Here's my next ATC for The Craft Barn's Alpha/Dictionary Challenge week 4 where the letter is H.
Plenty of options this week but the first word that jumped out at me was Haematite which set the red colour scheme, then Haemaglobin (red & blood), Halloween and Headstone. So my ATC is an amalgamation of all those words.
The background is Festive Berries and Barn Door Distress Inks dried and then sprayed with Fired Brick re-inker to create some drippy blood. I also stamped the tails from the butterfly (Tim Holtz's Fairytale Frenzy set) in Vermillion Archival to add to the effect. The main stamps are from Tim Holtz's Mini Blueprints set - the Headstone with the Handwriting on it, the bat and the bones. I've added the torn dictionary definition for Halloween and the alcohol inked white vinyl Thicker.
I'm not sure why it ended up so bloody and spooky - maybe I should have chosen to do something pretty with Houses or Hedges but still. I thought this challenge would be fun to do but didn't realise it would be quite so educational!!
Anyway, hope you like and thanks for looking. Off to have a look what everyone else has done!!
Hi Elaine, if I was doing this challenge I would have chosen Halloween too, your ATC is fabulous, love the red. The grave stone stands out so well against the red background. I love this! Hugs, Anne x
ReplyDeleteFantastic ATC Elaine, love Halloween.
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing with us at the Craft Barn
Izzy
PS: and thanks for your comment on my blog ;-)
A fun ATC for your word. Love the vibrant red! Just a bit of a changeover from our typical thoughts of orange. Outside the box is my favorite place to be. Well done!
ReplyDeleteLove the ATC very gruesome. Hazel x
ReplyDeleteSpooky... no actually I really like it and I don't normally go for halloweeny things. x
ReplyDeleteOoops when I first looked the word was heck, not sure that may be a swear word. The detail and colour is fabulous, waw. Super dramatic. xx Flora
ReplyDeleteA Fabulous Horrifying Halloween atc..great spooky almagamation of 'H' word for this weeks challenge. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is magnificent Elaine! Love the look of dripping blood in the background. Hugs, Jenny x
ReplyDeleteAnother great ATC, love the background, and those Halloween stamps.
ReplyDeleteHi Elaine, that's a lovely warm colour. Love the bat and the headstone.
ReplyDeleteGreat ATC! I love the color and the headstone!
ReplyDeleteGreat choice of words for your ATC, love the end result, very atmospheric
ReplyDeleteI love your multi themed interpretation of 'H' - so much 'stuff' on such a tiny canvas! Thanks for visiting my blog and for your kind comments. MM x
ReplyDeleteWow we love this, your chosn word/s are great, we love a bit of goe, especially out of season. Love your drippy effects and images.
ReplyDeleteVisiting from The Craft Barn - this is such an atmospheric piece. Fabulous work! Mo :0)
ReplyDeleteI really like the red on this rather than the traditional colours of orange or purple.
ReplyDeleteSuch spooky thoughts made a fabulous Halloween ATC great work!
ReplyDeleteMaggieH
Lovely! Great take on the theme.:-)
ReplyDeleteGreat take on this letter.
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