Simply Stampin Challenge # 30 - Halloween Card

How exciting - this is my first project as a member of the Simply Stampin' challenge DT!  I'm also chuffed to bits that my friend Kelly is also on the Simply Stampin' DT!  This week's challenge is Halloween and I don't normally make anything for Halloween.  I've just taken part in a Stampin' Up! designer paper share and the fab Frightful Sight Halloween papers made things a lot easier.  As I don't have any Halloween stamps, I combined patterned papers with a punch art bat. 

I made a side opening A6 Basic Black card base to start with and then set to work making the bat.  I know I've added vampire fangs to him but actually, he's too cute to be scary LOL!  The body of the bat is obviously an upside down owl and then I used plain oval punched shapes to make the wings, trimming them with scissors to get some shaping.  I then used the stem/vine part of the Elegant Bouquet embossing folder to add veining detail to the wings.  After adding the eyes and drawing on the mouth I sponged Whisper White craft ink around the bat.  Batty is hanging from the Two Step Bird punch stem and he's popped up.  To make a moon I cut a circle from a piece of paper from the Big Top Birthday pack, it was perfect - yellow with clouds going across it!

Here's a close up photo so you can see batty's wings.

Then when the card is opened there's more Frightful Sight papers, a BOO made with the Broadsheet Alphabet set and a scalloped circle with a spider on it.  The spider circle really does pop out at you 'cos it's mounted on a spring!  I've had the springs in my stash for ages and finally got round to using one!  I added a strip of the spidery paper to the front of the envelope.

I really enjoyed making this card!  Please, please do join in the spooky fun of this week's Simply Stampin' Halloween challenge, I'd love to come and see what you make!

Supplies:
Stamps: SU! Broadsheet Alphabet set
CS: SU! Basic Black, Cajun Craze & Whisper White
Patterned paper: SU! Frightful Sight & Big Top Birthday
Ink: SU! Basic Black & White Craft
Tools: SU! Owl Builder, Bird Builder, Scallop Circle, 1 3/8" Circle, 1 1/4" Circle & Large Oval punches, SU! Elegant Bouquet embossing folder, sponge dauber
Embellishments & accessories: SU! Dimensionals, non SU! spring