Saturday 16 October 2010

Happy Halloween

Challenges:  Let's ink it Up - Halloween colours
Papercraftstar#17 - photo inspiration - spiders and pumpkins
Clean and Simple FTL110 - sketch (but too late for it!)
Creative Cottage #25 - Halloween


My first attempt at a Halloween card - we don't celebrate this although I am seeing more and more evidence of it being bought into the culture through the shops! My background stamp is from Darkroom Door stamped with Momento London Fog ink, and the basket of pumpkins is from WMS Basket Additions set. The basket and contents are stamped with Momento Tuxedo Black ink, and coloured with Copics.  The web and spider are stickers from my stash, and are the tiles with the sentiment. I used gold Smooch around the light and to highlight the top of the pumpkins and the side of the spider. I stamped the basket and contents first, and then masked them before stamping the background so that it looks as if the basket is on the pavement outside the door. I mounted the images onto the purple bazzil and again onto some orange card, and the whole onto a blank made from a grey bazzil. I followed the sketch from Clean and Simple to create the design but am too late to enter it in their challenge. Never mind.  

See you!

10 comments:

Unknown said...

Great to see and Aussie girl, you have done a fab job on your card. I agree we are seeing more Halloween stuff in Aussie shops. Thanks for joining in at LIIU, good luck with the challenge and come back soon. Cheers Suzanne

Shirl said...

Adorable card for Halloween and a fabulous lot of stamping, my type of card. Thanks for sharing with us at Let's Ink It Up.
Shirley

Deborah Frings said...

Hi Susan

Like the Halloween card. I think the basket of pumpkins really works.

Unknown said...

This is a fabulous card! I'm so glad you tried your hand at a Halloween card and entered it at Papercraft Star too! Thanks so much for playing along with us. Great job!

♥Jan♥ said...

It must be difficult to get into the "fall" spirit when it is spring down there, and then no Halloween celebrations - so I really have to commend you on such a lovely card when you almost have to imagine it all !! So glad you played with us at Papercraft Star this week Susan !

Kristina said...

Really cute card, love the glossy sentiment! Thanks for playing along at Papercraft Star this week!

Claire said...

Fab card, that background stamp is amazing!! Thanks for joining us at LIIU, good luck and hope to see you again soon :-)
Claire xx

Anne said...

Cute as a button Susa
Thanks for playing along with Creative Cottage
Anne x

Agnieszka M said...

Your card is soooo cute. I love it (your stamp and colours are great).
Thanks for joining us at Lets Ink It Up this time. Good Luck.

Hugs,
Agnieszka

Kendra said...

You did a great job for your first halloween card! Thanks for playing at Let's Ink It Up!