Shimmery Spooky Shaped Halloween Card - Hero Arts
Posted by Jessica Frost-Ballas on August 25, 2023

Shimmery Spooky Shaped Halloween Card

Good morning! Jess here with a fun shaped Halloween card using some of the newest products from Hero Arts!

To start I die-cut a piece of Pitch Black cardstock with the Arches Infinity Dies. I placed the new Art Deco Dancing Light Stencil over the panel and spritzed it liberally with Black + Shimmer Tone-on-Tone Metallic Spray. The spray dries very quickly so it's perfect for a stencil with lots of detail like this one! You don't end up with a lot of liquid pooling beneath the stencil. I peeled up the stencil and let the panel dry completely before adhering it to a card base. I love the kinda spooky Gothic feel of the design!

While it was drying I die-cut the Jack O' Lantern Fancy Dies and the Halloween Icons Fancy Dies from Pumpkin and Dove White cardstock. I added a little Copic shading to the pumpkins and colored my cat. I also trimmed a piece of Canary and Pitch Black cardstock to fit behind the face of the pumpkins and the eyes of the cat!

I die-cut the bat from Halloween Icons using black glitter paper from Glitter Paper Basics and stamped a sentiment from Halloween Peg Dolls with Embossing & Watermark Ink and heat-embossed it with Black Detail Embossing Powder. Once my panel was dry I adhered the pumpkins, bats, cat, and sentiment using a mix of regular adhesive and foam mounting tape. I added a few accents with a white gel pen and then added a layer of Crystal Lacquer over the pumpkins' faces and the cat's eyes!

I love the versatility of the Art Deco Dancing Light Stencil! I feel like it could easily be the background for a very elegant card but, as you can see, it also works well to create a spooky Halloween background. Thanks so much for stopping by and have an amazing day!

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SA252 Art Deco Dancing Light Stencil...
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DI814 Jack O' Lantern Fancy Dies (B)...
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DF121 Arches Infinity Dies (H) | Hero...
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DI923 Halloween Icons Dies (D) | Hero...
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CM641 Halloween Peg Dolls | Hero Arts
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PS306 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock...
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PS305 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock...
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PS325 Hero Hues Dove white | Hero Arts
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PS323 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock...
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PS777 Glitter Paper Basics | Hero Arts
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PW119 Detail Black | Hero Arts
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AF419 Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink...
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WM205 Black + Shimmer Tone-on-Tone...
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NK350 Crystal Clear Lacquer Pen |...
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2 comments

I love, love, LOVE this card and can hardly wait to follow your well written instructions! Thank you for sharing your talent and making my day more whimsical?

Denise Kosoris,

Fabulous card! Love that sparkly background, the jack o’lanterns and the cat!

Denise Bryant,

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