Somewhere Between Chance & Mystery....

July 17th 2011


The Summer of Colour this week is RED (LOL I'm a bit early posting!!) and I've used red as a "feature" on this card so thought it would fit in with this wonderful colour challenge blog! LOL I used my fingers to "drag" the red paint down this card obviously to make it look like bloody hand prints!!!

There is also a new challenge blog starting up: Forever Night Challenges which is going to focus on the "darker" side of crafting including gothic, steam punk, emo, punk that sort of edgy dark art!! Now this is an area I really haven't gotten into although I've done some steam punk items and loved it and have just recently started colouring in darker more striking colours and trying to make images look more macabre!!!


So the first challenge is an Anything Goes Theme with this "genre" in mind . I've used a CS Designs image from the "Solitaire / Behind the Mask Series - PERFECT images for this type of challenge!!!! I've used the Solitaire Mysterious Butterfly image - now if you look at the picture below which is from Chris' Shop you will see how totally different this image looks when coloured more traditionally compared to the dark greys and blood reds I've used for this card. Just goes to show how versatile these designs can be!!!



The sentiment I have used is also from the CS Designs range of digis and is a perfect match for this "masked" image! The cute little cat is just a Clipart picture I found and thought was a "cute" little addition to this "dark" card!

29 comments:

Judy said...

Love the dramatic feel of your stunning card, Sharon! Must check out the new blog - I love the 'darkside' art!

Jamie Phillips said...

Beautiful work! Really like the design :)

Shan said...

Sharon your card is absolutely stunning. I love it. Have a wonderful day.

Hug
Shannin

Willy said...

An amazing piece, Sharon. I really like the colours.

Christine said...

Love it.

Anonymous said...

beautiful! love the background too!

Unknown said...

Thank you for joining us a Forever Night " Welcome" Challenge Your card turned out splendid!!

Beverly G said...

Totally splendid!

Netty said...

Oh wow terrific card Sharon and so loving that main image, fab choice for colour of Red. x

Mandy said...

this is very creative.. and the red paint is very effective as blood...xxx

Harvest Moon by Hand said...

It's amazing what a change in color can do to an image. I liked seeing the different versions of the image next to one another. Totally different feel of each piece. Great work!

Julie said...

Great card! love the texture and the addition of the cat. Julie

2amscrapper said...

awesome art! I love the color red. Glad to know about a new site.

okienurse said...

awesome card! Great color red project!

Gerri Herbst said...

Gorgeous Red...Love this sentiment too. Have get out my red supplies...been missing them. LOL. take care, gerri

Lesley Edmonds said...

Stunning. A beautiful card.
x

Joanna said...

Ooooh, scary! Love the drama with this card, perfect for 'Red'.

Anonymous said...

this is stunning quite dramatic,, beautiful

JessiVille said...

A stunning "dark" card - I love it! A fabulous piece for our red week!
Jessi xox

Mixed Media/ Altered Crafts said...

Somewhere between chance & mystery is Fantastic! Well done & Stunning! Hugs,Tee

Ella said...

ooh, the allure! Love it~

Sandi McLean said...

2amscrapper shared the new site - I will be over to check it out.

Great fun piece Julie!

Sandi McLean said...

Sharon! I should take a break from too many comments at one sitting!

Kristin said...

Oooh, "chance and mystery" for sure! Love the bold red here - and the fact that you streaked it with your fingers for a cool texture and look. Great piece, thank you! xo

JaN's ArTy JouRneY said...

Great colour combo and love the masked image..a fab little card!

Jen @Sadie Inspired said...

I love the combination of black and red! Wonderful card!

Terrie said...

Great interpretation and use of the colors.

Noemi said...

Very striking!!
Black and red is always a good choice.

Daniele Valois said...

very dramatic. really nice color combo

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