This Year's Halloween Card

Last year was the first year I sent a Halloween card to some of my girlfriends; several asked what this year's was going to be, so I guess a tradition has been started. :) I came across this sentiment in a magazine on the plane to Vermont a couple weeks ago and had to write it down. This Fluffles stamp was what came to mind to go with it. I decided on the stair step card so that Fluffles and the sentiment would show at the same time. I used Cuttlebug Distressed Stripes folder on the front panel, then added some punched out leaves and pumpkins, applied some chalk over the pumpkins. Printed the sentiment from my computer then cut out and embossed with Nestabilities rectangle, edged with some chalks. The ghost,bats and tiny leaves are all from the same punch as the pumpkins. The ghost was edged with silver ink and attached with tiny foam dots. The bats are glued onto a thin strip of acetate and attached behind the sentiment so they stand out from the background. The moon was cut from a circle Nestabilities, painted with Shimmering H2O's, and then sprinkled with glitter in some spots for extra sparkle. Fluffles was colored with Prismas...even has the green "face paint" listed in the sentiment. Added some Stickles to the hat band.

Stamps: Fluffles Broomstick.
Paper: The Paper Studio CS, My Mind's Eye DP.
Ink: Stazon. Prismacolor pencils.
Accessories: Nestabilities, leaf punch from Target $1 spot, mystery punch, Shimmering H2O's, chalks, glitter, foam dots, acetate, Cuttlebug, Stickles.

Time 2BKrafty!

Sharon's Stamp Simply Challenge this week showcases one of my favorite bloggers to stalk...Janine! This is the card I chose to case so that I could use my Cricut.

I embossed with the Cuttlebug spiderweb folder and then inked the raised parts. Tried to keep it only on the web, but you know...ink happens. :) Yellow layer under the black strip is a piece of tissue paper I wadded up tight then ironed back out. The pumpkins I cut with my Cricut, added Stickles to the leaves and "crazy eyes" and mounted on the black strip; the center pumpkin is popped up on dimensionals. Finally, added the tag from Spellbinders with the word printed from my computer, and some Dew Drops. My ribboning skills need work. :)

Stamps: None.

Paper: Paper Studio CS, tissue paper.

Ink: Colorbox, computer.

Accessories: Cuttlebug, Cricut, Stickles, Spellbinders, ribbon, Dew Drops, computer.

Dolly Mama Halloween

Here's a cute card I cased for halloween last year. I even had the same stamp. Instead of inking
"Is it Hot in Here" which was on her bag, I wrote the word "Hexes" on it. Colored her with water color pencils, added those cute little bat brads and matted her on orange CS. The sentiment was printed off my computer and mounted, then all put onto the base card after attaching the ribbon. On the inside I printed out "hocus pocus" in a pumpkin font, and in the lower right corner stamped and embossed a black cat, and on the inside left stamped and embossed a silver spider and web. I don't have a picture of the inside, but I kept one of the cards so when I find it I'll take a snap of the inside and post it.

Stamps: Dolly Mama Is it Hot in Here, Inkadinkado Scaredy Cat and Spider and Web. Paper: Paper Studio CS.
Ink: Colorbox.
Accessories: Brads, ribbon, computer, embossing powder.