
Welcome to InKing Royalty’s September Blog Hop! During this year’s blog hops, we are enjoying a year of celebrations – this month’s projects are all about Halloween. Prepare yourself for wonderful mix of spooky, scary and sweet. We are excited to share our creations with you today! After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the next person on the list at the base of this post.
For today’s hop, I had fun with the Playful Alphabet Dies and created a “spooky” card!

I covered a full sheet of Foam Adhesive Sheet with Black Glitter Paper and cut out the letters to spell “spooky”! After I cut out the letters, I realized they weren’t going to fit horizontally on my portrait card, so I added a 1″ diagonal strip of Pretty Peacock cardstock and adhered the letters for the word “spooky” on an angle – such a fun look!
The o’s in “spooky” made me think of eyes, so I added Iridescent Pearls to give the look of eyes! What do you think?

It’s hard to tell in the photos, but I clear heat-embossed the bats from the Hallows Night Magic bundle to give them some added texture.

After adding the bats, the card felt a little off-balance, so I added two Basic Black 1/4″ diagonal strips of cardstock. All of these elements layer beautifully over the floral pattern of Magic in This Night Designer Series Paper!
Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop, Pam Morris at Tap Tap Stamp. There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it!
Have a wonderful & blessed day!
If you get stuck during the Blog Hop, please use this line-up as a guide:
- Brian King at Stamp with Brian
- Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
- Ann Murray at Murray Stamps Ink
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Rachel Brumley at Artistic Designs by Rachel
- Sheryl Sharp at Sharp Notes by Sheryl
- Shawn de Oliveira at Shawn Stamps
- Julie DiMatteo at The Paper Pixie ← YOU ARE HERE!
- Pam Morris at Tap Tap Stamp
- Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
- Sheryl Abernathy at Elegant Sentiments
- Linda Krueger at The Stamp Coach
- Joanne Brown at The Inky Dragon
PROJECT MEASUREMENTS:
- Blackberry Bliss card base – 4-1/4″ x 11″, scored and folded in half at 5-1/2″
- Pretty Peacock layer – 3-3/4″ x 5″
- Magic in This Night DSP layer – 3-5/8″ x 4-7/8″
- Pretty Peacock strip – 1″ (adhered and then trimmed to size)
- Basic Black strips – 1/4″ (adhered and then trimmed to size)
PROJECT SUPPLY LIST:
Have a question or comment about today’s post? I’d love to hear from you!

If you enjoyed this post, please be sure to…
- Use my current host code on orders under $150! Customers who place an order of $25 or more earn Pixie Perks!
- Shop the Clearance Rack with discounts up to 60%!
- Read my Top 10 Reasons why purchasing the $99 Starter Kit is the best decision ever!
- Subscribe to my YouTube Channel for paper crafting video tutorials!
- Visit my gallery for more paper crafting inspiration!

What a delightful Boo card you crafted for this hop!
Oh my gosh, Julie, this is great! I love it all, but especially those eyes in the Os.
Great card, Julie! I’m loving the Blackberry/Peacock color combo for Halloween this year.
The diagonal letters turned out to be a fun touch! The Playful Alpha dies cut so nicely…I’m excited to try them with the adhesive sheets.
Love those little pearly eyes! Such a cool card with the diagonal layout!
This is great, Julie! The eyes are so creative and perfect!
Oh, Julie! This card is amazing! I love how you pulled the Pretty Peacock out of the DSP and into focus! And those PEARLS in the O’s!!!!! Amazing!!! Such a masterpiece!
Nailed it! Great card and fun to read your description of making it.
Here’s looking at you. Love the eyes in SPOOKY!
Absolutely adorable! I love how you used the pearls. Great card!
Those pearl eyes are everything! Love how you revised your design so the spooky would fit diagonally. This was a happy solution!
Love your card – those eyes just popped out at me!
Julie – this card is stunning. The colors are gorgeous, and you highlighted them well with the diagonal strips, the cute bats, and the spooky letters. The pearls jumped out right away – adorable!
I adore a diagonal design – and I love everything about this one. The colors are great, and the word down the middle is such fun! So happy you hopped with us today, Julie!
LOVE this card! The brightness is great but the Spooky eyes are so stinking cute!! The perfect addition.