A Spider Webbed Halloween

Hi there...

okay so I tried again with the distressed background, and this one turned out exactly the  way I in visioned it :) I liked it! LOL

I've been making larger sized cards such as 5.5 x 5.5 or 5 x 7, which is the size of this card...I like having enough room to create something I actually see before I make it.

What do you think ?

Have a great day :)

Card recipe:
Stamps: Inkadinkado Hallow's eve, Making Memories halloween
Paper: Neenah Solar White (base), GP, Bazzill CS
Ink: Tim Holtz Distressing Inks, VersaMark.
Embellishments: Brads, Ribbon, Embossing Powder

Hey Scare-deee CAT!

My daughter is getting ready to go to Canada's Wonderland for the FEAR FEST! We went last year and it was a blast! Actually no I think it was the year before..and of course every year it rains for this event. I would like to go but DD doesn't want mommy tagging along. I loved the haunted houses and all the frightening THINGS that were walking around. I think the grossest thing for me was walking into the one haunted house and things crunching and scurring beneath your feet and when finding out they were actually cockroaches I started to freak OUT!...lol. I absolutely loathe those things. DH didn't seem to mind..I mean he does pick up bugs and throw them back outside with his bare hands...eeewwweee!!

This particular card was one of my many firsts. The background alone took my a few hours to create all done by hand. I tried my hardest to achieve a dusky looking nightfall to bring out the images I planned on using. I am truely happy with how this turned out.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Autumn Appartitions "Stampin' Up"

Paper: Bazzill, DP, Glossy Cardstock

Ink: Stampin' Up and Versafine

Embellishment: Brads, Ribbon, White gel pen, Punches, Cuttlebug Folders

Trick or Treat or Spider Feet

Okay so I have to say that spiders completely freak me out...even the small little baby ones. I get DH to pick them up and put them back outside. Now personally because they freak me out to the max it's out of reaction to kill them. I get yelled by DH about killing them so I let him deal with them. I'm sorry, but there are just some spiders that are too creepy to wait on DH to deal with. I remember a day My DD was sitting on the couch in our old house and this Toonie sized spider was sitting 1 foot away from her head and the shrill of her scream I swear should have shattered the glass windows...lol...My heart literally jumped out of my ribcage. Well I had no choice but to deal with this spider by myself...lol..what a show that was at the time. She did manage to laugh while I was jumping around try get rid of it.

Now when making this card my main goal was to make it look cute...but cute wasn't working for this card so I went a little more....seasonal...? I used my new Tim Holtz Distressing Inks for the background and the stamps were Inkadinkado.

A Distressed Halloween

I love this card! I had a hard time with the background but once I perfected it the way I wanted, it turned out better than I had hoped. It was my first attempt with Tim Holtz Distressing Inks. I think I played all day when they were delivered by the mail man :) I came up with some really nice vintage backgrounds for a few other cards I had in mind. Those will be posted at a later date.

Halloween for me isn't much of an event in our house and I wish it would be because I love dressing up and singing the Monster Mash. Who can resist dressing up and being something or someone else for a day. I have some costumes laying around but they dont get any use. Now my daughter just turned 15 used to love Halloween and got excited weeks before the day even arrived. Her mind would change daily about what she would dress up as. My favorite was when she dressed up as Blossom from the Power Puff Girls...lol..she loved that cartoon. Those were the days I suppose.

So here is the card...the envelope was also handmade by me. I used the envelope maker which I absolutely love. When I have some more time I will start listing a materials list so you'll know what I have used for each card. Have a great day :)