Halloween - Right as Rain

Spellbinders – Halloween Village Scene

Hello and happy almost equinox! Around here, in the Pacific Northwest, we have chillier temps early morning, spider webs on the plants, and leaves changing colors. Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, about which I have talked before. I put together several Spellbinders die sets to create a Halloween village scene.

I created the card base with Shaded Lilac, Broken China, and Hickory Smoke inks using vellum to mask.
I cut a 2 inch circle from orange cardstock and added Spiced Marmalade to it. I trimmed the circle and added it to the card base.
I used dies in the Silent Night Make a Scene set to cut the village houses Onyx cardstock. I added cardstock behind the windows. Some were added to the base with foam adhesive.
I die-cut the ghosts with dies in the Open House Boo! set, backing their eyes with Onyx cardstock. I used the same set to create the sentiment. The ghosts were added with foam adhesive.

Penny Black Halloween Camper

Hello! Today, I am sharing a Halloween-themed card created with Penny Black die sets. The 51-645 Campers die set was released this summer and I used it on a camping-themed card here. I wanted to test-drive it (pun intended) for a different season.

Apply Distress Oxide inks to A2-size cardstock panel to create sky and horizon line.
Die-cut 51-645 Campers pieces and assemble with the inlay technique (see instructions here).
Die-cut trees from black cardstock using the 51-463 Winter Trees and 51-675 Windy sets. Die-cut 51-077 Eeek! sentiment twice for depth.
Die-cut jack-o’-lantern with the 51-654 Carved Cuties set.
Die-cut smaller pumpkins with the 51-360 Pumpkins & Leaves set.
Die-cut yellow moon with a circle die.
Adhere elements to card base.

Spellbinders Halloween Cupcake Toppers

Hello! Today, I am sharing a papercrafting project – cupcake toppers created with the Spellbinders Open House Boo! set, part of their Halloween Collection. The cupcakes are pumpkin spice!

Die-cut bats, ghosts, and cat with dies in the Open House Boo! set from Snowdrift cardstock and glitter cardstock (Stampin’ Up black glitter). Die-cut sentiments twice each for dimension. Assemble pieces as required.
Die-cut 2-inch circles (with the detail and outline dies) from colored paper (Echo Park Halloween Magic) using the Essential Circles set (back with Onyx cardstock circles).
Attach elements to circles; attach circles to wooden skewers. Add to cupcakes!

Looking for more inspiration? I previously shared cards created with these products here.

Spellbinders Halloween – Boo!

Hello! Today I am sharing two cards created with the just-released Halloween Collection at Spellbinders. Spellbinders has added Halloween-themed die sets to the previously-released Open House Collection – Open House Halloween and Open House Boo!. I shared Christmas cards created with the Open House Collection here and here. Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, and I am delighted with these additions!

The first card measures 6 inches tall by 6 1/4 inches wide when fully opened. When closed, the card is 3 1/8 inches wide. I used 12 inch x 12 inch double-sided patterned paper for the base. The paper was scored so that two panels open to reveal the Halloween door (including Side Panels) in the center, with pumpkins, ghosts, and a scary cat on the sides. I covered the front and back with coordinating patterned paper (the back side of the pattern used on the inside would not have worked for the front).

I cut the sentiment for the front (twice for depth) with the dies in the Open House Boo! set, which I added to a rectangle closure. I used the Open House Topiary set to cut the pots on the front of the card in which to place the ghosts.

I die-cut elements from both the Open House Halloween and Open House Boo! sets to decorate the door and the interior panels.

The second card combines Halloween elements with the Sweet Shoppe set. I previously used that die set here. I envisioned a store window decorated ghoulishly for the holidays.

I used patterned paper for my base and added a rectangle cut from coordinating paper to mat the store front window frame.

To decorate the shop, I die-cut elements from both the Open House Halloween and Open House Boo! sets. I die-cut the sentiment twice, offsetting the bottom layer (as a drop shadow).

Spellbinders Halloween Roundup

Hello! I’m recapping Halloween-themed projects created with Spellbinders products. Click on the photos for the original posts containing details and supplies. I used more purple this year than in years past. Happy Halloween 2020 (a few days early)!

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