Boo Ghosts Halloween Card

Good day! My hubby is working today, so I'm playing in my craft room. I decided to make a Halloween card to play along with the Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge. It's just a simple card featuring a Boo Ghosts image by Pink & Main, from the Hello Bootiful stamp set. These ghosts just make me smile, they are definitely too cute to spook. Some striped and polka dot papers were selected and everything was adhered flat for easy shipping. To finish it off I added five sequins for some sparkle and that's it. So glad you stopped by and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.👻

Later in the afternoon I decided to make another card with the same image. This time I used the scallops & Rectangles nesting dies by Unity Stamps. A bolder striped paper was used along with the same polka dot paper. Just a few changes, but I like how it turned out.👻

Count Catula Card

Hello! The spooky night of Halloween is fast approaching and I couldn't resist making another card for this holiday. Last year I made a door hanging using the Count Catula image by Stampendous! along with several other images (click here), so today I made this Count Catula Card using the hanging as inspiration. The background was made using distress oxide inks. A creepy tree was die cut using a die from Simon Says Stamp and black grass die cut with the land borders die by Newton's Nook. Then I stamped and colored Count Catula by Stampendous and colored it with Copic markers. Several smaller stamps all from Hello Bluebird were stamped and colored and then everything was fussy cut. Everything was adhered flat and that's it! As you can see the cat is the star of this card, that grin is too cute to spook. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!🦇👻🎃

Challenges entered:

• Fab 'n' Funky: Spooky Season
• Show Us Your Pussycats: Furrything Goes/Meowloween
• Simon Says: Spooky/Halloween
• Two Old Bats Halloween: Anything Halloween

Ghost Boo Card - TMS #627

Good day! The weeks are flying by and it's Tuesday again, which means a new sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches. We would love for you to join us this week. The sketch was designed by Melissa Craig and it's perfect for a quick card. I decided to make a Halloween card using a cute ghost stamp from Pink & Main. The papers are from Doodlebug Design and I added die cut letters for the BOO. Now I've got one more Halloween card to send to family. For all the challenge details and design team inspiration click HERE. Thanks for stopping by! 👻👻👻

Spooky Card

Okay... it's not that spooky, but it's about as spooky as my cards get. Hope you're having a great day! The Inky Paws challenge is a Halloween theme and the Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp is to use stencils and my stencils get neglected. So, I decided to use the bats stencil by Newton's Nook to make this mini slimline Spooky Card (3.5" x 6"). The ghost image is also by Newton's Nook from the Boo Hoo stamp set (retired) and the headstone is from a Hello Bluebird set called Halloween Party. Some black die cut grass and a spooky word die from Simon Says Stamp and that's it. Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!🦇

Halloween Card - TMS #621

Good day crafty friends! The end of August has arrived and that means there is only two months until Halloween. I thought it would be fun to use this weeks Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge for a Halloween Card. The sketch is designed by Debbie Foster and you can keep it simple like I did or jazz it up using your creative style. The design team has provided some terrific inspiration and you can see their designs along with and all the challenge details HERE. We hope you will join us this week! Just remember to link your creation by 8 pm EST on Sunday. I'm so glad you stopped by and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day. 🎃

Hoppy Halloween Card

Hello! This year I need to get my Halloween cards mailed earlier than usual due to the postal delays. It hasn't been that bad, but I don't want to risk it. Thankfully I only have a couple more to make and I'll be done. This Hoppy Halloween Card was made using the colors from the Inky Paws Challenge to use Orange, Purple, Yellow and Black. Distress Oxide inks were used to make the inky background. The spooky tree was made from a die cut from Simon Says Stamp and the grass die is by Newton't Nook. Two stamp sets and coordinating dies by Newton's Nook were used. The bunny is from the Hoppy Halloween stamp set and the ghosts are from the Boo Hoo set. Copic markers were used to color the bunny image and the sentiment was heat embossed. That's it! 👻👻👻 

Challenges entered: Cute Card Thursday (Halloween), Double Trouble (Twisted Sister- No Bats), Inky Paws (Colors), My Time To Craft (Halloween or Cats) and The Paper Girls (Halloween).

