Monday, October 7, 2019

Don't Be Scared -- Two Halloween Cards

It's a spooky night, but the Jack-O-Lantern is friendly.  I've made some Halloween cards with a not-new-but-new-to-me Penny Black set called Haunted Halloween.  I thought I might make a CAS card with just the Jack-O-Lantern and fence and a little sponging overhead, but as you can see, it turned into more than that.

It's crazy to even try to capture the sparkle on this card.




After I made the image panel I covered the whole thing with sticky tape and sprinkled with clear glitter.  Amazing flashes of sparkle in real life, but blah in the photo.




The bats and pumpkin and sentiment flag were cut out and added on top of the glitter.  The idea was to have the background enshrouded in sparkly fog.  I added Stickles glitter to the cut out parts of the scene.  Black and orange Stickles were smeared under the pumpkin.




The next card with the same stamp set is watercolored with Tombow markers.  On this one I sprayed the finished panel with glitter spray.  It's more subtle, but still very sparkly.







I used every stamp in the set making these two cards, and that feels like a good thing.  Now I have two more Halloween sets to use this year if I can color fast enough.  Just having fun!  Wishing you a happy day!


21 comments:

Glenda said...

Both are gorgeous! I really love the first. Glitter can be the worst to photograph but you did a lovely job of that too! Have a great Monday and Boo to you!

Ros Crawford said...

They're amazing!! Fabulous cards and I love the backgrounds that you created!

crafty-stamper said...

Both fabulous cards love all the stamps and sparkle
Carol x

Cat Craig said...

In my minds eye I can see how fun and sparklie both cards are. Fabulous designs.

Verna Angerhofer said...

Two spooky and fabulous Halloween designs. I love the sparkle too.

Yogi said...

WOW. The sparkle as foggy really worked. Looks fabulous. Love that house. Both cards are wonderful.
Have a great day

Nanny's Pansy Patch said...

I love your Halloween cards - great designs! You have to love the sparkle and glitter. Love the fog!! I love this season! Have a great week!

Donna Ellis said...

So cute and sparkly! Every Halloweenie creation needs sparkle, don'tcha think? Beautifully done! hugs, de

Kathy Krug said...

love all the sparkle on your cards. What a ton of fun.

laurie said...

These are fabulous!! i LOVE the sparkle...wow cards for sure!

Evelyn S. said...

How much fun are these!!! I LOVE the sparkle of that first card...haven't used sticky tape in so very long; I still have all kinds of micro beads and pretty jars of glitter. And the haunted house is so beautifully colored. Again, I'm envious of your skill in turning an image into a great piece.

It was my first glance at this post that inspired me to make a card, although I didn't spend any time on it. Pretty simple!

Conniecrafter said...

They are very cool, so neat you were able to use every stamp in the set. Love the sparkle and the foggy feeling to the first one, great idea, the house in the second with the glowing lights on in the window is pretty cool too, love how you did the sentiment on that one!

Christine Alexander said...

wonderful Halloween cards Leslie :) Great sparkle on your Jacko lantern and love the glow from your haunted house.

aussie aNNie said...

Brilliant cards very appealing. Not into halloween but some cards I see are awesome, brilliant like these xx

Diane said...

Both cards are fabulously created and love all the sparkle added which I think is a perfect addition to a Halloween card. You were able to use all stamps from one set, now that is a BIG accomplishment...you so make me want to get my Halloween stamps out, I have lots of them but never seem to have time to get them out..sigh!!

pam said...

Wonderful Halloween cards Leslie, not something we celebrate over here in the UK, like you do over in the US.
Pam x

Cindy Beach said...

Oh my, you really pulled out all the stops! Love these sparkly cards. They look fun and not spooky at all!

Inkyfingers said...

What a lovely pair of Halloween cards, Leslie! I love all the sparkle and your technique on the first card is awesome and created such a great misty background.
Hugs
Carol x

Maria Rodriguez. said...

Super fabulous pair of Halloween cards Leslie, WOW!! love all the shimmer and detail.
Those images are amazing and I'm sure, a joy to color.
The pattern papers on both are just perfect as the background for this fun images.
Hugs, my friend.
Maria.

Lynette said...

Wow - the sparkle must be truly amazing, especially on the first card! Great job of using all of the stamps:) Happy creating with the other stamp sets.

Stacy Morgan said...

Now those are some sparkly cards, wow. Very fun halloween cards and great for the kids.