Saturday, July 17, 2021

Halloween Spiders


Recently I discovered this very old Martha Stewart spider punch I'd forgotten I had! (too much schtuff obviously 😏) I had a few small snippets of black cardstock on my table, so I punched a few spiders and that's how this card began.
I used an older piece of neutral dsp and tore it into strips, using some brown chalk and a Q-tip to color the edges. I still have a bag of those big googlie eyes so I decided to use them along with the spiders. I took another snippet of black, placing the eyes first, then wrapping all those strips around them to look like a mummy/monster, then I die-cut the piece with a stitched tag die. I added a couple snippets of orange and black dsp for the background, and colored the spider's eyes with green, yellow, and orange glaze pens. The sentiment is a pre-printed one from SSS.


 And here's the inside with a spider and another pre-printed sentiment.

I'll enter my card into these challenges:




Thanks for stopping by today and taking time to leave a comment. I do appreciate them very much, but I'm getting slower in responding unfortunately. Life is just throwing a lot of obstacles in my way lately and time has been getting away from me!
Have a fantastic weekend and take care!

Carol

23 comments:

Donna said...

Two great cards, I especially like the first one-so adorable. Have a wonderful weekend!

Brenda in IN said...

This is a fun Halloween card for sure. I have that punch too and love it. The eyes look spooky on your card.

Verna Angerhofer said...

Cute Halloween design. I like the googly eyes.

Darlene said...

I can't begin to tell you how much I LOVE this card! TOOO cute with the bandages & eyes peeking out! Not to say anything about all those cute but spooky arachnids (spiders lol). Great job! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at the Two Old Bats Halloween challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back each month. Remember, you can play as many times as you’d like!! If we have 50+ entries, we will give a PRIZE.

Darlene
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crafty-stamper said...

Great Halloween card love all the spiders and the googly eyes.Hope you are okay
Carol x

Brenda said...

A fun Halloween card Carol, loving the spiders and the mummy tag! I love the different color of the spider's eyes. lol The pattern papers you used are fabulous, I love Halloween/Fall papers. You made the inside as fun as the outside! Love it! Life is getting much more challenging with age and Covid isn't helping with making anything easy. I hope things get better soon for you! Hugs, Brenda

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

Isn't it strange how cards come to life? Although I'm a bit squeamish with spiders I have to LOVE this card Carol, great texture with the torn paper and the wobbly eyes and of course those spiders, Super design Carol. Love the insert also.
Faith x

Claire said...

Aww everyone should have a cute mummy/monster around the house, I think he's adorable. Honestly you make the most fun Halloween cards, your ideas are very inspirational and I love seeing your creepy creations x

aussie aNNie said...

This is oh so cool... love the googly eyes and the bright spider eyes....glad there is no red back one there...xx

Maria said...

Oh, what a great fun Halloween card!! Love the wrapped mummy with the googly eyes!! Awesome spiders, too!! Great card inside and out!!

cotnob said...

A super card Carol, I love the bandage tag and great spiders.
Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
x

Rajani Rehana said...

Fabulous blog

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

:D Your Halloween cards are always so fun, Carol!! Just LOVE those big googling eyes with the mummy-feel of the tag! Brilliant! The spiders looks great all around the tag, such fun punch you have! Beautiful layering as well.
I'm on vacation from school, but no seaside or holidays activities for me... Only my vegetable garden that keep a lot of my free time :) But having good and healthy vegetables is a great thing! So I have to work a lot...! LOL :D
Hope you enjoy breeze on your porch, here the weather is HOT!
Hugs and have a lovely Sunday!

Diane said...

Such a cleverly and creative card, what a great mummy!! Thank you for joining our challenge at Two Old Bats!
Diane TOB DT {Nellies Nest}

Stampsnob. said...

Spooky. Lis

Wendy said...

I love it! Such a super cute and how fun is this Halloween card! Love the tag and your pretty papers! Hope your staying cool, Carol! I have given myself permission to take a blogging break for a while. Been feeling unmotivated in making cards....must be the heat & humidity! Take care and sending you big hugs, my friend!

MiamiKel said...

How cute this is, Carol! I love those big ol eyeballs! THey are perfect for your mummy theme but nothing scary to see here! We are enjoying the a/c here becuase it is SO HOT! Have a great rest of your wekeend! xx

Liz said...

Fabulous Halloween card, Carol. Although I'm not a fan of real spiders, your little spiders are so cute! xx

R's Rue said...

Your Halloween creation is perfect. You are so imaginative with your cards. I love it. Have a lovely Monday full of joy and hope.
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nwilliams6 said...

You know how much I love a Halloween card and this is super fun, Carol. Love the eyes ad spiders! Fun card. Hugz

Sarn said...

Fab halloween card using up plenty of snippets.
Hugs, Sarn xxx

Katrina Bufton said...

Fabulous card, the mummy tag with googly ideas is a genius idea. Thanks for joining us in Snippets Playground,
Katrina x
(Guest DT)

Di said...

Love this card Carol - really made me laugh here. The mummy and those eyes - hilarious!

Apologies for being late commenting.

Hugs

Di xx