Sparkly Ghost Greetings

Thanks for stopping by! I love Halloween and I love a sketch challenge so I thought I'd mix the two together today and play along at Sketch Saturday.
 

Here's this week's sketch. I love a sketch because it's like following a recipe. All the work has been done.. I just pull the stamp set I want to work with and follow the sketch.

I started with the element on the left and turned it into a label topped with some cute ghosts from the Pretty Pink Posh Halloween Circles set.

The tricky part for me was adapting the background to work with the stamped images. I decided on a monochromatic design. I inked a panel for the background with distress ink and then splattered it in darker shades of ink to look like the Copic colored ghost circle.

That still didn't seem like enough so I added a stencil design. I love stencils, but I sure don't use them often. They seem a little intimidatingly to me. I used Pickett Fence Studios Paper Glaze in Sparkle with the Pretty Pink Posh Brush Strokes stencil. They look like little ghosts.

 

A little more sparkle is always welcome here so I added some Amethyst jewels for a little eye candy. The blue Halloween card is unexpected but I'm sure glad I tried it - and the stencil!

Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Stamps | Pretty Pink Posh Halloween Circles
Dies | Pretty Pink Posh Halloween Circles
Stencil | Brush Strokes
Jewels | Pretty Pink Posh Amethyst
Paper Glaze | Picket Fence Studios Paper Glitz Sparkle

PPP = Pretty Pink Posh
SSS =  Simon Says Stamp
PFD = Picket Fence Design

Halloween Circles PPP | SSS	Halloween Circles PPP | SSS	Halloween Wreath PPP | SSS	Brush Strokes PPP	Amethyst Jewels PPP | SSS
Crystal Katana PPP | SSS	Paper Glitz Sparkle SSS | SCB | PFD	Mixed Media Spatulas SCB | PFD