And, of course, to make my life a tad easier, the tag also qualifies for the Compendium of Curiosities Challenge, Week 19, which is Extreme Masking.
And without giving away anything of the masking technique, the details are:
I used one of the spider webs from Tim's "haunted" mask, and made a custom mask of the cat from his "raven and scaredy cat" die. The inks I used were dusty concord, spiced marmalade and a little black soot.
All the stamps I used (with black archival ink) are from the "haunted mansion" set.
My scaredy cat is standing on a fence which I cut using Tim's "on the fence" die. I used black paint dabber on it, sanded it, added some snow cap (white), decided I didn't like that, added more black, and finally called it a day.
Don't forget to click on the highlighted links above to learn more about both challenges, find out about the cool prizes, and see the wonderful work that has already been done.
Love it - the colors and masking are just fantastic. Happy Halloween!
ReplyDeleteEileen, this is just brilliant. I love that cat!!
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty fond of the cat as WELL *smiles*. Love your tag.
ReplyDeleteThis is pretty, great job!
ReplyDeleteIt's a wonderfully made tag and I love how you put it together! Hope it brings in a prize for you!
ReplyDeleteDiann
Fabulous tag!
ReplyDeleteTotally terrific tag, I love it all. Annette x
ReplyDeleteLove it love it LOVE It
ReplyDeleteThis turned out so cute Eileen.
ReplyDeleteVERY Halloweeny!Love it!
ReplyDeleteLove your masking, and what you used for the masks. Awesome tag, and thanks for joining the Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge!
ReplyDeleteWonderful Eileen: I love how you have done the cat.
ReplyDeleteGIRL....love every little thing about this tag!!! Def a JOB WELL DONE!!
ReplyDeletethanks bunches for playing along with the Design Teamies and Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge Blog!!
Great colors and love the effect of the white around the cat!
ReplyDeleteWhat a Boo-tiful tag! Love the Spiced Marmalade and your funky cat. All those layers of paint on the fence make it look tres shabby. Great job!!
ReplyDeleteHi Eileen (waving from St. Louis). Great idea for the Simon Says Stamp & Show Challenge Blog. Happy you joined us!
ReplyDeleteThis is sure a spooky delight! Love all the masking details!
ReplyDeleteOh, my. Eileen, this is TOO fabulous! Way to mask in the EXTREME, girl! Love the fence-walking kitty (do you think he's yowling "Stray Cat Strut," maybe?), and you of course aced this week's challenge with your usual brilliance! I love those colors, too.
ReplyDeleteFantastic tag fab technique and i love the colours and the scary cat
ReplyDeleteMaggie
It's very cute, I love the masking.
ReplyDeleteLove your tag! The spiderweb turned out really cool and the stamping in the cat is wonderful!
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