For today’s project, I used one of the new designs to create a faux cobblestone background. With a little Distress Embossing Glaze and Distress Paint, I transformed plain cardstock into a textured, grungy finish that’s perfect for a Halloween card. Of course, this technique would also be amazing for other themes — just switch up your colors!

DISTRESS SPRAY FALL LEAVES

Along with the embossing folder technique, I also shared how to create spray ink panels. These panels are perfect for die cutting fall leaves or adding colorful, layered backgrounds to your Halloween and autumn projects. One of my favorite things about spray inks is how easy it is to customize your color palette to fit the season or mood of your project.

For this celebration, Jenn invited us to choose something from her blog that inspired us and create a project based on it. As I was looking through her work, I was immediately drawn to one of her Halloween cards with rainbow details. Jenn has such a fun and colorful style, and of course, she loves to “glitter all the things!”

Here is the card created by Jenn that inspired me. You can see more details about it HERE.

WICKED FUN HALLOWEEN CARD

With that in mind, I created my own wicked fun Halloween card inspired by her rainbow elements, use of Distress Watercolors, and signature sparkle. I painted a rainbow of flowers for my witch hat and then added glittery accents to the spider webs in the background for that extra bit of shimmer Jenn is known for.

To create this card, I built up a grungy textured background using layers of Distress Sprays, Crackle Paste and Heat Embossing that give the card a rich, dimensional effect. I added some stamping details that give it even more depth and dimension. And then to finish off the background I added a touch of Distress Crayons for a truly grungy Halloween effect. The Jack-o-Lantern die cut becomes the star of the design, layered over the background for a bold, spooky focal point.

This card is the third project in my series using the Fall Halloween Curation — each one highlights different techniques to inspire your Halloween crafting. However, if you aren't into Halloween you can still find some inspiration that can be used on your next mixed media project.

You can either watch the video below or head over to my YouTube Channel HERE to check it out.

VIDEO

Please feel free to use products from your stash to recreate something similar. However, if you are interested in any of the products I’m using, you can find the supply list with links down below. Using these links does not cost you anything extra and it helps support my business. It also allows me to continue offering free content and keep my class costs low. I appreciate your support!


Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed this bit of Halloween inspiration I've shared as part of my Fall Halloween Curation series. If you missed any of the previous videos you can check them out HERE.

SUPPLIES

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Distress Inks for the inky background with a twist on ink smooshing
Ink blending with a stencil for added interest
Heat embossing with a stamp for another layer of fun
Stamping and more ink smooshing to add interest to the die cut focal image

You can either watch the full Haunted House Halloween Card Tutorial below or over on my YouTube channel.

Please feel free to use products from your stash to recreate something similar. However, if you are interested in any of the products I’m using, you can find the supply list with links down below. Using these links does not cost you anything extra and it helps support my business. It also allows me to continue offering free content and keep my class costs low. I appreciate your support!