Hi there! Today, I’m hopping along with my friends at Colorado Craft Company to help celebrate their October 3rd Release! It’s full of Halloween-y fun, both spooky and whimsical. You should have arrived here from Daniel West, and your next stop is Kassi Hulet. You can check out the entire hop list at the Colorado Craft Company blog! I have a cheeky, vibrant project for you today, so let’s get started with the details!
I have had a long love affair with the Big and Bold line from Colorado Craft Company, the obsession for which started with their spectacular floral designs. (Me and flowers, big shocker-right?) But their Big and Bold stamp line has way more than just flowers! This month, they added the Big and Bold-Witch’s Broom to their lineup, and the cheeky sentiments are just so darn fun! Some people are all about Halloween, and it can be hard for me to get too excited about blood and guts and being terrified (sorry, not sorry), but I can definitely get behind some snarky, clever sentiments!
I wanted to create a magical, vibrant night’s sky behind the Big and Bold-Witch’s Broom. Aurora Borealis-esque, but a bit more magical and almost unnatural. I began by heat embossing the main image from Big and Bold-Witch’s Broom using some brass embossing powder onto a panel of Arches Cold Press watercolor paper. I then taped the panel down to my watercolor board and used my Holbein watercolors to create this vibrant night sky behind it! The trick to creating this vibrant celestial sky is to lay down your colorful areas first, using lots of pigment and lots of water, then allowing it to dry completely before coming back in with intense black watercolor. I used lots of water and pigment to allow the black to move around fluidly, trying to keep things organic but still allow the magical vibrant colors to shine through. Isn’t watercolor such an incredibly versatile medium? I allowed the watercolor to dry completely (so that the next layer wouldn’t bleed), then covered my watercolored broom with Post-It notes and splattered some metallic “stars” in the sky.
I used the same Brass embossing powder to emboss the super cheeky sentiment from Big and Bold-Witch’s Broom onto a strip of black cardstock. I trimmed it down, then removed my now-dry watercolored panel from my watercolor board and trimmed it down a bit, as well. I mounted the watercolored panel to a black, A2 card front using foam adhesive, then added the sentiment over the top with more foam adhesive for lots of dimension. I absolutely love how vibrant and unique this non-traditional Halloween card came out!
To celebrate this latest release, Colorado Craft Company is giving away one of each of their new stamp sets to one commenter along the hop! To be entered to win, simply leave a comment at each stop on the hop, both on the blogs and on Instagram for maximum chances. Colorado Craft Company will select winners on Wednesday, October 6th, and announce them on the Colorado Craft Company blog on October 7, 2021.
Well, that’s all for my project today! Check out the Colorado Craft Company blog for all of the hop participants. Your next stop is Kassi Hulet. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and happy hopping!
Wonderful colors!
What a beautiful card. I am not sorry you don’t love blood and guts for Halloween cards either!
I love your broom card,the background really makes the card
Love this background and the broom pops so well!
Oh wow, what an awesome design! Love it!
I would never have thought to do what you did with this stamp set! Spooky AND spectacular!
Love this card. The background is stunning!
Wow, Emily, you’ve created magic with this CCC set. tfs-stay well.
Breath taking background is perfect for the golden broom!
Wow!! This card is amazing. I love the non traditional Halloween card.
Stunning background. Love the broom!
Stunning background!
Wow! Stunning card, Emily!
What an awesome take on this stamp! I love how different it is!
Always thought witches were out of this world!!
Amazing card! Such WOW factor, well done!
OMG! That broom is spectacular! I love your coloring! TU!
Love your bold and beautiful broom!
Beautiful broom card. I love your color and background.
Absolutely beautiful!!
This is magical and fantastical, I love the beautiful colors and the metallic embossing powder! Awesome!
This is magical Em! Love the galaxy look with the gold.
That background and your broom are amazing! Thank you for the inspiration.
This is sooo cool! I Love the broom and your background!
Gorgeous card with that Broom!!!
I love how the background really sets off the broom.
Love this big broom. Fun idea.
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Wow! Love that background. Great color picks!!!
Your “way with color” always amazes me.
Nice galaxy background. I don’t think any of the sets screamed blood and guts. I love all the Halloween sets. It’s a fun time to get a little snarky. The witch and zombie sets are my favorite. The broom is going to coordinate well with witches hat set.
