Hello crafty friends! Happy Monday! Boo! Did I scare you? I'm sharing a Halloween card finally! Did you have a nice weekend? It was 85 degrees here yesterday! And, lots of my friends are posting photos on Facebook of SNOW! Sheesh. I wish it would cool down here and warm up there. October is a crazy month. I had a really nice weekend. I stamped all day on Saturday (for my post on Thursday). Then on Sunday we went for coffee and a nice drive and out to dinner. A perfect weekend. My husband is working really hard on a work project so I tried to get him out of the house for a bit and get his mind off things. This week has some fun things coming… It's the Stamp/Scrap Expo here in Sacramento and I have a friend coming from Canada and one from San Diego and some from the Bay! A full weekend of girls and crafting awaits me! But first things first…today's card!
This card was inspired by two things: I HAD to make a Halloween card and I just got this awesome new Diamond Shifter Stencil in the mail and wanted to ink it up! So I started by inking the diamond background….then I rummaged up some cool bat stamps….and it all kind of came together. I'm sure you'll recognize the supplies are all from Tim Holtz. He really knows how to do Halloween right. Vintage and cool.
The project started with stenciling the diamond background using the new Diamond Shifter Stencil. It's SO EASY to stencil this!! I used olive and gray for a kind of spooky color palette. You simply stencil the first color (for me olive) and then shift the stencil over and stencil the second color (for me the gray). Seriously so simple and such a great result! To complete the background I added some text stamps and some black and grey ink splatters. I set that aside to make everything else. The finished card is a green A2 card base.
I stamped the bats (small and large) in black ink and then cut them out by hand. I colored them with grey, black and purple Distress Inks and a paint brush with just a bit of water. Kind of let it all flow together. I think it's more spooky with the purple in there.
I stamped the Happy Halloween stamp onto some cardstock and then really inked the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. Then I splattered clean water over it and let that dry. To make the words blurry I used a paint brush and clean water and gently went over the letters. I think it makes it look old or something. And that font is AWESOME. I also inked the edges of my diamond panel with the same Vintage Photo Ink. I added a jump ring and a Tim Holtz 31 Halloween Token charm. Cool.
I dyed my own crinkle ribbon using distress inks and water. I haven't done this technique in a while and I always love the results from this! Never comes out the same way twice.
When I attached the bats to the card I used a bit of foam tape just in the middle. Then I used my fingers to gently curve the wings upwards to look like they're flying right at ya!
Mr. Lucky was VERY interested in this project…until he fell asleep! LOL! He just turned seven months old the other day. Can you believe it? He is growing so fast and has been such a wonderful studio companion. He keeps me company and is the sweetest thing ever.
Okay, so I need to try to make something else for Halloween but we're running out of time! YEEKS! Are you done with Halloween cards? Have you started? LOL. I got behind this year because we were on vacation. Oh well, it was worth it! I have some fun things to share on Thursday so I hope to see you then. Have a fabulous week and thanks for stopping by today! XOXO
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10 responses to “I’m batty about Halloween! Fun project with Tim Holtz supplies!”
I think after seeing this card I AM BATTY to make one now. Cool card! And great inspiration! Thanks for sharing.
Nice card! LOVE the kitty picture! Aren’t cats the best? Have had cats all my life it seems…and two dogs. The cats won out…way less maintenance!
I’m batty for your card, Wanda, and every cool Halloween-y element! and am in total love with Lucky! Thank him for those virtual get better smooches… xx
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Very cool card, love your inspiration. Great background stencil going to have to get. So happy you found Lucky to add to your family.
Love this card Wanda! You have always nailed the cool vintage vibe! I never tire of this look. Thanks for the inspiration!
Hi Wanda,
Great card, as usual! I always enjoy your posts. You have a wonderful style that is more what I strive for.
I noticed Mr Lucky (he’s too cute) snooozing on a gray work mat. Who makes it? I am looking for a mat but don’t love black, otherwise I’d buy the Tim Holtz one. Gray would be awesome.
Thank you
Such a cute kitty! And the card…. Very nice!
Excellent!! I finished up my Halloween cards yesterday. This year I did the tri-fold from AI with the Haunted Mansion scene. It was so fun my daughters will love it. I send about 20 cards, but not all were the tri-folds. I am sure Mr. Lucky is so glad your back. Have fun with your friends, its sounds so cool!
Such a fun card. I love the stenciling on your card, the colors are fabulous and not ones I’d have thought to put together. Thanks for the inspiration. I am done with Halloween cards and need to put them in the mail soon.
I love this card! I’ve made a few Halloween cards, but I am feeling a little behind. Somehow, I’ll manage to get them all done, even though it’s so easy to get distracted by fun, new Christmas supplies 😉