Colorful Ghosties

Has hell completely frozen over?!
Is it raining frogs?!

Something is definitely in the air, since this is my second post

in a week, for the first time in what seems like years.

I am thrilled to be working with another Oddball Art Stamp image today.

I started off by printing the ghosties from the 

Dots and Doodles paper pack

onto some watercolor card stock.

Since it's been so long since I've colored anything, some of my Copics are

trying to dry out. I thought I'd check my even more neglected Zig watercolor markers,

and lo' and behold, they're still just as juicy as the day I bought them!

So, water color the ghosties, I did!

After my rudimentary attempt at water coloring, I decided to color

in the background using a black Copic marker. No way was I going to risk

ruining everything at this point by trying to watercolor in between the ghosties. 

These little guys really pop against the black background! 

I love it!!

Since this image is actually background paper, I decided to keep the entire

panel as my focal point. Too pretty and cute to cover it up.

I popped the image onto some linen textured lime green card stock, and

mounted it onto a simple black card.

I found the perfect sentiment from a retired Kraftin' Kimmie 

rubber stamp set, and stamped it onto vellum to keep the ghostly feel.

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Happy Halloween!!!  

Rest in Peace

Welcome!
To the Creepeeville Cemetery!!

 

Tucked away in the tiny town of Creepeeville,

there is a cemetery full of life! 

Under a silvery moon, hangs a Creepee Bat named, Vincent.

Vincent welcomes all visitors and invites us to take a tour of

"his cemetery".  

Let's go through the gates and say, "Hello".

Anyone home?

First we happen upon a wonky eyed gourd, named what else but,

Gourdy.

After we discuss the best way to spend our time in Creepeeville,

we hear what sounds like soft purring.

Look! It's the ol' cemetery familiar, Pyewacket.

And she's scratching herself upon a tombstone.

What a sweet kitteh.

 

Gourdy's friend, Jacko, tells us to watch out for spiders!

Then I see a tiny spider crawl across the socket of an old skull.

He's not so scary. 

Looks like someone lost her shoe!

From the looks of that heel, it was a sparkly, young lady witch. 

 

 

Pyewacket and Jacko want us to meet their ghostie friend,

Nebula.

She reminds me of a dollop of marshmallow creme.

But I didn't tell her that.

 

Watch out!

There's that spider Jacko warned us about!

 

 

Do you hear that? 

Boo!

It's one of the friendlier ghosts in the cemetery, Silas Spectre.

He points us in the direction we came and tells us it's time to go.

The sun will be up soon, and they all have to retire for the day.  

 

Silas bids us a fond farewell, and invites us to come back

and visit the Creepeeville Cemetery anytime.

 

Goodbye Vincent!!

Thanks for letting us visit "your cemetery".

 

Thanks for going with me. I always get freaked out in cemeteries.

 

Look! 

I made a card too!

I used one of the newly released digis from Sweet Pea Stamps.

 

This image is called, "Hallloween Trio" by Ching Chou Kuik.

I used some bling amongst the headstones and added some sparkly orange ribbon

on the side of the image in a pleated fashion. So pretty!

I used a Spica pen for some sparkle on the die cut cemetery from QuicKutz. 

 

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Simon Says - Eerie Inspiration

Deep Ocean challenge blog - anything goes

LEJ Designs - Gothic Dark

Papertake Weekly - Fright Night...Boo!

Ribbon Carousel - Halloween Spirit

Fashionista Challenge - anything goes

Forever Friends - Halloween/Autumn

Poisoned Peas - Day of the Dead

There She Goes - Fall/Halloween

 

  

The challenge this week at Haunted Design House is "R.I.P. - Rest in Peace".

We're looking for anything to do with cemeteries, headstones,

funerals, the great demise.

You still have half a week to come up with something deadly!!

 

Thanks for dropping by and have a Wretched Wednesday!

 

Ghostly Apparitions

I decided to make the best of the mucus that has been

killing me this week, and I made some little ghosties.

No, they're not made of mucus, but rather glow in the dark

polymer clay that resembles shades of phlegm.

Nice. And classy, too. 

 

I have added quite few miniature ghost ornaments and

ghostie sculpts to my Etsy shoppe today.

 

It's never too early to start shopping for

Hallowe'en!!!

 

Let's scream it from the rooftops!

Here is a fun card I made using another great

Hambo image and sentiment.

I clear embossed the Hambo ghosts after I colored them

with Copics and then cut them out with Nesties.

I used a transparent stardust embossing powder and a

Versamark pen to do this.

 

The sentiment ended up being my favorite part of the card.

Once I had it colored, I used thick embossing powder,

and added a couple of layers of it before I cracked it.

Then I added a bit more Versamark from the pad this time,

and added more transparent stardust to the edges.

Nice, right?

Stop by Hambo and check out their new Christmas images and

fabulous sentiments.

They are still running that insane ribbon sale too!!

Okay, totally random but....

So, the other day I drove by a neighbor's yard sale

at least 4 times throughout the day.

Finally, I decided to stop and limit any purchases to the $6 in

my car's ashtray, a.k.a. my coin purse.

I located a box of old books and camped out for a few.

Loved the spine and the cover on this one at once,

  

and then the copyright

Nice. And sold! 

Cute and small. Besides, I liked the way it felt in my hand.

 Oh, and the copyright.

 

1867. Sold!

"How much?", I asked the lady at the yard sale.

"Fifty cents each".

There is something comforting and sacred about a book

that  is well over 100 years old.

Kinda afraid to actually smell  them though. 

That was a good day.