Friday, October 28, 2011

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Hi!

{Edit to note: This card made The Shabby Tea Room's Honorable Mention Cup of Tea! Yay! Thank you so much!}

Back with another Halloween card! I fell short of having time to make enough Halloween cards this year.

Personally, I am not a skull and crossbone kind of girl, but with the glitter goodness I made an exception! I actually really heart these embellishments from Making Memories.  I have enjoyed playing with them this year, and I even picked up some more packs, so don't be surprised if I play around with them next year.
I used inspiration from The Shabby Tea Room which was a Halloween theme using purple, black, orange, neutrals along with twine or raffia. Did you know you don't have to make a shabby card to play along there?  
Inspiration photo by The Shabby Tea Room.
I started with black card stock, adding a cream layer, then adding a mixture of patterned papers followed by punching a scalloped border at the bottom. I used a candy image along the bottom from Crafty Secrets Costume Cuties. 

I wanted to add raffia especially since I just scored a brand new sealed in the package bag from a thrift shop for 50 cents. It is a big bag too! I just couldn't make it work with the focal image cuts I already had, so twine it is! I cut a doily die cute from My Favorite Things and used distress inks to add the purple. I completed the card by adding a diecut circle to the center of my doily and embellishing with those fun Making Memories glittery images.

I am also going to play over at Ribbon Carousel Halloween theme and Really Reasonable Ribbons Fun for Fall!

Thank you so much for stopping by! I wish you a spooky kind of day!
~Tammy~

12 comments:

Karen B. said...

Super cute! You are so crafty to send cards for Halloween.

Annette Allen said...

awesome...fun card...love it..

Anita Rex said...

Great Halloween card! I really like your design and that glittery skull is darling!

kasia c. said...

Tammy, this is awesome! I love the something special the glitter and doily adds to the Halloween card!! Fabulous. :)

purple_pea_fran said...

Love the punchy colours and patterns, Tammy! Thanks for joining in The Shabby Tearoom this week.

Unknown said...

Happy Halloween! Love the card and colors :D

Emily Keaton said...

Tammy, this is so cute!! I just love the purple and orange colors together for this fun Halloween card. Those sparkly embellishments are awesome!

Brandi said...

Wow! This is super cute! I just love the skull and cross bone. How cool is that Halloween tree? Love it!

Savannah O'Gwynn said...

I know skulls are not supposed to be pretty--but I like this one with the glitter:) Great die and papers!! Thanks so much for joining in the fun and playing along with us over at the RCC!

Kelley Eubanks said...

Great Halloween card! That inspiration photo makes me wish I had done a Halloween tree! Maybe next year... will have to store that idea away in my head! :)

Lisa Petrella said...

Awesome Halloween card! LOVE those patterned papers and the sparkly skull and "eek"!!! CONGRATS on Honorable Mention at the Shabby Tea Room!!! You are rockin' it, girl!!!!

Colleen Dietrich said...

Oh, I forgot to mention congrats on your other card, for making it as Hon Mention at TSTR, and see that this one made it too! Congrats twice!