Happy Halloween

 This card is my final 2023 Halloween card.  I saw this set demonstrated by Helen at craftymamadiaries on youtube. She has a fun channel and I enjoy her content.  I had to have this sweet set by Catherine Pooler called Happy Meowloween as well as the paper pad Helen used.  I can't wait to utilize this set next year.  It is just so purrfect.  I'm a sucker for costumes, can you tell?  Not only did I decorate the front, I used one of the stamps to coordinate the envelope.  I used my alcohol markers for coloring,  Spellbinder hemstitch square dies (one of my favorites).  I'm not in love with how the shadow turned out, but I'm no colorist, I'm just having fun and trying to brighten someone's day.  I hope you've enjoyed this walk with me through the years of Halloween cards.  I look forward to next year.

Creepy Spiders

 This card went out to my uncle.  He enjoyed it and it brightened his day.  

For my sister

 This spoookkkkeeeee card went to my sister.  I picked this set up on clearance last year and had fun creating with it.  I think it is pretty pink posh.  Colored with my Spectrum noir triblends. I stamped the sentiments with photoplay stamps.

More bats

 I absolutely love the dollar tree acetate stickers.  I've had these bats for a couple years.  I purchased the dies from Spellbinders a couple years ago on clearance.  This square card came out so cute and went to my fourth daughter and her hubby.  Papers and stickers from my stash.  

Happy Owl-o-ween

Our school is known as the Owls.  How could I not make a card with owls?  How could they not be dressed for Halloween???  This card went to one of my daughters' and my five year old grandson LOVES it.  All the cardstock is from my stash.  I think the die is pretty pink posh....the owls are cut from Cricut design space as well as the sentiment I created in design space. 

A cute shape card

 This card went to my niece.  I love the little critters in costume.  So fun.  I also made this as an arch card.  I used papers from my stash and it made for a quick and easy, FUN card.

Same but different using ALL the things

 Here are my cards for my long time friends that I meet monthly.  These girls mean so much to me.  They are always there for me and jump in at any time.   I used design space, puffy stickers, inking, a fun fold card (i love fun folds especially stepper cards) I used dollar tree stickers for their initials on the house.  The witch is confetti. I used stamps for the cobwebs.  This card is extra, extra, extra.  I am giving them to them on the day I'm writing this post.  Can't wait for them to open them.  

BATS

 This card went to my second daughter.  She saw a tiktok years ago of a little girl saying "it's frickin' bats" "i love halloween" 

She's also a fan of gnomes.  When I found this image in Cricut DS I knew I had to make a card.  I used an embossing folder from Whimsy. I used glossy accents and stickles to add shimmer and shine to the card.  Of course, I used design space to make a custom sentiment.  I loved how this turned out and she really enjoyed it too.

It's all a bunch of Hocus Pocus

 My BFF got another hocus pocus themed card this year.  Can anyone tell me these characters??  If you said Binks and Billy you'd be right.  I also colored "Book" and put it in the inside of the card.  I used Cricut glitter cardstock and spellbinders number dies to create the 31.  The background paper is a pad from Whimsy.  They have some amazing background paper pads.  This stamp set came from Kindred Stamps. They carry a wide variety of theme style stamps.

kindred stamps.  They have some amazing theme style stamp sets.

For my sisterinlaw who is really a sister

 I had colored these little guys last year and had them in my stash.  It came together quickly.  I designed the coverplate  on cricut DS . The little bats are puffy stickers I found at Target several years ago.  The stamp set, again, is an oldie from Spellbinders.

P's halloween card

 Once again, Cricut DS to the rescue and what monster isn't complete without google eyes??? So cute.

This card speaks for itself

 I think you can guess who got this card this year.  I designed it in Cricut DS and used papers and embellishments from my stash. The pumpkin is a wood veneer sticker I got at the dollar tree several years ago.  I colored it with my Spectrum noir triblends and covered it with stardust stickles.

The following posts will be my Halloween 2023 cards that have been sent out

 "eye" miss seeing you.  This was sent to a lifelong friend that I rarely see.  She enjoyed getting it.  Hopefully we will be able to connect in person soon. I designed the card in Cricut DS and used papers and embellishments from my stash.  I really love bubble cutting written sentiments.

For my little friend P

 P's Halloween card for 2022 was inspired by Tina Smith from Cards and Coffee Time on youtube.  She had made an A2 card similar to this with dies.  Having nothing similar, I went into Cricut DS and designed this card.  The candy corn spins when the card is opened.  I have a lot of fun making interactive cards as well as making cards on a larger scale.  This card is 5x7.  Papers are from my stash and the stamped sentiment too.  Of course, he must have googly eyes.  I love how it turned out.

Same but different 2022

 These cards I made in a jiffy.  October got away with me in 2022.  I actually got commissioned to make handmade personalized greeting cards for a small business in my town in September of 2022.  Since cardmaking is time consuming, most of my available time to get things done is for friends, family, and now my side job.  So, these are the cards I made for my two longtime friends that I meet once a month.  I truly, truly enjoy making cards and now my friends look forward to getting these cards each year.  So much fun!!

Gone batty

 I love love love this bat stamp set from Photoplay.  They are so stinking cute.  I enjoyed coloring them and then turning them into a card. Bonus, a shaker card.  Who doesn't love a shaker??  Not gonna lie, when I finish one I get a little distracted with the shaking😂.  Enjoy this adorable card.

Salem sisters

 This stamp set came from Kindred stamps.  My lifelong bestie loves the movie Hocus Pocus.  When I saw this stamp set, I knew I had to own it.  I colored the images with alcohol markers and fussy cut them.  I did purchase the SVG file they offered but had trouble getting it to size correctly.  I love how this card turned out and I know she enjoyed getting it.