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Sunday, October 14, 2018

PARADE OF HAUNTED HOMES

For my A Blog Named Hero post today there is a tour of haunted houses to visit - all have a resident ghost and lots of bats flitting around especially for your Halloween enjoyment!!

The minute I saw this wonderful haunted house die in the current Hero Arts Holiday Catalog, I knew I had to have it.  Love making cute Halloween cards for my family and friends and this die fit the bill perfectly.  Basically, just used a different background for each house and had five cards done pretty quickly. 

 
For this card I made an alcohol inked background - for that moon I just put a blob of gold metallic alcohol ink on my paper and sort of messed around with it until I had a circle.  The house, bats and fence were cut from black glitter paper.

 
The background is some patterned paper I've had for ages.  Before adding the die cuts I stamped an old spooky tree from Hero Arts that was perfect for some added interest.

 
Next up is another alcohol inked background with some blue foil added.  I also added some Spectrum Noir clear for some shine.

 
Next home on the tour is a distress inked background.  I cut a circle from post-it tape to mask off the area for the moon.  Then spattered drops of water for some drizzly rain. 


Your last visit home has a watercoloured background and more spooky stamped trees.  Don't you just love that little door that opens for the ghost to fly out of??

I backed all the window areas with gold or orange paper - made a template of the house using the die, cut it a bit smaller and used that as a pattern for cutting out the window area.  The extra layer makes the house stand out a bit also.

I am entering the second card in the a2z Scrapbooking challenge for October -"Frightfully Fun".
Thanks for visiting today and love to read your kind comments.

13 comments:

  1. Just love them all Betty. Such a great die and love all the different backgrounds

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  2. they are all so exciting and creepy
    great made with your backgrounds, Betty

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  3. I agree with Dawn - I love all of them, Betty! Just fabulous.

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  4. Betty, what a wonderful tour. Your mansions are fabulous.

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  5. Wow these variations of sky are awesome!!!

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  6. Now that is one super home tour, Betty! I'm blown away by your creativity making each one so different using the same die! I really love the tree in the background & the gold metallic AI moon is just amazing! Fun, fun, fun!

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  7. Now, that's what I call a tour! I'm so impressed with your creativity, Betty...each house is so unique and perfect for a Halloween theme! I also love how you added foil to your AI backgrounds...thanks for inspiring me to try it :)

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  8. Thanks for linking up to our October challenge gallery at a2z Betty!

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  9. Wow Betty such nice cards! I like all the different looks on your cards! Thanks for joining in over at the a2z Scrapbooking challenge.

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  10. I see you had all kinds of fun and I love everyone of those cards. Even though you used the same die, the backgrounds set each card apart. Love them. So glad you joined us at A2Z Scrapbooking.

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  11. Wow - spotted this post via Greta's link - sorry to miss it earlier, Betty!! So many fun Halloween houses; I love each and every one!!

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  12. All wonderfully spooky Halloween house scenes with amazing backgrounds! Your 2nd card is perfect for our Frightfully Fun theme over at a2z Scrapbooking, so thanks for sharing it with us and I look forward to seeing more of your amazing creations again soon! Hugs, Gwendolyn

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  13. I'm not into halloween but I am loving these cards Betty. All fabulous in their own way.

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