Batty Boo

Welcome to night 2 of the Halloween Hex-Travaganza!  And tonight we're hanging out with a couple of spooky bats.

I love that Ghostly Greetings pattern with the orange swirls and I finally convinced myself that I really needed to use it on some cards.  The moon was super easy too--it's just a circle cut out of a marbly pattern from the retired Perfectly Artistic DSP.  The only thing that took a bit of time on this card was fussy cutting my bats, which are from the Autumn Apparitions stamp set (another eBay find from a couple of years ago).  I've spent this entire year picking up extra Halloween stamp sets just for the Hex-Travaganza and I still have some that I haven't played with yet.  So here we are on night 2 and I'm already certain I will have another Hex-Travaganza next year.  For the moment, I need to start mailing out these Halloween cards!

Stay spooky, y'all!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Autumn Apparitions
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Granny Apple Green
Paper:  Basic Black, Thick Basic White, Perfectly Artistic DSP, Ghostly Greetings DSP
Accessories:  2 1/2" circle punch, Glitter Enamel Dots, Mini Dimensionals, Wink of Stella

Hello October!

Mornin' y'all!  I am continuing to recover from my appendectomy last week but I'm happy to report that I'm feeling better, though I still sleep a lot.  Hopefully I'll be able to get back in my craft room very soon, but in the meantime, I have a card that I made last week and didn't get to share with all the craziness.  Here it is:

Hello October!  I had to use the Gathering Together DSP for the Addicted to CAS challenge:

Which I paired with the sketch from CAS on Friday:

I couldn't resist adding a couple of stamped leaves and an acorn above my greeting but I think it's still CAS.

Didja see the first Halloween Hex-Travaganza card I posted at midnight?  I'll be doing spooky sweet cards for the entire month of October because it makes my little goblin heart happy : )  I've been planning for that all year and I'm tickled to finally get it started.

Anyway, time to get the kiddo off to school.  Cheers!
Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Gathering Moments, Everyday Arches
Ink:  Cajun Craze, Early Espresso
Paper:  Basic Beige, Gathering Together DSP
Accessories:  Dimensionals, Gold Cord

Spooktacular Monster Bash

It's the witching hour, y'all!  Last year I lamented how I didn't get to share nearly enough Halloween cards, and I love Halloween cards so I had to think of a way to fix that : )  The answer:  a month-long Hex-Travaganza of Halloween goodness!  Every night at midnight for the month of October, I will be sharing a Halloween card with lots of stamp sets and Halloween papers from years past.

We're kicking off the Hex-Travaganza with a monster bash!

Our friendly spooks here are all cut out of the Spooktacular Bash DSP so the only stamping is the greeting on the headstone-shaped die.  I started making cards for this last December (which is good because it means that last week's drama queen appendix won't affect the Hex-Travaganza) and I frequently start with the CASE-ing Tuesday Sketches as a jumping off point.  Here's the sketch I used for this card:

And the card in the annual catalog that the sketch is based on:

I am looking forward to sharing lots more Halloween goodness this month, this might just be my favorite type of card to make!

Keep it spooky, y'all!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Spooktacular Bash
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper:  Basic Black, Crushed Curry, Terracotta Tile, Basic Beige, Monster Bash DSP
Accessories:  Textured Notes dies, Ornate Frames dies, Matte Black Dots, Dimensionals