Monday, August 22, 2011

Everybody is weird...

Good Monday mornin' to ya... hope this new week is off to a good start for everybody. :)

So you may have seen me coloring up these characters on a couple Youtube videos that I posted this weekend and now I've got them feeling right at home on a spooky little Halloween card.
Altering these Greeting Farm images into zombies is actually something that I did for the first time about two years ago but I thought it would be cool to revisit the idea and film most of the process to share with anyone who might be interested in some 'different' skin tone and hair color combos... LOL! You can also find all three videos over on the Color Me Copic blog as well.

Oh! And if you are a fan of the Kid's Quote sentiments from Inkadinkado I am excited to say that they finally have some new holiday themed ones that are available now! There are three Halloween and five Christmas ones that I have come across. As you can see, I've used one of the Halloween sentiments on this card and I just love how they pair up with cutie little kid-like character stamps. Now if only Inkadinkado would pull their past retired Kid's Quotes out of the vault and re-release them as some more clear sets I would be a VERY happy camper! :)

Between the fun sentiment and my little zombies it didn't take much else to finish off this card. A couple spider stickers with some faux webbing that I created simply by pulling apart a cotton ball and a stamped spooky tree in the background and this one was done... or should I say "done for"? BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

Alrighty, stay classy San Diego!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Basic Grey (Stella Ruby)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (WS Hugh, WS Dahlia, WS Jade, WS Ebony, Toxic Creeper), Hero Arts (spooky tree), Inkadinkado (Halloween Kid's Quote)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox black pigment
Kaiser Craft rub-on stitches
Martha Stewart epoxy spider stickers
Cotton ball (for faux web)
Copic black multiliner pen 0.1 and 0.3
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E70, E71, G82 (dahlia eyeshadow) W3, W5
dahlia hair- W3, W5, W7, W9, YG99
hugh hair- E43, E44, E81, YG97, YG99
clothes- T5, T7, T9, E44, E47, E49, BG93, BG96, BG99, BV23, BV25, BV29, C1, 0

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37 comments:

  1. CLaireAugust 22, 2011 at 5:03 AM

    Love these two...the skulls are brill on her dress and in her hair
    xx

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  2. Crafty LoopsAugust 22, 2011 at 5:13 AM

    Oh wow, I love this card. The wee characters are brilliant,I love her wee skull. And I adore the tree, its awesome. Really fantastic card, I love everything about it. Spooky and adorable all at the same time. Lee xx

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  3. Maria ThereseAugust 22, 2011 at 5:13 AM

    This is the coolest Halloween card I've ever seen!

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  4. Nancy ThomasAugust 22, 2011 at 5:14 AM

    Absolutely brilliant Amy!

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  5. HloraAugust 22, 2011 at 5:34 AM

    It looks great!

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  6. LarisaAugust 22, 2011 at 5:34 AM

    Amy, you made my day with your card again))) Love it)))

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  7. LeanneAugust 22, 2011 at 5:42 AM

    Hi Amy,
    You do it every time!! This is awesome! Love the swaps, coloring, the layout and the fun spiderwebs. It's beginning to look a lot like Halloween when you create. This is awesome!! TFS!

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  8. Debs MAugust 22, 2011 at 5:49 AM

    love this x

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  9. Annette AllenAugust 22, 2011 at 6:19 AM

    wow this card is stunning...
    Love your creativity..
    Thanks

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  10. gobeagirlAugust 22, 2011 at 6:27 AM

    lol.. I would love to sit and visit with you for at least an hour. I love to listen to how your mind works. You are quite the character. I loved your videos and I love how both of your zombies turned out so 'Stinkin' cute! heehee Awesome card as always. Hope you have a fantastic Monday. Hugs, Lisa

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  11. Cor*August 22, 2011 at 6:31 AM

    OMG this is so cute Amy!! I love everything about it! Such wonderful colors! Sweet images! Yay! Hey I see your chibi. Is it new, or have I noticed it before!?! Anywho, I LOVE IT!!

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  12. sunnysideup/doreensngAugust 22, 2011 at 7:20 AM

    What a cool card Amy! Love the look
    hugs
    Doreen

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  13. Cindy H.August 22, 2011 at 7:50 AM

    I so enjoyed watching you coloring these little zombies :) The card came out so fabulous!! The Stella Ruby dp is so perfect for this scene, as are the spooky tree and sentiment.

