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👻🎨 Ghost Behind the Fence Canvas: A Spooky-Sweet Halloween Craft with Tammy!
Hey friends! Tammy from Cheers to Creativity popped on for Thursday Night Live and walked us through a spooky-sweet Halloween canvas: glowing background, eerie trees, a picket fence, and the cutest ghost peeking from behind. Below is the full step-by-step so you can craft along at home!
Materials
- 9×12 canvas board (or canvas panel) + household sponge
- Acrylic paints: yellow, white, burnt orange, brown, dark gray, black
- Graveyard Greetings Door Hanger Stencil (for the spooky trees)
- September 2025 Stencil of the Month (Premium Set) (for the fence)
- Wildflower Ghosts Rub-On Transfer Set
- Stencil Brush Set & Mini Stencil Brush Set (4-pk)
- Water mister/spray bottle, painter’s tape, blow dryer (optional), transfer tool/burnisher, scissors
Step-by-Step Instructions
1) Build a warm, glowy background
Sponge on a soft yellow base. Soften with a touch of white for that candle-glow center.
While the base is slightly damp, blend burnt orange around the edges in gentle circles to create an ombré frame. Tip: a light water spritz helps paint melt together.
Deepen the corners with a whisper of brown over the orange. Blow dry to set.
2) Add spooky trees with a stencil
Position the Graveyard Greetings stencil and isolate the tree. Stencil each side: first in dark gray, then a lighter pass of black for depth.
Use a mini brush to tidy edges and softly blend where needed.
3) Stencil the fence
From the September 2025 Stencil of the Month (Premium), position the fence across the mid-section and stencil in gray.
Once dry, deepen posts and rails with black details using a mini brush.
4) Add the ghost rub-on transfer (behind the fence)
From the Wildflower Ghosts Rub-On Transfer Set, cut a ghost and trim off the floral bottom. Place the ghost just above the fence so it appears behind it.
Burnish to transfer completely.
Add the floral piece along the bottom of the fence for a sweet layered detail.
5) Paint in the “peek-through” and ground
With white paint, fill the fence gaps to become the ghost’s body peeking through the slats. Pull a few gray streaks beneath to create shadow and ground.
6) Finish with bats & pumpkins
Burnish a few bats in the sky and a pumpkin near the fence from the same rub-on set for an extra pop of Halloween charm.
Helpful Tips
- Dry time matters: If the background feels tacky, hit it with a blow dryer before stenciling to keep lines crisp.
- Off-load your brush: Pounce most of the paint off your stencil brush onto a paper towel to prevent bleed-through.
- Layer for depth: A gray base + a light pass of black on trees and fence creates instant dimension.
- Customize the season: Dab tiny orange/yellow “leaves” on the trees—or keep them bare and spooky.
- Test placement: Before burnishing, preview transfers by holding them in place with low-tack tape.
Final Reveal
Watch the Tutorial
Love this look? Grab the exact supplies Tammy used: Graveyard Greetings Stencil, September 2025 Stencil of the Month (Premium), Wildflower Ghosts Rub-Ons, plus our favorite Stencil Brush Set and Mini Brush Set. Happy crafting!
Project taught by Tammy Muto of Cheers to Creativity.
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