Sep 30 2008
2 For You Tuesday #17
Good morning, everyone! I had so much fun creating the cards for today. Fun cards are my favorite!
Before we get to the cards, let’s see to business~
RUBBERNECKER – TREASURE HUNT TUESDAY
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Arrrr ye mateys, it’s Treasure Hunt Tuesday at Rubbernecker. Hop on over to the Rubbernecker Stamps Blog so you don’t miss those Design Team Members who are offering up Rubbernecker Bucks today. You’ll also find your first link in today’s treasure hunt!
Our Design Team, as always, will delight you with their creations. Be sure to visit their blogs.
And guess who has blog candy?? ME!! So if you want a chance to win Blog Candy from me, just leave me a comment and let me know who your favorite Halloween monster is. Mine is Dracula! As I’m sure you can tell from my first card! (I’ll pick the winner by Random Generator on Thursday morning.)
I think the bat in this image is supposed to be named “Fang”, but I thought it was a cute nickname for this little blood-sucker! Vampires seem to be the “in” monster right now, with the popularity of science fiction novels and series starring them! I’ve finished the Twilight series (Stephenie Meyers) and the Southern Vampire series (Charlaine Harris), and will begin the Dark Prince series (Christine Feehan) soon. I just can’t seem to get enough!
Now on to the card.
I’ve used a piece of copper sheeting for the scalloped layer, which was run through the Cuttlebug with the Swiss Dots folder first, then with the scalloped circle Nestabilities die.
I also used a Cuttlebug tiny tags die for the little name tag.
The copper piece at the bottom was punched with a Fiskars threading water punch. I wondered how hard the copper would be to work with, but it was a breeze! Here’s a close up: (you can click to see it larger)
The image layer and the bat and trick-or-treat sack are all popped up with foam mounting tape.
All the coloring was done with Copic markers.
Here are the card details~
- Stamps: Drac & Bat (87-10), Fangtastic text (87-02) – Rubbernecker Halloween section
Paper: white, kiwi kiss, black, Making Memories Halloween pad
Ink: Versafine Onyx black, Distress inks – peeled paint, black soot, StazOn – jet black
Accessories: metal sheeting – copper, Nestabilities, Cuttlebug & tiny tag dies & Swiss Dots folder, sponge dabber, Fiskars threading water punch, black ribbon, color spritzer, black marker, foam mounting tape
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Items available from Rubbernecker Stamp Co.
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JACKSONBELLE EMBELLISHMENTS – JBE022
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See, I told you I had some fun images today! I just love these little chickens (or roosters? or hens?). Actually I’m going to call them Gamecocks, since the University of South Carolina’s mascot is the Gamecock and the school colors are Garnet and Black. Both of my sisters graduated from there, so they’ll probably have to duel it out for this card.
I thought it might be a little tedious to color such a small image (i.e. the tiny lines in the tail feathers), but it really was a lot of fun. I had fun creating the chicken scratch (or could it be something else?) too!
I used Copic markers to color in this image as well.
Please play along in today’s Jacksonbelle Embellishments challenge – to use any JBE products! The keyword for this week’s challenge is JBE022.
Here is a list of the other design team members. Please check out their amazing creations today as well.
- Amber Hight
- Beth Thomas
- Dee Jackson
- Kisa Peters
- Lila Holgate
- Lindsey Botkin
- Lynda Benden
- Maren Benedict
- Rachel Baird
And here’s a link to the Jacksonbelle Embellishments BLOG to catch up on all the latest happenings!
Thanks for visiting me again today! Tomorrow I’ll have the Color Throwdown challenge card of the week and the newest Rubbernecker Blog challenge as well.
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Stamps: Cocktails? – Inkadinkado
Paper: white, black, Basic Grey – Scarlett’s Letter
Ink: Versafine onyx black
Accessories: Nestabilities, We R Memory Keepers hardware, May Arts ribbon, red rhinestone stickers
Items available at Jacksonbelle Embellishments.
32 responses so far
I find the vampire card very funny. I am deeply engrossed in the Stepenie Meyers books right now and have looked at vampires differently ever since. The chicken card is just too cute, love the colors!
Love your fun Hallowe’en Dracula card!!!! My favorite monster is the mummy!
