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For the Inspiration Challenge (IC721), we have Flags on a Stick. They have some really fun, really nice flags & for my card, I was inspired by THIS Halloween flag. I thought the decorated birdhouses were really cute.

For my Halloween card, I die cut the houses & ghosts out of white, the tree, crows & fence out of black & the tiny pumpkin out of orange. To me it seemed simpler to cut the houses in white & color them instead of cutting a bunch out of different colored paper. The die I used for the birdhouses is actually one multilevel roofline spooky house. I cut it out twice then cut apart the house to make my 3 birdhouses. On the yellow one, I colored the stars thru a stencil.  I used a 3/8″ circle punch for the holes, colored them black & put them back in. Then I just put all the pieces together on a white front where I had already stamped the greeting frame.

Here are the Copics (& 1 orange Tombow) I used. This may be the first time I’ve used that black Copic!

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Supplies:

 

RN Happy Halloween Frame 1067	RN Bats & Spiderwebs die 5216-01D	RN Spooky House die 5216-05D	RN Wrought Iron Fence die 5215-07D	RN Rectangle Stitch dies 5007D
RN Spooky Tree die 5216-06D	RN Scarecrow die 5216-04D	RN Ghosts die 5216-02D	RN Pumpkins & Ivy die 5215-05D	RN Stars Stencil 4006
Copic Sketch Markers	Memento Inks	AC color card stock	Staples 110# White Card Stock	Tombow Markers

I have a fun Halloween card that combines the Technique Challenge (TLC758) to use Washi tape & the Clean & Simple Challenge (CAS549) to use sunset colors. I don’t use Washi tape much so mine is not all that creative..just a polka dot piece across the top. And I think candy corn have just the right sunset colors.

The candy corn was stamped a bunch of times (with a little masking), colored & I drew little faces on them to give them some personality. The greeting was added along w/ a die cut bat & the polka dot washi tape across the top.

Here are the Copics I used.

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Supplies:

 

Candy Corn border 606D	Deco Halloween Greetings 707E	Memento Inks	MISTI	RN Rectangle Stitch dies 5007D
RN Rectangle Scallop die 5028D	RN Bats & Spiderwebs die 5216-01D	Staples 110# White Card Stock	Copic Sketch Markers	AC color card stock

A big congrats to Gracie, the newest Featured Stamper (FS655) on Splitcoast! She has such a sweet little gallery & after much browsing, I chose THIS card as my inspiration. I kept the Halloween theme & most of the layout, but turned mine vertical & used different images & slightly different colors.

I really love this Oct 31 square & I also love having a gradient color behind it. For this card, I measured to make sure I could fit 3 on a panel & they fit! Into the Misti it went. Stamped each one multiple times to get good coverage, then colored w/ Copics. 

For the greeting, I die cut the Happy part & used the solid part instead of the actually letters, then stamped the Halloween part of the Halloween Arc below it & added a little punched spider. Pretty easy & didn’t take a ton of time. 

Here are the Copics I used & also the inside.

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Supplies:

 

Oct 31st Square 306F	Halloween Arc 043E	Moonlight Halloween Greeting 609G	Empty Spider Web 329G	MISTI
RN Rectangle Stitch dies 5007D	Staples 110# White Card Stock	Copic Sketch Markers	AC color card stock	Sizzix Holiday Words #2 661601