Since the late nineteenth century, Halloween cards have been exchanged to share spooky greetings each autumn. From funny sayings to eerie poems, there are endless creative ways to send Halloween wishes to friends and family. Make your own cards for fun and unique designs. Here are some Halloween card ideas I have used over the years.
To make your own pumpkin cards, fold an orange sheet of construction paper in half. Trace a pumpkin on the paper so that the design edge is along the folded edge. Cut out the pumpkin – but be sure to leave the folded edge uncut. Lastly, draw on your carved face and add a green stem.
For an extra challenge, try making a bat card. The pictures are for a Christmas card version, but if you leave off the Santa hat, it is a beautiful Halloween bat.
For this one I created a template – which is especially useful if you are making 60+ cards. I traced the outline of a bat on some thick paper and cut it out. I then traced the template on a piece of scrap paper and folded it to make sure the wings crossed the bat’s body properly when closed. I adjusted the template as needed. Once happy with it, I took my template and traced it on my black construction paper. Since I was making a lot of these cards, I also made templates for the bat belly, ears, and mouth. I traced them on red paper and cut them out. The eyes were just hole-punched white paper.
Next, I outlined all the pieces in black sharpie and glued them on the bat body. I used a bone file to crease the wings three times for that bat-like fold.
I am a big fan of not letting things go to waste. My Grandma had a ton of generic greeting cards sent to her from charities she donates to; cards she never planned to use because they didn’t quite suit her taste. So, I took some and used Halloween stickers to bring them back from the dead. Every card is unique!
You have made your card, but do you need something to write inside it? Try some of these spooky greetings:
I’d love to see your card creations! Show me on Facebook & Instagram.
For more card crafts, check out my Spooky Christmas Cards.
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