Sep 24 2007

A Ghostly Greeting…a sanding technique

Published by Julia Stainton at 8:52 pm under Blog Misc, Card Designs

I had so much fun making this Halloween card. I don’t actually usually make them but thought this was a fun idea came to me…so ghostly ghosts. ;)

Halloween is coming up soon. Don’t you just wonder where the weeks go?! Craft Critique is having a great Halloween Craft Carnival on their site very soon! It will be a lot of fun with lots of great ideas. Do you have a cool Halloween project to share? If so, you may want to check it out at Craft Critique. :)

Ghostly Greetings

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For this design, I thought hmmm….what if I sanded the paper with a ghost shape behind it. One of the great things about sanding is that it will pick up a texture behind and this produces my faded ghosts. So fun! I was so excited about my idea! LOL Sometimes those ultra-simple smack your head ideas are the best. ;) I free hand cut out a little ghost shape and then punched out a pair of eyes with my hole punch. After simply laying it under my patterned paper, I lightly sanded until the shape became faintly visible and then repeated for his buddy. :)

I had to use some ghostly letters on the design as well to spell out BOO. Heidi Swapp ghost shapes alphabet was the perfect trick and I roughly painted the backs of them to get a worn out look, just enough to be able to read them well. A row of orange brads on the right side and a little scrap of tied on ribbon finishes up the design. Have a fun night!

Edited to Add… I simply use a fine grit sandpaper…the same kind I use to sand paper off the edges of  chipboard

Supply List:

Cardstock: Black - SU

Patterned Paper: Making Memories

Other: sandpaper, ribbon, Ghost Shape Alphabet - Heidi Swapp, white paint & Orange brads- Making Memories,

15 Responses to “A Ghostly Greeting…a sanding technique”

  1. # Connieon 24 Sep 2007 at 10:00 pm

    spooky! good technique ideas!

  2. # Michelle Ron 24 Sep 2007 at 10:05 pm

    Well aren’t you just toooooooo clever! LOL! Love the card, and the technique is FABULOUS! You’re still my hero. :-)

  3. # joslynon 24 Sep 2007 at 11:19 pm

    love the background ghosts! very nice.

  4. # trudeeon 24 Sep 2007 at 11:38 pm

    Love those ghosts, J!!! great technique!!

  5. # Kellyon 25 Sep 2007 at 7:21 am

    Too cute! Love those ghosts!

  6. # Debraon 25 Sep 2007 at 7:34 am

    Totally cool! I’m not much into Halloween cards, but this one ROCKS!

  7. # Angel W.on 25 Sep 2007 at 7:48 am

    I have got to try this. I hope I understand the technique. What kind of sandpaper do you use?

  8. # Karenon 25 Sep 2007 at 8:16 am

    Great idea! Thanks for sharing; can’t wait to try this with other “petterns”.
    Your card is simply spooktacular!
    Karen

  9. # StamperSharonon 25 Sep 2007 at 8:47 am

    What a cute technique, Julia — thanks for sharing!

  10. # Shel9999on 25 Sep 2007 at 1:23 pm

    Oh, cute!!! Those ghosts are fabulous!!

  11. # Rose Annon 26 Sep 2007 at 12:50 am

    Very cool technique, Julia! I love the effect!!

  12. # Donnaon 27 Sep 2007 at 5:57 am

    Julia, I don’t do halloween cards, but this one is great, and I’m sure the technique will look great on other cards as well! Thank you for sharing!!!

  13. # Michelleon 02 Oct 2007 at 2:39 pm

    That is really cute!

  14. # Veronicaon 02 Oct 2007 at 3:01 pm

    I love this idea! As soon as I find some sandpaper, I’m trying this with a rat design!

  15. # Juliannon 02 Oct 2007 at 3:18 pm

    Very spooky…a brilliant card!!!

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