Category: Halloween

Cards, Halloween, interactive, Shaker

Tombstone Shaker Halloween Card feat. Simply Made Crafts

kittieslovecrafting

Hello friends. Here’s a quick Halloween shaker card featuring Simply Made Crafts Happy Haunting collection products. In case you are not familiar with this company, it is the creation of Helen Griffin from the UK. Go check out her blog. She has lots of cool dies and stamps.

For this card, I cut a piece of Lawn Fawn Black Licorice Cardstock to 5-1/2 x 8-1/2″ and scored at 4-1/4″ to create an A2 card base, a piece of pattern paper from the Simply Made Crafts Happy Haunting Digital Papers to 4 x 5-1/4 and another to 1-1/4 x 4″.

I glued those two pieces of pattern paper together and die cut a window using the largest tombstone in the Simply Made Crafts Happy Haunting Spell Book Elements Die Set. I backed it with a piece of acetate scut to a litlle bit smaller than 4 x 5-1/4. Then added foam tape to the back. I used a variety of green, purple, black and orange sequins from my stash. And backed it with a piece of Doodlebug Happy Haunting 12 x 12 Petite Print Paper (discontinued).

To the front panel, I added some decorations by die cutting the ornate corner embellishments from the Simply Made Crafts Happy Haunting Spell Book Elements Die Set from green metallic cardstock from the Tim Holtz idea-ology 8 x 8 Paper Stash Metallic Jewels Kraft Stock and an orange spider using the same carstock pack. For the sentiment I used one of the large spider web sentiments from the Simply Made Crafts A5 Ephemera Pack Spooky Specials Halloween Spooky Webs. I love these sentiment diescuts because they really create a great focal point.

On the inside of the card, I cut a piece of Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ to 4 x 5-1/4″, added a strip of Doodlebug Happy Haunting 12 x 12 Petite Print Paper (discontinued) to 1-1/4 x 4″ and a piece of Simply Made Crafts Happy Haunting Digital Papers to 1 x 4-1/4″. I added a white web and black metallic spider die cut from the Simply Made Crafts Happy Haunting Spell Book Elements Die Set.

Dimensions

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Thanks for reading this post. I hope I’ve inspired you to give this cute shaker card a try for yourself! Leave comments or questions below or feel free to email.

Cards, Faux Embossing, Halloween

Halloween Cards: Faux Embossed Background Using Dies feat. Catherine Pooler Designs

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Hello friends. So for this card, I thought I’d use a technique that I love to use to create dimensional backgrounds without having to have an embossing folder. You can use your dies to create faux embossed backgrounds. It’s super easy and fun to do!

For this card, I cut a piece of Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ to 5-1/2 x 8-1/2″ and scored at 4-1/4″ to create an A2 card base, and another piece to 3-3/4 x 5″, and a piece of pattern paper from the Catherine Pooler Designs Eerie-sistible 6 x 6 Paper (included in the Boo Box) to 4-1/4 x 5-1/2″.

I die cut several words from the Catherine Pooler Designs Made You Eek Die Set (included in the Boo Box) from Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ and adhered to the background panel to create a pattern, creating an embossed look.

I stamped the several images from the Catherine Pooler Designs Fright Night Stampset (included in the Boo Box) onto Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ with CP Midnight, Orange Twist, Bellini, Catching Rays, Martini, Bellini, Catching Rays and Pixie Dust inks.

I used Copic markers to color some of the images. I used C0, 0, & R20 for the ghosts; and BG000, 0, C1, YR04, YR09, Y17 & Y06 for the candy corn jar.

Lastly, I stamped the sentiment from Catherine Pooler Designs Fright Night Stampset (included in the Boo Box) onto Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ with CP Midnight Ink, fussycut it and popped it up with Foam Tape.

On the inside of the card, I cut a piece of Catherine Pooler Designs Eerie-sistible 6 x 6 Paper (included in the Boo Box) to 1 x 5-1/4″, stamped a sentiment from the Catherine Pooler Designs Fright Night Stampset with CP Martini Ink and just added a purple witch hat.

Dimensions

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Thanks for reading this post. I hope I’ve inspired you to give this technique a try and your own faux embossed background! Leave comments or questions below or feel free to email.

Cards, Halloween

Quick and Easy Halloween Card feat. Simply Made Crafts

kittieslovecrafting

Hello friends. Today I am bringing you a card featuring Simply Made Crafts Happy Haunting collection products. This one is a quick and easy card to make.

