Ghost Couple

Today is the day I am posting my card for our Challenge Your Stash group on SCS.  This is our 82nd month of de-stash, so we are coming to the end of our 7th year of challenges.  I cannot believe my thought about using what we have is now 6+ years old!   I really like these challenges and know they will continue as I know I have many, many items in my stash that I can use and love the fun challenges!

The premise is to create a card or something else that uses only items that are in your own stamp room--nothing new is to be purchased.  The hostess each month posts their challenge to the group. Each person in the group creates their card with their own image, their own papers, their own embellishments with their own supplies--using up items from their own stash!  The card can be for any occasion and each person is encouraged to send the card on its way to someone so it can be admired.  It is a way for us to step out of the box a bit and create something that follows a challenge--isn't that what a challenge is supposed to be.  And--no money is spent as all items are to be already available in each of own stamping spaces.

Suzy posted our October challenge--Make a Halloween card with a moon as a part of the card.  

I love Halloween cards and making them too!  I picked a very old stamp from  company no longer in business--Outline Rubber Stamp company.  It is called Ghost Couple and I think it is so cute!  I stamped the image and colored it with my Copic Sketch Markers.  I die cut the image and backer with my Gina Marie Designs Stitched Rectangle dies.  I then picked a fun sentiment from a Raisin Boat set called Canines in Costume--another company no longer in business. I used a pair of Taylored Expressions dies from the Modern Sentiment Labels--the backer die is from the new set that I got at Stamp Joy that is not released it.  The background is a Tim Holtz Brickwork 3D Textured Fade Embossing Folder in Basic Gray.  I added a few orange bling dots for a bit of sparkle!

 

If you check some of the blogs on my sidebar, you may find others who have posted their cards in the next few days. There may be more posted in the thread on SCS, so you might want to check out the link here.  We also have a keyword for the SCS Gallery--it is CYSOCT.  You might see many cards there if you do a search.  They probably will be posted today or in the next few days.

I hope you enjoyed my card and I know I am excited to check out what my other hoarders, I mean stash reducers have made!  Thanks for stopping by today!  For November, Vicki is up for our challenge.  Be sure to check back to see what we create then!

Image/Sentiment: Outlines Rubber Stamp Company Ghost Couple/Sentiment-Raisin Boat Canines in Costume 

Cardstock:  The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 100# White; Stampin' Up Basic Gray, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie

Ink:  Hero Arts Intense Black

Accessories:  Gina Marie Designs Stitched Rectangle Dies;  Taylored Expressions Modern Sentiment Labels; Copic Sketch Markers; Tim Holtz Brickwork 3D Texture Fade Embossing Folder; Orange Blink Dots