Hi everyone! I am still having a ton of fun creating Halloween cards! Colorado Craft Company and Anita Jeram have some new crafty goodies to share with all of you! Be sure to read to the end for links to more inspiration AND a chance at a giveaway!
If you are visiting my blog for the first time or have not yet subscribed to my email newsletter – be sure to do so! I share lots of inspiring projects every week delivering them straight to your inbox! I also share information about online crafty classes/events and new product releases I love. Subscribe here.
I am so excited to share with you the new release from Colorado Craft Company! New illustrations from Anita Jeram, and they are so fun to create with! Ok- let’s get to the good stuff!
For the card I am sharing with you today, I used the new sets Scaredy Cats and Boo! Time and created a fun trick-or-treat scene. Let me show you how I approached this!
When creating a one-layer scene like this, involves a lot of planning and masking, but I find that fun! I start by stamping out a “map” for my card. I stamp out the images, overlapping each other, roughly, to figure out what the scene is going to look like and to help me determine the order of masking layers.
The images that are going to be in the front of the scene, actually need to be stamped first. Then those images get masked so that the second layer of images can be stamped, and in this case, then those images are masked so that the background can be created. Here is a step out showing you how I came about this. Also, I just need to give myself a gold star for cutting out that fence! It was a bit tricky, but the results are so worth it! I fussy cut them out with my trusty Fiskars Spring Action Scissors and Finger Tip Knife.
Once all of the images and a circle for the moon were masked, I started ink blending with Distress Inks. I am working on Distress Watercolor Cardstock. This is a bit trickier to color on with Copic markers, which I will be doing later, but I knew I wanted to do a bit of wet technique, so it was the best choice.
I started by ink blending the ground with Vintage Photo Distress Ink, then went into Spiced Marmalade, then Seedless Preserves, and then Villainous Potion.
Using the Starry Colors Gansai Tambi watercolors, I splattered some gold to create some stars.
I peeled the mask off of the moon and placed the “scrap” piece of masking paper left over from cutting the moon out, to frame in the moon. I then ink blended Mustard Seed Distress Ink, and then some Fossilized Amber along the right side. I am using a Tim Holtz Moon Mask, so I then used the second part of the stencil to add the texture to the moon, I used Villainous Potion and then Fossilized Amber over that.
Using the Distress Sprayer, I dribbled a few water droplets onto the moon, then dried it with the Ranger heat tool, and blotted it with the flour sack cloth.
I then peeled off the moon mask, and softly blended some Mustard Seed Distress Ink around the edges, blending the yellow into the other colors to get a nice moon glow.
I then gently peeled off the other masks, which is always SO satisfying! I colored in the images with Copic markers. Because I am coloring on Distress Watercolor Cardstock, it takes a bit more ink to get larger areas to blend, since the watercolor cardstock is so porous.
I diecut the panel with the largest stitched rectangle in the Outside In Stitched Rectangles from Lawn Fawn and matted it on some Black Licorice cardstock. For the sentiment, I white embossed “Halloween Greetings” from the Boo! Time stamp set, with Yeti Lawn Fawn pigment ink, and Alabaster White Brutus Monroe White Embossing Powder onto Black Licorice Lawn Fawn cardstock.
Note: whenever I do ANY embossing, I prep the surface using the Cottontail Embossing Powder Tool.
I added the sentiment to the card with black foam strips.
These stamps were so fun to play with! The illustrations are just so sweet. Jennabler alert: a full supply list of my cards is at the end of my post with links to shop.
Giveaways!!
There are two ways to WIN!!!
First, if you use my affiliate link to shop, you will be entered into a HUGE complete bundle giveaway. ONE lucky winner will get the full release! To be entered you have to use MY affiliate links to buy from Colorado Craft Company. My affiliate links are throughout this post, in the supply list below or you can just start shopping by clicking here: Shop with this link to be entered into the HUGE giveaway!!
Another way you can WIN one stamp set of the winner’s choice is to stop at each stop along the hop, and leave a comment. When you leave a comment here, let me know if you like to create Halloween cards. Leave a comment by midnight mountain time, October 1 for a chance to win!
Inspiration HOP!
Next on the hop: Jessica Frost-Ballas
Full Hop List:
Jenn Shurkus <—- you are here
Supplies Used:
The supplies I used are linked below. Click on the picture and you will be taken to the product. I use affiliate links when available which means if you make a purchase I get a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support!
