Friday, 23 October 2026

Witching Hour


Hi everyone, as I’ve said before I don’t really ‘do’ Hallowe’en, but I was tempted to buy one Hallowe’en witch stamp while I was at Port Sunlight craft fair a couple of weeks ago, so I thought now’s the time to bring her out to play!


I cut a 14.5cm square of white stamping card, and started by stamping the moon which I then masked. I created the background by blending Elements inks to create the landscape and sky, then removed the moon mask and blended more ink across the moon. I stamped the witch Nerissa flying across the moon, then built up the rest of the stamped scene around her. I coloured the tree and path with Zig pens, added a little colouring and accents with Sakura Stardust pens and a white Posca pen, then matted the finished piece onto a black border and 6” square card blank.


Stamps: Lavinia Nerissa, Hill House, Fairy Path, Everdusk Tree, Moon, Bird Collection, Bats, Mushrooms Mini, Witching Hour;
Media: Lavinia Elements inks (Graphite, Violet Chalk, Flying Fig, Russet Orange); Versafine Clair (Nocturne, Morning Mist, Monarch); Sakura Stardust pens (purple, orange); Posca pen (white);
Tools: Lavinia acetate Hill and Circle masks.

Challenges I would like to enter: 

C.R.A.F.T. #791 - Hallowe’en/Anything Goes
Craft Rocket #141 - Autumn and/or Hallowe’en (2nd entry)
Crafting Challenge (October) - Autumn/Hallowe’en (2nd entry)
Crafty Calendar (October) - Autumn/Hallowe’en (2nd entry)
Crafty Gals’ Corner #281 - Anything Goes with option Trick or Treat
Creative Aunts #118 - Hallowe’en
Creative Crafting Uncles #82 - Hallowe’en or Autumn (2nd entry)
Daisy Chain #112 - Autumn and/or Hallowe’en (2nd entry)
Dream Factory #155 - Hallowe’en
Girlz Creative: Splash It with Colour #33 - Purple and/or Orange - TOP 3
Heart’s Quest Fantasy #55 - Anything Fantasy Goes
If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #221 - Come On Get Spooky - TOP COOKIE


Pearly Sparkles #124 - Trick or Treat
Simon Says (Monday) - Hallowe’en/Spooky - DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT
Simon Says (Wednesday) - Hallowe’en/Spooky
Tic Tac Toe #304 - Tic Tac Toe


(Orange/square card/stamped silhouette)

Try It On Tuesday - Hallowe’en - TOP 5
Two Old Bats Hallowe’en Challenge (October) - Anything Goes Hallowe’en
Unicorn #125 - Autumn and/or Hallowe’en (2nd entry)

Hope everyone is having a great weekend - stay safe everyone with the dreadful storms we are having here in the UK.

Take care, and thanks for visiting.
Hugs,

24 comments:

crafty-stamper said...

Great Halloween card, love the spooky scene and all the stamps.
Carol x

Liz said...

A fabulous spooky design, Pauline.
Liz xx

Becca Sadler said...

Thank you Pauline for sharing your Halloween card with HQ Fantasy!!! Another spectacularly crafted creation with your signature style mixing stamping, stenciling/masking, and inking! Superb!

FreeToBeMe..LisaJ said...

Pauline what a great take on this weeks board elements.. love all of the Halloween silhouettes. Thank you for sharing your design with us this week over at Tic Tac Toe challenge.

Aquarius said...

A beautiful witchy card, perfect for Halloween

Diane said...

OMGosh, this is absolutely fabulous, so creative, so much detail, perfection!!
Thank you for joining our challenge at Two Old Bats!
Diane
{Nellies Nest}
Two Old Bats Co-Owner

Chris said...

A fabulous Halloween scene, with a magical eerie atmosphere. Beautiful stamps and stamping - love the colours you used for sky.xx
Thanks for joining in at Crafty Calendar.

Ellibelle said...

You created such a beautiful Halloween scene, absolutely loving these colors and the witch is gorgeous! I too don't usually make Halloween cards but with Lavinia's fun witch stamps I can't help it. I have this one on my wishlist (maybe for next year).

Cindy Beach said...

What a fabulous Halloween scene you've created with these Lavinia stamps, Pauline! I'm amazed at your work in creating fabulous details and gorgeous colors. What a treat to see your card in our gallery at Tic Tac Toe Challenge. Thanks for joining us!

Sarn said...

Fabulous Hallowe’en card. Brilliant spooky scene with the witch, bats and haunted house. Love it. xxx

Kirsten M. said...

Oh, wow, was für ein toller Stempel. Ich bin ganz begeistert über dein Werk. Danke fürs zeigen bei uns Kreativtanten. Herzlichst Kirsten💜💟

Rosanne Mulhern said...

Wow!! Pauline, this card is truly a work of art. It's wonderful! The scene you created and the methods you used created a remarkable Halloween card. Thanks for sharing it with us at the Tic Tac Toe Challenge.

Liz said...

Popping back to say thank you for sharing your beautiful creation in the Crafty Calendar Challenge.
Liz xx

Jules said...

Loving the colours on this great spooky creation - you must have a great collection of Lavinia stamps and you use them so well.
Love and hugs
Jules xoxox

Fran Wing said...

Hello, Pauline! Your card is quite a piece of Halloween Art! I'm glad you shared it with us at Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge!
Fran/DT

Brenda said...

You certainly created a wonderful Halloween card even if you don't usually. Love the amazing background and all the fun elements. Thanks so much for joining us at CRAFT Challenge! Hope to see you again soon.

ELFi said...

Ich freue mich, dass du diese tolle Karte mit Lavinia Stempel bei den Kreativtanten zeigst, danke dafür!
ELFi *DT

Deanne Saunders said...

Such a wonderful card!!! Thanks so much for participating in my IF YOU GIVE A CRAFTER A COOKIE... challenge!!! I appreciate that you play along and I enjoy visiting your blog!! Have a happy crafty day!! Deanne at A Little Bit O’ Paper

Deanne Saunders said...

Me again!! Thanks so much, as well, for participating in our HALLOWEEN CRAFTS ALL YEAR 'ROUND challenge!!!

Judy McKay said...

Great card, perfect for Halloween. So many beautiful details. Love the way for have designed the card especially the moon. Thank you for joining us at Crafty Gals Corner this week. Hope yoy will join us again after the Christmas break. Judy DT

Donna said...

Gorgeous!
You've created a beautiful and spooky scene - thanks for getting witchy with Edna and the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

Mrs.B said...

I'm a tad late, but what a fabulous Halloween card, love the spooky scene with the witch. I was tempted with this stamp, but I've a few for Halloween which need using so I was good.
Thanks for sharing with us at Try it on Tuesday. Avril x

Conny said...

Wow, your Halloween card is amazing!
Thanks so much for joining us at the Dream Factory Challenge!

The Little Things Challenge – Co Owner
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xoxo Conny

EmmaT said...

WOW amazing scene. Sorry ive not commented for a while, real life has been taking over lately, i haven't even managed to craft for weeks now and until builders have left don't want to dig out my stash with all the building debris about 😞