I’m back over on the Penny Black blog sharing a card using stamps from the Halloween Critters set.
Aren’t those hedgehogs adorable?! Be sure to check out the entire 2013 Penny Black Halloween release!
Category: cardmaking
Penny Black Guest Week: Day One
I’m over at the Penny Black blog this week showcasing stamps from the Penny Black Halloween release.
Head on over to find out what’s flying over the haunted mansion from Haunted Halloween!
I love the change of seasons in the fall, and Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays. While crafting this card, I thought about my favorite scary and Halloween-themed movies. Here’s what’s on my list: “Psycho,” “The Birds,” “Vertigo,” and “Bell, Book and Candle.” Hmmmm….that’s a lot of Hitchcock! What’s your favorite scary or Halloween-themed movie?
OCC Insider: Day 3
The emphasis in today’s Online Card Classes Insider course was “surprise insides.” I veered a bit off course to create a card that combined ideas from a couple of the cards shown.
I found a photo of my sons from last January (need to take some photos of the two of them together closer to the holidays!) to use in a die cut “window.”
I combined a sentiment from Hero Arts “Spread Joy” with patterned papers from Echo Park’s ‘Tis the Season.
I can see adding a panel below the photo with a personalized greeting. This has been a fabulous class; I’m sad to see it end!
OCC Insider: Day 2
Another fabulous day of inspiration in the Online Card Classes Insider course.
The card shared by Laura Bassen was the starting point for my card. I simplified the design considerably by using a background stamp for the inside.
This card was extremely difficult to photograph for a multitude of reasons, not least of which was the acetate panel. On to the details – I die cut a glitter cardstock panel with an MFT snow slope die. Trust me, that front panel glitters. 🙂 The snow slope was adhered to an acetate panel. I added a gold metallic cardstock Poppystamps die cut deer for some visual interest on the front.
The inside was stamped with Memento Toffee Crunch on kraft cardstock using the Hero Arts Tree Trunks background stamp. I then stamped a sentiment from Hero Arts’ Winter Wishes set with Versamark and embossed it with WOW gold powder.
I can see using this idea of an acetate panel in lots of ways. I’d like to try this same design again with different colors, such as white trees on a blue background.
Neat & Tangled: Plaid Holiday Tree
I’m over on the Neat & Tangled blog today sharing a CAS holiday card using stamps from the September release. I hope you’ll head on over to take a look!
