Make a Simple Halloween Card that Dark and Moody

Looking for a moody vibe for your next Halloween card project? Check out this simple Trick or Treat card that is sure to delight.

Shelly is bringing us a fun and simple card with a little bit of spooky and moody Halloween vibes. We love that this card is very simple to assemble and because of its dark tones, it can be spooky without being too scary. Follow along for this quick tutorial.

• Start with using a dark grey cardstock along with the 4203 Bats & Tree stencil.
• Stencil on the moon using a large blending brush with Color Fuse Ink Set #12. (Silver, Slate, Hearth.)
• Remove stencil.

• Stencil on bats using a large blending brush and black ink.
• Remove stencil.
• Added paint splatters using black ink with a paintbrush and little bit of water.
• Let dry.

• Use the 5819-01D Nested Frame #1 die with the stenciled cardstock.
• Set aside.
• Use the 5819-01D Nested Frame #1 die with black cardstock and make a ‘frame’.
• Set aside.

• Make the witches hat. Use the 5840-01D Spooky Jack-o-Lantern die with black cardstock (for hat) and gold cardstock (for buckle).
• Assemble hat together.
• Set aside.

• Using the 5734-03D Trick or Treat w/Shadow die with orange cardstock and black cardstock. (use only the inside die not the shadow)

• Adhere together with the orange cardstock slightly peeking out from under the black cardstock.
• Set aside.
• Going back to the die cut stenciled panel, adhere the trick or treat sentiment to the center of the panel.
• Adhere the black frame onto the stenciled panel.
• Adhere stenciled panel with frame and sentiment to a black cardbase (or a black piece of cardstock adhered to a white cardbase).
• Adhere the witches hat to top left corner of card.

Products used: 4203 Bats & Tree stencil, Color Fuse Ink Set #12, Large Blending Brushes 4 pack, 5819-01D Nested Frame #1 die set, 5840-01D Spooky Jack-o-Lantern die, 5734-03D Trick or Treat w/Shadow die set.