Sunday, October 6, 2013

Graveyard Spirits

 
This card turned out totally different than I planned...guess sometimes plans go awry, in a good way!
 
I made this card for the Hobbycutz Challenge. We have a wonderful sponsor who provided the Design Team with beautiful digital papers...
 
Sponsor
 
The challenge is:
 
 
 

I used the BMD papers for the background and the skulls. You can actually get some awesome freebies at BMD...so check it out, by all means!
 
 I cut the skulls and headstone on my Cricut using a CTMH cartridge.  I always ink the edges of cut images from the back with a sponge, so no white cut edges show. While doing this, I discovered the skulls left some cool "ghostly" images on my desk pad. "Hey!" I thought, "This would look cool on my card!".
 
 
Thus the spirits of the couple,
 whose skulls didn't make it into their grave...so sad.
 
 
I used Hobbycutz' wooden fence, embossing it with silver powder, burning it in spots. To make the ghostly "smoke", I used the small fancy flourish, inking it with Black Soot Distress Ink and shining it up with Stickles.
 I also used a stamp by Kaisercraft to give the headstone some texture.
 
I am entering this card in the following challenges:
1.  Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
2.  613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes
3.  4 Crafty Chicks - Fall/Autumn
4.  Haunted Design House , Macabre Monday Challenges - Dimensional Hallowe'en
(I used Hobbycutz Laser Cuts)
5.  Country View Challenges - Something Spooky
6.  Artful Times - Autumnal Colors
7.  Allsorts - Autumn colors 
8.  Crafty Calendar - Halloween
9.  Crazy 4 Challenges -CFC206  Halloween
10.  Hiding in My Craftroom - Halloween Colors
11. Paper Creators Crafts - Dies or Punches
12.  Card Makin' Mamas - Trick or Treat
13.  Challenges and Candies - Colors of Autumn
14.  Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
15.  Simply Create Too - Fall/ Autumn colors 
 

 
Enjoy the Halloween Challenge and Hobbycutz..you might win! I do comment on some of the entries, and would absolutely love to see my follower's cards. Let me know if you enter so I can check out you work...leave me a comment at the end of this blog post.
 
Enjoy the Journey,
 
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15 comments:

  1. Keti's ProjectsOctober 7, 2013 at 1:51 PM

    This is a spookey card ;-). But I love the background colors.

    Thanks for playing with us at Izazovi i sladkiši.

    Hugs, Keti (DT)

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  2. NeetOctober 7, 2013 at 5:52 PM

    Fabulous card but alas it cannot be counted in the Artful Times Challenge as it does not meet the criteria.
    Neet xx

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  3. DianeMoneyGoolsbyOctober 7, 2013 at 7:19 PM

    Hi, Bev: We are so glad you joined us for our Fall Challenge at Simply Create Too. Your entry is very cute--hope you join us again soon! PS. Lily is very cute too!

    Diane
    Simply Create Too Team Member
    http://DianesDigitalDesigns.blogspot

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  4. UnknownOctober 7, 2013 at 7:49 PM

    I love the images the skulls left after inking too...and it's great that you saw that on your desk pad. You just never know where you're going to find inspirations!
    Thanks for sharing your great card with us in our Halloween Colors challenge this week at HIMCR....good luck!
    hugs--
    Roberta
    Hiding in My Craft Room Design Team
    Queen Bee Paper Crafts
    My Blog Candy

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  5. WinkOctober 7, 2013 at 9:57 PM

    This card is very spooky! I luv it! I like the special touch you put on the skulls. Very Cool!

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  6. NataliOctober 7, 2013 at 11:37 PM

    Beautiful and scare Halloween card )) Gorgeous laser cut with touch of sparkles on it. And love how you play with paints.
    Hugs,
    Natali

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  7. I Don't Do StraightOctober 8, 2013 at 1:03 PM

    Whatever your intention this card turned out FAB! Thanks for sharing with us at Haunted Design House :)

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  8. AndrejaOctober 9, 2013 at 1:25 AM

    Such a perfect creation! I like the colors you use and your Hallowen-Fall scene which you made.
    Thank you so much for joining us at "Izazovi i Slatkiši"
    Hugs, Andreja

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  9. Andrea COctober 9, 2013 at 9:06 AM

    Great work and loving the texture on the fence. Thanks for sharing with us at Haunted Design House x

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  10. Naomi Johnson October 10, 2013 at 4:12 AM

    Great card. Thanks for joining us this week at Crafty Catz. Naomi x

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  11. Crafting VickyOctober 10, 2013 at 9:21 PM

    wow love the die cuts you have used for this. Great colors.

    Thanks for joining us at 613 Avenue Create this week. Hope to see you again next week. DT Crafting Vicky I have some candy on my blog ;o) http://crafting-vicky.blogspot.ca/2013/09/400-followers-giveaway.html

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  12. TracyOctober 11, 2013 at 9:55 AM

    Thanks for joining Allsorts challenge with this great entry, good luck.
    Happy crafting
    Tracy x

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  13. GaleOctober 11, 2013 at 6:53 PM

    Fab spooky Halloween card. Thanks for sharing with us in our Fall/Autumn Challenge at Simply Create Too. Hugs, Gale DT

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  14. MommyScrapsOctober 29, 2013 at 8:18 AM

    I love the ghosted skulls! Thanks for sharing with us at Card Makin Mamas!
    Hugs, Adina

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  15. Brenda BrownOctober 30, 2013 at 4:03 PM

    A great halloween card, love your ghostly spirits. Thank you for linking to Country View Challenges 'Something Spooky' theme.
    hugs {brenda} x0x

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Bev aka Artsystamper

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