The Halloween spirit

I think it's so fun to see the Halloween decorations and costumes popping up in the stores this time of year. I don't really do much celebrating around Halloween -- except eating way too much candy -- but I love the holiday. To get into the Halloween spirit (no pun intended ... well, maybe a little intended), I made a few cards yesterday, so I thought I'd share them.

Supplies (all Stampin' Up!^® unless otherwise noted):
Stamps: Carved and Candlelit
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Jet Black StazOn^®
Card stock: Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive
Accessories: Black tag (Fiddlers Creek), silver and black fibers (On the Surface), Pumpkin Pie taffeta ribbon, Old Olive brads, Perfect Polka dots embossing folder, Dimensionals

For the focal point on this card, I stamped and cut out a jack-o'-lantern and used Dimensionals to adhere it to a black tag wrapped with silver fiber. Then I added a row of brads along the bottom of the tag and ribbon at the top. For the background I embossed the card with the polka dot embossing folder and then lightly rubbed the Jet Black StazOn ink pad over the raised dots to add a little color. With a white gel pen, you could use the tag as a gift tie-on (like I'll be doing with the Halloween tags I made for my toddler class) instead of on a card.

Supplies (all Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted):
Stamps: Warmest of Wishes
Ink: Soft Suede
Paper: Soft Suede, Tangerine Tango, Very Vanilla, Brights Collection Patterns DSP Stack
Accessories: Owl Builder punch, Perfect Pennants die, Nestabilities Standard Circles Large dies (Spellbinders), 5/8" Old Olive grosgrain ribbon, Chit Chat rub-ons, google eyes (Inkadinkado), corner rounder, Perfect Polka dots embossing folder

I love this little owl! I stamped the owl image twice: once on Very Vanilla and once on Tangerine Tango. I cut out the trick-or-treat bag and mask from the Tangerine Tango piece and glued them on the first owl. And I couldn't resist the google eyes! I embossed the background, added a rub-on greeting on the ribbon and framed the owl with a scallop circle and patterned paper. Simple, but pretty cute.

Supplies (all Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted):
Stamps: Spooky Bingo Bits, Too Cute to Spook (Unity Stamp Company) (greeting unknown)
Ink: Jet Black StazOn, Early Espresso, Bordering Blue
Card stock: Bordering Blue, Wild Wasabi, River Rock, Whisper White
Accessories: Spooky Fence die (Amuse Studio), Cupcake Builder punch, 3/4" circle punch, Dimensionals

I saw the die for this fence at the Rubber Stamp and Scrapbook Expo on Saturday and new immediately I had to buy it. It works perfectly in this not-so-spooky graveyard scene, but my friend Lisa pointed out that it would also be cute with flowers as a springtime card. For the rest of this scene on this card, I stamped a tree in the background and layered two pieces of torn Wild Wasabi card stock for the "grass." I stamped and cut out a few gravestones and tucked them into the grass, gluing them at angles so they look like they've been there awhile. Then I added a black cat, ghost, moon and a few clouds. Boo!

Supplies (all Stampin' Up!):
Stamps: Bingo Card, Spooky Bingo Bits
Ink: Soft Suede, Lucky Limeade, Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie
Card stock: Soft Suede, Lucky Limeade, Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories: Brights Glimmer brads

I figured since the stamp set with these cute little Halloween images is called Spooky Bingo Bits, I should actually try using it with the Bingo card. For this card, I randomly stamped the three greetings from the set on the card base. I stamped the Bingo card, cut it out and adhered it to the card front at an angle. (The whole Bingo card is a bit too big to fit on a standard A2 card.) Then I chose six images, stamped them on Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry and Lucky Limeade card stock, cut them out and glued them to squares on the card. I know a few people who enjoy going to the casino to play Bingo, so this card may just be for one of them ...

I hope these cards gave you some ideas for Halloween. Thanks for stopping by!