Spooky

Hi and good morning!!

In light of this being what I call "Spooky Month," my family and I frequently watch spooky movies.  Today I went to see Paranormal Activity 4 with my daughter.  The first three, which I watched on dvd at home, scared me half senseless, so I was anticipating being scared to the nth degree to see this one on the big screen.  Ummm. . . not so much; however, today's card ties in nicely with the movie - it's creepy and spooky and...eerie.  The technique, however, is anything but.  It was relatively quick and very fun to do with almost guaranteed results.  I read about this technique in the October 2012 issue of Scrap & Stamp Arts, and it was invented by Bibi Lindahl whose blog is referenced here.  

Is that not the coolest technique??  It's called "Grunge Resist," and  I haven't even cleaned my craft room up yet because I want to make another one or two.  I love the finished look, but what I also love is that you don't need a lot of embellishment on a card like this.  I added two grey rhinestones and that was IT.  Black base layer, Poppy Parade first layer, then white glossy CS for the top piece.  Versamark, stamps, inks, a baby wipe, some water in a mister, Staz-On, and a small piece of sandpaper are all that's needed for a CAS card that doesn't look it!  I don't do very many CAS cards because I usually like a lot of layers and embellishements, but this card begs to be CAS.

The magazine edition is still in print, so get yourself a copy soon and play with this technique.  Think of the color and stamp possibilities.  I have exactly one Halloween stamp set, but as evidenced by the bird and picture frame, other images can look spooky too when done using this technique.  

Thank you for looking, and here's to spooky movies.

Happy Crafting!!

I've entered this card in these challenges:

There She Goes Clear Stamps TSG177 - Halloween/Fall Theme
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Eerie Inspiration
Charisma Cardz Challenge #41 - Clean and Simple
Fussy and Fancy Challenge #74 - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes
Squigglefly Challenge #42 - Fall (Colors or Holiday) Theme