Summer Spider ...

My new 'Batty for You' set arrived last week so of course I had to try it out. Plus, seemed like a good opportunity to test out the "Color on Dark Cardstock" marker technique. Here's a lil' Halloween card ...



This 3x3 card uses textured black cardstock and SU's new 'Creepy Crawly' designer paper. I also used a chipboard flower from the On Board Blossoms & Basics package.

To color the chipboard, I sponged Pumpkin Pie craft (aka pigment) ink on to the chipboard using a sponge dauber. A marker works great for getting into the tight little spaces between the petals so that no chipboard shows.

To color the spider from the 'Batty for You' set, I tried a variation on the 'dark cardstock' marker technique ... instead of simply stamping the image in white craft ink and heat setting to create a base for the color, I stamped the image in Versamark and embossed with white embossing powder. The embossed image has a shiny surface that doesn't take color very well - so I lightly sanded the image before coloring the spider with an Old Olive marker. This also helps age the spider a bit ...

Final touch was distressing the edge of the 1 3/8" punched image to add a lil' more texture before adhering to the chipboard with a dimensional.