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Colorado Craft Company Anita Jeram Halloween Release (+GIVEAWAY!)

29 Sep

Good morning!  I’m so excited to be hopping along to celebrate the newest and exclusive Halloween Anita Jeram release from Colorado Craft Company!  There are seven new sets with coordinating dies (including some Lovely Legs and Big and Bold sets!) and I’m sharing a card using Hang in There!

Apparently I have a thing for bats this year!

Hang in There by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Colorado Craft Company

I started by stamping the bats and sentiment onto a panel of distress heavystock with copic friendly black ink.  I also stamped the bats on masking paper and fussy cut masks.  I temporarily adhered the masks over the stamped bats and then placed a large circle mask over the panel to create my moon.  I blended tumbled glass, salty ocean, blueprint sketch, villainous potion, and black soot distress oxide ink to create my spooky night sky.  I splattered the sky with water, shimmer spray, and white gouache and let it dry completely.

Hang in There by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Colorado Craft Company

Next I removed the moon mask, and placed the negative mask over my blended sky.  Then I blended a little antique linen and scattered straw distress oxide ink randomly over the moon.  I also splattered it with a little water and shimmer spray to create some dimension.  Finally I removed all the masks and colored the bats with warm grey copic markers. I used W1, W3, W5, W7, and W9 along with a tiny bit of R02 on the ears of the largest bat.  To finish the card, I added a few accents with a white gel pen.

And that’s it! Make sure to check out the full release as well as all the other gorgeous Anita Jeram designs that Colorado Craft Company has to offer! Thanks so much for stopping by and have an amazing day!

To celebrate the release each designer is giving away a stamp set! To enter leave a comment here and/or on my corresponding instagram post for a chance to win!  Comments must be left before 11:59 PM MST on October 1st and the winners will be announced on November 25th!  

Colorado Craft Company is also giving away the full release bundle to one lucky winner who shops through the affiliate links of one of the designers on the hop!  In order to win you must make a purchase using affiliate links.  As always, I’m an honored and grateful if you choose to shop with my link.  If you’d like to use my link, please click HERE to shop the new release!  Thank you!

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Tags:
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Comments

  1. Lara Mosby says

    September 29, 2022 at 7:21 am

    I like the card! Your process is easy to understand. This is a great release, and I think the bats will be easy to color. Thanks!

    Reply
  2. spilor says

    September 29, 2022 at 7:31 am

    Your card is “fang”tastic, Jessica! I love that big moon – great job with the awesome background. The bats are too cute to be really scary and you did an awesome job of coloring them.
    Lori S in PA

    Reply
    • Jenny K says

      September 30, 2022 at 8:31 am

      Love your card!! Thanks for explaining the process. I truly appreciate it.

      Reply
  3. Barbaralynn says

    September 29, 2022 at 8:38 am

    What a great background–I too love the bats! This card is perfect for Halloween!

    Reply
  4. Meghan Kennihan says

    September 29, 2022 at 8:45 am

    I LOVE these bats! Great moon!

    Reply
  5. Vicki Donnelly says

    September 29, 2022 at 9:18 am

    What a great release! We are all a little batty! Thanks for the step by step guide.

    Reply
  6. Titus Debbie says

    September 29, 2022 at 9:30 am

    These cards are the BEST!🎃🎃🎃

    Reply
  7. Connie says

    September 29, 2022 at 9:31 am

    Love the bats and the background!

    Reply
  8. Colleen Berg says

    September 29, 2022 at 9:52 am

    This set is so cool. And very artsy and words can’t express what I think about when I look at this set but it’s amazing! Thanks for the opportunity.

    Reply
  9. Daria Z. says

    September 29, 2022 at 10:23 am

    That literally glows! Such a fabulous card, Jessica – and I love the sentiment!!

    Reply
  10. Linda BL says

    September 29, 2022 at 10:25 am

    Great card. Love that sentiment!

    Reply
  11. Lori Wolfe says

    September 29, 2022 at 10:32 am

    I adore this card! The Copic coloring and background are beautiful.

    Reply
  12. J S Yeager says

    September 29, 2022 at 10:38 am

    Love the bats. Great release.

    Reply
  13. Kelly Parker says

    September 29, 2022 at 10:58 am

    wonderful card!

    Reply
  14. Sharon Gullikson says

    September 29, 2022 at 11:14 am

    I LOVE, ADORE, and like bats so much. This is just my style. And the sentiment is cute. Great job.

    Reply
  15. Lynda says

    September 29, 2022 at 11:36 am

    Anita’s drawings are so adorable they make even what could be scary bats cute.

    Reply
  16. Marty Harris says

    September 29, 2022 at 11:37 am

    Delightful card! This release is such a lot of fun.

    Reply
  17. Lori Podolsky says

    September 29, 2022 at 11:38 am

    Love that amazing background and fabulous card, Jesse. The new release is adorable. Thank you for the inspiration.

    Reply
  18. Anne Sturgeon says

    September 29, 2022 at 11:54 am

    Nothing too scary with these sweet faces on the bats!! Love your background TFS

    Reply
  19. Marjorie E says

    September 29, 2022 at 12:29 pm

    Great card. Love your background. The new release is inspiring. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  20. Debbie Mason says

    September 29, 2022 at 1:05 pm

    Your card is fantastic. Thank you for sharing how you masked and the colors you used for the bats.

    Reply
  21. Heike Carlson says

    September 29, 2022 at 1:36 pm

    Bats are one of my least favorite things, but these guys are stinking cute!

    Reply
  22. Jen G says

    September 29, 2022 at 2:14 pm

    I love the bats and the sentiment…so funny!

    Reply
  23. Louanne says

    September 29, 2022 at 2:25 pm

    I love this! Your card is too cute and the artwork on the stamp set is fantastic!

    Reply
  24. Mary Faulkner says

    September 29, 2022 at 2:37 pm

    Love love love these bats, super wicked night sky!

    Reply
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