Monday, October 5, 2015

New Release at Aurora Wings and HDH WooHoo, It's Halloween!


EEEK!  I can't believe it's already October 5th and this is my first Halloween post.  Definitely worth waiting for though, because I have the privilege of showcasing the adorable new Horned Beetle Sprite, available in the  Aurora Wings Etsy Shop in jpg and in png HERE. You can also find him HERE on page 6 of the Sprites Collection in the AW Digi Shop. Isn't he a cutie?  

I've captured him in a jar from the Specimen Jar set from Smeared Ink and he looks none too pleased, or is it the scary black cat ( Tim Holtz die) that has him all riled up?  He's being featured on the AW Showcase Blog today (along with another fab new release you won't want to miss).

He's also doing double duty as my Macabre Monday DT post today. We're going for  creepy, grotesque, macabre Halloween.  Yeah, he's awfully cute for HDH, but I just couldn't resist showing him off some more.  Can you blame me? Besides, all that buggy DP behind him sure gives me the creepy crawlies.



Here's a closeup of the little dude.  Feisty, eh?  He sure looks like he can hold his own.  I took a pic of him colored before I fussy cut him and added him to the jar because I didn't think I could get a closeup with him encased in acetate and I was right.  He was colored with Copics and here you can see all of the Diamond Glaze I've applied to his shell and "armor".  The glaze was applied and allowed to dry prior to fussy cutting which kept him from curling up.



And here's the dimensional shot. I printed the jar twice on printable acetate and the lid once on matted metallic card stock. This set is now only available in rubber, HERE but you could do the same using Staz-On. I fussy cut the pieces (along with some buggy DP from an old MS mat stack and popped the layers with the little Sprite in between.  The sentiment was done with my Dymo and the cat was added and popped because I didn't have a spare snake handy (for the "hisses" part, LOL).   The striped and other buggy DP came from MME and the EEK embellie is from JoLee's.  

The AW Showcase team has another new release in store for you too, so be sure to visit the Showcase Blog to see the fabulous inspiration, (there just might be a special coupon code there too) and don't forget our current AW ATG Blog Challenge which ends October 17th and the October Shades of Pink FB Contest going on through the end of the month.


Here are all the important links you need.

I'm entering this in the Simon Says Wednesday ATG, Smudgy Antics ATG, DL.Art October Linky Challenge, Mod Squad Anything With Wings, Left of Center (using the LOC theme), and Sassy Studios Make it Fly (I'm pretty sure he has wings, but just in case, there's a whole bunch of wings on the DP), Come and Get It Challenge For the Boys and Crafty Hazelnut's October Patterned Paper challenge

20 comments:

  1. Just love this Donna, you have made him look so cheeky and a right little pickle, love everything you have done here x

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  2. Who would ever have know that a bug could look so damn cute lol...I absolute LOVE how you've coloured him, added the diamond glaze, the LO and the sentiments just perfect Donna. Huge Hugz, Lorraine xx

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  3. As always, your make is so clever, Donna! I love how you went with the bug jar idea and the 'Bug and Hiss'. Hehe~! This little dude with big attitude is ready to take on the kitty! So feisty. :D I loved seeing the closeup that showed how you made his armor shiny! But you already know how much I admire you attention to detail. ^_^ Thank you so much for bringing this cutie to the new release at Aurora Wings today, Donna!!

    Big hug,
    Mitzi xxx

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  4. Fun idea to put him into a jar, Donna - a fun card for Halloween! Thanks for playing along with us at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge!

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  5. Beautiful coloring, love the image and card layers.

    Hugs, Lori m

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  6. A cute image and fabulous bps. Thanks for joining us at CHPPC, good luck with the challenge. hugs Shirleyxxxxxx

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  7. Awesome coloring and creepy bugs:-) Thanks for taking the challenge with us at the Mod Squad Challenge

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  8. awww! bless. His ready to take on the world once he gets out of that jar! Thanks for sharing this one too at SSD :)

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  9. Oh my gosh, this is fabulous! I love that little horned sprite. You've colored him so beautifully and the jar turned out so cool. Thanks for sharing with us over at LOC challenges this week.

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  10. This card is so fantastic. Love it! Ty for participating in the Mod Squad Challenge.

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  11. This card is so cool looking. Love it! Thank you for joining us at Sassy Studio Designs and the DTBST challenge this week! HUGS

    Kim
    SSD DT

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  12. I adore your card, I just made one similar (too funny ungh?) anyways love it! Thanks for sharing with us at LOC.
    Peace,
    KristyLee

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  13. This card is great! It's amazing!!!!! I love it!!!! Thanks for joining us at LOC challenge blog!!! Ana Isabel DT

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  14. Super fun layering. Hope to see more from you next month at Smudgy Antics

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  15. Beautiful card you made and lovely layout! =)
    Thanks for entering our challenge at Smudgy Antics!
    Hugs, Elenor DT

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  16. Great dimensional card - love the horned beetle sprite - FAB XX

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  17. Wonderfully fabulous card. Thanks for playing with us at Smudgy Antics

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  18. What a delightful project! Thanks for playing with us at Smudgy Antics this month!

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  19. Such a wonderful card Donna... you pay so much attention to detail. Thank you for joining us at SMUDGY ANTICS this month.love BDx

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  20. What's not to love about this! Such a beautiful creation I have come back and looked at this a few times and each time I spot something new that I love about it. Thank you for playing along with us at Smudgy Antics xx

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Thanks for making my day!