Halloween Howl, Day 29

Today’s ATC from Joy has a background made from dyed mulberry paper. I had to Google that. Mulberry paper is a strong, durable, and versatile paper made from the fibrous bark of the mulberry tree. Its long, flexible fibers give it a soft feel while maintaining its strength, making it suitable for a variety of art, craft, and decorative uses. You learn something new every day. The lovely ladies were cut from black glitter paper and the stars from pink glitter paper. And yes, you need a little Hocus Pocus on Halloween.

My card to her today has the grim reaper standing by the tombstone of someone who had an unfortunate ending. The word stamp is from the Tim Holtz tiny text Halloween stamp set I purchased this year. I painted clear matte medium on the grim reaper to give him a grainy texture. It’s hard to believe that the swap is almost over…only two days to go.

Halloween Howl, Day 28

I applaud anyone that can fussy cut images with any kind of precision as Joy has cut out this skull and crossbones. I have not been able to do the same. Perhaps the arthritis in my hands prevents me from doing that intricate kind of work. Kudos to you if you can do it.

My ATC to her today has a pair of mischievous cats trying to pull the jack o’ lantern off of the high shelf. One is the lookout, the other one is reaching for it. I think they will be in big trouble with their owner if they manage to get it down. She probably thought it was up high enough that they would not be able to reach it.

Halloween Howl, Day 27

Joy used another background that I sent her for today’s ATC. That guy is pretty creepy looking and I would not want to run into him at the local pool or swimming hole. Another perfectly coloured stamped image with the braided trim at the top to finish it off.

The card that I sent to her for today has some silhouetted trick or treaters out for a night of fun! I have this die in two different sizes. One is a brand name die, the other was purchased from China. That is where I got a lot of my dies several years ago. I have so many dies now that I try real hard not to purchase any more. I am not always successful at that.

Halloween Howl, Day 26

That’s the way I like it; no tricks, all treats! These cuties look like they are having fun, don’t they! Joy used Brusho Crystals for the background. I will have to figure out what those are. So much for my goal to not purchase more craft supplies.

It turns out I did take a photo of this card to send to another friend before packaging it up and sending it off. These are the same two ghosts that Joy cut out in vellum on the Day 24 card. We have a lot of the same dies, it seems. They are definitely a frightful looking pair, aren’t they?

Halloween Howl, Day 25

Open if you dare! I’m not sure I’d want to open that door with a spooky ghost peeking out. What an adorable little trick or treater dressed as Little Red Riding Hood. Joy has some really nice stamps she can colour and she does such a fabulous job of it. I love the faux stitching around the perimeter. The little dots are sparkly too.

I forgot to scan the next three cards before sending them to Joy, so I asked her to take a photo to send me to use in the blog post. There was originally a fish in the fish bowl but I cut it out and replaced it with a ghost. I’m not sure that kitty wants anything to do with a ghost. I’m sure she was expecting a fish to be in there. Not this time. *smile*