By Jessica Lin –

Skill: Beginner
Time: 30 minutes

Hi everyone! It’s Jessica here. Spooky season is right around the corner, can you believe it? I have a monochrome Halloween card idea to share with you today. The supplies are minimal and it’s beginner friendly, too! 

Step 1:
The focal point of today’s card are these adorable cats dressed in Halloween costumes. They are from Mama Elephant’s Meowlloween stamp set. I decided to stamp them on Stardream Metallic 5 x 7 Onyx cardstock as little black cats. After stamping with VersaMark Dazzle ink, I heat embossed the images with silver embossing powder and fussy cut them with scissors.

Step 2:
Next, I picked a patterned paper from the Chalkboard Prints 6×6 cardstock pad and trimmed it to 3 ¾’’ x 5’’. There are a lot of great patterns in this paper pad that are black and white, and perfect for Halloween cards. The Stardream Metallic Onyx cardstock is used as the card base. 

Step 3:
Since the focal images and background are both black, adding a piece of vellum would really help the black kitties stand out against the dark background. I trimmed a piece of Curious Translucent vellum to a width of 4 ½’’, and tore the edges by hand. This is one of my favorite ways to layer with vellum and I like the look and organic feel of the torn edges. For the sentiment, I picked a classic “Happy Halloween” stamp from Brutus Monroe’s Occasional Greetings set. I stamped it with VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink on Classic Crest Solar White cardstock. 

Step 4:
Finally, let’s adhere all of the elements together. I mounted the black cats and background panel with foam tape, and adhered the sentiment strip and vellum piece with Tear-It! Tape. A few rhinestones were also added with On-Point Glue, and the card is complete!

Imagine Supplies: 

● VersaMark Dazzle – Champagne
● Embossing Powder
● VersaFine Clair – Nocturne
● On Point Glue
● StazOn Cleaner
● Tear-It! Tape
● Craft Mat

Other Supplies: 

● Mama Elephant – Stamps – Meowlloween 
● Brutus Monroe – Stamps – Occasional Greetings 
● CutCardstock – Stardream Metallic Onyx 
● CutCardstock – Chalkboard Prints 6×6 cardstock pad 
● CutCardstock – Curious Translucent vellum 
● CutCardstock – Classic Crest Solar White