For this card, I cut a piece of Simon Says Stamp 100lb Black Cardstock to 5-1/2 x 8-1/2″ and scored at 4-1/4″ to create an A2 card base, another piece of pattern paper from the Simply Made Crafts Happy Haunting Digital Papers to 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 and a piece of Scrapbook Customs 12 x 12 Halloween Paper Pack to 4 x 5-1/4″.

I die cut the small tombstone from the Simply Made Crafts Happy Haunting Spell Book Elements Die Set using the Happy Haunting Digital Papers and stamped a sentiment from the Simply Made Crafts Stamp & Die Set Happy Haunting Sentiments with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.

I stamped the bat, spider, cat and hand from the Simply Made Crafts Stamp & Die Set Happy Haunting Sentiments onto some Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and Catherine Pooler Designs Grape Crush Ink. I colored the hand with Copic Markers. I used YG13, Y17, R14, and E23. I die cut the spider web from the Simply Made Crafts Happy Haunting Spell Book Elements Die Set from some Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″.

I finished off the card by adding some Nuvo Crushed Grapes Gloss Drops.

On the inside of the card, I cut a piece of Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ to 4 x 5-1/4″, and a strip of Simply Made Crafts Happy Haunting Digital Papers to 1 x 4-1/4″. I stamped a sentiment from the Simply Made Crafts Stamp & Die Set Happy Haunting Sentiments with Catherine Pooler Designs Orange Peel Ink and added a witch hat.

Dimensions

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Cards, Halloween

Halloween Cards: Using Tiny Images to Create a Background feat. Catherine Pooler Designs

kittieslovecrafting

Hello friends. Here’s a fun way to stretch your stamps to create a background — use those tiny images included in your stampsets! This card features the Catherine Pooler Designs Fright Night and Halloween Mug Shots Stampsets which came in the Boo Box released last month. I love how this card turned out!

For this card, I cut a piece of Lawn Fawn Black Licorice 8-1/2 x 11″ Cardstock to to 5-1/2 x 8-1/2″ and scored at 4-1/4″ to create an A2 card base, and a piece of Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ to 4 x 5-1/4″.

For the background, I stamped the most of the tiny images from the Catherine Pooler Designs Fright Night and Halloween Mug Shots Stampsets (both included in the Boo Box) using CP Midnight, Orange Twist, Catching Rays, Melon Ice, Martini, Black Jack, Royal Treatment and Pixie Dust inks.

I stamped the images from the Catherine Pooler Designs Halloween Mug Shots Stampset onto Strathmore 300 Series Smooth Bristol Paper with Catherine Pooler Midnight Ink and colored it with a blender pen and more inks. I used Melon Ice, Martini and Black Jack for the mug, Pixie Dust and Catching Rays for the inside of the mug and tiny circles and stars on the mug, and Pebble, Black Jack, Catching Rays and Spice inks for foam and broom.

I die cut two tags from the CP Haunted Tags & Charms die set (included in the Boo Box) from Catherine Pooler Designs Eerie-sistible 6 x 6 Paper (included in the Boo Box) and Lawn Fawn Black Licorice 8-1/2 x 11″ Cardstock and added some Doodlebug Beetle Black Doodle Twine. The bats, spider and the spiderweb are from the same tag die set. I cut the bats from both white and black cardstock and used Pixie Dust Ink to color them.

I stamped the sentiment from Catherine Pooler Designs Fright Night Stampset (included in the Boo Box) with CP Midnight Ink and fussycut it.

On the inside of the card, I cut a piece of Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ to 4 x 5-1/4″ as well as a piece of Catherine Pooler Designs Eerie-sistible 6 x 6 Paper (included in the Boo Box) cut to 1 x 5-1/4″. I stamped the sentiment from the Catherine Pooler Designs Boo Day Stampset (included in the Boo Box) with CP Midnight Ink and added a spiderweb die cut from white cardstock snd colored with Pixie Dust Ink.

Dimensions

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Thanks for reading this post. I hope I’ve inspired you to give this technique a try! Leave comments or questions below or feel free to email.

Cards, Halloween

Using Solid Images to Create a Background featuring Catherine Pooler Designs Fright Night

kittieslovecrafting

Hello friends. Here’s a fun way to create your own pattern paper using stamps. This card features the Catherine Pooler Designs Fright Night Stampset which came in the Boo Box released last month.

