Hello Fellow Stampers ~
Happy Monday ! Mondays are NOT my favorite day! And today has proven out to be one of THOSE Mondays!! I'll be glad when this particular week is over.
I'm working like mad over here to catch up from September! I find I am making some progress in that regard. With November right around the corner, I'm feeling the pressure of the Holidays looming, and know I have a lot to accomplish in the next 45+ days. I'm sure you all are mulling over your growing lists of crafting and planning. Yikes! Time is flying!
Last week I promised you a card to follow up our Frightfully Cute Gift Box. I had thought I'd post it up last Tuesday; but I found that didn't really work out, and decided to hold it for today instead. We're at our 4th week of our 4 Weeks of Halloween; and I'm hoping to share a little fun with you from our "in-person" Annual Halloween class this past weekend as well!!
Today's card CASE's aspects of last week's gift box, changing a few small elements, and making it workable for the front of a card.
For this card, I cut a Thick Basic White card base, 8-1/2" x 5-1/2", scored @ 4-1/4".
There is a piece of Basic Black cardstock measuring 3-7/8" x 5-1/2". Then I took a piece of designer series paper from the Cute Halloween DSP, that is a simple black and white scattered dot image, and using a blending brush, colored it with Pumpkin Pie classic ink. This is such an easy way to change up a black and white designer paper for your designs.
That layering is wrapped with a piece of 3/8" Black Glittered Organdy ribbon before I adhered it to the card front.
From there I created the focal point panel; another piece of designer paper from the same collection, this one the black background with the fun "boo's" scattered across, cut 4-1/4" x 2-1/4".
I selected the Basic Gray and White pinstripe pattern from that collection to cut the fences. Note that I stayed true to the "directional" up and down stripes of the paper for these fence die cuts. It's very cool to see the gray striping on the fences.
Because this panel is slightly longer than the one on last week's box, I was able to leave a little "gap" in the fence this time for the Smoky Slate die cut tre.
And this time I cut a straight Basic Black moon, for my White embossed witch to fly across.
I also carried over the Black Glitter Paper spider web tacked to the back of the panel like you see on the box belly band.
The finished center panel, with its White Embossed sentiment, is popped with dimensionals on the center of the card, and finished with Matte Black Dots, Cute Stars Adhesive-Backed Sequins, and a faux bow.
Taking a page from up-upline, Mary Fish, you just can't have a "naked" envelope; and there's is nothing easier or prettier than the Basic Borders Dies, to cut a pretty edge to your envelope flap; and easily add that pretty designer paper with the same cut edge.
So pretty!!!
So now you have a set - a gift box and a card!!
How perfect!! LOL
I hope you're loving today's project and are ready for Halloween later this week.!
Join me tomorrow as we check out what Stampin' Up! has for us for deals and steals this week!
And one more fun Halloween Treat that I just know you'll love!!!
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Hugs, . . .
