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

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

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  5. Fantastic colouring Alyce..awesome work.

    Luv CHRISSYxx

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

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

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

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

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  16. Oooooo scary!!Fabulous colouring!!

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

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  20. Amazing Alyce! Your talent never ceases to amaze me!

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

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

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

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  26. 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. 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. OMG soooo gorgeous. Fab coloring ♥

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

    big hugs Vicky xx

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

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

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

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

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

    xx coops xx

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

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  43. 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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  44. 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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  45. 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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  46. 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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  47. 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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  48. Its absolutely fantastic!! and your colouring is amazing!! XXX

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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  60. 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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  61. It looks PERFECT in my eyes! great work!

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

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

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  64. 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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  65. 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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  66. 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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  67. 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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  68. 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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