I bought the Drac stamp about a month ago; couldn’t wait to use it for two grandsons. Added some of those crazy google eyeballs to the glasses for a goofy look. You did a great job coloring the image and if I use the image again this month, will definitely try using your shading techniques. Have seen the chicken images used before and really like them. I have some of the same paper but never thought to use it in a humorous way; may have to break down and buy those images.
My favorite monster is Frankenstein. Gotta love those bolts! Great card too.
Both are fabulous Broni, your coloring is awesome on both!! Love the chickens holding there cocktails….too funny!!
Okay this is really hard . . . . first, BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA – I LOVE the cocktails!
Love your distressing on the Halloween card.
Both are absolutely INCREDIBLE!
WOW! The touches of copper on the *Fang* card are awesome!!! I haven’t seen copper sheeting used like that–it is AWESOME!
The *cocktails* card CRACKS me UP!!!! WAY TOO FUNNY!! (and well done, too!)
FRANKENSTEIN! :0) My hubby has always liked Frankenstein monster things (I am not sure why?), so I am always on the lookout for cute “Frank” things for him. Your card is so so so cute Broni! Thanks for the chance!!!
BTW Love your new Banner!!
You are seriously a coloring wizard! What talent!! Gorgeous!
Would have to say my favorite monster is Frankenstein.
And your Dracula card is “fang”tastic!!
Way cool technique with the copper! I love it! And those roosters…..they are smokin hot! Love them! The card is great, but those red hot roosters are very fun!
I think Frakenstein is my favorite. Stampin’up had the cutest Frankenstein Holloween stamp set in’06. I love making Holloween cards with this set. Thanks for a chance at blog candy!
Kate
I’m with ya on the Vamps! That card is adorable! I love the text background paper. The gamecocks are fantastic too! Your coloring is great and I love that sentiment!
My favorite monster is Dracula. Not the cute or scary kind, but the dark, mysterious, grown man kind. I remember in the old movies when Dracula would say, “look into my eyes’.
Thanks for sharing your copper sheeting ideas.
Both cards are awesome Broni! Love the little vampire and the smiling bat is darling! Those roosters are SO cute! I love the papers and colors you used ~ so different and very striking!
Both cards are Great!!! So fun!!
Good heavens! These are both fantastic, Broni! LOVE the copper sheeting on the first, and the coloring on the second! (Love that second one-lol)
Broni, these are just amazing! The first is so cute…just love the green “glow” on the spiderweb print; awesome colouring! Love the colours on the second and the blingy scallops! Gorgeous!
My favorite monster is werewolf. Your cards are sooo fun! I just love them!
Really fun artwork Broni!! Dracula never looked so good!! My monster would be Frankenstein.
My favorite monster is Frankenstien. Your card is adorable, well they both are. Love Halloween, it’s one of my favorite times. Pat
Great card, Broni — love those roosters and especially the sentiment! Wonderful paper and embellishments — love the red!
OMGOSH Broni, these are BOTH fantastic! I LOVE the red chick’s! Soooo awesome! 😀
Your Dracula card is wonderful! Dracula may be my favorite monster as well, partly because my husband once played Dracula in our Community Theatre production. My children always liked the Sesame Street “Count” too. The image I use the most on my Halloween cards, however, is the black cat as I am also a cat lover. Halloween is fun! Thank you for sharing your creativity and for the chance to win!
Both cards are SUPER!!! Stunning work!!
Love the “Fang” card… he is just too cute! And LOVE the “Cocktails” card! That was one of my most favorite of those mini sets from Inka!
I love both of these, Broni! Your little vampire is just too cute to spook-lol- and he is colored wonderfully! That color combo and PP is perfect for those sassy little roosters!
someone called it the chicken card – egAD! THE GAMECOCKS are adorable and of course I would love to have cocktails with you anytime!!!!!
These are fabulous Broni!! I love the metal on the first one. The second one is too fun! I love the dp you used and your coloring is wonderful
Broni! You did a fantastic job with coloring! I love the colors! I have this stamp but the size was always scary me… Looking at your card, I am sure will try it too! Thank you for the inspiration!
Love the Halloween card too! The idea with a cooper sheet looks great! And the torn edge of the printed paper is awesome! Sorry I couldn’t post my comments earlie. Our internet was not a “good boy” last week. I will type a comment and than connection is out…