Wicked Trees

It is hard to believe fall is here and Halloween is just around the corner though it is pretty chilly here.  I am featuring the Wicked Trees stamp, from Just for Fun Rubber Stamps, on two similar cards but with very different looks.

I wanted this first card to have more of a fall look.  I started with the Tattered Screen Background stamp from JFF, inked with three different Distress Inks.  The Wicked Trees were stamped in black on top of this.  The sections were cut apart, layered on orange cardstock, and arranged on green cardstock layered on black.

The pumpkin was created with the Stamptangle Pumpkin (medium), stamped on cream cardstock colored with the same three Distress Inks.  These were fussy cut and paper pieced. The sentiment is created using part of the Colorful Autumn Greetings, stamped on green cardstock and layered on black.

For the second card, I wanted more of a Halloween look.  The Wicked Trees are heat embossed with black embossing powder on craft designer cardstock.  Once again they are cut apart, this time layered on white and arranged on black and coordinating designer cardstock.

The Mummy and Hanging Bat (large) are heat embossed with white embossing powder on black cardstock, fussy cut, and adhered to the card front.  I chose to make the bat white because I wanted it to pop, rather than blend with the background.  The sentiment comes from the designer cardstock.

I think I might need to use these trees again with a winter theme!

E. Marie

I entered these cards in the following challenge:

Simon Says Stamps Monday Challenge: The Monster Mash

As You Like It Challenge - Monochrome or Color & Why (Definitely color as this many times is what enhances or brings out the theme of the card).

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenge CC&CC#102 ~ Halloween

Eureka Stamps Challenge #163 Halloween

Jo’s Scrap Shack Challenge FFC #110 "Anything Goes"

Crafts 4 Eternity Challenge R#248 – Fruit and Vegetables

Stamping Sensations October challenge - Colours of Autumn

Fussy and Fancy Challenge 150 - Color Choice! Orange, Black or Purple

Love To Scrap! Challenge LTSCB #64 - Anything Goes!

Scrap & Craft Challenge #14 Colors of Autumn

Crafts and Me October Challenge – Halloween

Quick Quotes Friday Challenge 56: Pumpkins

Going Grey With Scrap-Creations Challenge: Pumpkins

Suzy Bee's Bloomin Challenge 102: Anything goes with a twist ... Autumn Colors

Crafty Calendar Challenge – Halloween

Stamp and Create October Challenge: Brown or Kraft

Repeat Impressions Challenge DCC1014 ~ Pumpkin Time

Crafty Catz Challenge #297 Anything Goes