Spooky Saturday Sketch

I’m the hostess for this week’s Paper Craft Planet sketch challenge. Once again, I’ve shared a sketch that I find myself using over and over again. It’s a simple one that will work with both stamped images and patterned paper with just a sentiment as an accent. I have a few samples that will show you all of those options.

Here’s the first sample using the sketch. I used the Beware set, the Stamp of the Month from Clear and Simple Stamps. The set’s large spider web image is stamped randomly on a shimmery white panel. After I’d finished filling the panel with the spooky spider webs, I went back and added a spider. The panel is layered on a black mat, then on to a Creamsicle Cardigan card base. The set’s “happy Halloween” sentiment is stamped under the panel in black ink.

I ran a strip of black twill from the top of the card to the image panel (the end’s nicely tucked away under the panel). Where the twill meets the stamped panel, I added a fun spider button with a twine bow. You could use this spot for lots of things—a flower, a bow, a sentiment panel, whatever. I thought the button spider was perfect for my sort of spooky card—and I have to admit that I have a pretty big bag of these spider (and bat) buttons, so I need to use some of them up—LOL!

In case you need more inspiration to get you started, I have two more samples using this same sketch here and here. If you have a chance to play along, upload your card to the PCP gallery with the keyword sk100910 so that it can be added to the album with the rest of this week’s creations.

And, in other Clear and Simple Stamps news, one of my projects is being featured tomorrow on the CSS iPhone app. I have a little sneak peek to share with you here today. Be sure to stop by the app tomorrow to check it out. You can get all the info on the one of a kind paper crafting app right here.

Materials Used:
Beware stamp set, Perfect Little Black Dress ink, Creamsicle Cardigan cardstock (Clear and Simple Stamps); Basic Black and Shimmery White cardstock (Stampin’ Up!); black twill (Michaels); spider button (Blumenthal Lansing); baker’s twine (The Twinery)