Happy Halloween Rebel Crafters! It's not too late to make an adorable card to give to a friend, neighbor, or your child's teacher. My friend and handmade card maker Laura Sampson made this eye catching Flying Bat Card. Love it. Here are her instructions so you can make it today:


Materials:


Card base. Purple, black, or dark grey works well

Holographic and  silver embossing powder


Versamark embossing ink

Bat diecut from blackcardstock I used one precut from Martha Stewart, but it would be easy to cut one yourself or use your own die.

2 tiny gems for the bats eyes

Large swirl stamp for background, any kind of spiral, flourish, or even stars would work.

Circle diecut from gray cardstock I used 2.5 inch or smaller 1.5"

To Make:


Stamp the background flourish design on the card with Versamark, sprinkle on the holographic powder, and heat to emboss.

For the moon, cover the whole surface of the circle diecut with Versamark by pressing onto the stamp pad. Lay flat and apply silver embossing powder. Using a stiff brush and pounce the powder to break up , you dont want an even coating. This gives the moon some texture. Heat to emboss.

Apply the gem eyes to the bat.  


Attach moon to card with tape. 


Attach bat with dimensional foam dots. 


Stamp sentiment inside if desired....DONE!

Halloween is almost here! This is a fun and easy card made out of black cardstock paper. You can use wire or thin black ribbon for the legs, and buttons or google eyes for the eyes. Stamp your saying upside down inside the card for fun. Also consider attaching a small stick at the top of the card for the legs to hang onto.

You will need:


Black Cardstock Paper
Scrapbook paper for background and teeth
Buttons for eyes (or google eyes)
Blank card (I used 6.5" x5" card)
Wire or thin ribbon for the legs
Pop Dots and Tape runner


Cut a piece of black cardstock 6.25" x 4.75"


Cut Background cardstock 6" x 4.50"



Distress edges of background paper (optional). I used Cats Eye Charcoal.


Layer both papers and attach to blank card.


Attach wire (or ribbon) for the legs with small glue dots.




Cut out a piece of black cardstock 2.25' x 5".


Cut two small triangles for the bat wings. I embossed my wings with a swirl stamp (optional).


Cut a letter "M" onto the one end of the paper.



On the opposite side cut at an angle about 1" toward the middle, then across, then back up  toward the other corner so you have two points.


Cut a notch on each side of the bat body and slim the bat out.