Bats over the city for Halloween

CVC - Heavenly bodies/Space    

For my inspirational challenge project for Country View Crafts I created a simple scene to fit in with the challenge title and Halloween. 

Firstly create a background using brown distress inks - dip, drip and dry. Splatter etc until happy with it. Then die cut some buildings from the cityscape die set. Also cut some of the extras from coloured card to add some roof details.

Create another background using the same technique as above and using black, blue and brown distress inks, keeping it very dark. Splatter with the spritzes. Diecut the bats.

Take a third piece of card to create the night sky background, using removable tape fix the largest moon mask to the card. First blend over the distress inks and distress oxides .....

..... then start the distress process of using a small stamp block spritzed with water dabbed on to create movement, also dry between each step and splatter water droplets, dry some and repeat and blot others. Also splatter watery ink droplets and dry in layers. Remove the mask and give a final spritz around the edges of the moon. It softens the edge, allows some of the colour to creep into the moon shape to add shadow and texture, plus the oxides start to do their magic and create an oxidised effect where the ink components split, resulting in a muted, opaque, and slightly chalky appearance It reminds me of the milky way. 

When those layers are perfectly dry add the mask again and splatter the brushed pewter spray stain to create star constellations. 

They look grey in one light direction but sparkle in another. Don't forget to clean the mask and your paint brush straight away before the stain dries.

Remove the mask and dabble distress inks within the moon shape,, spritz, splatter and dry.

Assemble the city buildings onto the card, add some bats and a halloween message.

xx

Supplies linked to Country View Crafts

Tim Holtz Sizzix dies - Cityscape, Metropolis 661804, Mixed Media Halloween 661588

Tim Holtz Moon Mask THMSK0,

Tim Holtz Distress inks Walnut Stain, Ground Espresso, Frayed Burlap, Black Soot, Salvaged Patina

Tim Holtz inks for the sky - DI Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire, Tumbled Glass, Hickory Smoke. Dox Faded Jeans, Iced Spruce

Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain - Brushed Pewter

Tim Holtz - Spritz - Peacock Feathers, Hickory Smoke

Tim Holtz stamps - Skull Blueprint 659375

Faber Castell Pitt artist pens - brushes - TERRA