Hello Fellow Stampers ~
Getting this post up a little late for a "Monday" -- but we'll go with it anyway. The Annual Halloween class was this past Saturday, and we had loads of Spooktacular fun!! 👻👻👻
As always, I like to do several gift bags or boxes (something special); and then we do a couple of cards as well. I wanted to share some of those with you this week.
When perusing the new Holiday Mini catalog back in August, I really didn't think the Tricks & Treats bundle was going to be up my alley. Nevertheless, I have to "think outside the box" when I'm planning for class and what my customers may like. And it never ceases to amaze me but that something I didn't think I'd like, I see other's ideas, and all of a sudden that product grows on me.
This design uses the wonderful dies in this bundle, combined with the Alphabet A La Mode Dies to create a spooktacular Modified Z-Fold card.
The inside incorporates some of the fun images in the stamp set as well.
And I LOVE that the ghosts and letters on the front of this card a die cut from the Glow-in-the-Dark Specialty paper. Yes, I've tested it -- the paper really works!! LOL
The measurements and scoring for this Modified Z-Fold are simple ~~
Regular 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" card base ~~ Score at 4-1/4", and flip the card base over and score at 1-1/4". By doing the "flip" you allow the "bump" of the score line to be correct when you fold and burnish (i.e., bump to the inside always).
Then I have layered and covered each section of the Starry Sky card base - both front and the inside. There is a Basic Black mat to each section; overlaid with the pretty diagonal stripe in the Them Bones designer series paper; and accented on the inside panel with the bone motif designer paper from that same collection. On that panel I added a piece of Basic White for that personal message to be written inside the card.
The inside of the card uses the Nested Essentials Dies and a piece from the Winter Meadow designer paper that I felt looked like night sky.
Here is where I had fun with stamping bats, tombstones, and the haunted house which has lots of Wink of Stella on it!! 😉😉
My crafters loved the card; and enjoyed the cute gift bag that the dies create as well. Give this set a try if you haven't looked at it closer!
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Hugs, . . .
