Silver Elephant Craftique: Blank Page Muse: There's a Little Witch in all of us

How cute is this little witch? I know it seems a little early to think about Halloween, but since July's theme for Blank Page Muse is "holidays" I thought I'd start off with a witch card. However, this witch can also be used for many other occasions. It's a cute and happy witch so even a magical birthday sentiment would work.

Supplies:

Stitches Frond Witch Words stamp designed by Stephanie Eaton
A6 white card base
Watercolor paper cut to 4-3/8"W x 6"H
White cardstock cut to 3"W x 4-1/4"H for the background (I used a stitch rectangle die)
Black cardstock cut to 3-1/8"W x 4-3/8"H to mat background
White cardstock 3"W x 4"H to stamp image
White cardstock 2-1/8"W x 1-3/8"H to stamp sentiment
Black cardstock 2-1/4"W x 1-1/2"H to mat sentiment
Distress Ink or Distress Oxide: Seedless Preserves, Black Soot, Mowed Lawn
Ink blending brushes and/or blending tool with foam pad
Clouds Stencil
Grass Stencil
Water spray bottle
Coloring medium of choice. I used Copic markers.
Your favorite adhesive
Foam dots or squares

Instructions:

Stamp the witch image and color with medium of choice. I used Copic markers. Colors are listed below the photo.

Copic markers used:

Purple: V17, V15, V12

Green: G09, G05, G03, G00

Orange: YR18, YR15

To make the background, first use a cloud stencil and Distress Inks in Seedless Preserves and Black Soot, alternating the colors. Stencil 3/4 of the cardstock.

Next, use a grass stencil and Distress Oxide in Mowed Lawn. Make the grass darker in the front than the back.

Stamp the sentiment and use the Distress Ink in Black Soot to ink the edges. Adhere it to the black cardstock mat.

Using the watercolor paper, ink all of the cardstock except for the center with Distress Ink in Seedless Preserves. Using Black Soot, ink the edges.

Remove the water sprayer from the bottle and add some droplets of water onto the watercolor paper. Use a clean paper towel to remove the water so the ink shows the water droplets.