Witchy Mae

It was around this time last year that I got into card-making, and it was shortly thereafter that I quickly learned my first lesson - the hard way. Making cards takes time, and it probably takes twice (if not 3 times) as much as you think it will. This is why Christmas stamps start releasing in September and why you start seeing holiday cards popping up on blogs so early. Card makers need lots of time to get everything ready!

Halloween is a little ways away still. It's probably too early to start buying Halloween candy and start setting up the decorations. But it's definitely not too early to plan out some cards. And this year, I want to be prepared! So, I'll be sharing a few Halloween cards with you over the next few weeks.

This card is using the lovely Witchy Mae digi from Some Odd girl.I just love her hat, and her striped tights.

I started by printing out Mae onto some Copic X-Press it cardstock, and then colored her in with my Copics. I chose to go with dark gray/black and red combination. After the coloring was done, I outlined the image in light green. I carefully cut around the image with scissors and set it it aside as I got the rest of the card ready.

I cut and scored a piece of Limeade cardstock in half for a standard top-folding A2 card (4 1/4 by 5 1/2"). While I had my trimmer out, I also cut a piece of black cardstock to measure 4 by 5 1/4", and some Halloween patterned paper to measure 3 3/4 by 5".

I layered the patterned paper and matted it onto the black cardstock. I then added some orange Fizz ribbon for an extra punch of color. I adhered the panel to the card base with my standard adhesive, then added Mae with foam squares.

As a last touch, I scattered a bunch of black and purple sequins around the card.

Supplies:
Some Odd Girl Witchy Mae digital stamp
My Favorite Things Heavyweight cardstock in Limeade
Avery Elle Heavyweight cardstock in New Moon
Me And My Big Ideas Halloween 6x6 patterned paper
Avery Elle Fizz Grosgrain Ribbon
Pretty Pink Posh sequins in Onyx Black (6mm) and Amethyst (4mm)
Ranger Studio Multi-Medium Matte glue
Tombow Dot Adhesive Runner (pink)
Scrapbook Adhesives Thin 3D Foam squares
Copics: Skin (E00, E11, E13, E15, R20, R32, 0), Eyes (YG25, G29, 100), Hair (BV11, BV13, BV17, BV29), Outfit (C4, C6, C8, 100, R29, R46, R89, B00, B41), Cat/Broom (E53, E33, E15, R85, Y32, Y38, E23, E57, E59, E79), Background (G12)
Sakura Gellyroll White gel pen