A Batty Halloween

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a Halloween card. I don't send many Halloween cards, but I love the stamp sets and images related to the holiday. I resolved to buy only one Halloween stamp set and ended up with three. Okay, that's a bit of a lie. The three Halloween stamps sets that I bought aren't just for Halloween. All three include images or sayings that can be used for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

For this card, I am using two of the stamp sets and some unusually card elements. I love Project Life, so I had to buy the PL Seasonal Snapshot 2015 bundler. While making a Halloween card, I thought some of the PL cards would be perfect as a layering piece. The card came with the gray bats and moon already printed. I took the Seasonal Snapshot stamp set and added more bats to fill out the card. I also cut out a bat from another PL card to add as embellishment. From there, I added the sentiment from the hostess set: Six Sayings. To finish off the card, I added some washi tape from the Happy Hauntings pack. The card ended up being nontraditional, but I love it!

Stamps: Six Sayings; Seasonal Snapshot 2015
Inks: Blackberry Bliss
Cardstock: Basic Black; Seasonal Snapshot
Accessories: Happy Haunting Washi Tape
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Eat, Drink, and Be Scary

Today's card is another in my line of PL card inspired greeting cards. I wanted to make a simple Halloween card and what better to use than some fun DSP and a nice spooky saying. Love it!

Stamps:
Inks:
Cardstock: Tangelo Twist; Motley Monsters DSP (retired); Seasonal Snapshot
Accessories: 2014-2016 In Color Washi Tape; Seasonal Snapshot Accessory Pack
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SSINK October 2015 Blog Hop

Welcome to the Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration blog hop! This month we are welcoming fall! As you hop along, please be sure to comment and show some love on every blog! We are always excited to hear from our followers! You should have just left stop number 5 on the Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration Blog Hop - Literally My Joy. If so, you are in the right spot. If a link doesn't work or you get off track, you will find the full blog hop lineup below.

For the blog hop, I wanted to highlight some of my fun Halloween stamps. Instead of using some DSP, I made my own. Jack-o-lantern faces and bats make a perfect background paper. From there, I added some cute washi tape and a fun pumpkin embellishment. Overall, it's a simple card, but full of images.

Stamps: Seasonal Snapshot 2015; Sparkly Seasons
Inks: Basic Black; Mossy Meadow
Cardstock: Basic Black; Whisper White; Tangelo Twist; Mossy Meadow
Accessories: Happy Haunting Washi Tape
Tools: Seasonal Frames Framelits

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FaBOOlous

Today's card was inspired by one that I made for a SSINK challenge featured later this month. I wanted to create a few Halloween cards for our fall social, but didn't want them to use too many new materials. (I seriously need to focus on destashing or just using my old supplies) To that end, I paired my new PL Seasonal Snapshot stamp set, Six Sayings stamp set, and Happy Haunting washi tape with some old DSP. Perfect combination!

Stamps: Seasonal Snapshot 2015; Six Sayings
Inks: Blackberry Bliss; Basic Black
Cardstock: Tangerine Tango; Frightful Sight DSP (retired)
Accessories: Happy Haunting washi tape
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SSINKMC25: Drip Dry Pumpkin

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using our Mystery Challenge Rules. What to do? I decided to include a pumpkin, watercolor, and a framelit.

I saw a new watercolor technique on Pinterest a few weeks back. I had to try is out! Basically you wet your watercolor paper, squirt some ink onto the top of the paper, and hold it up to let it drip down. This was my first attempt at the technique, but I'm sure I'll be trying it again soon! After adding the pumpkin, I layered some DSP and a stamped image. I finished the card with some burlap twine.

Stamps: Seasonal Snapshot 2015; Sparkly Seasons
Inks: Tangerine Tango, Mossy Meadow, Hello Honey
Cardstock: Watercolor paper; Crumb Cake; Into the Woods DSP; Whisper White
Accessories: 1 1/4" Burlap Ribbon
Tools: Seasonal Frames Framelits; Ovals Framelits