Halloween - Right as Rain

Spellbinders | Boo Crew Halloween Card

Hello! Halloween will be here before we know it. I’m getting a head start on spooky crafting with a die-cut-only card made using the Boo Crew set by Simon Hurley, which features three playful ghosts, each with a distinctive personality. This whimsical die set is part of the Spooktacular Collection from Spellbinders and includes everything you need to build a charming Halloween scene—no stamping required! The set is relatively simple to assemble, making it a great choice for new cardmakers looking to create something fun and festive for Halloween.

- Create an A2-size card base and cover with patterned paper. It’s easy to change up the look just by swapping in different patterned papers, making it versatile for a variety of Halloween styles.
- With the Boo Crew set, cut ghosts, their accessories, and sentiment from a variety of cardstock colors. Assemble.
- Add elements to card base with glue and foam adhesive.

Hero Arts | Halloween Gallery Wall

Hello! If you’ve ever thought about decorating a gallery wall for Halloween, why not bring that idea to a handmade card? For this playful project, I used a collection of Halloween-themed dies from the Hero Arts August 2025 Die Set of the Month—Haunted Gallery—to create a wall of framed icons including a witch, her pointy shoe, a ghost, and a curious black cat. The background is an aptly themed patterned paper, and the card is finished with the BetterPress sentiment “Sending Spooky Hugs.”

- Cover A2-size card base with Halloween-themed pattern paper.With the die set, cut elements for the gallery wall from a variety of cardstock colors and textures. I used a restrained palette of gold, silver, black, white, and vellum to keep the design cohesive. Assemble.
- Press the sentiment and cut with the coordinating die.
- Adhere elements to the card base.

Spellbinders | Beads of Friendship Collection

Hello! I’m thrilled to be a guest on the Spellbinders blog sharing three cards created with the Beads of Friendship Collection at Spellbinders. Inspired by Taylor Swift’s friendship bracelets, the collection features die sets, BetterPress sets, and a stamp set. I created a Halloween card, a Christmas card, and a card celebrating the spirit of friendship. I hope you will take a look and leave me a comment!

Trio of Flying Mice Halloween Card

Hello! Today I am sharing a whimsical Halloween card that showcases three mice soaring on a broomstick above a gate that spells out “Happy Halloween.” The mice were stamped with a Penny Black stamp and watercolored. Beneath the gate, pumpkins enhance the festive spirit.

- Stamp Penny Black Bewitched image in VersaFine ink on Cold Press watercolor paper. Heat set. Color with watercolor mediums of choice. I used Distress inks. Once dry, fussy-cut the image. I cut off the tails of the mice, as I was unable to fussy-cut them. Read ahead for what I did to stamp and color the tails.
- Cut a circle from vellum and position on card base for moon. Apply yellow ink to the negative area of the vellum mask.
- Cover the moon with a circle cut from masking paper. Apply Tumbled Glass ink for the sky and Hickory Smoke for the base.
- Now, stamp the Bewitched image on to the panel in the desired position. Color in the tails of the mice. Adhere the watercolored, fussy-cut mice to the card over this stamped image, lining up the bodies to the tails.
- Cut the Halloween Gate from black cardstock and add to the panel.
- Add pumpkins cut with dies in the Carved Cuties and Pumpkins & Leaves set.

The Penny Black Bewitched stamp has been around at lease since 2015. In 2015, I created two cards with the same image as on the card above for my blog and for the Penny Black Simplicity site, which is now defunct. I have included those cards below. On the first one, I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens on watercolor paper and on the second, I used watercolor pencils on watercolor paper.

Supplies: 30-318 Bewitched, 30-240 Textures, 51-077 Eeek!

Penny Black | Watercolored Halloween Card

Hello! As we are more than halfway into the month of September, I’m excited to share a playful Halloween card featuring Penny Black supplies that showcases a watercolored cat. More adorable than scary, it’s the perfect handmade creation for cat lovers and Halloween enthusiasts alike.

- Stamp Penny Black Bewitched image in VersaFine ink on Cold Press watercolor paper. Heat set. Color with watercolor mediums of choice. I used Distress inks. Once dry, fussy-cut image. I shared another watercolored image from the Bewitched stamp set HERE.
- Stamp Halloween Builder sentiment in black ink on white cardstock. Cut with a banner die (I used one that was part of a Spellbinders Glimmer Foil set).
- Cut a panel of Purple Mist cardstock with a square die (measuring 4 1/2″) in the Penny Black Stitched Squares & Circles set. Dry-emboss with the Encircle folder. Add to card base.
- Cut vellum with die in the Hexagon Frames set. Add to the center of the card background.
- Add watercolored cat and sentiment to the card with foam adhesive.
- For leaves, color cardstock with a variety of Distress inks and cut with dies in the Pumpkin Parade and Pumpkins & Leaves sets. Tuck under other elements.