Make a Simple Monochrome Halloween Card

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, and 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. I stamped the images with VersaMark Dazzle ink. After that, I heat embossed the images with silver embossing powder and fussy cut them with scissors. 

Step 2

Then, 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 also 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 monochrome Halloween card is complete! 

Supplies:

• Stardream Metallic Onyx
• Chalkboard Prints 6×6 Card Stock Pad
• Curious Translucent Clear Vellum
• Classic Crest Solar White