For this card, I cut a piece of Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ to 5-1/2 x 8-1/2″ and scored at 4-1/4″ to create an A2 card base, and another piece to 3-3/4 x 5″, and a piece of vellum to 3-1/2 x 4-3/4″.

I stamped the solid images from the Catherine Pooler Designs Fright Night Stampset (included in the Boo Box) using CP Midnight, Cotton Candy, Orange Twist, Bellini, Catching Rays, Melon Ice, and Pixie Dust inks. I used the ghost and the spiderweb from the same stampset.

Next, I die cut two flag banners from the CP Haunted Tags & Charms die set (included in the Boo Box) from Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ and Simon Says Stamp 100lb Black Cardstock. I used the direct-to-paper technique with CP Martini Ink to color the white banner. I colored the spider from the same die set with Pixie Dust ink and the little stars with Melon Ice ink.

I stamped the sentiment from Catherine Pooler Designs Fright Night Stampset (included in the Boo Box) with CP Midnight Ink. And lastly die cut the two words from Simon Says Stamp 100lb Black Cardstock using the Catherine Pooler Designs Made You Eek die set (included in the Boo Box).

I left the inside of the card blank and just added an orange pumpkin from the Catherine Pooler Designs Fright Night Stampset (included in the Boo Box).

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Cards, Halloween, Slimline

Slimline Halloween Mug Shots Card feat. Catherine Pooler Designs

kittieslovecrafting

Hello friends. Here’s a cute slimline Halloween card featuring the Catherine Pooler Designs Halloween Mug Shots Stampset which came in the Boo Box released last month. This stampset is so stinking cute! I’m in love.

For this card, I cut a piece of Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ to 7 x 8-1/2″ and scored at 3-1/2″ to create a slimline card base, a piece of pattern paper from Catherine Pooler Designs Eerie-sistible 6 x 6 Paper (included in the Boo Box) cut to 3-1/2 x 8-1/2″, and another piece of Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ to 3 x 8″. I also cut another piece of pattern paper to 1 x 8″ for the front panel.

I stamped the images from the Catherine Pooler Designs Fright Night and Halloween Mug Shots Stampsets (included in the Boo Box) onto Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I used Copic Markers to color the images. I used C0, 0, Y06, Y17, YR04, & YR09 for the candy corn; C5, C7, YG25, Y06, V04 & V09 for the witch mug; YG17, YG25, YR04, YR09, E33, E25; C0, 0R20, YG17 & YG01 for the ghosts and ghost mug; V04, V06, V09, R20, YG25, YG17, Y17 & YR04 for the bat mug; V04, V06, V09, YG17, YG01 & YG25 for the bubbles; C0, 0, YG25, V22, V25, E25, E33 for the foam with broom; and C0, 0 & YG25 for the foam with straw.

I added some stars die cut from white card stock using the CP Haunted Tags & Charms Die Set (included in the Boo Box) which I colored with Melon Ice Ink.

I stamped the sentiment from Catherine Pooler Designs Halloween Mug Shots Stampset (included in the Boo Box) with CP Midnight Ink and fussycut it. I popped up some of the images and the sentiment using some 3M Foam Tape.

On the inside of the card, I stamped from the CP Boo Day Stampset (included in the Boo Box) with Orange Twist Ink and added a black cat from the Fright Night Stampset.

Dimensions

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Thanks for reading this post. I hope I’ve inspired you to create this cute Halloween card! Leave comments or questions below or feel free to email.

Cards, Halloween, Shaker

Halloween Shaker Card featuring Catherine Pooler Designs Count to Six Coverplate

kittieslovecrafting

Hello friends. Here’s a cute Halloween shaker card using the Count to Six Coverplate included in the Catherine Pooler Boo Box. If you purchased this box then you know how absolutely adorable it is! If not, you can still make this style of card using stamps and dies you own.

For this card, I cut a piece of Simon Says Stamp 100lb Black Cardstock to 4-1/4 x 11″ and scored at 5-1/2″ to create a top folding A2 card base. I die cut 3 window frames from the same black cardstock using the Catherine Pooler Designs Count to Six Cover Plate (included in the Boo Box). I cut a piece of acetate to 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 and placed it behind the frames. Then added foam tape strips to the back.

