Halloween Cards!

Hi everyone!

Well, am I behind!  I did make a few Halloween cards this year and they are below.  Enjoy!

First up:  A kitty!  I love kitties and this pretty little guys seems ready to go out Halloween night! 

Items used:

• Orange and black glitter card - create and craft
• ribbon from Really reasonable ribbon
• kitty from Graphic 45

Next: BOO!

Items used:

• Banner and spider - anna griffin stickers
• Orange patterned paper - anna griffin
• purple and green dots and accents - Ranger enamel
• charm - Idea-ology - tim holtz

Onward: Its Halloween!

Items used:

• stickers - anna griffin
• paper anna griffin
• wood bingo chip - sky blue pink
• dark orange paper  create and craft

And Upward! Frightful Halloween...

Items used:

• tattered lace spider web die
• Martha stewart border punch
• ribbon - michaels
• papers - anna griffin
• sticker - anna griffin
• moon - tim holtz ephemera
• orange enamel dots - ranger

This was my favorite.  I really love how the spider webs in each corner worked with the papers.  There is ribbon on this card.  It looks like washi tape with writing but it is actually ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by.  I will  be posting Christmas cards starting tomorrow.

Lis

Have a Pumpkin Halloween!

Happy Halloween Everyone!

 

 

 

Items used:

• Orange Card for card base (Bazzill)
• Patterned paper from Tim Holtz Halloween Stash 2015
• Black Suede Paper Hot off the Press
• Silver shimmer paper
• Anna Griffin Pumpkin Die
• Jewels from Michaels

 

Have a safe and fun evening!

Lis

Halloween Pumpkin!

I thought I'd sneak another Halloween card in on you!  Sorry for the blurry pictures though.  If I have time later this week I'll retake them.

Items used:

• Martha Stewart Punch
• Sizzix Jack o Lantern and Halloween word dies (Tim Holtz)
• Gold Ripple & silver linen specialty cardstocks (Hot off the Press)
• base card is black card stock but this one has a pattern and is slightly "furry"

The gold fence/gate is a Martha Stewart favorite of mine.  These punches always have such wonderful detail.  I love the little bats.

Have a great day!
Lis
 

Beware Halloween!

Today's card is a pretty simple one to make.

Items for card

• orange and black card stock
• Orange 1mm jute string/ribbon (reasonableribbon.com)
• Sizzix Halloween Words
• Sizzix Bigz die - ghosts
• Authentique Halloween patterned paper
• white vellum
• Charm from Idea Ology

One thing I did was to cut the word Halloween from my patterned paper - but only the bottom half.  I place my die s that the upper half didn't touch the paper.  I secured my die using stencil tape.

I also cut the word Halloween from black card stock.  After I attached my patterned paper, I added the word, fitting it into the cut space on my patterned paper.
 Ive seen this technique elsewhere on the web an I think its just so cool.  I could have added back some of the little pieces in the "a" "o" and "l" - maybe next time.

I added a little charm from Tim Holtz Idea Ology release this year and tied it on with the orange jute string.

Vellum is not new but I love bringing it out again and using it for my ghosts.

Another look...

Thanks for stopping by!
Lis

Spooky!

Hi everyone,
Today's card is a Halloween card of course but what I am so excited about is the material I used to create my ghosts!  Take a look!

The ghost on the left was cut from Vertigo Film!  I believe I used Pebbles pattern.  Vertigo Film is a plastic with various types of patterns in it.  This one was perfect for my ghost on the left.  Vertigo Film cannot be cut with the thin dies.  I cut this ghost from a BIGZ Die from Sizzix (one of Tim Holtz releases for 2015).  My other ghost on the right was cut from regular white translucent vellum.

Items used for this card:

• Sizzix Bigz dies by Tim Holtz (Jack o Lanterns, Ghosts)
• Sizzix Tin dies by Tim Holtz (Handwritten Halloween)
• black and orange card stock
• The mat black with silver foil chandeliers is from Hunky-dory (UK)
• Black crinkle ribbon (Reasonableribbon.com)
• Vertigo Film (Pebbles)
• White Vellum
• Silver linen card stock (Hot Off the Press).

I love the way the vellum and vertigo film look like ghosts.
Vertigo Film

 Vellum

 

They are good together and look dimensional.


I like the word on top of the pumpkin.  After I cut the pumpkin, I cut out a backing piece of black card stock and layered the two.

