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After coloring the images, I debated on whether or not to use the dies to cut them out, but decided that I liked them better as they were.  After all, I had to mail them, and this way they were a little flatter for the mail man.  I needed something else but couldn’t decide if I wanted to use a larger die cut to cut a larger shape or not.  I had seen some cards where different crafters had just simply used a Copic (or some other fine line pen) and drawn some lines around the outside of the image.  I decided to give it a try.  I liked it.  I found that instead of trying to draw one line at a time, it worked better to draw one continuous line around the outside of the card and then continue a second time around.  This eliminated some the the extra “dots” at the corners.  I will probably be doing this again on some cards in the future.

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I had colored all of the bubbles with my Copics, but since I had some green Nuvo Crystal drops, I decided to try some of them on my card.  I liked the way they made the bubbles pop!  I added some Glossy Accents to the glasses of the wizard.  It kind of gives them a little glimmer.

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A simple black mat and some patterned paper behind my image and my card was done.

 

Thanks for stopping by!  One more Halloween card on Monday and then I need to start my Thanksgiving Day cards!  Oh my!  No rest for the crafters!

 

Nancee

 

Copics used:  Chicks:  Y04, Y15, Y26’’;  Beaks and feet:  YR15, YR68, YR18;  Wizard Hat:  V01, V15, V17, Y02;  Wizard Glasses:  BG0000;  Wizard Stool:  E55, E57; Wizard Cape: N10, N8, N6; Witch’s Hat: R32, R35, R37, N8, N6, N4; Witch’s Brew: YG01, YG05, YG09; Witch’s Scroll:  E40, E41, 0;  Ground: W0, W1, W3

About Nancee56

I have been a crafter for many years. Knitting, crocheting, and paper crafting are my passion. I love to make handmade gifts and cards and spread a little cheer.

5 Responses

  1. PaperPuff

    I think these are guys. Or at least the one head first in goo is anyway! Girls are smarter. Beautiful as always. I also like the hand drawn line and the Nuvo Drops bubbles are a great touch.

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  2. Regina, Catchy Sketch

    Yes, these guys are so cute and your coloring with copics is brilliant! Love the bubbles and lines around the sides – nice touch!

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