Global Stamping Friends October Blog Hop Halloween & Autumn Colors

Welcome to the Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop as we showcase Halloween and Autumn colors. October is such a wonderful month with the leaves changing to beautiful colors and everyone is getting ready to celebrate Halloween. Our wonderful Design Team Members will be sharing their ideas and projects to help inspire you to get into the spirit of the season. 

Now that the weather is getting cooler and the days are getting shorter, I have noticed now beautiful the night sky is at the moment. There is something about the colors as twilight fades in Autumn that inspired me to create this fun Halloween card design using the Best Witches stamp set and the Aspen Trees Dies. I just love the dark silhouette of the trees for the background behind the cute little witch and her cauldron and the glow of the sky behind her. I love exploring different color combinations and for this card I had fun combining purples and blues with a touch of warmth with a splash of orange and yellow. 

Products Used:

Best Witches stamp set (item #159860)

Aspen Trees Dies (item #159798)

Double Oval Punch (item #154242)

Witch Hat Builder Punch 159856)

Starry Night Cardstock (item #159263)

Basic Black Cardstock (item #121045)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Silver Foil Specialty Pack (item #156457)

Memento Tuxedo Black Pad (item #132708)

Orchid Oasis Classic Ink Pad (item #159214)

Highland Heather Classic Ink Pad (item #147103)

Fresh Freesia Classic Ink Pad (item #155611)

Basic Black Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154843)

Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154904)

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154882)

Blackberry Bliss Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154877)

Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154887)

Pale Papaya Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #155519)

Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154897)

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154883)

Soft Sea Foam Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154902)

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush (item #141897)

Metallic Mesh 1 1/2" Ribbon (item #153550)

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals (item #144108)

Measurements:

Starry Sky Cardstock

Card Base - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Sentiment Label punched out with the Double Oval Punch

Basic Black Cardstock

Detailed die cut card front using the Aspen Trees Dies 

Basic White Cardstock

Background Layer - 5 1/4" x 4"

Stamped witch image using Best Witches stamp set

I had so much fun playing with colors to create this Halloween card. For the blended background layer, I used Blending Brushes to add layers of Fresh Freesia, Highland Heather and Orchid Oasis Classic ink, starting from the bottom and working towards the top. I also added some Orchid Oasis in around the sides to create the glow in the center. For the silver fog in the background, I attached several pieces of the Metallic Mesh Ribbon over the blended background layer and attached the ends on the back of the cardstock. I just love this silvery sparkle that it adds to this card design. For the sentiment, I heat embossed the image with Silver embossing powder onto the scalloped oval die cut from Starry Sky cardstock. I added the Basic Black die cut layer over the top of the background layering using Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, making sure to line up both layers. For the witch image, I stamped the image onto Basic White cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored the image with Stampin' Blends Markers and then fussy cut the image with Paper Snips. To complete the card design, I attached the witch image to the bottom of the card front and added Silver Foil stars that I punched out using the Witch Builder Punch. For a slight touch of sparkle, I also added Clear Wink of Stella to the yellow buckle on the band of the witch's hat and to the flames and bubbles around the cauldron. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to get creative for Autumn and Halloween. There are so many wonderful ways to celebrate the season and so many wonderful color combinations to explore.

Now it's time to visit Jan's wonderful blog and see what she has created. Just click on the Next button to visit her blog. We would love it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop. 

 

Roll Call List

1. Kimberley Morris 
2. Tricia Butts
3. Jan Musselman
4. Marieke Bart

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Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

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