Paper Cutz Challenge #109--Caution! Ghost Crossing!

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Today is my first challenge as part of the Paper Cutz Challenge Design Team, and we've got a great one for you!  This week's theme is "Caution!  Ghost Crossing!" and we want to see your ghostly projects with Cricut cuts, traditional stamps, or digital stamps using the colors of white, black, purple, and orange ONLY.  Since I've recently REALLY gotten into card making, I decided to make an easel card for this challenge.

I found my directions for making the easel card here at Split Coast Stampers.  I thought it was SUPER easy!  I'll also be entering this in the This to That Tuesday Challenge #5 at Cher's Studio.  As I was looking through my stamps, I discovered I didn't have ANY ghost stamps!  I turned to my Cricut cartridges and very quickly learned that amidst all the cartridges I have, not a SINGLE ONE had a ghost image on it!!!  As a result, I had to improvise.  I DID find a ghost 3-D sticker in my stash, so I turned it upside down and traced the shape on white cardstock.  I cut the first one out and, using it as a template, traced and cut out two more.  

I used my black Fibracolor marker to color the ghost's eyes and ColorBox Cat's Eye ink in Blackbird to distress the edges of the ghost.  Once I had the top layer finished, I used mini pop dots to add some dimension to the ghost.

All of the papers came from my Halloween paper stash, as did the ribbons and stickers.  As I was finishing up, I thought Mr. Ghost needed something a little extra, so I found a pumpkin bucket sticker and a couple of purple candy stickers.  I wanted to give the appearance of a piece of candy coming out of the bucket, so I used my craft knife to cut a small slit in the top of the bucket and slide a portion of the piece of candy through.

I used this sketch from The Sweetest Thing:

I'll be entering my card there, as well as at The Paper Variety, where their challenge is to use stickers.

We'd love to see what ghostly projects you can come up with!  Be sure to link up your project by next Thursday at Paper Cutz Challenge!  Good luck, and happy scrapping!

LiaStampz Challenge #2--Birthday and DT Call

Well, it's Monday.  Mondays are definitely NOT my best friend, but I deal with them. :-p  Today, we have a brand NEW challenge for you at LiaStampz!  This week's challenge is all about birthdays.  I LOVE the digi that Lia & Laura sent me to use for this challenge!

The little mice on this card are SO cute (completely UNLIKE the mice we killed in our house a few weeks ago!!!)!  The sentiment is from LiaStampz also.  The patterned paper is from a 6x6 birthday paper pad I picked up a while back, but since I shared part of it as blog candy for my birthday I can't remember who makes it!  I colored my image with Fibracolor markers, and I stamped a present in the middle of the sentiment, then used white embossing powder and set it with my heat gun.

I'm also entering this card at The Sweetest Thing for the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 132.  Here's the sketch they provided this week:

Wish me luck over there!

We'd love to see your birthday projects!  The rules for the LiaStampz challenges can be found here.  You've got two weeks to get those projects done and linked up.

We're ALSO having a DT Call!  One of our Design Team members has stepped down, and we're looking for someone to take her place!  You can find information about the DT Call here, and you've got until September 15 to get your application in.  Good luck, and happy scrapping!