Haunted House

Wednesday, July 04, 2012

Hi everyone! I have a different card to share with you today. As most of you know...usually I stick with colouring people so this was a huge challenge for me so please be gentle! :) I coloured up the spooky Haunted House by Make it Crafty and used some of the brand new Halloween chippies in the store! The biggest challenge for me was tackling the night sky.


  
I'm still not quite sure if I am happy with the outcome but I am glad I tackled something out of my comfort zone! To do the night sky, I first looked at a picture on google to see where the darkest parts of the image should be. Lucky I did as I didn't realise the sky is lightest at the horizon ;) From there, I just layed down my colour from lightest to darkest and back again to blend. I then went over the whole thing again and again with my blender pen to really soften the look. I wanted the house to stand out so I wanted the sky to have a 'washed' look. It still looks kind of streaky but I kind of like it as it looks like a cloudy night ;)


Here are the copic colours that I used to create the scene:

Grey/Dress: W0, W1, W3, W5, W7
Orange: Y20, YR61, YR68, YR02, YR07
Blue: BG72, B97, B99
Yellow/Moon: Y11, Y15, Y17, E31, E33
Tree: E31, E33, E35, E37, E49
Sky: C0, C1, C3, C5, C7, BG72(I think! Sorry I can't quite remember the blue that I used over the top :), Blender

Thanks for stopping by and I hope I have inspired you to try something new! :)

Challenges that I am entering with this card:

Copic Oz - Blender (I used the blender to create my night sky :)
Crafty Catz - Metal (I have used a metal bat charm :)
Forever Night Challenges - Steampunk and Metal (I have used a metal bat charm :)
Haunted Design House - Vile Vintage
Oooh La La Creations - Mystical Magic

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69 comments

  1. Unknown4 July 2012 at 19:20

    WOW what a fabby haunted house.... love the colours and coloured to perfection! Jo xxx

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  2. Annie Rose4 July 2012 at 19:20

    THIS IS AWESOME!!!

    I love it. :) I'm in the middle of a Halloween card right now, too! Go figure. :)

    Luvs,
    Annie Rose

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  3. Suzie's Card Den4 July 2012 at 19:23

    Oh Alyce we really are our own worse critics. This is totally amazing, I am in a rush to go out just saw your card and had to stop what I was doing to let you know just how wonderful it is.
    BTW I just added 4 more pins to my candy and because you are a follower you can have another go :)
    Hugs
    Suzie xx

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  4. Carol Willis4 July 2012 at 19:23

    WOW! This is amazing. Your colouring is absolutely fabulous, great job on the night sky too.
    Hugs
    Caz x

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  5. Chrissy4 July 2012 at 19:56

    Fantastic colouring Alyce..awesome work.

    Luv CHRISSYxx

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  6. Arabella4 July 2012 at 20:03

    This is awesome Alyce! It must have taken forever! I love the pops of orange you have added... it's all just so cool! The sky looks great too!

    Arabella

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  7. Patrice4 July 2012 at 20:10

    Oh wow Alyce this is fabulous. I love the touches of orange and yellow - totally the best haunted house I've ever seen.

    x

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  8. Unknown4 July 2012 at 20:21

    I have 3 words: Work Of Art!!! Hugs, FRea

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  9. Anonymous4 July 2012 at 20:21

    Oh my, this is stunning. The colors are just fantastic. I have been looking at this image and I would not even begin to know where to start. I think you totally managed to accomplish what you wanted in the sky. It looks great. You just have so much talent!

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  10. Sue4 July 2012 at 20:37

    WOW!!!!! This is stunning. Your colouring is outstanding. I really love how you have shaded the sky and the detailing you have achieved is just amazing.


    Hugs Sue

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  11. Nat4 July 2012 at 20:39

    Oh wow! This is superb, your colouring is always fantastic and I love the way your house 'pops'.
    Natx

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  12. Blankina4 July 2012 at 20:40

    Spooky !! Great card, even with "little" you can make great cards...
    have a nice day,
    Blankina

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  13. Lisa Minckler4 July 2012 at 21:58

    SOOOO outstanding! The night sky is phenominal Alyce. My gosh, outside your comfort zone is amazing. Your house and characters are brilliant with definition. Not sure how many of those I could make for Halloween, but one person would definitely receive a VERY special card!! Kudos to you for your creation here. It's sensational.

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  14. Marilyn4 July 2012 at 22:01

    Wowza Alyce! This is incredible and beautiful, all at the same time. Fabulous sky and that's a great image too. Those orange streaks in her hair are fun and this is really an amazing image.

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  15. loz4 July 2012 at 22:12

    OMG!! This is STUNNING Alyce. Your colouring is Perfect..Loz

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  16. Maria Therese4 July 2012 at 22:19

    Oooooo scary!!Fabulous colouring!!