Thanks for stopping by!

Lis

Ghostly Greetings Halloween Card

Hi everyone and greetings!

Today's card features a new die I just got.  It is from Memory Box.  Actually they now have several series of these dies and you will see me using them in some cards in November and December.

What is so cool about this die is that it is a corner distress die.  It cuts a pattern into the card rather than die cutting a pattern hat then has to be glued onto the card.  I have to say that I was very excited when I first saw a sample card made with one of these dies.  (PAMCRAFTS - a blog)  I love the effect it gives my card.  I used red vellum to back the inside.  When you open it, the card glows.

Items for this card:

• Memory Box die
• Purple card stock for card base
• Skeleton cameo from Idea Ology

• Red jewels from Michaels
• Red Vellum from www.paperandmore.com
• Sentiment from Small Talk Occasions - Idea Ology
• Gold glossy card and Spellbinders Fancy Labels die
• Distress Ink Wilted Violet
• mounting tape

Thanks for stopping by!
Lis

This Way , a Halloween Card

Today's card includes:

• Rubber stamp (Michael's - two potion bottles)
• Silver embossing powder
• black crinkle ribbon May Arts
• Dazzles from Hot off the Press (Red dots and black sparkle border)
• Skull - Idea Ology - Tim Holtz
• Border Punch Martha Stewart - Skulls
• Paper Tole - from Hot off the Press
• Bazzill Orange for card base
• patterned paper
• Kraft Core card stock in black crackle design (Cor'dinations)

Close Ups!
The skull went nicely over the center knot on my bow. I used glue dots to attach.

Thanks for stopping by!
Lis

Haunted... a Halloween card

 

Hi everyone,

I've been having fun with Tim Holtz new Halloween items.  Used in this card are:

• Black card stock for card base
• holographic paper
• silver linen card stock (for word haunted)
• "HAUNTED" from Handwritten Halloween word dies - Sizzix

• Patterned paper from Authentique
• Black crinkle ribbon from May Arts
• Pearl brads from Idea Ology
• Distress Inks: Vintage Photo, Picked Raspberry (makes green)
• Skull key from Michaels (its from a couple years ago)

Notes:

• I added the brads to the paper before I attached to the card,  I cut off any brad tines that showed.
• The inking I did was accidental.  I wanted an edging of vintage photo and a pinkish red sky.  I got green instead!  Still ok though.

Thanks for stopping by!
Lis

Wicked!

Hi everyone!

I am a fan of Edgar Allen Poe's stories and poems.  When I saw that there was a brad with his portrait, I had to have it and use it in a card. 
I decided to do a collage card for Halloween.

 

 

Items used for this card:

• Idea Ology (rub ons, brads, "wicked")
• Authentique Halloween papers
• Spiderweb embossing folder (Tim Holtz/Sizzix)
• Purple Stardream shimmer card
• Bazzill card stock in Orange
• Enamel Accents in Black (for Wicked)

Thanks for stopping by!
Lis

Spooky!

Today's card is a pull out card (I'm not sure if that's the right name for it.  You pull open the card and the middle part turns and reveals a surprise.)

 



 

 

 

This card is made with a white card base and :

• Feather Dazzle by Hot off the Press
• Halloween charms by Idea Ology
• Papers by Hot off the Press
• Black Card Stock
• Rare Oddities by Graphic 45
• Thinlets by Sizzix to do the center cut outs and paper cut outs

The card was very easy to make once I figured out how to place the main thinlet die to make the main cut out of the three labels.  The die set comes with additional dies so that I was able to cut out papers to put on my card.

For the charms:
Once I cut them from the packaging (they are self adhesive), I mounted them on my card.
I took Distress Stickles for the spider, regular stickles for the skull (top) and for the bat, I use Enamel Accents in Black.  The enamel accents dries to a shiny black and has a great enamel look.  It was easy to add because it has a tiny applicator top.  It came out really good.

I added the feather and then added a gold pen line.  I hope you can see it in this picture.  I thought the front was too blank but didn't want to add to much because I didn't want to take away from the charms

Thanks for stopping by!
Lis

October

Hi all!
Another Halloween card for you!
Todays card is a collage Halloween card.  I seem to be stuck on lavenders, blacks and oranges this year. (I love lavender.)

