Take flight

Wow, my 300th post!  I've been busier sharing my art than I thought I would be on Blogger.

How about some flight time?  I did a two-fer this week...thanks to the Lovely Linda bringing back the Grungy Monday challenges.  While it was nice to have a short break I sure did miss her!  The 22nd GM challenge was 'A Holtzian Halloween' and the Simon Says Stamp & Show challenge was 'things with wings'.  Hmmm...I saw several butterfly projects from the design team so I steered to a different thing with wings...BATS!  

This looks so cool IRL (imho)!  It's a 5x7 canvas board that has been inked up with Jet Black, Coffee, Sienna, Saffron, Monarch Orange and Venetian Orange archival inks.  All stamps are Tim's (Halloween Silhouettes, Mini Halloween and Trick-or-Treat).

The spider webs, bats and sentiment were stamped in Jet Black archival.  Using Scattered Straw, Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge and Frayed Burlap distress inks I stamped the Halloween words background on white cardstock, tore off the edges, distressed the edges for a burnt look.  I cut out a square to fit around a piece of plastic packaging to make a shaker box (my first time doing this!!!).  Inside the shaker box are bats (confetti by Nicole).

The bird was stamped in Jet Black archival ink, smooshed some Rusty Hinge distress ink around it then cut it out.  Glossy Accents are on top of him for a bit of shine, a pop dot is behind him so it looks like he's standing on the shaker box.

Tim's grungeboard letters were covered with Pitch Black paint dabber, dried then coated with Black Soot distress stickles.  The bat was stamped on black Clearly For Art and cut out.  Once I heated & formed him (wings bent forward) I added a pop dot for elevation.  The skeleton was stamped with Snow Cap pigment ink on black Clearly For Art, cut out, heated & formed (arms bent out and forward as if to scare off the bats and bird).  He, too, has pop dots behind him for elevation.  A bit of black ribbon on the corners frames and finishes the piece.  I cut Tim's small easel out of black presentation board so it would stand up. 

Hope your mojo doesn't take flight and you're able to participate in either or both challenges this week!