Having Some Halloween Fun!πŸŽƒ

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by *Vicki*

Hey friends!  I know it’s well into October and so you may be wondering where in the world have my Halloween posts been?  Today was gloomy and foggy out…and it’s getting evening, so it was a good time to post!  If you know me, then you know I love all things Halloween, but I’ve actually been in the background lurking with my Halloween projects! Bwhaa!!  I just haven’t had time to sit and make a post for them yet.  The reason for that is, of course, I’m taking too many classes and doing events that I’m like a “mad scientist” in the background with all of the crafting things, but haven’t been sharing them!  So, I’ve decided to set aside some time to create a post with all things Halloween! (Don’t worry, there will be more special ones coming too!)

Now isn’t this one a cutie?!  I’ve received this free digital image especially from the Whimsy Stamps World Card Making Day Event on Facebook that they usually hold every year and have some fun games and challenges.  This image was created by Crissy Armstrong of course and she even did a cute little tutorial with it, so I had to color it up!

I’ve used Copics for the coloring and even made a shadowy creepy black/gray grass along the bottom of the pumpkin.  The hat buckle was colored with a gold gel pen.  The sentiment came from an older Whimsy Stamps candy corn set I had in my stash.  For the background, I’ve used my favorite Whimsy Stamps Spider Web Frame background stamp to go around kitty.  I then used a couple of different Distress inks to sponge around the edges and then spritzed water over it & blotted it up with a paper towel to make it even “creepier” looking.  I layered it over an orange layer from my stash and then placed this over an A2 sized top folding card base.  I also die cut a bat from an old freebie from Whimsy Stamps years back to glue at the top of the scene and covered it with a glitter brush pen.  Super fun!

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Now I want to enter this into the annual Whimsy Stamps 31 Nights of Halloween that they do every year!  Check out the event with lots of Halloween inspiration & fun if you’re interested!  I always love to play along and I think Whimsy Stamps has some of THE best products for crafting Halloween!  CHECK THEM OUT HERE!!

And this is another card I made for the Whimsy Stamps WCMD Event challenge using a fun Autumn/Halloween mood board.  (The event is over, but it was super fun!)  The first thing about the mood board I noticed was all of the orange and fun jack-o-lanterns that popped out at me.  Plus, this was another cute freebie digital image given to us during the event.

So I colored up this dragon using mainly orange tone Copics with a “candy corn” effect.  I also used it for the die cut sentiment at the top that was cut out from the Whimsy Stamps Boo die set.  Hard to tell in the photo, but I covered it with the glitter brush pen too.  I popped up the “dragon guy” over a piece of the Whimsy Stamps 6×6 Haunted Paper Pack cut with the Whimsy Stamps Zig Zag Stitched Rectangle Dies.  It was all layered over a white A2 top folding card base.  I also added some yellow Stickles to the pumpkin’s face.

And since I’ve been doing so many classes, I thought I’d just create another gallery full of Halloween projects that I’ve done.  I have actually been working on some books and journals as well as mixed media projects and not sure if I’ll get them finished up before Halloween as I’ve been busy, but it’s always fun to get creative and messy especially for all things creepy and spooky!πŸ’€  Hope you enjoy! – (If you’re viewing this on my website, just click on the photos to enlarge them to see) 

  • This was a fun one I made using a sketch for the Inky Stamper’s World Card Making Day Event! I had to pull out the Spider set and stamp up the eyeballs for the background! The spider was die cut out over the circle with an added wobbler on him! So fun!
  • A class that Taylor taught using a special Halloween bundle showing how to foil.
  • This is the second portion of Taylor’s class using the same Jack-o-Lantern Cutting Plate.
  • Here’s another set of Halloween cards taught by Taylor for a virtual event I attended in Aug. (I think I over did it on the splatter! LOL)
  • This was a Lawn Fawn class with this set of projects during the Aug virtual event. The back project is a gable box.
  • This was a DecoFoil class class from the Aug virtual event…LOTS of foil! The green background is felt.
  • This was a watercolor mini slimline class taught during the Aug virtual event. I’ve used glow-in-the-dark glitter for the inside faces except the center one was just yellow glitter.
  • From a Riley & Co Halloween class. This is an easel slimline card.
  • Another Riley & Co easel type card. LOL
  • TEE HEE! A Riley & Co Dracula topped with glossy accent hair. Also added it to the bat too. See next photo for the inside…
  • …inside of Dracula card. LOL
  • Riley & Co is so funny! The cat is on a wobbler!
  • This card reminded me of Jimmy Fallon’s Friday Thank you notes! (If you’ve ever caught one of those shows!) See what I mean in the next photo for the inside of this card…
  • …ha ha! inside of Thank you Halloween Candy…

Whew!Β  Was that a lot of Halloween or what?!Β  Many of these things just give me a big chuckle and I just think they’re so fun especially now that I’ve looked back on them.Β  Although many of these project were created earlier this Summer, I thought it would be a good time to share them with you. #MakeHalloween365Β  I still have more Halloween up my sleeve soon, so stayed tuned!

If you haven’t entered my give away yet, there’s still a few days left if you want to leave me a comment saying you’re interested!Β  CHECK OUT THE POST HEREΒ  I will announce the winner by Oct 11th.