I created a background by cutting a piece of Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 and using CP Sweet Sixteen and Pixie Dust inks to ink blend the background then stamped the web with CP Grape Crush Ink using the CP Spider Web Background Stamp (included in the Boo Box).

I stamped the images from Catherine Pooler Designs Fright Night Stampset (included in the Boo Box) using CP Midnight, Cotton Candy, Orange Twist, Melon Ice, and Pixie Dust Inks. I used Copic Markers to give the ghosts some dimension as well as the jar, candy corn and poison bottles. I used C0, R20 & 0 for the ghosts; BG000 & 0 for the bottles and jar; and C0 & 0, Y06 & Y17, and YR04 & YR09 for the candy corn.

The little spider came was die cut from black cardstock using the CP Haunted Tags & Charms die set (included in the Boo Box).

I stamped the sentiment from the Catherine Pooler Designs Fright Night Stampset (included in the Boo Box) onto Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ with CP Midnight Ink and fussy-cut it out.

On the inside of the card, I cut a piece of Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ to 4 x 5-1/4″. I stamped the sentiment from the Catherine Pooler Designs Fright Night Stampset (included in the Boo Box) with CP Martini Ink and added a black witch hat.

Dimensions

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Thanks for reading this post. I hope I’ve inspired you to give this fun interactive Halloween card a try for yourself. Leave comments or questions below or feel free to email.

Cards, Distress Ink Techniques, Easel Cards, Fall, Halloween, interactive

Halloween Easel Card featuring Honey Bee Stamps

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Hi friends. It’s time to start making Halloween cards. Never too early in my opinion! Today I’ve made an easel card using the House Builder Card Base Dies from Honey Bee Stamps!!! These dies are one of my most used ideas. I’ve made lots of cards with these dies and I continue to be inspired to make more… Unfortunately these dies are discontinued but if you have them I encourage you to take them out and use them!

For the first card, I started by cutting a piece of Simon Says Stamp 100# Black Cardstock to 10 x 7″ and scoring at 5″ to create the card base. I also scored one side in half to create the easel card. I cut two pieces of Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ to 2.25″ x 6-3/4″. Then I used Distress Oxides to create a night sky. I used Tim Holtz Salty Ocean, Villanous Poison, and Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxide Inks. Then sprayed some water to let it react and get some cool variations.

I diecut the house and the chimney from Simon Says Stamp 100# Black Cardstock using the House Builder Card Dies (discontinued), and the roof from Stampin’ Up! Basic Gray 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock using the Honey Bee Stamps Haunted House Add-on (discontinued). I cut the fence, wood and door gable from the same cardstock as well, the ghosts from Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″, tombstones from Simon Says Stamp 100lb Fog Gray Cardstock, the bats were cut from both Simon Says Stamp 100# Black Cardstock as well as Honey Bee Stamps Halloween Harvest 6 x 6 paper (discontinued).

The shutters and pumpkins were cut from the same paper as well. I used ink to give all the images a distress look. I used Lawn Fawn YETI Pigment Ink for the black cardstock, Catherine Pooler Designs Pebbles Ink for the grays, and Catherine Pooler Designs Queen For a Day Ink for the purple items. For the windows, I cut pieces of Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ and then used Tim Holtz Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn Distress Oxides Ink to make them glow. I adhered the house only to the bottom half of the front panel. This way when you fold it the house pops up.

On the inside of the card, I cut a piece of Neenah Classic Crest, 80lb Solar White to 4-3/4 x 6-3/4″. Then stamped the web from Simply Made Crafts Haunting Sentiments Stamp & Die Set with Catherine Pooler Designs Queen For a Day Ink. then stamped a sentiment with Catherine Pooler Designs Ginger Ink onto Neenah Classic Crest, 80lb Solar White, die cut with the coordinating dies and rounded the corners. I cut two pieces of Honey Bee Stamps Halloween Harvest 6 x 6 paper (discontinued) and stacked them up to create the “stopper” for the card when folded. I also added some more ghosts etc.

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Distress Ink Techniques, Halloween

Spooky Distressed Background feat. Lawn Fawn Spooky Village

kittieslovecrafting

Hello friends. It’s time for another cute Halloween card featuring Lawn Fawn dies and stamps. This one features the Lawn Fawn Spooky Forest Backdrop and Lawn Fawn Spooky Village Stamps dies. It’s really easy to create fun or spooky dimensional cards with these dies. I’m truly loving this backdrop dieset! Stay tuned for some Christmas/Winter cards using this dieset coming up soon.

