Creating a background in Flash

I love working in Flash.  My favorite tool is the paint brush tool.  I love creating new backgrounds, objects, and characters.  My skills are not just limited to the paint brush, I am also great with the rectangle tool, text tool, transform tool, and I like working with swatches.  I can create different colors to fit in what I expect out of my game.  Each object, button, and background is designed just for this game.  Using effects like alpha allows your object to look like it has dissappeared or is faded a bit to make the ghosts look creepy.