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Happy Halloween Card

Good day! I have a quick post to share this Happy Halloween Card that I made using the sketch at Try Stampin' On Tuesday. After searching through my Halloween paper pads, I decided to use papers from the Trick or Treat pad by Pebbles (2016). I have two of these paper pads and it's time to use them. The exception is the purple plaid, it's by Lawn Fawn. The Happy Halloween sentiment is by Stampendous! and was stamped using Memento black ink. A little ghost by Newton's Nook was added and that's it. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day! 👻

Challenges entered: Dragonfly Dreams (Spooky and/or Cute), Sweet Stampin' (Use Your Old Stash) and Try Stampin' On Tuesday (Sketch #478 w/ Optional Theme: Spooky).

Pick of the Patch Card - TMS #527

Happy Tuesday and welcome back for another new sketch challenge at Tuesday Morning Sketches. This weeks sketch is pretty simple and can be utilized for a wide variety of occasions. I went with Halloween and made this Pick of the Patch Card for my three year old nephew. He recently went to the pumpkin patch and had a great time, so I thought all the pumpkins would be fun. The image is called Halloween Peeker Ghost by Bugaboo Stamps and the sentiment is from a Newton's Nook stamp set called Boo-tiful Night. Three orange stars added to the green strips of paper to follow the sketch and everything was adhered flat for easy shipping.

We would love for you to join us this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches! You can find the challenge details and design team inspiration HERE. Don't forget to link your creation by 8 pm EST on Sunday. Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see your card in the gallery!

Challenges entered:

• Addicted-to-Stamps: Add a Pumpkin
• Alphabet Challenge: P is for Poppies or Pumpkins
• Crafting Happiness: Halloween

Sketch #527:

Where is the Candy? Halloween Card

Only a few more days until Halloween! Our yard is decorated and I've bought the candy, because it's all about the candy. Unfortunately, the weather is going to be cooler than normal for Halloween night. I'm hoping we still get a good number of trick-or-treaters! If not my hubbies coworkers will get some candy. 🎃

All my cards have been mailed for this year but I'm still in the Halloween mood. So, I made this Where is the Candy? Halloween Card to get a head start on next years cards. The sentiment and images are from the Where is the Candy? stamp set by Gerda Steiner Designs. After the images were colored I fussy cut them (because I couldn't find the coordinating dies, they are somewhere in my mess). The patterned paper is from the Pumpkin Party paper pad by Doodlebug Designs. I love the colors in this paper collection! Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping and three sequins added for sparkle. That's it! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered:

• Always Fun: Halloween
• Crafty Cardmakers: Halloween
• Gerda Steiner: October Share Your Designs

Trick or Treat Card -TMS #518

Happy Tuesday! August is almost over and each day we get closer to Fall which also means Halloween is near. Using this weeks sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches I made this Trick or Treat Card. I send out several cards for Halloween to family and friends, so it's always a good idea to start early. Over the last couple of weeks I've seen several Halloween cards entered into our challenge at Tuesday Morning Sketches and that helped inspire me to get a head start. We would love for you to play along with the sketch challenge and join us this week. Click HERE for all the details and design team inspiration. You have until 8 pm EST on Sunday to link your creation. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day.

Sketch #518:

BOO Halloween Card

Happy Monday! This morning I made this BOO Halloween Card using a die cut set (DIE325-V) by Impression Obsession. I wanted a simple and quick card to send to the younger boys in the family. The ghost patterned paper has been in my stash for many years and it's by Adorn It from the Hocus Pocus collection. Silver glimmer paper by Stampin' Up! was used for the BOO die cut. The little bat is from a punch by Stampin' Up! and the ghost and cat are both dies from the set. That's it!

Challenges entered: Lil Patch of Crafty Friends (Anything Goes), Pause Dream Enjoy (Cards Any Theme),  Simon Says (Halloween/Spooky) and Die Cut Divas (Autumn/Halloween).

