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The Heart Desires Halloween Challenge

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I have three Halloween cards to share, one of which I’ll enter in this month’s challenge at The Heart’s Desire.

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It was Nan who inspired me to get going with a few Halloween cards. Luckily I had a stash of already die cut and colored elements, a couple of new dies to play with, and a little bit of time. 

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I started off with a pile of papers and elements on my desk, and two dies I’ve never used: MFT’s “Essential Cover-up: Vertical” and Memory Box’s “Group of Ghosts.” I also had a Hero Art’s stamp and die set I purchased last year, but didn’t end up using, “Witch’s Feet.” True Black and Orange Zest cardstock make for the perfect Halloween combination.

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This card uses the MFT’s framing die, a scrap of scrapbook paper, and the Hero Art’s Witch’s Feet set. I die cut the feet, stamped them in black, and colored them with an orange Tombow markers. The hat is from a sticker sheet filed in my “Fall” sticker folder, but I don’t have the manufacturer’s name. It’s been there at least a year. The sentiment also comes from the Hero Art’s set.

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Last year some of my Halloween cards used the Papertrey Ink “Friendship Jar: Fall Fillers,” and this image is one I die cut and colored last year. The PTI Cover Plate: “Horizontal Stripes” was in a folder of precut dies—how nice that there was an Orange Zest one. The sentiment came from the same sticker sheet as the witch’s hat in the first card.

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For the first card, I die cut the MFT die from the scrapbook paper to get the insert for the focal image. This time I used the frame which worked out perfectly. I had two sets of the Happy Halloween sentiment in my stash which I had cut last year with the Silhouette, and didn’t use. The ghosts I die cut this year (2 sets of them) and the “EEK” is another one of the stickers. Thanks to saving my die cuts from last year, this year’s cards came together pretty quickly.

I’m off to check out the other entries in the Halloween challenge and to look for some inspiration for next year’s cards.

8 thoughts on “The Heart Desires Halloween Challenge”

  3. Maggie

    These are great cards. They are really colourful and full of fun. I must say I do struggle with the whole concept of Halloween as some of the presentation is so gruesome and I am cautious of the point of it. I never had to worry about the children wanting to trick or treat as we are so isolated. They did used to go to a Pumpkin Party at school so named to avoid the Halloween word in a church school. Does your church have similar feelings?
    Hope you don’t mind me mentioning this because your cards are really cute.

  5. Mary-Lou

    Good luck in winning the challenge with your very cute cards. I am not a fan of Halloween but your cards could sway me over (col).

  7. sandie

    Oh what fun! I have carefully squirrelled away Halloween themed materials so that I could have a creative day with my granddaughters. I did not reckon on them outgrowing interest, so now I have stacks of materials and there is only so much decorating and making I can do for this one day a year!
    I will have a play day on my own, reliving happy memories of going trick and treating with them in past years, because this is how I usually I experience the fun. Theirs was a low key affair this year, however, my son in law loves anything goulish and says that next year he will make up for it. He has plans to decorate their new garden cabin and the walkway down to it, so maybe some of my materials will come in useful after all! I see myself using the cards to make bunting (spooky of course). Thanks for sharing your own makes, I bet these bought lots of enjoyment in the making and receiving.

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