Just Dreamin' Stamps: jack-o-lantern

Monday, September 14, 2026

A Spooky Season Halloween Card

Halloween is one of my favorite occasions to craft for — there's just something about black, orange, and a little bit of spiderweb that makes a card feel instantly festive. Today I'm sharing a card that leans into that "spooky season" vibe with a pumpkin patch on the front and a sweet trick-or-treat surprise on the inside.

I started with a panel of Frightfully Fun Designer Series Paper in a moody grey spiderweb print, dotted with little flecks of white and scattered orange dots for extra sparkle. Those dots aren't a pre-printed embellishment — I made them myself by coloring a few Basic White dots from the Adhesive-Backed Bat, Ghosts and Dots with a Dark Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blend before adhering them to the card front, which let me get that perfect punchy orange to match the rest of the palette. It's the perfect backdrop for a Halloween pumpkin patch.

Across the top, I added the "Spooky Season" phrase, an ephemera piece from the Harvest & Holly Mix and Match Specialty Ephemera Pack — I love that little spiders and spiderwebs are worked right into the lettering, so it does double duty as both sentiment and embellishment.

Underneath, I lined up a row of pumpkins from the Harvest Hues Mix and Match Ephemera Pack — yellow, brown, and two orange pumpkins, including a friendly jack-o'-lantern with a curled vine and a little mushroom tucked in beside it. To make that jack-o'-lantern pop off the page, I adhered it with Stampin' Dimensionals, so it sits just a bit higher than the rest of the patch and catches the light.

The whole panel is layered onto Basic Black cardstock card base.

Open it up, and the mood shifts to bright and cheerful. I adhered a layer of Pumpkin Pie cardstock to the card base, then topped it with a Basic White cardstock panel for a clean, simple frame.

For the sentiment, I stamped "Happy Halloween" from the Oh My Fright stamp set in Pumpkin Pie ink, keeping the two-tone, mixed-font look that set is known for. In the corner, a little pair of candy corn — also from the Harvest Hues Mix and Match Ephemera Pack — adds one more sweet, seasonal touch without competing with the sentiment.

This one came together quickly since so much of the design work is already done for you in the ephemera packs — sometimes the simplest builds make the biggest impact! I hope this gives you some inspiration for your own Halloween cards this season.

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Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Pumpkin Witch Treat Box

The moon on this treat box was inspired by a card made by Kathie Pinard Rotti.

Basic Black cardstock was used to make the 2 3/8" square treat box. The back of the treat box is 4 1/4" high.

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The Daffodil Delight cardstock moon has been stamped using one of the moons from the Under the Moon Stamp set in Crushed Curry ink. Once stamped, the moon was cut out using the 2 1/4" Circle Punch.

The cat from the Potion and Spells stamp set was stamped in VersaMark ink onto Basic Black cardstock and then heat embossed using the WOW! Black Embossing Powder. It was cut out using the coordinating Potions and Spells die.

The sentiment is from the Potions and Spells stamp set and has been stamped using Tuxedo Black Memento ink onto Crushed Curry cardstock.

Retired Toil and Trouble Designer Series Paper was used for the treat box front, the witch and the pumpkin. The face on the pumpkin is from the retired Pick of the Patch stamp set and has been stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento ink.

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