GCD Studios Tech project....Nevermore.......

                Hello there!  Getting ready for some spooks and chills yet?  I have always loved Edgar Allan Poe's "the raven"......which was my inspiration here.  This was my first chance to use Melody Ross's chipart tool..and do a little debossing.  I got together my chipart tool, handy dandy "hammer".....which is almost too pretty to use, and my chipart mat & water bottle.   I picked out my chipboard of choice...birds...and my design of choice...mini shapes..the diamond one.  I started at a point midway on the bird.....and started to deboss the design.  I used very little water...just a spritz or two to allow the chipboard to "mold" better.  I really allowed myself to get "artsy" here...which is hard for me sometimes.  I took Melody's advice to heart..."embrace your imperfections".    I have to say I love my little bird...or should I say "raven".   I added an amber rhinestone for an eye and a little spooky banner to his beak.  I broke out some more GCD Studio's chipboard using the "tags"(for gravestones) and also the "flourishs" set.  I painted the chipboard and a small frame black...once dry I distressed the frame and chipboard a bit for a worn appearance.  I glittered the scroll and "gravestones" and than adhered them to the frame.  I picked out a bit of paper that had a black background with a glittered accent from the Artsy Urban line as my backdrop for the raven.   I think it came out spookylicious!  Just a fun all about me project!  Hope you like!  Hugs, cherry