 Colorado Craft Company/ Anita Jeram, Scaredy Cats Shop at: SSS | CCC |  Colorado Craft Company/ Anita Jeram, Boo! Time Shop at: SSS | CCC |  Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous, Moon Mask Stencils Shop at: SSS | R |  Lawn Fawn, Outside In Stitched Rectangle Stackables Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Mustard Seed Shop at: SSS | R |  Tim Holtz, Seedless Preserves Distress Ink Shop at: SSS | R |  Tim Holtz/Ranger Ink, Villainous Potion Distress Ink Shop at: SSS | R |  Tim Holtz, Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink Shop at: SSS | R |
 Tim Holtz, Vintage Photo Distress Ink Shop at: SSS | R |  The Ink Stand, square Shop at: shurkus |  Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer Ranger 4 Ounces Shop at: SSS | R |  Lawn Fawn, Jet Black Premium Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | shurkus | LF |
 Simon Says Stamp, Blender Brushes Shop at: SSS |  Blender Brush Caddie Shop at: shurkus |  4″ Lazy Susan Shop at: CCC |  Scotch, Mounting Putty Shop at: CCC |
 Lawn Fawn, Yeti Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | shurkus | LF |  Brutus Monroe, Alabaster White Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS |  The Rabbit Hole Designs, Cottontail Powder Tool Shop at: shurkus |  The Rabbit Hole Designs, Cottontail Powder Refill Shop at: shurkus |
 Tim Holtz, Distress Watercolor Cardstock 8.5 x 11 Shop at: SSS | shurkus | R |  Lawn Fawn, Black Licorice 8.5 x 11 Cardstock Shop at: SSS | LF |  Scrapbook Adhesives, Black Foam Strips Shop at: shurkus |  Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi Starry Colors Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp, Masking Paper Shop at: SSS |  Ranger Paintbrush Set Shop at: SSS | R |  Lawn Fawn Glue Tube Shop at: SSS | shurkus | LF |  Fiskars Microtip Scissors Shop at: SSS | shurkus |
 3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE GLIDER 0.25 Inch Adhesive Glue Gun Shop at: SSS |  Ranger, Heat Tool Shop at: SSS | R |  Wagner Heat Tool Shop at: SSS |  Flour Sack Cloths Shop at: CCC |
 E37, Sepia Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |  E37, Sepia Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |  Y15, Cadmium Yellow Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |  Y15, Cadmium Yellow Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |
 YG05 Salad Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |  YG05 Salad Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |  YR21, Cream Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |  YR21, Cream Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |
 YG01, Green Bice Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |  YG01, Green Bice Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |  Y38, Honey Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: BA |  Y38, Honey Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |
 YG09, Lettuce Green Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |  YG09, Lettuce Green Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |  E57, Walnut Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |  E57, Walnut Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: BA |
 V15, Mallow Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |  V15, Mallow Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |  BG11, Mint Green Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |  BG11, Mint Green Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |
 E33, Sand Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |  E33, Sand Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |  YR04 Chrome Orange Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |  YR04 Chrome Orange Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |
 V12 Pale Lilac Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |  V12 Pale Lilac Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |  W2 Warm Gray Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |  W2 Warm Gray Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |
 W8 Warm Gray Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |  W8 Warm Gray Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |  W6 Warm Gray Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |  W6 Warm Gray Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |
 W4 Warm Gray Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |  W4 Warm Gray Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |  W0 Warm Gray Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |  W0 Warm Gray Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |
 R30 Pale Yellowish Pink Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |  YR00 Powder Pink Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |  YR00 Powder Pink Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |  V09 Violet Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |
 V09 Violet Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |  T2 Toner Gray Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |  T2 Toner Gray Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |  T4 Toner Gray Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |
 T0 Toner Gray Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |  T0 Toner Gray Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |  T4 Toner Gray Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |  T6 Toner Gray Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |
 T6 Toner Gray Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |  T8 Toner Gray Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |  T8 Toner Gray Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |  E000 Pale Fruit Pink Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |
 E59, Walnut Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: SSS | BA |  E59, Walnut Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |  Mint Glue Tube Holder Shop at: shurkus |  Klutter Keeper Shop at: shurkus |
 ATG Gun Holster, Mint Shop at: shurkus |  Tim Holtz/Tonic 8.5 Guillotine Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS |  R24 Prawn Copic Original Marker Shop at: BA |  R24 Prawn Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: BA |
 E19 Redwood Copic Sketch Marker Shop at: BA |
Wonderful card. Love the colors.
