Cardmaking and Scrapbooking with Jean Manis
Hello! Today I’m sharing a Halloween card created with Lawn Fawn stamps and dies.
I Copic-colored the adorable raccoon from Lawn Fawn Holiday Party Animal and placed him in a scene created with the just-released Stitched Tree Borders. I added a sentiment from Happy Howloween which I cut with one of the dies in the Everyday Sentiment Banners set.
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Hello! I’m playing along with Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge #48.
I used the sketch to create a CAS Halloween card:
I used the 13 Dead End Drive die (trimming off the bottom section) to create the haunted house and witch. I backed the windows with grey cardstock and the moon with white cardstock (I normally put yellow in for moons, but I wanted to keep the color palette quiet). I used old Halloween patterned paper for the background (I have a ton of patterned paper packs for Halloween!). I used a thin tape from my stash (never before used!) for the detail strips. I stamped the Boo to You set sentiment onto cardstock, which I cut with the smallest Stitched Rectangle Stacklets die (by cutting and then cutting again to shorten the length). The bats are from the just-released Haunted Accessories set.
Be sure to head over to the Share Joy Challenge Blog to see more inspiration and to link up your entry!
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Hello! I’m playing along with Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge #47.
I used the sketch to create a CAS Halloween card (which is more on the cute side than the spooky):
I used Chalkstock for the Little Bits – Black Cat and the crow (raven?) in the Gothic Window Accessories set. It’s such a rich black color.
The Gothic Window assembly is lifted up with foam adhesive. I cut the window background from the TE 6×6 Paper Pack – Playful Patterns – Haunted with one of the Label Stacklets 5 dies.
Be sure to head over to the Share Joy Challenge Blog to see more inspiration and to link up your entry!
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Welcome to the Taylored Expressions August 2016 Release! All of the products that we have been sharing this week are now available in the TE store!
Before you head off to shop, I have one more project to show you! My card showcases the By the Fireside die set. I’m a big fan of Halloween, and I’ve always liked witches, starting with the TV show “Bewitched.” This fireplace belongs in a witch’s home. She’s got her boot off (and on the mantel) and she’s got the fire blazing.
Today, I’m sharing tips and tricks that I use when piecing together a die-cut scene, especially one with smaller die-cuts. For many years I had glue/tape phobia! But with the right tools and adhesives I’ve overcome my fears.
To begin, I cut the fireplace mantel from Poppy Seed cardstock. The die creates an indentation to simulate the mantel’s details.
To highlight those details, I lightly applied the Sugar Cube ink to the mantel and worked my way around.
While that dried, I cut the brick part of the fireplace from Jelly Donut cardstock and dry-embossed it with the Brick embossing folder.
I cut a piece of TE Oreo cardstock, slightly larger than the brick part, to simulate the interior of the fireplace. I used double-sided tape to adhere the pieces together.
I taped those pieces to the back of the fireplace mantel.
To adhere the smaller die-cut pieces, such as the fire flames, I put a dab of Ranger Multi-Matte Medium onto a piece of paper and dipped the die cut piece, which I held with the Embellie Gellie. This is my “go to” method for adhering the Little Bits die cuts. I assembled the Broom, the Cauldron and the Potion Bottles in this manner.
To create the buttons on the Witch’s Boot, I backed the die cut with a small piece of TE Lemon Meringue cardstock and attached it with a sliver of tape.
Finally, whenever I want to pop up a small die-cut in a scene, such as the spiders, I cut small pieces of foam adhesive. I have a pair of scissors which I only use to cut adhesives!
Thanks so much for stopping by! If you’d like to see more projects and new product information, head over to the TE Blog for a complete blog roll of our participating designers!
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Hello! Welcome to Day 2 of the Taylored Expressions August Sneak Peeks. Today, I’m sharing Halloween treat packaging projects! Circle your calendar – the August products will be released Thursday, August 4 @ 7 AM PST!
For my first treat sack, I created a spooky scene with dies in the Haunted Accessories set.
I used a die in the Stitched Bracket Stacklets set to cut a piece of the TE 6×6 Paper Pack – Playful Patterns – Haunted paper for the topper, onto which I adhered the scene. The Mini Treat Sack – White (which is filled with M & M’s) was stamped with a sentiment in the Boo to You set using the MISTI – Precision Stamping Tool.
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For another treatment, I created seals for the treat bags, using the witch in the Haunted Accessories set.
I backed the witch with paper from Paper Pack – Playful Patterns – Haunted and TE 6×6 Paper Pack – Build a Scene Halloween (these two work well together). Again, the treat sacks were stamped with a sentiment in the Boo to You set using the MISTI – Precision Stamping Tool.
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Last but not least, I added tags with the Little Bits – Black Cat and Little Bits – Ghosts to the treat sacks.
I attached the die-cuts to tags cut with the Tag Stacklets 3 set and used a mini clothes pin to close the sacks. The treat sacks were stamped with a sentiment in the Boo to You set using the MISTI – Precision Stamping Tool.
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Taylored Expressions is celebrating Release Week with fabulous giveaways! Visit the TE Blog to answer Taylor’s Question of the Day for a chance to win a prize from the latest release!
Thanks for visiting! Head on over to the TE Blog to see more projects and product information, as well as a complete list of participating designers!
