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!