Glowing Ghost Halloween Card

Happy Friday! Today I ran errands and met my hubby for lunch. After putting all the groceries away and doing a load of laundry, I finally made it to my craft room. This time of year I'm ready to start making Halloween cards. Most of the stores have their decorations and Halloween merchandise on display, so I thought I would get into the spirit and make a Halloween card. This Glowing Ghost Halloween Card was made for the following challenges:

• Paper Craft Crew: Sketch #208
• 4 Crafty Chicks: Let's Get Sentimental
• DRS Designs: Monsters, Witches & Ghouls, oh my!

The ghost was stamped onto a piece of Smoky Slate cardstock using VersaMark and embossed with Wow! Glow-in-the-Dark embossing powder. When heat embossed it didn't have the normal gloss, so I then heat embossed it with ultra thick embossing enamel by Ranger. Now it's glossy and it still glows. I tried taking a picture in the dark but it didn't turn out that great! It's pretty neat though and I'm sure my niece with be surprised when it glows in her bedroom. 

Here is the supply list*:

• Paper: Smoky Slate, Whisper White, Tangerine Tango and Rich Razzleberry cardstock.
• Stamps: Current-You've Got This (background stamp), Timeless Textures, Gorgeous Grunge, Crazy About You. Retired- Fall Fest, Haunt Ya Later and Googly Ghouls. 
• Inks: Smoky Slate, Basic Gray, Tangerine Tango and Rich Razzleberry. Basic Black Stampin' Write marker, VersaMark clear and Wow! Glow-in-the-Dark embossing powder.
• Other Stuff: Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel by Ranger, Word Window punch, small oval punch, scissors, sponge daubers and stampin' dimensionals.  

*All supplies by Stampin' Up! unless noted.

Candy Corn Ghost Card

Hello and happy Tuesday! Just in time for Halloween our theme this week at Tuesday Throwdown is Too Cute to Spook. Our wonderful sponsor for this challenge is  2 Cute Ink and they provided the design team with a choice of three super cute images to create our weekly inspiration. I had a lot of fun using the Candy Corn Ghost image to create my card. Not a lot of coloring had to be done on this image, a little yellow and orange and it was done. I did go around the outline of the ghost with a light purple Prismacolor pencil to add a little more color. The patterned papers are a mix of various brands, polka dots are by American Crafts, Candy Corn by The Paper Studio and words are by DCWV. The final touch was adding four light purple pastel dots by Jolee's.

We would love for you to join us this week with our Too Cute to Spook challenge! You have until mid-day next Monday to play along. Click here for all the details. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

This Candy Corn Ghost Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Crafty Boots: Autumn/Halloween
• Paper Girls: Ready for Halloween
• AAA Cards: Halloween (all styles)
• Come and Get It: Use Orange
• Pile it On: Cute and/or Spooky

Halloween Ghost Card for The Paper Players

Boo!!! Halloween will be here before we know it and that makes me happy. I love handing out candy to all the little ghosts and goblins. To help get you into that Halloween spirit The Paper Players is having a Halloween theme challenge this week hosted by the lovely Jaydee.

This Halloween Ghost Card was started by searching for a sketch. I started a new job this week and my creative energy is running pretty low. Thankfully I found a sketch at Create with Connie & Mary that complimented what I had in mind. I knew I wanted to use the ghost from the Fun Fall framelit dies and the circle focal point is the perfect size for the ghost. The only stamping on this card is the Teeny Tiny Wishes sentiment. I added the face to the ghost with a black stampin' write marker. The patterned papers are from the Motley Monsters dsp. Once the papers were selected all that was left was to cut, layer and adhere them to the black card base. The final touch was three candy dots by the sentiment and this card was done.

Looking for more Halloween inspiration? Check out the creations from the design team (click here). To play along you have until Friday, October 10th at NOON (PST) to enter your card in the gallery. All paper crafting brands are welcome and we sure hope you will join us. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!