I had a couple of sheets of 8" X 8" cardstock in my stash that was patterned with mottled orange at the top and two patterned strips across the bottom. I cut it to fit an A2 card, making sure I kept the patterned strips at the bottom.
I heat-embossed the sentiment, using Versafine black ink and clear embossing powder. The little trick-or-treaters were die'cut and glued directly to the card front.
I stamped a sentiment on the inside and also added a stamped spider for a bit more spookiness.
I also had some large black tags in my stash. I decided to dry emboss one of them and then swipe over the embossing with a white ink pad. I added the tag to my card front (did you notice I used the same cardstock on the front of this card as I used on the previous card?) and then glued on a couple of die-cut ghosts and the word "spooky."
If my ghost's eyes look a little wonky, it's because they are! I used some black Nuvo Drops to make them and I wasn't careful enough to keep them the same size. I figure it's ok, though. Ghost's eyes don't need to be perfectly symmetrical.
Instead of tying a ribbon through the hole in the tag, I just glued a knotted piece of ribbon over it.
The inside of this card was exactly the same as the previous card.
These cards were made using the bookbinder fold. The cute little witch images are AI images I got on a Facebook site. I simply placed them onto a Word document, sized them and then copied and pasted them to fill the document before I printed it out.
I love the colors in each image and chose the aqua for my card bases and purple for the mats and the embossed strips. After I had embossed each purple strip, I used a finger dauber to add a little black ink to the raised designs.
The sentiment was stamped, cut out and popped up with a couple of thin foam strips. If you haven't yet purchased any thin, foam strips, they are super handy when it comes to sentiments like this.
On the inside of each card I stamped a sentiment and a few stars.
I think this was my favorite Halloween card to make. I love the bookbinder fold and the image was just so cute--not at all scary!
Thanks so much for stopping by, and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day.
Cheryl
1 comment:
These are all so cute.I like the silhouettes on the first one. You can just see kids running down the street from door to door. You have made the cutest ghost cards this year. I like that knotted ribbon on the tag. Going to file that in my brain and see if I can pull it out when needed. The AI cards are cute with I guess would be called "steam punk".
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