31 DOH - Day 12 and Haunted Design House Challenge #177

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Day #12 of the 31 Days of Halloween event, held by Smeared Ink and the Smeared and Smudged Forum.  To start from the beginning, see daily winners, and for more info check out Terra's Blog. 

I will be entering this Day of the Dead mask to the Haunted Design House challenge.  Their  Challenge #177 is Dimensional Hallowe'en.  

"You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Hallowe'en 

based art piece that is dimensional in some way.  

Now foam pop dots are fine, but we are really hoping
to see you guys come up with some real dimension."

Pink is such a dark color...right?  Haahaa...Anyway it's got dimension and had to join the challenge before it ends. 

We had a small get together last night and I ended up making tamales for it.  Which inspired me, that and Sandy's (Shadows in the Moonlight)  wonderful projects, to create this Day of The Dead mask using one of Smeared Ink digital stamps from the set Calaveras.  This one is called Sugar Skull #2.

In between running to the store, cooking, and blog hopping, I rushed to get this mask finished by 4:30.  Love the hubby for all the cleaning he did and kiddos for staying out of the way!  I also apologize for the crappy second picture.  Did not realize it was so bad!

I used a skull purchased at local grocery store for $3 for the face under the mask.  Lots of impatient heat gun drying and so much more in love w/ my Aqua Painter (SU!).  Love having an idea and having it work out, even when rushed, right Monique?!  More deets below w/ more pics.  Have a Fab Saturday and get a hoppin'!

Details, Details...

Please click on pic to enlarge.

Printed out sugar skull image twice in red onto Very Vanilla card stock.

Color in both images with markers and Aqua Painter, so that one is my base and the other for parts.

Placed strips of quick set material, I got from kids art teacher, on Susannah - my skull (for you Steven King fans, the lovely lady made whole).  

Impatiently waited for it to set.  And yes, had to to use 2 heat guns to hurry up process!

Once set (not quite dry, heehehe), added White Gesso to mask and back of first image, which was fussy cut, and adhered image to mask.

Repeat w/ the heat guns.

Made flower bunch with premade flowers from stash and a gold brad, 6 total.

Added Gooseberry Pink DecoArt Americana paint to sides to help cover white of mask and blend edges of fussy cut image.

Heat Guns!

Re-do on colors with inks and Aqua Painter.  Added Cherry Cobbler Details onto face and center of flowers.

Adhered parts from second colored image, eyes and nose to mask.  Re-colored w/ markers and Aqua Painter.

Adhered flowers, spiders (from stash they were rings), and added Crystal Effects to eyes and teeth.

Heat Guns save the day!

Last, added netting (from stash) and top spider.

All materials used are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Susannah says "Think Pink this Month Ladies".  Thanks for hanging in there and see you for Day 12.