Thursday, October 2, 2014

IO Challenge- Ghoulish Greetings

Greetings everyone!  The new die blog hop is over, but it is time for another Impression Obsession challenge.  I absolutely love making Halloween cards, and I thought I would share one of the cards from my upcoming class on Sunday where we will make 10 quick and easy Halloween cards.


For this particular card, I wanted to do something that was a little nontraditional.  There are no bats, cats, or witches.  I just took some trees and added a really big moon behind them.  There is just something eerie about a really big full moon.

To make the card, I stamped the Spooky Trees (H7759) onto white cardstock with black ink.  I then added a circle mask where I wanted the moon to be:


Next, I sponged the sky with Distress Inks (Stormy Sky, Seedless Preserves, Concord Grape, Black Soot):


I trimmed the white cardstock, layered it onto a grey notecard, and added a saying (Spooktacular).

Want more "spooky" inspiration?  Check out the other designers:

14 comments:

jeb said...

This makes you think a ghost is going to jump out and grab you any minute. Cute. Thank you.

Susie, Athens GA said...

Awesome card! Love the details on how you made it too

very_inky_fingers said...

This is incredible! LOVE it!

Unknown said...

I love this card and the purple and grey combination. Haunting yet beautiful!

redhatstamper said...

Love your distress stained background!

Lisaerica said...

Wow I love all the colored ink blending in together and just a simple stamp, no need for any ribbons, etc. Thanks for sharing and the chance to win.

Unknown said...

Really like how you blended, cute card.

Unknown said...

I LOVE you color work on this card.

Lee Ann said...

Love your card, absolutely beautiful!

Susan S. said...

I like it - and could do something similar with the trees cover a card! I like the sentiment too!

craftylady1952@gmail.com said...

Great card! I love the background & the hugh harvest moom.

Celeste Goff said...

Great card! I have to say that the sky is just amazing!

Jeanne J. said...

That background is amazing and I like that you showed how you did it!

Unknown said...

Your card is fantastic! I love that it only has trees and a moon. So spooky - and the colors ... such a great card.