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Vintage Halloween Color Palettes: A Retro Twist on Spooky DIY Crafts

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The right Halloween color palette can bring your retro Halloween decor ideas and other vintage-inspired Halloween crafts and cards to life—the sweetly spooky, haunting yet homey life you’re looking for this season!

There’s just something about a vintage Halloween color palette that hits different, right? There’s a nostalgic dreaminess to all the spook that makes it less terrifying, more inviting; less haunting, more homey. It’s that childhood trick-or-treat vibe that still meant safety and fun and just a hint of sweetness beneath the creeping and costumes. Which is why we’re bringing back these vintage Halloween color combinations—perfect for sending autumnal greetings, ghostly (yet friendly!) party invitations, and other vintage-inspired Halloween crafts you’re going to love!

7 Vintage Halloween Color Schemes for Your DIY Project

The fun part about vintage Halloween color palettes is that they range from muted and earthy to stark and playful, so no matter your personal preference or style, you’re sure to find a jumping-off point for your own retro Halloween decor ideas and other holiday crafts.

Dusty Vintage Halloween Palette

First up, it’s out to the pumpkin patch we go! It may be a little dusty, but this Halloween color palette is full of burgeoning life and those rich, earthy smells of fall. Think Jack-o-lanterns with their perfectly curled vines still intact, lining the walkway, and then transform it into a card for a friend you want to hit the patch with!

Think Jack-o-lanterns with their perfectly curled vines still intact, lining the walkway, and then transform it into a card for a friend you want to hit the patch with!

Muted Vintage Halloween Palette

These antique Halloween colors feel equally classic and contemporary, but their roots are deep in the past. With shades of richer and paler orange that will pop off the cloudy grey and black, and a creamy vanilla color to point us toward a ghostly full moon, this color combo takes us straight to a serenely silhouetted haunted house—full of the friendliest ghosts, of course.

These antique Halloween colors feel equally classic and contemporary, but their roots are deep in the past.

Monster Vintage Halloween Color Palette

Perhaps the most ghoulish of them all, this spooky color scheme is reminiscent of Frankenstein’s monster and all his funnest friends. Each shade is unafraid to be at the forefront, but none are fighting either! We love this palette for a kids’ party or even seasonal classroom and home decor!

Perhaps the most ghoulish of them all, this spooky color scheme is reminiscent of Frankenstein’s monster and all his funnest friends.

Bold Vintage Halloween Color Palette

Bravely leaving out the quintessential orange from this Halloween color palette, this bold combo refuses to settle for anything less than the most retro of spooky soirees. Simple ghost costumes made of old sheets and red candy apples come to mind, with a golden sliver moon as the backdrop. This palette is perfect for party invites and game station signage.

Bravely leaving out the quintessential orange from this Halloween color palette, this bold combo refuses to settle for anything less than the most retro of spooky soirees.

Bright Vintage Halloween Color Palette

This happy Halloween color palette is pretty classic, but with a twist—a bright blue that brings back (hopefully happy!) memories of bobbing for apples at the neighborhood get together. It also plays well with a cloudless fall sky, making this color combo incredible for capturing daytime Halloween memories in your scrapbook.

This happy Halloween color palette is pretty classic, but with a twist—a bright blue that brings back (hopefully happy!) memories of bobbing for apples at the neighborhood get together.

Witchy Vintage Halloween Color Palette

You simply can’t talk vintage Halloween without a witch in the picture! Black is a must, but to keep the vintage vibes, stick to a creamy white and multiple shades of purple, great for layering and bringing dimension to any vintage-inspired Halloween crafts. Then, of course, add in the orange and you’ve got the perfect Halloween color combination for a card or party decorations!

You simply can’t talk vintage Halloween without a witch in the picture! Black is a must, but to keep the vintage vibes, stick to a creamy white and multiple shades of purple, great for layering and bringing dimension to any vintage-inspired Halloween crafts.

Woodsy Vintage Halloween Color Palette

Last up is a Halloween color palette that reminds us of wood nymphs and fairylands—the sweetly magical side of our favorite fall holiday. This is such a sophisticated take on Halloween colors that we love it as the foundation for a grown-ups costume party or all your vintage-inspired, handmade Halloween cards this year.

This is such a sophisticated take on Halloween colors that we love it as the foundation for a grown-ups costume party or all your vintage-inspired, handmade Halloween cards this year.

Crafting Ideas Using Vintage-Inspired Halloween Palettes

If you love these Halloween color palettes but still aren’t sure where to start, all it takes is a quick search online to find a vintage Halloween card or image you love to inspire a little spooky season crafting.

If starting from scratch is still intimidating, try playing with other designer papers, two-toned cardstocks, and printed die cuts to mimic the textures and styles you often see in retro Halloween designs.

Go Retro with a Friend

Bring the retro vibes to your Halloween fun with these vintage-inspired color palettes from Stampin’ Up! Need a little more direction on how to apply these spooky color schemes to your own retro Halloween decor ideas, cards, and other papercrafts? Find inspiration with our pros on Instagram or contact a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator today!