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  17. Jane 4 July 2012 at 22:36

    For someone who says they struggled on this challenge - all I can say my friend is that you did a fabby job!!
    Hugs
    Jane

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  18. xxxtglxxx4 July 2012 at 23:03

    Wowsers Alyce!! :)

    Stunning image and colouring and I just love the whole feel of it!

    I always feel way out of my comfort zone colouring backgrounds and objects - this looks amazing! :)

    hugs

    xxalisonxx

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  19. Annette Allen4 July 2012 at 23:10

    wow wee what a scene...this is stunning and your coloring is out of this world...I love this...

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  20. Amanda R4 July 2012 at 23:21

    Amazing Alyce! Your talent never ceases to amaze me!

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  21. Unknown5 July 2012 at 00:08

    Wow Alyce, this is stunning, your colouring is perfect as always, you should be so happy with it, love it xxx

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  22. Sarah's Little Snippets5 July 2012 at 00:13

    Hi Alyce, just catching up with you again :) This is fab, your night sky looks brilliant and I love all the shading on your castle. I've been looking through the cards I missed and they are all gorgeous. I especially love Lilli Lolita ~ her hair clip is fab! Sarah xx

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  23. Pat K5 July 2012 at 00:22

    Just amazing Alyce. So spooky and beautiful at the same time. hugs, Pat k.

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  24. Karen Wilson5 July 2012 at 00:34

    Alyce, this is STUNNING!!!!!!!!!! WOW! I am in awe of your colouring!

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  25. Janette5 July 2012 at 00:50

    Alyce it looks stunning, a fab creation..wow..xx

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  26. Faye5 July 2012 at 00:52

    Wow! You have inspired me to give up!! ;) I love your sky, I think it looks really, erm, real! Well done you for completely rocking something new. xx

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  27. Rachel Parys5 July 2012 at 01:37

    Ok, now your just showing off! Holy cow, this is flippin' amazing! This had to take you a while! The colors are amazing, and you paid so much attention to every detail! Fabulous job!

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  28. Eva Marie5 July 2012 at 03:21

    OMG soooo gorgeous. Fab coloring ♥

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  29. Vicky5 July 2012 at 04:08

    OMW...this is awesome Alyce...such an incredible image and colouring too hun..:o)

    big hugs Vicky xx

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  30. jimlynn5 July 2012 at 04:20

    Oh Alyce, it doesn't matter if it's people or haunted houses - it's colored beautifully!!! LOVE your sky on here too. Beautiful card!
    Lynn

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  31. eva5 July 2012 at 05:12

    wow, it's amazing! you could color anything!

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  32. Wishcraft5 July 2012 at 07:03

    Alyce, your spooky scene looks absolutely fantastic! So beautifully coloured hun :o) Hugs, Lisa x

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  33. Penny5 July 2012 at 08:37

    Alyce, your card is too cool! :^) Love the house, the sky, and the embellies! :^)
    Hugs,
    Penny

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  34. coldwaters25 July 2012 at 08:42

    Alyce I am just in total awe of your colouring skills, I for one will never be able to produce something anywhere near as perfect as this, it really is amazing.
    Hugs
    Lorraine x

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  35. Shelby5 July 2012 at 11:33

    Awesome work Alyce! I love how the sky turned out and the rest of the scene looks so amazing cool.

    Shelby

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  36. Tracy5 July 2012 at 12:29

    This is definitely different for you but it looks amazing. I'd say you nailed the sky and I'm not surprised one bit. :-) Hugs!

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  37. Alice 5 July 2012 at 12:55

    absolutely amazing details and colors as always!! jaw dropping work of art, Alyce!!! fabulous!!

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  38. Barbara Sproatmeyer (LM2)5 July 2012 at 16:30

    See - it turned out awesome!! I actually love the streak look and good thing they were going horizontal too. :D Love how the card turned out too - awesome job! Love it! *Hugs

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  39. Kjersti5 July 2012 at 18:16

    This is just fantastic Alyce, don't know how you did it, but the sky looks fabulous! - The whole card is gorgeous!
    Have a nice day!
    Hugs Kjersti:)

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  40. coops5 July 2012 at 18:57

    WOW!! so stunning alyce.really love the images and design and your colours are fantastic :D

    xx coops xx

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  41. Suzanne5 July 2012 at 20:28

    Really love it Alyce xx

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  42. angelic crafter5 July 2012 at 20:47

    WOW Alyce this is amazing! I love the colouring and the orange on the house and the moon really stamd out. Love the night sky effect you have done. awesome!!! XOX Tania

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  43. JLJ Designs5 July 2012 at 20:49

    Very spooky! I love how the orange pops off the page.

