October Mixed Media Card Challenge - Black and Orange

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Welcome to October 1st and the new Mixed Media Card Challenge - Black and Orange with the optional element: Glitter.

I've been in the Halloween mode for the last couple of weeks - so that is what I used for my card theme.  The owl is from a wonderful stamp set from Waltzingmouse called A Great Big Owl - and he is, isn't he??!!!

Let me show you how I put this together.  First I sprayed a panel of watercolor paper with Spiced Marmalade and Black Soot Ranger Distress Spray stains.  I sprayed the orange first, dried it with my heat tool and then added the black so I wouldn't have TOO much black.

I stamped the owl onto white card stock, sponged over it with Ranger Distress Spiced Marmalade ink, then flicked water on it to create water spots.  Distress Ink is waterbased and so will react with water.

I die cut the owl, his feet and the branch with Big Owl die set from Waltzingmouse.  The little die that cuts around the 'toes' of the owl allows you to perch him on the die cut branch (how clever!).  I also added some Copper Micro Beads on a few spots with Glossy Accents. 

I added a Happy Halloween  Remnant Rubs/Curiosities to the top of the stained panel.

And stenciled 'FRIGHTFUL' using Tim Holtz Halloween Stencil - masking the word I wanted and using Wendy Vecchi Black Embossing Paste.

I added a die cut bat to the top corner with a foam dot.

(I got  the bat free in an order from Funkie Junkie.  It was cut out of Core-dinations Kraft Core black so I sanded it a bit so the kraft showed through.)

A close up of the Copper Micro beads and the black rhinestone eyes.   
That's  my optional element: Glitter - it does sparkle IRL - not so much in the photo!)

I looped a piece of twine through a tiny skull charm (another free gift received with a Funkie Junkie order) and tied it to the tree branch - for a little added 'frightfullness!"  Spooky/cute right??!

Please check out the Mixed Media Card Challenge blog for all the challenge details and some pretty awesome inspiration from the rest of the Design Team!!    How will you be inspired by Orange and Black???  Can't wait to see!!

I'm also linking my card to the following challenge:
The Card Concept - Mixed Media Style

Stamps:  A Great Big Owl - Waltzingmouse
Paper:  White, True Black -PTI, Watercolor paper - Ranger
Ink:  Ranger Distress Spiced Marmalade, True Black - PTI
Accessories:  Micro Copper Beads - Finnabair Art Ingredients, Black rhinestones - Kaiser, Halloween Stencil -Tim Holtz, Black Embossing Paste - Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi, Glossy Accents - Ranger, Idea-ology Remnant Rubs/Curiosities, Big Owl Die Set - Waltzingmouse, foam tape,  Skull, twine and bat die - Funky Junkie Boutique.