Not So Scary Haunted Birdhouse

When I saw that the challenge at "Something Completely Different" was a birdhouse, I got the idea to make a haunted birdhouse. It took a while to gather my materials, but I think it was worth the wait. I found the perfect birdhouse at JoAnn's. It was only $3 with a half off coupon. You know how I love bargains! I painted the birdhouse with acrylic paint, and then covered it with DP from the "Indian Summer Stack" DCWV. The Boo stamp and stacked pumpkins are digi images from Dustin Pike. I hand printed the "Beware" sign, then cut and colored it. The mummy stamp is Recollections. It was in the dollar bin at Michael's. Whoo! Hoo! The spiders (one on each side) were stamped using an Archiver's exclusive stamp. I added copper wire that I twisted into legs. I know spiders have eight legs, but mine only have six. Please forgive me! I then attached them with thread so they would dangle. The roof is Bazzill CS that I embossed with a Fiskar's folder in my Cuttlebug. I then rubbed over the embossing with white ink. I made the scalloped "gingerbread" trim with a Fiskar's Threading Water punch; one of my favorites! The little dragon patrolling the house is also a Dustin Pike digi image. The witch and cat on a broom are Dustin Pike digi images. I colored them with watercolors and then embossed the witch's hair and the cat. I cut a large yellow circle from yellow Creative Memories CS. The bat stamp is from Dimension Crafts. I used pop dots under all of the images except the spiders. I am so happy that my finished project actually looks like the vision I had mulling around in my head all week! This project meets these challenges: 1. Something Completely Different- birdhouse 2. Pile It On- Round 3. ABC- C is for circles 4. Stamptacular Sunday Challenge- scallops 5. Stamp Something- animal somethings 6. Whimsey- touchy, feely 7. Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge- Flights of Fancy 8. C.R.A.F.T- anything except a card