Michael Strong Card of the Day - Tenebrous Technique Thursday

My technique for this Thursday is "Ghosting".  I stamped a word script stamp with Versamark onto some glossy paper and then rubbed some black ink over top.  The ink resisted where the Versamark was stamped onto it for a ghostly look.  Then I stamped Mike's spooky tree on top.

Alas this card also did not go through the card slot and extra postage was needed.  Again I probably should have seen it coming but I honestly thought all the dimensionals I used to pop up the image would just squish flat.  Oh well.  I was still trying at this point.

Stamps:  Michael Strong (Spooky Silhouettes)

Michael Strong Card of the Day - Trembling Technique Thursday

This type of card is called a "Center Step" card.  For the main image I used a technique called "Ghosting".  I stamped a bat in versamark ink all over my paper and let dry.  Then I sponged on top of the images with Distress inks (Pumice Stone and Black Soot).  The versamark resisted the ink and you can see it coming through.  Then I stamped the bat a few more times with Pumice Stone and Mikes Spooky Tree in Black Soot.  I put glitter on the bats and used an old Stampin Up! pumpkin for a bit of colour.

Here's a close up of the ghostly bats: