Halloween Boo Tags using Specialty Cardstocks

Hello again, crafty friends. I’m sharing two Halloween Boo Tags today that I created using Specialty Cardstocks. Specialty Cardstocks such as glitter, foil, glossy, and woodgrain cardstocks can really elevate your project. I needed to make a couple of tags for the Boo bags I created for our neighbors. For the first tag… I cut THIS and THIS die from glitter and foil cardstock. I also used woodgrain cardstock for the tree and ink...

Halloween Cards + New Distress Spritz Colors

Hello there, crafty friends. Today’s card features THESE new colors of Distress Spritz. I used them to enhance Distress Oxide ink blended backgrounds and highlight embossed backgrounds. For all of the cards, I started by ink blending a panel of white cardstock with Distress Oxide inks. I started with a light shade of the card and applied a darker color of the same shade around it for some variation. Next, I spritzed it with...

Spooky Glow-in-the-Dark Slimline Card

Hello, crafty friends. I have a spooky slimline card to share today featuring new products from Hero Arts… To create this card, I started with the background. I cut a piece of THIS cardstock to slimline size — and applied THIS Glow-in-the-dark lacquer pen liquid through THIS stencil. I did this at the top of the card, let it dry, and then repeated the process on the bottom of the card. I ink blended...

Slimline Halloween Scene Card

Hello, crafty friends. I have a slimline Halloween card to share today… To create this card, I started with a piece of black cardstock cut to a slimline size. I cut a green piece of cardstock to around 3 inches and cut the top using THIS grass border die. I adhered that green piece to the black piece and added a sidewalk using gray cardstock. I cut a shape freehand and scored some lines...

Spooky Sweets Card

Hello, crafty friends. I have a Halloween card to share today… To create this card, I started by cutting THIS die from purple cardstock. I ink blended the bottom of the panel with dark purple ink and then spritzed it with THIS shimmer spray for added interest. Next, I stamped the cupcakes from THIS stamp set with black pigment ink and clear heat embossed them. I colored them in with Copic Markers, cut them...

New Tim Holtz Sizzix Halloween Dies (From the Vault)

Hi there, crafty friends. I have a Halloween card to share today featuring the new Tim Holtz/Sizzix Halloween dies… To create this card, I started with the background. I applied THESE alcohol inks on a piece of THIS 5×7 Yupo paper that I added Rubbing Alcohol to first to get the inks moving. I used THIS blower to move the ink around until I achieved the moody look I was going for. I applied...

Halloween Treat Tags

Happy Halloween, crafty friends! I wanted to share the tags I created for the treat bags I created for the kids at my son’s school… To create these cards, I stamped the image and sentiments from THIS stamp set on a tag created from THIS die. I cut the tag reinforcer from orange cardstock and colored in the teeth and eyes with a white gel pen. I colored in the screws with a silver...

Plenty of Pumpkins Card

Hi, crafty friends. I have another card to share featuring THIS new release from the Ink Blot Shop… To create this card, I stamped THIS background stamp on a white A2 panel using black ink. I colored in the pumpkins with Copic Markers and stamped THESE faces on the pumpkins. I white heat embossed a sentiment from THIS stamp set and added THIS to the eyes. Here’s a closer look… I also stamped the...

October 2023 Ink Blot Shop Release

Hi, crafty friends. Today’s card features products from THIS new release from the Ink Blot Shop… To create this card, I stamped THIS background and colored it in with Copic Markers. I stamped the faces from THIS stamp set on the pumpkins. I white heat embossed a sentiment from the same stamp set. I rounded the bottom of the cards. Here’s a closer look… I also stamped the flap of the envelope with an...

Boo Card

Hello, crafty friends. I’m back with more inspiration from THIS new release… I started by spritzing THIS on a piece of THIS watercolor cardstock. Once it was dry, I applied THIS texture paste through one of THESE layering stencils. Once that layer was dry, I applied THIS texture paste (that I tinted with THIS paint) through the other layering stencil in the set to add the eyes and stars. Once that was dry, I...