My guest designer post this week at Just Us Girls is for Photo Week (#568). What I ended up with looks a little bit more like a Halloween scene that what I had in mind, but sometimes you can’t always predict how things are going to turn out!
I started by using a circle stencil and blended some dark gray distress oxide ink through it. (I used a small circle to mask the moon with.) I then used some water with some colored inks on a paint brush to splatter the gray. This added a little color and some spotted areas. It was still kind of flat looking so I added some sparkle with glitter glue. I doubt this would ever turn out the same way twice! The houses were heat embossed with clear powder and cut out before attaching to the base. I found a small sentiment to finish it off with.
Check out the Just Us Girls Challenge blog to see the details and to join in this weeks challenge!
I would also like to join in these additional challenges:
Less Is More #435 – In a Row
Unicorn Challenge #61 – Clean and Simple
Rainbow Card Challenge #25 – Neutral colors
Stamplorations Stencil Challenge
So true, you never know in what direction your muse will take you. Striking card. Thanks for playing along at The Rainbow Card Challenge!
Really a CAS card. Beautiful! Thank you for playing a long at The Unicorn Challenge.
Good luck with your entry.
Greetings Marga DT
Love the 1/3 use for your inspired image! This really turned out great 🙂
Lovely make, great atmosphere too
Kathyk
Great card Melanie. Adding the glitter to the circle was just right. Added that additional sparkle. Thank you for joining us at the Rainbow Card Challenge.. Please join us again next month for our February challenge. Would love to see your design.
Elena DT
Very sweet card, love it! Glad to have you guesting this month!
Great card, love the glittery background! Thanks for sharing with us at Less is More.
Wonderful CAS card.
Your night sky turned out absolutely gorgeous! Awesome design with your village and that stenciled circle. Great take on the inspiration photo.
This turned out so well Melanie and can totally see how you were inspired. The sky looks really, really good!
Wow very atmospheric! Thanks for joining in with the challenge at Less is More
I love your take on the inspiration photo! Great background…it looks so much like the photo. Great card!
Wow Melanie what a spectacular card you have made here. That background is stunning and perfect for those houses. Love it!
What a fabulous take on these challenges, Melanie ! Your background for this row of houses is just perfect and we can easily see how you were inspired. Thank you so much for sharing and for playing along at Less is More and the Rainbow Card Challenge.
I love the way you made the background for your little scene, Melanie. I can definitely see how you were inspired. So glad to have you as our guest designer.
I adore your translation of the photo; such a pretty neighbourhood scene with the houses and spectacular background! Wonderfully inspired and inspiring!
~carol