I started with a black card stock as my card base.  I embossed a Stardream (shimmer) card with the new Poison embossing folder that Tim Holtz has out this year.  Onto that I layered a number of ephemera pieces and I also used some purple punchinella.
                   Punchinella is sequin waste.  Its what's left after the sequins are punched out.  I love using
                   it and have a lot of colors.  I haven't used it in a while but you know how it is, what's old
                   is new again!
If you are interested in purchasing a sample or just looking at what's available, you can go to www.skybluepink.com. They have a great selection and the service is excellent.

I added a purple stripe ribbon that I got for a dollar at Michaels a long time ago.

Thanks for stopping by, Lis

 

Beware Spirits

 

Don't you love how this card turned out?  I used the new Graphic 45 Halloween line Rare Oddities on this card.

Also:

• Halloween washi or tissue tape from Idea Ology
• I really love the border this makes.
• Orange ribbon with a plaid embossing from Really Reasonable Ribbon
• Chit Chat word strips (Occasions - Idea Ology)
• The pumpkin and the spider charm are also releases for this year from Idea Ology
• I have a die that cuts a full A2 size but I cut it in half to make the gold foil chevron piece
• The paper I used for the flourish on the pumpkin is called Gold Ripple and its a specialty card stock from Hot Off the Press
• I really like the way this goes with the pumpkin.  It looks like gold vines and adds extra texture to the card overall.

Thanks for stopping by!
Lis
 

Happy Halloween

Has it actually been since July that I've posted?  Ive been busy!  I am sorry for my absence but I am back with more cards!

Today's card (and the next few) are meant to get us all in the "spirit" as Halloween is a little more than a month away.  I don't know where the time has gone, that's for sure.

 

 

I used things from my stash (my stash is taking over my craft area so time to use it or lose it).

I cut out the pumpkins from a scrapbook paper.  I love the old fashioned look of these.  The borders are from various places.  You might recognize Tim Holtz' chain at the bottom.  I love the sparkly white bones.  The purple sentiment is Dazzles by Hot Off the Press and the 3-d bottles are some stickers I had left over from Michaels.

Oh yes, the background wrinkled silver paper is Little Sizzles from Sizzix.

Come back again for more cards!
Lis

A Rose for Halloween Card

I've been working on a few Halloween cards.  Halloween snuck up on me this year!  I haven't done too many.

Materials:

• Graphic 45 Steam Punk Line
• Sizzix Die (cut in silver glitter paper)
• Paper rose bud (Wild Orchid Crafts - if you like paper flowers, check these guys out)
• Black grosgrain ribbon
• Black leaf ribbons (Frantic Stamper)

The card is really simple to make. I layered my two papers and used the black ribbon to hide the seam. 

I die cut the silver thing (I don't know what to call it - it looks like a frame and mirror to me)
and then made my rose. I folded the wire from the rose in half and then put a small bead of glue on one side. I rolled the leaf ribbons around it.  Now that I am thinking about it though - it would have been easier to wind some double sided tape around it and then wind the ribbon around that.

Have a safe and Happy Halloween!
Lis

Pumpkin Greetings - a Halloween Card

Don't you love this card?

Materials:

• black card for card base
• gold ripple holographic card from hot off the press
• black and white (I believe they call it licorice) bakers twine
• green card stock (this is from Graphic 45)
• Pumpkin Greeting (old fashioned) from Tim Holtz Salvage Stickers - Holidays
• one embossing folder of clocks (Sizzix)
• purple foil adhesive backed

My card starts off with this luscious purple foil.  I cut it to 4 x 5 1/4 inches and attached it to a scrap piece of card stock.  I ran it through my cuttlebug to emboss it.  (The reason I backed the foil with cad is to make it stronger and so that the embossing would stay crisp.)

I attached my purple piece to my card, and added the rest of my items. Easy!

Come back tomorrow for my best Halloween card yet!

Lis
 

The Halloween Spider - a card

This week is busy busy for everyone as we all make the final adjustments to our costumes for Friday night! OOooOOOOooo!

 

This Halloween should be fun because it IS Friday night and no school next day!  What fun!

 

Today's card is a cute Halloween Spider and web.

 

Materials:

• black card for card base
• black shimmer paper for the cobweb
• a cobweb die
• white and oh yes a couple of red crystals for the spider's eyes

 



 

 

As you can see its a simple card but effective.  Add a greeting on the front or inside!

Stop back tomorrow for another spooky card
Lis