Card Chain Challenge October 2026

Dia daoibh!

Well, Halloween is officially over, the pumpkins are looking slightly defeated, and somewhere in Ireland there is a parent quietly removing the good chocolate from a trick or treat bag in the name of “quality control.” It is an important public service.

And with the Halloween madness behind us, it is time for the October Card Chain Challenge!

This month, I received a lovely card from Alice in Austria, while my own creation packed its spooky little suitcase and headed off to Brenda in the UK. Another month, another card with a considerably more exciting travel itinerary than mine.

For my card, I decided to go properly spooky and made the fabulous 5x7 3D Halloween Bouquet designed by Lori Whitlock. It is a brilliant little haunted house bursting with pumpkins, flowers, foliage, a ghost and all manner of Halloween mischief. Best of all, the boo-quet folds down for posting, which feels suspiciously like witchcraft but is actually very clever papercraft!

I cut all the pieces on my Silhouette using a mixture of cardstock, glitter card and Tonic Studios cardstock. Then came the assembly, which is always the interesting bit when your desk contains tiny pieces of paper and one of them has mysteriously vanished. Once everything was safely where it belonged, I added glossy accents, glitter and a few gems for a little extra sparkle.... because apparently even ghosts and pumpkins deserve a bit of bling.

And that is October’s Card Chain Challenge done and dusted. The costumes are packed away, the pumpkins have done their duty, and any remaining Halloween chocolate has now legally become crafter’s supplies. I am fairly certain that is written down somewhere.

A slightly belated Oíche Shamhna Shona Daoibh! 🎃👻

Sláinte,

Wendy R. 🦋

Ghosted... But in a Cute Way!

Dia daoibh! 

Halloween is finally here! The night when the doorbell gets more exercise than the treadmill ever did! Between dodging tiny vampires, witches, and one very determined dinosaur, I managed to whip up a batch of chocolate-covered apples at last (about time, says everyone in the house). Sticky fingers, sugar highs, and a few ghostly giggles later, I finally sat down to make something spooky of my own.

My Ghosts in Envelope card is from Furrow and Feather, cut on my trusty Silhouette Cameo from Parklane cardstock. I added a sprinkle of glitter and finished it off with glossy accents for that eerie shimmer. I’ve made a few of these little hauntings to send off to extended family (because nothing says “thinking of you” quite like a ghost popping out of an envelope!).

🎃 A few challenges:

• Leigh SB Designs Inspirational Challenges #45: Halloween / Anthing Goes
• Die Cut Divas - Anything Goes (October Welcomes Brass and Bliss)
• Make My Monday #263 - Halloween Colors
• Beautiful Blossoms #34 - Anything Flowers Goes (optional Mood Board) 
• Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge - October: Anything Halloween

• TIME OUT Challenges #300 - Autumn Celebrations Around the World  

And on that note... may your treats outweigh your tricks, may your costume survive the rain, and may you remember which child belongs to which witch before bedtime!

💀Oíche Shamhna Shona Daoibh!💀

Sláinte,

 Wendy R. 

Oh Sheet - it's Halloween

Dia daoibh!

I’ve somehow managed to sneak my way into the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers as their Guest DT this month. The challenge theme for challenge #267 is S for Spooky, which is perfect, because honestly my craft room at the moment is scarier than any haunted house.

For my card, I went with a ghost (who clearly raided the florist) paired with the cheeky sentiment “Oh Sheet.”. I used die cuts from Lori Whitlock’s Halloween Envelope Box Card, courtesy of the ever-faithful Silhouette Cameo, and gave them all the lift of a dodgy Botox job with foam pads. A few Nuvo Drops, a sprinkle of glitter, and hey presto—spooky with a side of sparkle.

Head on over to the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers to check out the rest of the DT’s terrifyingly talented creations—they’re far too good to be kept in the crypt.

And remember… glitter may wash off your hands, but it’ll haunt your carpet forever and ever and ever and ever.

Sláinte,

Wendy R. 👻