Today I’m sharing two colorful Halloween cards featuring the new Spellbinders Midnight Mischief Release! Both cards combine bright Distress Oxide ink-blended backgrounds with bold black silhouettes for a fun and slightly spooky Halloween look.
Scroll down and read how I made these cards!
Products used for todays Halloween After Dark Cards:
- Winged Shadows Press and Foil
- Color Block Accent Rectangles Die Bundle (including the Precision Layering A2 Dies)
- Boo Parade
- Everlasting Circle Dies
- Blending Brushes
How to create the Halloween After Dark Cards:
Boo Parade Halloween Card:
For my first card, I used the Boo Parade Silhouette Die to create the adorable group of trick-or-treaters walking across the bottom of the card.
I started by creating an ink blended background with Tumbled GLass, Peacock Feathers and Prize Ribbon Distress Oxide Inks. The bright blues make a fabulous nighttime sky and provide plenty of contrast for the solid black silhouette.
I added black splatter across the background along with a few glitter gold stars for a little Halloween Sparkle.
Creating the Halloween Moon:
The large moon was die-cut from Beeswax cardstock and then ink blended with Wild Honey and Crackling Campfire Distress Oxide Inks around the edges. I tucked it in behind the trick-or-treaters so the witch and little goblins are silhouetted against the glowing Halloween moon.
Winged Shadows Halloween Card:
For the second card, I went with another colorful Distress Oxide background, this time using Mowed Lawn, Peacock Feathers and Wilted Violet.
Instead of foiling the Winged Shadows Plate, I used it with my BetterPress System and VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink to press the dramatic black bats over the colorful background.
Once all the ink was dry, I added black splatter to give the background a little extra texture and movement.
I purposely created my ink-blended panel larger than an A2 card front. Once all the blending and Betterpressing was done, I used the new Precision Layering A2 dies to cut down the panel. This gave it a beautiful beveled edge.
The crisp black silhouetttes look amazing against those bright Distress Oxide colors, and I love the way the bats appear to be flying right out of the night sky.
Spellbinders Midnight Mischief Release:
These two cards were so much fun to create, and I especially love the combination of bright ink-blended backgrounds and solid black Halloween silhouettes.
Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope these halloween cards inspire you to create some colorful midnight mischief of your own!
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Such stunning cards! Didn’t know SB had this cute release. Your ink blending looks great in the background- I esp. love the Boo Parade silhouetted agst the moon!
Thank you Donna, and Yes, Spellbinders is always sneaking out new little goodies when we aren’t looking, haha
Such cute cards! The backgrounds are awesome! Perfect for Halloween! 🙂
thank you amy
These are superb! I especially like the little line of
trick or treaters led by the cat!
Thank you Sharon, isn’t that an adorable die, I love it too
spooky and fun! love a silhouette especially with bold colours. great cards Sandi!
thank you Lisa