Halloween card crafting

I'm participating in Terrorific Tuesdays - a month of funtastic crafting ideas for Halloween! Yep, it's that time. It's the first official post of Terrorific Tuesday!!! Eleven artists posted projects over the past week on their blogs in celebration of their love for all things Halloween. The pics above are in order with the links below, so check out these spooky and inspiring projects by some of the most inspired crafters on the "web". Eye of Newt Necklace Melissa J. Lee treats us to this stunning necklace filled to the brim with lots of texture and gothic appeal! Halloween Knitting Patterns Sarah E. White whips up some insanely fun knitting patterns on her About.com Knitting Blog. Learn how to knit a ghost, pumpkin hat, Halloween bag and more! Spooky Googly Eyed Crafts Alexa Westerfield a.k.a. Swelldesigner creates 6 projects which includes a frame, pumpkin, and fashion accessories with her crafty stash of googly eyes. Trick-or-Treat Candy Pot Phyllis Dobbs paints up an adorable pot that will make all the little ghosts and goblins smile. Owl & Witch Halloween Cards Brenda Pinnick uses her Sizzix dies to craft these totally spooky cards. So swell! Franky Halloween Card Marice Rodriguez crafts up this adorable glittery and colorful Halloween concoction on her Flickr page. Resin Halloween Cabochons Tammy Powley's experiment with resin turns out to be a success! Check out her adorable cabochons and ideas for using them on her About.com Jewelry Making Blog. Pumpkins & Swirls Halloween Candle Kate Pullen shows you how to make this beautifully-inspired candle using simple rubber stamping techniques on her About.com Rubber Stamping Blog. Crystal Web Necklace Margot Potter a.k.a. The Impatient Crafter wins the webby award with this dramatic necklace using CRYSTALLIZEDô-Swarovski elements and Beadalon silver plated wire. Happy Haunting Collage Lorilyn Hurley of the Dream Life creates this collage filled with vintage goodness and an oh-so-risque flying witch! Halloween Ephemera Collage Christina Tuey a.k.a. the Collage Contessa shares her artful wall hanging filled with all kinds of whimsical Halloween goodness. If you'd like to participate, please read more about it here. It's open to all bloggers out there who want to join in! So join back here next Tuesday for another helping of inspired ideas!

Here are a couple of halloween cards I made this afternoon using my Sizzix dies!

 Feel free to use this layout with your diecuts! 

I used Sakura pens to add some highlight and detailing. I LOVE these pens, they're so much fun to use. The "souffle" style brightens up as it dries and works on dark or light paper. The "glaze" pens add a nice shiny element. 

More Halloween ideas to come... check back often and don't forget to leave your comments to win this week's prize. The question is: Which part of the creative process do you enjoy more, the planning out or the "making"? 

OK, off to feed the troups...steak, oven fries with truffle oil, asparagus, bruschetta with goat's milk cheddar, yummy.

Oh, and a little rice pudding (store bought) for dessert. 

Comments

[Kris]

The diecuts are just lovely! I'm a sucker for owls.

[Margot]

Oh can I come to dinner! Yummy!

These die cuts are too die for! Pun intended!

Fabulous design as usual.

Cheers,
Madge

[Melissa J. Lee]

I love the witch -she has so much character!

[Brooke Gerstenecker]

Mom, the witch is so uniquely adorable! They are both really cute. Love u!

[terrie bailey]

These are wonderful Brenda...TFS!!!

just to let you know I love everything related to the crafting stage...from the thought process right through to the making!!!(I think it`s a complete process)
I gotta admit tho I love the hands on but no matter how tidy I try and be when creating it never works..I always end up sitting on pins and loosing stuff amidst the chaos!!!lol...

Hmmm!!! Dinner sounds `Gorgeous`
and mine would all have to be shop bought too!!!
`Enjoy`:)~X~

[Vik]

Doh, just re-read your post properly this time and answeres my own question, blond moment

Vik

[Vik]

love the cards Brenda and the dies. Trying to decided what to dress my Daughter in this year (and if I should open the house to a kids party? 10 3 year old and sugar rushes?!!lol)

Could you tell me if the witchs tights stripes are done with pens and if so which ones do you use? I'm after some coloured pens that show up on darker papers but just can't find any

Thanks

Vik X

[Jamie R Lentzner]

I love your work - very cute owl. Look forward to following you and your successes. I found your blog through a link about Cheryl Phelps (I consulted with her a few times in SF last year and year before).