House of Haunts Swap

Earlier this month I participated in a new catalog card swap with the swap group I belong to - the QC Swappers, and last week I got back a FABULOUS variety of beautiful cards. I thought I would share them with you here today.

Since I only got a few new stamp sets on my first order, and those were already chosen among the group, I went with a Halloween card using the House of Haunts set and the coordinating jumbo wheel- Haunting.

To create the focal image I first stamped the tree on glossy card stock using Black Stazon. I thought a full moon would add a nice touch behind the tree, so to create that I punched a 3/4" circle from a post-it note. I set aside the circle punch out for later. I used the post-it with the punched out circle as a stencil for the moon. I placed it over my tree, and using Summer Sun ink I sponged inside the circle. After I removed my post-it stencil, I then covered the moon I had just created with the 3/4" circle I had previously punched out. This created a mask that covered my moon as I sponged the other colors around it. After I sponged all colors, I removed the 3/4" post-it circle and a beautiful, golden moon popped against the spooky background. I like the way it turned out, and hopefully the swap group liked it as well!
In addition to the glossy card stock used for my focal image, I also used: Tangerine Tango, Basic Black, Perfect Plum & Kiwi Kiss. The card base was stamped with the Canvas background inked in Tangerine.
Here are the beautiful swaps I got in return:
Make sure to click on this photo so you can enjoy all the details on each card. There sure are a talented bunch of women in this group! Each card showed me something new...maybe it was an accessory or stamp set I hadn't seen in real life, or a technique or a color combo...it sure was a real treat unpacking each card. I'm glad that I was invited to be a part of this group! Hope these cards inspire you as well! Thanks for stopping by to visit...have a great day!