Boo!

To me, nothing is more spooky and speaks of Halloween like a spider web! Therefore, I just had to create a card focusing on a great big web!

 I inked up my CTMH spider web in white pigmented ink and heat embossed it directly on a black card base. In the lower corner I did the same with the word BOO!

 I actually stamped the Boo! a little higher than anticipated, so I added two strips of washi tape. Sometimes mistakes work out so well :-)

I finished it off with a sparkly spider! 

I hope you were inspired in the month of September and you have a few fresh ideas for using your stash to create for Halloween! In the month of October I am sharing some Fall ideas using my stash too! Please make sure you have subscribed (follow) my blog and come back soon! 

Until next time ~ Happy Crafting! 

Get Batty with some Crazy Brids

One of the best stamps sets I have ever purchased is the Crazy birds by Tim Holtz! It comes with a slew of accessory stamps to customize with any season or holiday. Naturally I had to create a Halloween card with it! 

I used Distress Markers to color in the bird and pumpkin and I think it works great with the background paper. The card came together rather quickly, but it looks like it took a lot of time. I love the web paper as a backdrop to the focal point. 

Until next time ~ Happy Crafting! 

Feeling Spooky?

Have you ever used digital downloads on your cards? I must confess that I did not even know they could come in such gorgeous prints until my friend, Linda Israel, introduced me to Calico Collage . I have been hooked ever sense! Not only are the images gorgeous, but they are easy to store (on your computer), cheaper than buying paper, reusable (just print them up as much as you need them) and fast (if you don't have time to wait for something to ship). I created two cards using a digital print and stamps from Close to my Heart. 

 I used a Kraft tag that I distressed and popped a spooky sticker on it as the focal point. I then added a few more embellishments and stamped my sentiment.

 For this card I stamped the witch from the same stamp set and heat embossed her in black. I cut her out and used pop dots to adhere her to the card.

 I added three gems to balance it.

 For the sentiment, I stamped it in clear embossing ink, embossed it and added distress ink over the area. I then took a baby wipe and removed some of the ink.

Make sure you check out digital art! It really is a wonderful alternative to traditional paper crafting that can be easily incorporated into your craft. Mix it with some of your stash! 

Until next time ~ Happy Crafting! 

Boorific!

I found this pumpkin die in my stash and knew it needed to be on a card. Once again I pulled out my Brutus Monroe Stamps because I think I got this die with the stamp set. I wanted to make it pop so I thought it would be fun to cut it out using Rinea Foiled Paper! 

 To create the pumpkin I die cut it on orange starstruck paper and traced the die on ebony foiled paper as a backing. I ran it through my sticker machine and attached it to my card base. So easy!

 I stamped the little crow and pumpkin that I water colored in and trimmed with my Scan n Cut.

I like to use Rinea Paper on projects like this. It cuts beautifully and is striking. 

Until next time ~ Happy Crafting! 

Witch Please....

When I saw this stamp set last year I knew I had to have it! Witch Please.... is a Brutus Monroe Stamp Set that is probably one of the Halloween favorite with that company. It is perfect for those that have a sarcastic and/or sassy personality. 

 To create this card I took a piece of mixed media cardstock and covered it with Colorburst. As that dried I die cut two circles and stamped my image along with the sentiment on a piece of white cardstock.

 This card is going to go through the mail, so I made it flat. I added some little dew drops for a touch of dimension.

Sometimes you just have to get a little messy :-)

Until next time ~ Happy Crafting! 

Happy Owloween!

We all know somebody who does not like spooky Halloween. They prefer to keep it on the cute side. I made a card with just that person in mind. Close to my Heart released an adorable stamp set a few years back in which the crafter could create an owl by using the pieces wanted. I used that stamp set to create this pretty simple card.

To shade in the owl I used copic markers. I distressed the tag with Distress Ink and added a gem to finish it off. It looks more complicated than what it really is because of the pattern paper I selected as the back drop.

Until next time ~ Happy Crafting! 

Old School Halloween

One of the very first Halloween stamp sets I ever purchased was from Stampin' Up over ten years ago. I remember debating with myself on if I really wanted it because at  the time we really did not celebrate Halloween in a scary way. I am fairly certain that this stamp set purchase it what pushed me over to the dark side of Halloween. I created two cards with this stamp set for this year.

 For this card, I used Tim Holtz Halloween paper pad I bought last year on clearance with his washi tape (also last year and on clearance). I stamped three images, fussy cut them out and pop dotted them on the card. I added three black gems to create balance.

 This stamp is actually the reason I bought the set. I just love it and still do to this day!

 I only added a pop of yellow to the "31" and covered it in clear glaze.

 To finish off the card I added three gems to the bottom corner.

These cards were not only fun to make, but a great walk down memory lane! I think shopping in my stash has been more rewarding than shopping at the store.

Until next time ~ Happy Crafting! 

Friendly Spooks!

I am committed to only using my stash this year to create Fall cards. I was tickled when I ran across one of my favorite stamp set by Brutus Monroe for Halloween! I adore this set because there are a few different characters that are the perfect size to color in with sentiments. The best part is they resemble Halloween, but are not so spooky that could be given to a child. I made three cards with the set.

The first one is a black and white card:

 I added a little red just for some personality.

 Once I colored in my character I used my Scan n Cut to fussy cut him for me. I left a border on him and used pop dots to adhere to my card.

 The spider I found on clearance last year (after Halloween) at my local craft store. He came in a set of nine!

Isn't this the friendlies Frankenstein you have ever seen? I just love this little guy!

 I used Nuvo Dew Drops on all of these cards including this one! I can't believe how often I pull them out to add that little extra something to a card.

 I used my copic markers to color him in. I did not care so much about sticking to color families because I wanted him to look a little dingy.

 I saved my favorite for last! This is hands down my favorite character from the stamp set! I also love him with that sentiment.

 Every time I see him I smile.

What Halloween character is your favorite? Even if you don't have an image of that character in your stash you can use it as inspiration to create something spooky this Halloween!

Until next time ~ Happy Crafting!