Quilled Bat Halloween Card

Is it really time to start thinking about Halloween? Eek! Not that that particular day is about anything other than edible treats - take it from Seinfeld... "It's all about the candy!" - but just in case you plan to send a card or decorate a scrapbook layout, here's a quilled bat I designed for the September issue of CardMaker Magazine. Just four coils... you could make a whole colony in no time.... shudder.

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Although I can't share the pattern details, I can tell you that the spider web background paper is a free digital download from Canon Creative Park [this download is no longer available]. I love that site... check out the zillions of stationery, card, and other paper ideas, all just a quick download away.

Oh, and I used Chiller font for the spooky lettering up top and Showcard Gothic for Happy Halloween. I can play around with font choices for hours - somebody stop me!

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Ann Martin
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  1. Meg@MegaCraftySeptember 26, 2011 at 8:25 AM

    I love it! The wings are great- and bonus I think my uneven rolling could look intentional!

    : )

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  2. chillin with QuillinSeptember 26, 2011 at 9:21 AM

    cute card, love the bat!!!

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  3. SUGANTHISeptember 26, 2011 at 9:38 AM

    I really like this bat!. Just four coils but it tells so much. I wonder how you made the two wings look the same.

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  4. Ann MartinSeptember 26, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    Ah Suganthi, that's what makes the bat easy. Those wing coils really don't match all that perfectly! As Meg said, in this case uneven rolling can look intentional. :)

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 26, 2011 at 9:53 AM

    congrats Ann on being published in September's edition of CardMaker!! The bat is such a clever design, colours are spot on! Go girl!
    Licia

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  6. TraciSeptember 26, 2011 at 9:59 AM

    How cute is this? I'm off to give it a try myself...and I am in complete sympathy on font selection. You're looking at a real font junkie here!

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  7. mel m. m. mccarthySeptember 26, 2011 at 2:59 PM

    Your bat is just completely brilliant! "A whole colony" heehee. Gotta get that magazine.

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  8. AnnSeptember 26, 2011 at 6:59 PM

    So I see you've gone a little batty with your post today....lol
    Love the caard. I'm going to check out that link now

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  9. stephanieSeptember 26, 2011 at 9:29 PM

    thanks for the idea, Ann! i love the mag, because of you ;-P

    xoxo
    steph

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  10. LiseSeptember 27, 2011 at 3:28 AM

    I love it ! And I wish I could be in Canada for Halloween this year !!...

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  11. ZULNOESeptember 27, 2011 at 8:35 AM

    Precioso!!!!!

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  12. MDSeptember 27, 2011 at 10:01 AM

    *** super

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  13. MelissaOctober 3, 2011 at 10:16 PM

    Congratulations! How fun to see your stuff in a magazine. And I can TOTALLY relate to spending hours looking at fonts. :)

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