OMG I love these. That are AMAZEBALLS
Wow! That background is amazing!
Wow…. fabulous card! This stamp set is one of my faves of the release! The witch’s bloom looks awesome and you created a spectacular background!
Are you kidding me….your background and image is out of this world fabulous.
Your card is fantastic. The coloring just pops that old witch’s broom. Love it.
I love your card. The background is awesome. Thank you so much for your inspiration.
The colors of the night sky are gorgeous. Spectacular card.
Wow, terrific background. The broom stamp set is something I need to pick up!
Beautiful colors! Thanks for sharing!
Wow. That could also have a sentiment that says, “Rock the Broom!” It’s awesome.
AWESOME !!! Just SO LOVE this card.
WOWEEEEEE this is just too cool. I LOVE the sky
So much fun! Love the sparkle! Thank you!
Emily, I absolutely LOVE this!
Hi, Emily – The watercolors are SO GORGEOUS for the night sky background of this card! Love it. I am in your camp… I don’t go for gory or scary Halloween cards – cutesy Halloween is more my style. I like your glam Halloween, though!
Lori S in PA
Love, love, love the broom card
Wow! Beautiful, bold and gold and so inspiring.
Your cards are always on point.
Great card with an exceptional background! I love a good snarky comment too!
Ha. I am our churches witch and I have bones etc dangling from my broom. Love it!! It’s perfect.
I am absolutely in love with this card!
Just love the colors.Thanks!
Your card is awesome! I love the bright colors on the background!
The nebula is amazing! This blog hop has me spending too much money!!! lol
Cosmic Cool! What a killer card!
So magical, Emily! Love this!
Dramatic and magical. Love your card.
I wouldn’t have thought of that background for the broom. Looks great!
I enjoy your coloring and embosing on the broom card.
Oh my mercy what a background. I love the snark too. The broom is great. So many things you can do with this. Cinderella, Harry Potter, etc.
Love these ideas thank you.
OMG! Your card is absolutely amazing. I love the vibrant colors!
Omg! I love this card! The colors are so vibrant. It’s perfect!
The broom is colored so beautifully. This may sound unusual but if the handle was cropped off it almost looks like a lovely dress!
wow, wow, WOW! Fantastic!
I Love this. great job.
Wow! The background of your broom card is amazing! I JUST LOVE CCC STAMPS!! <3 HALLOWEEN STAMPS ARE MY FAVORITE!
Love, love, love your starry night sky! Gorgeous 😍
The background is spectacular! The big and bold broom stamp is great!
Wow your card is a wowza!!! I would love to see a tutorial on your sky and broom. It’s magical and mystical. Love it
Great release! Your card really makes an impact!
Love, love, looooove Colorado Craft Company stamps. Big and Bold and just Legs are some of my favorites. Amazing card you made.
Bold and beautiful is right. Love this background.
Absolutely stunning. Beautiful card.
WOWZA! That background is stunning!! Such vivid color!
Such a fun card!
Love the broom! the colors are awesome.
Stunning!! I love the image and amazing background.
Such vivid colors, love them!
Love all the new products and can’t wait to try them out myself!
Love how your witch flew in from another galaxy.
Ohhhh…..BEAUTIFUL!!!!
Your background of the broom is amazing! This is a great release with so many awesome sets!
That background is spectacular!! I would love to try that!! And that broom is beautiful!! You always seem to dazzle us with each card!!
I absolutely love this card! Your background is amazing!
Such a fabulous card! I love the background and such a great accent to the broom!
Wowie zowie! I was hoping someone would use the BIG broom on the blog hop, it’s my favorite of the release, but with that added sky background I almost forgot to notice the broom. Wonderful card!!
This is a spook-tacular card! Great job!
What can I say?… WOW. HOLY SMOKES! GORGEOUS CARD. Thnx so much for sharing. I’m gonna try this technique.
Fabulous background! Love the card and new release!
Fabulous “out of this world” background for a flying broom!!!
Beautiful, vibrant water coloring. Love it!
ooooh what a fabulous background – love this card
Love this card-very creative. I need one of those magic brooms!
You always use such great colors.
Your cards are always so beautiful.
Great background. I like the color for the broom.
Wow, this is amazing, colours are simply stunning!!
Amazing color!