Boo Kitty - coloured pencil, masking

Halloween is coming! My card features Newton's Nook stamp sets and dies from Tim Holtz/Sizzix with Tombow coloured pencils and distressing.

Putting It Together

I don't have any Halloween stamps from Newton's Nook so the Halloween Inky Paws challenge was a bit daunting until I pulled this die out of my stash to consider it for another project (where it wasn't a good fit) and thought about a kitty hiding behind it.

Side note on the name of this blog post, several years ago I was living with 2 human and 3 kitty roommates. One of the kitties was named Boo.  

I used the die to cut orange glitzy paper and dry fit it with the kitty eating cake to see if "boo" would occlude the kitty in just the right way. I was thrilled to see it would work.

I used the die again on some cheap red paper to use as a mask for a shadow. I used repositionable adhesive on the glittery die cut put into place on a grey MiTientes panel then fit the mask, also with repositionable adhesive, around it to be in the right place on the panel.

I covered the rest of the grey panel with Purple Tape and then used a blending tool to sponge on Hickory Smoke Distress Ink.

The grey on grey is a nice shadow.

Using more masking, I stamped the kitty and an owl with grey.

I used Tombow coloured pencils to colour the kitty, owl, and add a branch for the owl to sit on.

I used a distressing tool on the edges of the panel and added the "boo" before adding the panel to a black card base.

Inside I added a tombstone die-cut from grey card stock as a space for a personal message, an orange embossed sentiment, and a frog on a toadstool.

Supplies

Challenges

Inky Paws: Halloween
Outlawz Monday Greetings: Distress Ink or Edges
Penny's Paper-Crafty: Anything Goes
Creative Moments: Anything Goes/Autumn Colours
Sketchy Challenge: Anything Goes