Love your color choices and thank you for the guide!
Thank you for the color guide! your choice of colors is on point, love, love.
Thank you for great instructions. And beautiful work.
Love the coloring. Thanks Jenn!
Love this card! So cute!
love everything about your card and this release. thanks for the inspiration and the excellent information on how to make your card.
Super cute!! I love to make Halloween cards with lots of purple!!!
Your background is fantastic!! And love the kitty trick-or-treaters!
This is so cute! You did a fantastic job! 🙂
EEEEEEK I LOVE this card. The effort and result is really Spooktacular! And that fence fussy cut gets much more than gold stars! The colors and highlights are really terrific. Great card!
The colors are so bold in this, love it!
What a cute and colorful card. Really like how you showed your creative process.
Stunning and gorgeous card!! Love this release..
I love the colors you chose!
Wow, great card and scene building! TFS the inspiration.
LOVE this
Stunning colors on this. Very well done.
I love this card! The stamps are adorable and the background is amazing, the moon and blending set the mood. Thanks for sharing.
OMG Jenn! Absolutely fantastic job on this card! It’s amazing. Can’t wait for the Lawn Fawn Class this weekend.
Take care!)
Love your card 🎃. I may create a couple Halloween cards (for my granddaughter) but that’s it.
Love the card, love the colors, love the background, love that cat!
Amazing colors for your awesome Halloween scene! I love these adorable trick-or-treaters!
Love those background colors!!!
Thanks for sharing how you designed this card. The colors and moon are such a great backdrop to these characters and scene. Thanks for the inspiration.
Cute card!
You are crazy talented! It takes such a gift to see the colors in advance. And the layering – makes my head spin! Super awesome card! I love making and sending out Halloween cards.
I absolutely love this Halloween card! After reading how you imagined it to look then the finished card, it is a lot of work! I really do appreciate you sharing your talent with all of us.
So very cute!
Wow, that background is really amazing and what a faBOOlous night for these cute characters to go trick or treating.
Wow, thanks for showing us how that scene all came together. So much masking and inking, but it made for a spectacular card. Love the little astronaut and the owl!
Halloween cards are my 2nd favorite type of card to create, 2nd to Christmas. I have so much fun with the spooky images and embellishments.
Fabulous card! Thank you for giving all the instructions for creating this detailed card. I have trouble thinking backwards when masking for this type of card. Stamping them all out first is a good idea. Thanks for the tip. Your coloring is beautiful!
Cute card. Love the big moon and the colors. Thanks for sharing.
Love how you set the scene. Super spooky!
Thank you for showing the step by step on how you made that phenomenal background! Such a cute little scene you created!
Really cute card Jenn! Super “wicked” spooky!! 👻
What a cute card. Thanks for showing some of the steps on how you made this card.
Love everything about your card!!! It’s amazing!!
Love this card. And thank you so much for showing the process of masking and how you created each layer. This was very helpful. Thanks for sharing.
Such an adorable scene. Your coloring is really good. I am so glad that Anita brought us some Halloween items. My Favorite time of the year!! TFS
At first I was awed by the background, but after reading all the sets, I am completely awed by the whole card. It is stunning! I hope the recipient makes a “keeper”!
What a fabulous and amazing background and delightful card. The new release is adorable. Thank you for the inspiration.
Your glowing ORANGE sky is so cool. It really adds to the look of the ADORABLE trick or treaters. NICE
Love all your bright orange colors. Love the card.
What a fabulous card! I do enjoy creating Halloween cards and have a couple of Lawn Fawn and Gina K. Designs sets that I’m working with now.
Love this card!
Love this card. Great release.
Jenn, you never disappoint, but this card BLEW MY MIND! You are beyond talented. The Copic coloring and that background!! Absolutely amazing!! I love making Halloween cards!
What a great card. You really have to look at the card closely—so much detail. Love the card. Thanks for sharing your process.
Ooooooooo…masking and fussy cutting.SCARY but what great results🎃🎃🎃
Your colors are fantastic!
What a great card. The colors are amazing. Thank you
Love the card. Thank you for the step by step guide.
Your coloring and background are amazing! AWESOME Halloween scene!!!!!!!!!!
What a great image! This card is perfect for Halloween!
I really like your card. The background color was unexpected, and gave a fun fall vibe instead of spooky. Fab!