For this card, I cut a piece of Simon Says Stamp 100lb Black Cardstock to 5-1/2 x 8-1/2″ and scored at 4-1/4″ to create a card base and a piece of Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ to 4 x 5-1/4″ for the background. I used Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn and Villainous Potion Distress Oxide Inks to color the background panel. I added some splatters with Black Acrylic Paint and Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi STARRY COLORS Watercolors.

Next I die cut the forest from Simon Says Stamp 100lb Black Cardstock with the Lawn Fawn Spooky Forest Backdrop 2x, the grass from Stampin’ Up! Old Olive 8-1/2 x 11″ Cardstock with the Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders and inked it with Stampin’ Up! Old Olive Ink.

I stamped the images from the Lawn Fawn Spooky Village Stamps onto some Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored with Copic Markers. I used YG25 & YG67 for the pumpkins; C1 & C3, and YG25 & YG67 for the stones; C1 & 0 and R20 for the ghosts; Y15 & Y17 for the house windows; V04, V25, & BV08, YG25 & YG67, C1, C3, C5 & C9, YR04 & YR06 for the houses; W3, W5, & W7 for the trees; and E21, V04 & V25, YG25 & YG67, C5 & C9, YR04 & YR09 for the trick or treaters.

I stamped the sentiment from the Lawn Fawn Spooky Village Stampset onto Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink . I trimmed it down to 1/2 x 4″.

On the inside of the card, I cut a piece of Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ to 4 x 5-1/4″ and stamped a sentiment from the Lawn Fawn Spooky Village Stampset with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I also added some more images from the Spooky Village.

Dimensions

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Thanks for reading this post. I hope I’ve inspired you to give this cute Halloween card a try for yourself. Leave comments or questions below or feel free to email.

Distress Ink Techniques, Emboss Resist Technique, Halloween, Stenciled Background

Halloween Card Using Only Dies feat. Lawn Fawn

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Hello friends. It’s been a few weeks since I posted a Halloween card so it’s time for some new ones. Here is one using only Lawn Fawn dies and stencils. It features the Lawn Fawn Spooky Forest Backdrop and Spooky Gate dies. It’s really easy to create fun or spooky dimensional cards with these dies.

For this card, I cut a piece of Simon Says Stamp 100lb Black Cardstock to 5-1/2 x 8-1/2″ and scored at 4-1/4″ to create a card base and a piece of Lawn Fawn Spiffier Speckles 6×6 Paper to 4-1/4 x 5-1/2″ for the background. I used the Lawn Fawn Nighttime Sky Stencil with Tim Holtz Wilted Violet, Dusty Concord, Chipped Sapphire Distress Inks, and Scattered Straw Distress Oxide Ink.

Next I die cut the forest from Simon Says Stamp 100lb Black Cardstock with the Lawn Fawn Spooky Forest Backdrop 3x, the grass from Stampin’ Up! Mossy Meadow Cardstock (retired) with the Lawn Fawn Simple Grassy Hillsides and inked it with Stampin’ Up! Mossy Meadow Ink (retired), and the gate from Simon Says Stamp Slate 100lb Gray Cardstock with the Spooky Gate and inked it with Tim Holtz Black Soot Distress Ink to add some dimension. I die cut tombstones, ghosts, stones, and owl from Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ and colored with Copic Markers. I used R20, C00, 0, & 110 for the ghosts; C3, C5, C9 & 110 for the owl; N1 & N4 for the tombstones; and W3 & W5 for the stones.

I stamped the sentiment from the Lawn Fawn Spooky Village Stampset onto Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ with Catherine Pooler Midnight Ink. I trimmed it down to 1/2 x 4″.

I finished off the card by adding some sparkle to the ghosts and the owl with a Spectrum Noir Clear Overlay Sparkle Pen.

On the inside of the card, I cut a piece of Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ to 4 x 5-1/4″ and stamped a sentiment and ghosts from the Lawn Fawn Spooky Village Stampset with Catherine Pooler Midnight Ink.

Dimensions

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Thanks for reading this post. I hope I’ve inspired you to give this cute Halloween card a try for yourself. Leave comments or questions below or feel free to email.