Beccy's Place: Hocus Pocus

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Saturday, July 30

Hocus Pocus

I really enjoyed colouring this big old toad, it was a fun challenge to transition between the green and yellow and also add the red glow emanating from the stone around his neck. After I'd finished colouring, I went back with a blending marker (0) and removed some of the colour from his "warts", just to make them stand out a little more... after all, what's a magical toad without a few warts?

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Friday, July 22

Magic In The Air

Kathy has been hard at work creating some truly magical cards with the new Hocus Pocus set of digital stamps. Her first card features a tree stump that has become home to one comfy old toad! Kathy coloured the eyes separately to give them more dimension and make them the focal point of the design... and check out that swirling pipe smoke!

Kathy's second creation is a circle easel card decorated with a very wise, slightly grumpy, owl! She used one of the sentiments from the set to make an anchor for the card front, which means it will also be seen when the card is open for display.

Kathy's Blog

Wednesday, July 20

From The Owlery

I decided on a simple hexagonal card base for my little owl, cut from purple cardstock to match his hat. I also printed the sentiment purple and added matching rhinestones to the panel for a little bit of sparkle. The charm hanging from the end of his hat was coloured with a silver pen.

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Thursday, July 14

Days of Magic

Judy has coloured and fussy cut two of the images from the Hocus Pocus set of digital stamps to create these two magical cards. She layered the images over spectacular patterned paper backgrounds to create eerily beautiful scenes that would be perfect for lovers of fantasy and science fiction.

Judy's Blog

Friday, July 8

Appearing From The Shadows

I wanted to make the rat wizard look as though he was appearing from the shadows, lit only by the burning candle and glowing orb. To give that illusion, I added a little of the light green to the underside of the rat, as though it's coming from the orb. Then I added some of the yellow to the tips of his ears and along the top portion of his body as if lit from the candle above. I think the contrast between the black background and the light yellows and greens really gives the scene an eerie feel.

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Wednesday, July 6

Wise Old Owl

Carla has used the owl image from the new Hocus Pocus set of digital stamps to create two fabulous cards with decidedly spooky backgrounds! Her first card features a big, bright full moon with a scattering of stars and planets that also holds a birthday sentiment. The yellow ink is a great contrast for the purple of the wizard's hat. Her second card, also for a birthday, has a fantastic rust-look background with spatters of ink in different hues.