Fall Friends IG Card Making Hop - Week 8

Hello again friends; I hope you're having a wonderful Wednesday. I'm back with my card for Week 8 of the 'Fall Friends' IG card hop organised by my lovely friend Kelly. For Week 8 we have special edition 'anything goes' week so we are celebrating all things Halloween, autumn or beautiful harvest.  

I don't usually make a lot of Halloween cards as I don't send them but I fancied a change from autumn this week and besides they will look cute on my shelf for a few weeks lol!  I ended up making two cards as they were very clean and simple designs and took minutes to make!  I hope you like them.

Here are both cards together:

This is card 1:

and a close up of the image:

Plus I decorated the inside:

Here is card 2:

Again a close up of the images:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by cutting a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and using a circle mask ink blended some orange and purple inks in the upper centre of the panel.  I stamped my images in black ink and went with the batty for you sentiment, again stamped in black ink.  I did trim the panel down to 3 3/4" x 5" and adhered it to my card base with foam tape.  For the inside panel I decided to add a circle in the bottom left corner, again using the orange and purple inks and stamping the tree, bird and bat.  I also stamped the Happy Halloween sentiment along side it at the bottom of the panel.  However once I had finished it I decided I really liked it and kept it as the front panel of my second card instead.  So I needed another inside panel for my first card.  I ink blended the same inks, stamped the tree, bird and bat and then placed the sentiment in the centre of the panel.  This was adhered to the card base with double sided tape.  As I already had the second card front completed I just needed to do the inside.  Once again I replicated the inside of my first card but added a ghostly greetings sentiment instead.  As a final touch on both my cards I sprayed through the masks with a spray I made with perfect pearls and water for a shimmery effect (although it was hard to capture in the photos).  No embellishments as I wanted my cards to remain clean and simple.  

I would like to enter my cards into the following challenges:

AAA Cards challenge - anything CAS goes optional twist Halloween

Addicted to CAS challenge - Halloween

Addicted to Stamps & More challenge - die cuts and/or stencils (I used circle stencils)

CAS on Friday challenge - use the corner of your card (card 2)

Craft Rocket challenge - autumn or Halloween

Crafty Gals Corner challenge - make it spooky

Fab 'n' Funky challenge - autumn/Halloween

Inkspirational challenge - season - fall (Halloween)

Just Us Girls challenge - stencil week (I used circle stencils)

Make My Monday challenge - spooky/Halloween

Papercraft challenges - spooky season

Simply Create Too challenge - Halloween/Halloween colours

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge - stencil it (I used circle stencils)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - ATG

Stencil Fun challenge - must use a stencil optional theme: anything Halloween

Sweet Stampin' challenge - Hallowe'en or colour of Hallowe'en

The Dream Factory challenge - anything goes Halloween

Lots of Halloween challenges around this week (of course!).

I hope you will pop over to Instagram and check out the hop; use the hashtag #fallfriendscardhop2024 to see all the gorgeous creations and also if you want to participate we will be able to find you.

I'll be back tomorrow with my card for the Krafty Chicks challenge so I hope you will pop back and check it out. Until then enjoy the rest of your day and thank you so much for stopping by.

Love and hugs,

Card ingredients:

Clearly Besotted Stamps - fright night stamp set - retired

MFT Stamps - Fab-boo-lous friends stamp set - retired 

Taylored Expressions - masking stencils - circles

Gina K Designs - ink pads - tangerine twist and wild wisteria

Versafine - onyx black ink cube

Limetree Crafts - 250gsm silky smooth white card - currently not available but they have 240gsm in stock here)