Happy Halloween! + Quick & Cute Card Ideas!
Happy Halloween, friends! We wish you all the treats today! We wanted to share this adorable reprise of a prior blog post by our friend Cheiron Brandon to inspire you to make some festive cards with your Halloween supplies!
Hello crafty friends! It’s Cheiron Brandon here and I am thrilled to be back with another project this month using Tim Holtz products. Today I have a fun trio of Halloween cards for you that are perfect to send to friends or give with Halloween treats. I combined the Tim Holtz Sizzix Retro Halloween and Halloween Bold Text dies with some of my favorite whimsical Stampers Anonymous background stamps to make these monochromatic cards.
To create these cards, I painted Distress Watercolor Cardstock papers using Distress Paints in Black Soot, Carved Pumpkin and Twisted Citron. Once the papers were dry, I cut my Retro Halloween Thinlits from Distress Watercolor Cardstock (for the white) and the painted papers. You could also use ink, but I love the matte look of the paints on projects, especially paired with the DIstress Oxide backgrounds I used. I cut the Halloween Bold Text words from rectangles of Distress Watercolor Cardstock and backed them with pieces of the painted papers.
To make the card panels I cut Distress Watercolor cardstock (3 3/4 x 5) and stamped each panel with a background stamp in Distress Oxide inks that were the same colors as the painted papers. Once the ink was dry, I added the Bold Text sentiment to the card using foam tape, then the Retro Halloween image (also with foam tape) onto the background, overlapping them ever so slightly. Finally, I mounted the panels to an A2 card using foam tape. I love the look of these one-color cards and hope you do too!
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Thanks so much for stopping by, and thanks to Cheiron for being our guest!
so fun and cute
I love these cards!! Spooktacular!!!
Cheiron,
These are AMAZING and BOO-tifully done! LOVE the look of them!!
Lori S in PA
These are fantastic!
Happy Halloween! These card ideas are so cute and perfect for the season! I love how they combine fun colors and textures. If you’re looking for more festive fun, try Snow rider for some exciting winter thrills!
Okay, those quick card ideas are adorable and perfect for a last-minute Halloween! I especially love the ghost one. Reminds me of the frustration and satisfaction of finally getting past a pipe in Flappy Bird – quick success, but takes practice! Anyone else think Halloween’s spooky vibe is a bit like the anxiety of getting stuck in that game? Thanks for the great inspiration!
These are adorable card ideas! Thanks for sharing! For a spooky twist, maybe add a tiny Flappy Bird ghost silhouette flying through the cards? A bit random, I know, but hey, Halloween! Maybe use orange and black paper cutouts for a classic feel? Simple shapes are always quick and effective! Keep up the great work!
Great amazing blog i like it.
“Love how the layered textures and Crazy Cattle 3D matching tones bring these one-color cards to life! The subtle dimension adds such a fun touch—beautiful work!
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These Halloween card ideas in the article are brilliant; they’re simple and cute, now I know how to make handmade cards this Halloween!
These Halloween card ideas in the article are brilliant; they’re simple and cute, now I know how to make handmade cards this Halloween!
I really love the monochromatic design of these Halloween cards; they look both festive and artistic.