Ms. Venegas has been using origami to make rosettes and medallions since 2003. She shares art/craft techniques and ideas on the Internet.

Easy to Make Halloween Greeting

This craft page outlines the steps through completing a handmade Halloween card for friends or family.

A blouse bought at a discount store prompted the idea. It features a skull with butterfly wings behind it. Flying heart themes are everywhere and even before I had the blouse paid for, the flying skull developed into a Halloween theme card.

When back at home, the evening was spent drawing skulls I found on the Internet by searching "draw cute skull." If you are making a guy card, search, "draw skull" for scarier versions.

Paper folding is my niche and deciding on a fold for the card was the next decision. Try tweaking your own or use this version.

6 Ideas For a Flying Skull Greeting Card

The blouse prompting the skull greeting cards pictured above. These ideas should get your creative visions stirring.

1. Make flat butterfly or dragonfly wings.

2. Make accordion fan folds for the wings.

3. Instead of a skull use a witch's face.

4. Use a pumpkin face instead of the skull.

5. Make a bright Mexican sugar skull and use serape colors for a background fan on each side of the face.

6. Skip the fall colors and add color or motif for any time of the year.

First Batch of Skull Greeting Cards

Basics Supplies For the Card

• A blank 5 X 7 inch card.
• Halloween paper for a background.
• Two 3-inch squares, and two 2 1/2-inch squares of Halloween paper for folding.
• Scissors, glue, pencil, and drawing paper.

Drawing the Cartoon

For this project use images on the web for practice. Also view videos on the subject.

Below are a few doodles and the drawing decided on for the card.

Fold Your Wings

Cut a three inch square in half diagonally. Fold triangle in half at the point.

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Use Photo Tools to Refine the Cartoon

Scan the drawing and load it into a photo editing app. Use the photo tools to make the cartoon look even better.

Experiment with HDRish, Comic Book and Focal B&W. When satisfied with the changes, use the print option to get eight copies on card stock.

Add watercolor to the B&W skull to match the card you are designing.

Final Touches to the Halloween Card

Glue a square of craft foam to the back of the skull to give some depth to the design.

Glue the four wings on the back of the skull, mount on background paper and use photo splits to do the final mounting on the card to avoid wrinkly glue blotches.

© 2013 Sherry Venegas

Do You Like to Start Early for Halloween?

flycatcherrr on August 08, 2013:

That's such a friendly looking skull and very well done. I just love homemade cards - making or receiving them - at any time of year!

Mona from Iowa on August 08, 2013:

This is sooooo cool! Love it.

Nancy Tate Hellams from Pendleton, SC on August 04, 2013:

Wow, you did a super job with this great Halloween Card. Thanks for the wonderful instructions.