Thanks so much for stopping by this evening and I hope you’ve enjoyed my Halloween projects here!Β  HAPPY CRAFTING

Challenges:

  1. Crafty Animals – Anything Goes with animal
  2. Pearly Sparkles – Autumn and/or Halloween
  3. Colour Crazy Craft – Anything Goes with coloring
  4. Critter Crazy – Anything Goes with featured Critter
  5. The Crafter’s Cafe – Anything Goes
  6. Creative Fingers – Anything Goes
  7. Two Old Bats – Anything Goes Halloween
  8. Crafty Calendar – Halloween

33 thoughts on “Having Some Halloween Fun!πŸŽƒ”

  1. Wow you can sure tell THIS is your holiday! Lol. Crazy awesome post! Love the way I can click on those squares to see your card. You do that how? Would love to know. Meanwhile rocking out the big H day!

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    1. LOL Vicki! I’m not sure if blogger has anything like this or not because I haven’t used that platform in a while, but WordPress as a “gallery” option (called “blocks”) you can use to upload several photos so that my posts aren’t REALLY REALLY long! LOL!

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  2. WOW..awesome Halloween cards Vicki, cute, adorable, colourful, nearly scary, love them all, fabulous colouring and designs, they are wonderful..

    Luv CHRISSYxx

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  4. Halloween fun, for sure! These are wonderful, and each one made me smile! And oh my gosh! Your β€˜blocks’ are all amazing! Your classes all sound like a great learning experience, with a whole lot of fun! Great job, dear friend!

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  5. Fabulous assortment of Halloween creations! I think it is the most fun cardmaking occasion of the year! I’m enjoying Whimsy’s big event too, and working on a couple of cards to post!
    Glad I can check out your links above…. your cards look awesome!

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  7. As always, I am in awe of your creative projects. What a fabulous display of Fall and Halloween cards! You have been uber busy!!! Fun to show them off in this way- this is new to me! But, I love it!!!

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  10. What a fun array of great cards! You have been busy! I just love everything I see here, but the dracula card looks so fun with that corner of drippy red goo, and the thank-you Halloween candy card just cracked me up! LOL I can relate! I’m too sexy for my broom – oh my gosh, what a fun idea! Your cards are all so much fun, and I love and enjoy each and every one. I need to get cracking on my Halloween cards too – life has just thrown me some major curves lately and I haven’t been able to get to working on them yet! Great job on everything Vicki, you did a great job on all of them!

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  11. Adorable creation! Love your coloring and all the details.
    Thank you for joining us at Crafty Calendar Challenge.
    Hugs!
    Farida

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  13. WOW! Vicki, these Halloween cards are Gorgeous!! I love that sweet little cat on your first card and fantastic spooky paper on your second card, both images colored beautifully!! Awesome slide show of cards, I love that adorable spider and the super cute Riley image!
    Enjoy your weekend.
    Hugs, Tammy

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  14. You love Halloween for sure, Vicki. Love the colouring of that sweet cat on its pumpkin. And that background!!
    The dragon card is another beauty with great colouring.
    Your slide show is stunning!
    xxx Margreet

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  15. WOW, Vicki, you were busy! I love Halloween and making Halloween cards (kind of like you – lol) but I think you’ve comp0letely outdone me this year. Let’s start with the kitten on the pumpkin – fantastic! Adorable image, fav coloring and perfect color combo. Next, the little dragon – what a magnificent background. Love the moon in the sky and the dimension. As for the entire gallery, I could spend all day commenting on those but my ankle is still in recovery mode and if I sit up much longer, I’m going to be in pain. Time to get it elevated.
    But, while I’m here – thank so much for playing along with us in our Critter Crazy challenge this month. Good luck. NanaConnie DT

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  17. WOW Vicki I am in awe of your creativity you have made some wowzer cards here all fangtastic, I think the images and your detail is outstanding for these Halloween creations, you have excelled beyonnd the norm, lol, brilliant work, well done
    hugs
    lorraine x

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  18. Awesome cards! I love the backgrounds! Great job. Thanks for joining us at Critter Crazy and hope to see you again soon. Tammy DT

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  21. WOW … hello there my friend! As always you are busy busy creating AMAZING cards and these two are FABULOUS! Your coloring/design are as awesome as ever! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at the Two Old Bats Halloween challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back each month. Remember, if we have 50+ entries, we will give a PRIZE.

    Darlene
    TWO OLD BATS HALLOWEEN CHALLENGE
    DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
    Please stop in for a visit!

    P.S. As Diane mentioned, we’d love to have you come join in our ‘Owls and/or Pumpkins’ challenge at our DOUBLE D Challenge Blog . HUGS

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  23. You’ve created 2 adorably fun cards! Love the coloring and the images! Thanks for linking up with us at The Color Crazy Challenge and Best of Luck in the Draw! Donna

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  25. You can clearly tell you love this season and what adorable, creative, fun creations Vicki. I so enjoyed reading and learning from your post x.

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  28. Cutie patooties! Fabulous creations hun! Too cute to spook fun, just the way I like Halloween! Sending big hugs, miss you sweets xoxo

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  31. I love the way you put shadows on the edges of your cards. In halloveen cards it gives such an amazing, a bit dark character. Two stunning cards, Vicki

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  32. Wow, so many awesome Halloween makes! I adore your cards, the little dragon in particular caught my eye – super cute 😁. Thanks for all the inspiration and sending you happy wishes! Hugs Jo x

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