Quick and Easy Halloween Card

Hello my crafty friends! Eek!! This Halloween card features an element from the September Paper Pumpkin, Spooky Treats, and includes some leftover pieces from last year’s Cute Halloween DSP.

The card base is Highland Heather Cardstock (full sheet of 8 1/2 x 11, cut in half lengthwise at 4 1/4," scored at 5 1/2"), fold and burnish the edge for a crisp, top fold A2 card. Behind the spiderweb element from the Paper Pumpkin kit is a solid piece of Pumpkin Pink Cardstock. The spider in the circle is hanging to the web using a small piece of the current Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack.

RANDOM THOUGHTS:  It appears that I am stuck in this 3-layer card design. Here’s hoping I can find another card design that I love just as much for my holiday cards!!

I (HEART):  Besides the spiderweb element from the Paper Pumpkin kit, I am loving this tiny spider stamp! 🕷🕷🕷 😊

Thank you for stopping by my blog today! I hope my project has inspired your creativity. I would love to see what you have created. Feel free to leave a positive comment below with a trail to find you so I can find your creations out on the "www" - I look forward to it.

Stamp On!!

Sandy
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SUPPLIES/CARD DETAILS
Most of the supplies I used to create this card today are no longer available for purchase. As you are a fellow crafter, I am positive that you will be able to find same/similar pieces to create your own version of today’s card! I am encouraging all of my crafty friends to sign up for the monthly Paper Pumpkin kit so that we can enjoy crafting together. Click here to subscribe or message me for assistance in subscribing.

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World Card Making Day and Alternate Idea for Paper Pumpkin - September 2016 Kit

Had a full day of card making on Saturday to participate in World Card Making Day. Get your cards in the mail. Someone is really looking forward to receiving a handmade card from you! The World Card Making Day discount on select Stampin' Up! products ends at the close of business tomorrow. The Designer Tin of Cards Project Kit for $20.25 (25% discount) is my favorite.  Here's a snapshot of all 7 products on sale.

I also set aside some time on Saturday to make treats for Halloween using the September 2016 Paper Pumpkin kit. You may recall that I joined a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators that stretch our imaginations to create alternate ideas for utilizing all the product in the monthly kits. These Halloween treat tags were my contribution. The Halloween Cookie Cutter stamp set is adorable and adds just the right touch for these treat tubes.

While on the subject of Paper Pumpkin, do not forget that you can try out this awesome craft resource for yourself at a special price. Place an order for the October kit at www.paperpumpkin.com before October 10 and use the promo code "BOGO" to receive next month's kit for free. Post your photos on Twitter with the tag #paperpumpkinbogo.

During the month of October, several packets of Designer Series Paper were selected for the Buy 3 Get 1 Free promotion. My favorites are Blooms & Bliss DSP and Candy Cane Lane DSP. 

Stamp on!

Sandy

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Halloween Greetings with If the Broom Fits paired with Sheltering Tree stamp sets

I am off schedule a bit for posting this month’s feature card. No excuse for that except it has been a busy month.

This month’s club featured fall and Halloween cards. Today we will shine the spotlight on the adult humor of Stampin’ Up stamp set, If the Broom Fits.  I loved the sentiment, “If the broom fits, ride it” but I was having difficulty with taking this up a level from just stamping the image, framing it on DSP and adding a ribbon. I found a cute card on YouTube by SU demonstrator Janet Wakeland, which we cased with some small variations. You can see her card and video here.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhYXTqNJDYk  This is our interpretation.

Then this weekend while I was catching up on the blogs I follow, I found inspiration from SU demonstrator Brian King and recent card created with the Sheltering Tree stamp set – which is my favorite stamp set! For my card, start with stamping the tree image in Early Espresso Classic. Create the foliage with stamping the reverse of the leaves image in Hello Honey Classic Ink and then the leaves in Cajun Craze Classic Ink. Next mask off and stamp one (1) broom (hard to pick just one) in Early Expresso above the tree and color with Stampin’ Write Markers (I used Pumpkin Pie and Crumb Cake). Before the next step, stamp in 2015-17 Mossy Meadow Classic Ink the ground effects image multiple times. (I tried Early Espresso on my first draft, however, IMHO it made the card look too, too drab.)

I have really started to get the hang of creating sky backgrounds. The next step is very important, using a clear wax crayon (you know, the kind you get in an dye kit) carefully trace along the outside edges of the tree, leaves and ground and cover the broom entirely. This way, when you sponge the sky, you can get closer to these images without altering the color. I used Pacific Point Classic Ink first to completely cover all the white remaining on the card front, followed by a small amount of Night of Navy Classic Ink towards the top of the card. If it "bugs" you, use the heat gun for a bit to remove any remnants of the wax crayon.

The moon is a circle (#4 from the center of the CirclesCollection dies) in Hello Honey after masking and stamping the first part of the sentiment. Be sure to leave some room for a small bit of the broom to give the illusion that a witch is racing across the sky in front of the moon. Line up the broom on the moon with the broom on the card and pop up with Stampin’ Dimensionals. (If you are certain of your placement, you could inlay the moon, but I liked the dimension added effect.) Stamp the rest of the sentiment, “ride it,” on a Whisper White and short punch with the Word Window Punch. Place it on the broom stick.

Finishing touches. The house is cut free hand from a scrap (about 1” by 3”) of Basic Black, and some strategically placed bats using Stampin’ Write Marker in Basic Black.

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Stamp on!

Sandy
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