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  44. Steph5 July 2012 at 23:09

    Beautiful! I love the end result of your washed out sky, it toally makes the house pop off the page.What a wonderfully colored and layed out card. Thanks for joining us at Forever Night Challenges this week.

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  45. JanR6 July 2012 at 00:01

    If I was standing beside you right now I'd totally give you a (polite) little tiny shove. Go easy on you! Pffffft. Go easy on what?!? This is absolutely incredible!!!! Out-of-this-world colouring and I love that cobweb in the corner. Amazing card!

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  46. CRAZYCRAFTSHED6 July 2012 at 02:09

    Hi Alyce
    A stunning and beautiful card,gorgeous colour's and a fabulous scene,thankyou for joining us this week at CraftyCatz
    Hugs Dianne xx :)

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  47. Alli Devine6 July 2012 at 03:18

    What a great spooky card. I really like the colouring and think that you really nailed the look of the night sky. Thanks for entering our magical Mystical challenge at ooh La La creations

    Alli

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  48. Unknown6 July 2012 at 03:38

    This is fabulous Alyce what a stunning house and card I love all the colours well done its fab Hugs Elaine

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  49. June Nelson6 July 2012 at 04:04

    Its absolutely fantastic!! and your colouring is amazing!! XXX

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  50. DonnaMundinger6 July 2012 at 05:34

    OMG!! GORGEOUS coloring! Love the images. Thanks for sharing with HDH. xxD

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  51. Miranda6 July 2012 at 06:18

    freakin'awesome, LOVE it
    thanks for joining the Forever Night Challenge this week
    hugs
    Miranda
    FNC DT

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  52. Miranda6 July 2012 at 06:19

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  53. Leanne6 July 2012 at 06:41

    Alyce, this is gorgeous, just exactly what I pictured a haunted mansion with gloomy skies should be. Great job!!
    *:)

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  54. pinky6 July 2012 at 08:11

    Oh wow can you step up to a challenge or what Alyce, this is just amazing!

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  55. Ellis6 July 2012 at 09:05

    Love love yoyur card, great layout and your colored it fantastic! I love halloween, the ghost looks nice too!
    Hugs, Elenor

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  56. Unknown6 July 2012 at 09:31

    Fabulous!!! I soooo love this...You've done a fantastic job coloring this!!!
    hugs! Leah Ann

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  57. mark gould6 July 2012 at 21:24

    very cool, I wish I could lay down colour like that. The images are fantastic, great job on the sky.
    mark

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  58. I Don't Do Straight7 July 2012 at 00:29

    Lovely little scene and your colouring is FAB. Thanks for sharing with us at Haunted Design House this week :)

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  59. angelwhispers7 July 2012 at 03:33

    Wow just fabulous and so glad you coloured this your depth and shading is amazing just superb! Chanelle xxx

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  60. angelwhispers7 July 2012 at 03:33

    Wow just fabulous and so glad you coloured this your depth and shading is amazing just superb! Chanelle xxx

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  61. Lorraine7 July 2012 at 07:20

    You're not happy with the outcome? It looks awesome! Your coloring is stunning! and I love how you embellished your card! (I remember coloring this house...yeesh it took a looong time, lol)

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  62. LisaVeronica7 July 2012 at 22:00

    It looks PERFECT in my eyes! great work!

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  63. Andrea C8 July 2012 at 02:30

    Absolutely brilliant card!!! Love it, thanks for sharing with us at Haunted Design House x

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  64. Julia8 July 2012 at 09:24

    Great card! Love the image and your coloring. Thanks for joining Poisoned Peas Pleas. Hugs, Julia

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  65. happyscrapper8 July 2012 at 09:34

    This is gorgeous. You keep on doing these kinds of cards. Thanks for joining us at PPP, and hope to see you back again.
    Hugz,
    Christine

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  66. Anonymous8 July 2012 at 13:25

    This is AH-mazing!!! I love the way you colored it. Thanks for joining us at PPP. I hope you will join us tomorrow for our new challenge. Hugs~Patti (PPP DT)

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  67. KristyLee9 July 2012 at 02:29

    Stunningly beautiful! Your coloring is so terrific! Great job! Thank you for playing at Poisoned Peas Please challenge #5!
    Peace,
    KristyLee
    (PPP SrDT)

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  68. Croms' Cubby Hole9 July 2012 at 05:33

    Absolutely stunning!!! your colouring is so vivid, draws me into that little house. the sky looks real - the real sky always looks streaky anyway. Thank you for sharing with us at MM @ HDH this week

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  69. Kathy Jones13 July 2012 at 17:45

    Stunning card and your colouring is gorgeous and great use of blender technique!!! Thanks so much for playing the CopicOz Challenge!! :)

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