"Spirits of the Dead" Poe art for Forever Dark Challenges DT

Howzit Friends!

I'm back today to share the 2nd project I made for the launch of our new 'dark and twisty' challenge blog called Forever Dark Challenges!  We have TWO fangtastic sponsors this month and we had the pleasure of creating with the digi images they provided us with!  On Tuesday I blogged about the card featuring digi stamps by ArtiDoodles, click HERE to go check it out if you missed it, Teri's images are simply divine!  Now I'm thrilled to share the card made with Ike's fabulous digis!

June 22 Update:  Yay!  This Poe project won the Ike's World #39 Challenge, Squeeee! :0)

Ikes Art

Ike is offering 3 digi images

ArtiDoodles

Teri is offering 3 digi images

 "Spirits of the Dead"

 "Be silent in that solitude,

   Which is not loneliness—for then

The spirits of the dead who stood

   In life before thee are again

In death around thee—and their will

Shall overshadow thee: be still."

E.A. Poe "Spirits of the Dead"

And just for fun my beautiful Gothess, Evangeline Ghastly, wanted to pose with her favourite poet ;0)

I combined the image of the women with the raven "Poe's Death Bed" with "Candle Poe"

in Photoshop CS6 and printed out the image onto Neenah Solar White cardstock.  To create the fancy fold card I scored where I wanted the fold on either side of Poe's head and then fussy cut the portion that was above the scored line with an Xacto knife.  Once his head was free I folded the card in half. 

I coloured the images with Copic markers and the background was done with Derwent Pastel pencils and blended with a Dove blender pen.

Come and indulge your dark side and play in our Forever Dark Challenges!

I'm entering this one in
Ike's World Challenge #39 - Lyrics

Qoth the Raven #45 Picture Inspiration

Dreaming in Darkness #2 Anything Goes 

Happy Stamping!

 THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

I design for Smeared and Smudged - Smeared Ink * Lost Coast Designs * Forever Dark * Altered Eclectic Challenges *About Art Accents