Friday, August 17, 2012

Halloween is just around the corner

Hi everyone,

Halloween seems so far away, but it will be here sooner than you expect. It's one of my favorite themes for projects. Too bad we don't celebrate it here in the Netherlands. To enjoy it as long as possible, I start with it early! And today my first Halloween card of the year. Yesterday I bought a few Dylusions Sprays. I don't have them all yet, but that is just a matter of time. LOL! Luckily I had the right colors for a Halloween background.


Just a few pictures of how I made this card....

As base I used watercolor paper. This goes perfectly with the Dylusion sprays. I removed the excess with a roll of paper towls and dried it with the heat tool.


I just love my new stencil and I made a small ​​leaves border with it. And with a water brush I lightened the color of the leaves. Awesome technique!
Then I created more layers ​​with stencils and paint and with stamps and ink. The letters "Happy Halloween" are printed with my printer (yes, I really did that) and then decorated it with a white pen.


The spider is from Sticky Back Canvas and is cut out with my Silhouette and the skull and the bats are cut out of paper.

With this card, I joining in the fun with Frilly and Funkie, where the challenge is to use canvas. Which my little spider is made of.



Thank you for stopping by! Love to see you next time!

Hugs,
Sandra

16 comments:

Maria said...

This is such an awesome card!! Love the colors and all the fun little features!

Marjie Kemper said...

Love those Dylusions sprays and the way you've done the leaves... fantastic! So glad you joined us this week at Frilly and Funkie!

Silvia(Barnie) said...

Fantastic, great colors and theme.

Jenny Marples said...

Loving how you've used these dies. Just spookylicious! Hugs, Buttons x

Anita Houston The Artful Maven said...

Love your little sticky back spider. The color is fab and fun! What a great little treat!!!! Thank you so much for playing along with us at Frilly & Funkie this fortnight!!!

Katy said...

This is AWESOME! I love the background and spider and skull! It's so cool! :)

Carolyn Dube said...

Fabulous! Such rich colors and fun Halloween designs!

Patricia said...

Super leuk zeg je kaart!
Ik vier ieder jaar Halloween hoor....want dan is mijn dochter jarig haha.
Ik ben dol op Halloween!!!!!
Groetjes Patricia

Norma G. said...

Hi Sandra, great project! I'm a new follower, found you on Frilly & Funky :D

Drycha said...

I really love Halloween and these colors!!! Awesome work :D

Els said...

Awesome card, love the colours and what you have done with the stencil

Anjas-Artefaktotum said...

Love the card with that colorful awesome background. Thanks for sharing the progress.
Hugs Anja

CraftLein* - enjoy creativity said...

Hey San,
Zo leuk, weer een tutorial, altijd handig om te zien hoe jij dat allemaal doet! Super leuke kaart!!

Tot woensdag, veel liefs,
Leintje*

Terry said...

Halloween creations are some of my most favorites to make and look at! Love this spooy and fun Halloween Treat! Great colors! Thank you for joining us at Frilly and Funkie! Monday Hugs!

Anonymous said...

Fabulous Halloween card Sandra, love how you've used the Dylusions sprays ! Thanks for joining us at Frilly and Funkie. Sue C x

Sandy said...

Now aren't you the sweetest thing to give your old aunt Sandy a tutorial. I love the technique you have used here - just got my inks in the mail last week. Love this Sandra ---- You do help inspire me!
sandy