A few years ago, however, a friend began asking me to make Halloween cards for her. It was the first request I had ever had! So, I have been doing it for about 3 years now, and starting to get into the various styles. Last post, I shared the set I made with the Graphic 45 Steampunk Collection - it really captured my favorite style! I thought I would share the other cards I made - my friend inspired me to send a few myself!
I made this one for my nephew Russell - we spent a morning crafting together and this uses images he liked working with!
I made this one for my nephew Raymond, a newly-minted teen who doesn't trick or treat any more, but still deserves to celebrate!
This card I made for my friend who started all this - I thought she deserved to get a card, too!
This one uses a Martha Stewart 4x6 card stock sheet as the "topper" - the bats and pumpkin are embossed.
Another take on the same theme - I love the ghost - stamped on black card stock, embossed with white and added googly-eyes! The tag is done on a resist card stock - love it in black!
I took the tines off the witches hat brad and just glued it on the edge of the tag; love the white felt ghost! I like the smoky effect on the tag - I used a gray pan pastel to edge it.
It was fun to do those different takes on the same theme - and my friend loved these as a set!
All of these were made with the leftovers from the Graphic 45 set and some Martha Stewart thrown in. I also used a lot of Cricut images, mostly from the Theresa Collins Chic and Scary cartridge and the October 31st set - both I use digitally in the Cricut Craft Room (have you trued that out yet? - fun!) Some of the little "ornament"-type embellishments were from Reflections.
Now - it is time to clean out the craft studio and get out the HOLIDAYS! YAY! I found a huge haul at the Goodwill last spring - someone had gotten rid of a huge amount of holiday craft stuff - and much of it not even opened. I got almost 2 grocery bags FULL of stuff for under $10 - awesome! I put it all away in a box and now I get to open it and play!
Stay tuned for Holiday Fun!