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  14. Creations by ShirlAugust 22, 2011 at 8:00 AM

    Amy you are magnificent!
    This card is so darn cute, luv those TFG images and the coloring and detailing couldn't be anybody better..
    Have a great Monday~

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  15. Pöydän kulmalla näpertelijäAugust 22, 2011 at 8:15 AM

    What a fun and spooky card, Amy! Love the scene you've created.

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  16. SudhaAugust 22, 2011 at 8:24 AM

    Wow pretty creation dear.

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  17. ShazzaAugust 22, 2011 at 8:25 AM

    fab card, love those images x

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  18. Rhonda MillerAugust 22, 2011 at 9:15 AM

    Wow, this is fabulous. I just love the images and that sentiment is great. I'll have to go find these sentiments. I love the webbing. TFS.

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  19. Lau WAugust 22, 2011 at 9:16 AM

    Aw love this card, colors are superb, so cute details !
    xxx

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  20. JennyAugust 22, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    This is pretty awesome! Creepy but in a cute way. I love the background too. TFS!

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  21. Auntie EmAugust 22, 2011 at 9:53 AM

    Great colouring! Love the background. Sometimes less is more!
    Thanks for sharing! :)

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  22. Kelly SchelskeAugust 22, 2011 at 9:55 AM

    This is wonderful Amy!!

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  23. Shirley NAugust 22, 2011 at 11:13 AM

    Loving your videos Amy, thanks so much for doing them! And LOVE this Halloween card, cute sentiment and adorable images!

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  24. UnknownAugust 22, 2011 at 11:50 AM

    Awww Amy this is gorgeous, I love that sentiment, so perfect ha ha :)

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  25. Heidi BrawleyAugust 22, 2011 at 11:53 AM

    WOWZERS! Love your card! So awesome and love the sentiment too! way cool!
    Hugs!

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  26. DanniAugust 22, 2011 at 12:06 PM

    Oh how fun is this!! Fabulous..simply fabulous!!

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  27. Rachel GAugust 22, 2011 at 6:58 PM

    Adorable! I love the sentiment!!!

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  28. Stamping CafeAugust 22, 2011 at 7:17 PM

    Oh my... your coloring is totally awesome, Amy!! Love your fabulous card and thank you for the fabulous video tutorials too... I'm learning a lot from you!

    Have a beautiful week, hugs!!

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  29. donna mikasaAugust 23, 2011 at 1:35 AM

    Thoroughly enjoyed your alien skin, head swapping videos! They don't look so ghoulish now--just spooky cute! The rub on stitches and spooky tree are the perfect touches, too!

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  30. 1LuvnMamaAugust 23, 2011 at 1:45 AM

    I just luv'd watching your vids on how to color . . . hmmmm, anything! Thanks for doing this Amy, 'cause I would never be able to do it myself.
    Luv the zombie skin coloring!

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  31. BrendaAugust 23, 2011 at 5:45 AM

    Bwahahahaha, I love this, awesome sentiment. Put a smile on my face this morning!!
    Hugs~Bren

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  32. krisAugust 23, 2011 at 4:30 PM

    O-M-G!! i so so so so LOVE this!! this is absolutely awesome!! am i weird?! LOL... probably!

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  33. SammiAugust 23, 2011 at 10:34 PM

    Ha! LOVE it!!! Those videos were great too by the way!!
    Sammi
    xxx

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  34. RiNNEAugust 25, 2011 at 4:30 AM

    Things to do- 1. Buy those oh so cute sentments!

    2. Watch your stellar vids.

    3. Keep admiring your lovely alterations! Awesome scene!

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  35. RiNNEAugust 25, 2011 at 4:33 AM

    I forgot to mention that I looooooovvvve the "cotton ball and pulling apart of it as the web" technique. Your coloring is especially fab!

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  36. SusanLotusAugust 26, 2011 at 2:55 PM

    So very cute!

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  37. TashaAugust 27, 2011 at 8:04 AM

    Oh so cute, fab altering Amy, and love the cob web effect!
    love tasha xx

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