Spooky Halloween To You!

Well, actually it's a "Not so Spooky Halloween to You!" How can you make a Tilda into something spooky? She's just too cute to spook, LOL!

I don't usually do very many Halloween cards....actually, now that I think about it, this is my very first Halloween card! Last year I bought some halloween-themed Martha Stewart punches and didn't use them once. :( I decided I would finally put them to use on my Spooky Halloween Easel Card.

I also realized, I don't own any Tildas or Edwins from the Halloween collection so I improvised. Instead I used Pirate Tilda and Elf Tilda (who I turned into a witch). That's one of the things I love about these Magnolia images....they are sooooo versatile!

I colored both of my images with Copics and then did all my shading with chalk. On all the black areas I added Stickles for a little sparkle. I paper-pieced Pirate Tilda's shirt and head-wrap with purple paper that had black polka dots and added Stickles to the dots.

For Elf Tilda, I cut off her wings and gave her purple/black-striped tights. The hat is a paper-piecing pattern from Scrapbooks Etc. and can be found here. I just hand-traced the hat and made it a little larger in the middle. Then I colored in a black band on the hat and added more Stickles.

On to my Spooky Halloween Easel Card. (Just a side note, my camera was not cooperating today so the pictures are a little washed out. The colors are brighter in person. Hopefully I get my camera figured out soon!)

The papers came from Recollections Ravenhead Manor 8x8 paper pad. The spooky house was another paper-piecing pattern from Scrapbooks Etc. here. The spider web punch is from Martha Stewart. The bottom grass punch is also Martha Stewart. It's actually an Easter border punch with grass and bunnies. I cut the bunnies out and replaced the space with mice (also from a MS border punch...I cut the mice out and glued them in various places on the card).

Here's a close-up of the top portion of the easel card:

I added stickles to the punched out spider web at the top of the card. The ghosts are Ms. Grossman stickers. The glittery bats are MS stickers. I put cornstarch on the back of the bat stickers to get rid of the stickiness, and then put them on pop-dots. The clear rhinestone swirls (for the smoke) are from Walmart Best Occasions. The Trick or Treat sentiment is from CTMH October Word Puzzle (D1311).

Here's a close-up of the bottom part of the Easel Card:

The top striped paper came from my stash and punched with the spider web punch and more stickles added. The rest of the paper is from the Recollections Ravenhead Manor paper pad. The black, glossy, chipboard frame came from Recollections also. The broom under my "Witch" Tilda is from Jolee's By You Witch Accessories. The sentiment is from CTMH Thriller (D1442) and embossed with CTMH black embossing powder.

These are the challenges I'm entering my card in:

Totally Tilda - Halloween

By the Cute and Girly - Spooky

Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Sparkling

Let's Ink It Up - Use Halloween Colors

Stamp Something Challenge - Halloween Somethings

I hope you enjoyed my card! I really had a great time making it!

Happy "Spooky" Halloween to you!

Rosemary :)