Craftoween Rewind Card #4

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. I am doing a cardmaking series using last year's Spellbinders' release, the 13 Days of Craftoween. This is my fourth card created in this series.

My prompt for this card is the Day #11 set which includes a haunted house detailed and solid dies. I usually do a web dive to get ideas for a card. A Leanin' Tree card, Spooktacular Wishes, inspired me to recreate it. I would like to give a shout out to the artist of the card, Lisa Perry. I love the purples and the hint of orange she used on her card.

I used four sets on this card. Below is the list of the sets and the dies I used on each set:

• Day #4-banner detailed and solid dies, pumpkin detailed and solid dies
• Day #8-ghost die, solid tombstone die, bat stirrer die
• Day #11-house detailed and solid dies
• Day #12-cauldron foam dies

I die cut the house on orange cardstock to make this into the base layer. I partially die cut the top portion of the house to include the top and main level roofs on black cardstock. After die cutting this portion, I made sure to keep the top window drop off. I fussy cut the roofs using the detailed lines cut by the die. I selectively cut the roof window on a light purple cardstock. I die cut the bottom part of the house on purple cardstock. I adhered the die cut pieces to the base layer being mindful of which one gets to be adhered first. It is a lot of work but I like it. I used a white gel pen to add the details to the windows.

I don't know how much time it took me to create this card since I was working on it in sequences adding elements to make the scene more playful.

The ghosts were cut on vellum. The moon was a left over die cut on white shimmer pearl cardstock. I cut a pumpkin orange patterned paper.

The small bat on the upper left from the Day #8 set is a drink stirrer when die cut. I cut off the straight part to come up with the bat.

I used the cauldron foam for clouds. I die cut this on pearl white cardstock.

The tombstone is paired with a detailed die with the word 'SIP'. I used a tombstone stamp to stamp RIP on the tombstone die cuts. I chose the same color of dye inks with the die cut for a tone on tone effect.

I added a crucifix detail to two of the tombstones. The die I used for this is from my stash which also includes the die I used for the tree. I partially die cut the cross and adhered the tip to the back of the tombstone die cut.

I added a strip of purple cardstock to ground the house.

I die cut a black cardstock using a stitched landscape die from Lawn Fawn. I added details to this piece with some embossing. I used a snowfall stencil from Simon Says Stamp. I pounced Versamark ink on the holes to transfer the clear sticky ink to the black cardstock. I poured clear embossing powder to the sticky ink then heat embossed this.

I blended Tim Holtz Black ink to the edges of the purple cardstock panel. My ink pad is running dry. I will need a reinker at some point. 

I arranged the scene and took a photo of it to give me an idea of piece placement when I adhere it permanently to the cardstock panel with liquid glue. 

I was not going to add a sentiment but somehow the black ground seemed empty. I bravely stamped the sentiment using white pigment ink then poured white embossing powder to this. I carefully heat set the powder since I don't want to flatten the dot embossing on the landscape and also as not to warp the die cuts.

This is one very engaging project. I rarely create something like this because of all the cutting and gluing involved but I enjoyed bringing this to life, adding more details as I work through it. 

I hope you like today's card. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Adding Windows to an Art Journal

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. I am on the Blank Page Muse Blog with an art journal page. You might think that the above photos are separate projects. Well, it is not. The photos show the progression of the design when turning a page of the window art journal. Cool, right?

The details on how I created this multi-page art journal is on the BPM blog. Below are full page photos of the the pages.

The focal point of the pages is the the stamped skull and the stamped background. It involves very simple stamping since I only used one color of ink pad. I did have to create a mask which was not hard at all since the skull image was very easy to fussy cut. I also did some ink blending on the skull to create some separation from the same colored background.

I was able to use some of my old Halloween decorative tapes to frame the windows and the inked background.

Below is a video showing the pages turned of this art journal. I hope you like it.

Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Craftoween Rewind Card #3

 

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. I am doing a cardmaking series using the Spellbinders 13 Days of Craftoween which was released last year. This is the third card I created in this series. 

For today's card, I used dies from Days #2, #9 and #12. The crow is from Day #2 set. The Halloween treat basket and the cauldron accent is from Day #9. The cauldron is from Day #12. 

I die cut the crow without using its accessories. I die cut the crow's beak and tallons on orange patterned paper. The crow's beak has a score line that I partially cut through which I slid the handle of the Halloween treat basket. This made it look like the crow's beak is holding the treat basket.

Day #2 set has the crow stepping on a skull. I substituted the skull with a cauldron from Day #12 set. I die cut this on an embossed dark brown vellum from my stash. The other cauldron pieces were cut on brown cardstock. Instead of the witch's legs which is part of the cauldron set, I die cut the piece that serves as the backing of the witch's legs and made this into the cauldron's feet. I adhered this to the back of the cauldron with just a little bit showing. I added highlights to the cauldron feet and the cauldron ring holder using a black Wink of Stella.

The cauldron die made a curved impression on the left side which to me looked like a highlight. I am not sure if there is a die that cuts this piece since I can't find it in this set. I looked at the other sets and found a similar shaped die in the Day #9 set. I die cut this on brown cardstock but I decided to color it with black Wink of Stella. 

I die cut the cauldron foam on several green cardstocks. I added extra pieces to create some depth. I die cut the stick and bone on white cardstock. I double this to make it sturdy. For the striped stick, I colored the impressions created by the die with a red-orange pen. I don't think there is a die for these accents.

I die cut the frame on Hollographic cardstock using a die from Altenew. I embossed this die cut using the matching die. This is my first time to use thes matching die and embossing folder and the result is very impressive. I hope you can appreciate its beauty on the photos. 

I die cut an oval window on a purple cardstock using a die. I adhered a webbed patterned paper on the back to cover the oval window. I adhered the frame to the window. I adhered the crow and the cauldron.

I splattered black mica ink on the purple panel. In the process, I made a blob that made me cringe. I covered this with a sentiment stamped and embossed on vellum. This sentiment is part of the stamp set included in the box. I fussy cut the sentiment leaving a small border around it. Now, I can't see the blob anymore which made me happy.

The width of the purple panel is 1/2" short of the width of an A2 sized card. I trimmed strips of gray cardstock and ran this through a crimper. (Yeah, I still am holding on to my crimper.) I adhered this to the back of the purple panel on the sides to make the panel 4 1/4" wide. I trimmed off the excess. 

I hope you like today's card. Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Simon Says: Halloween/Spooky #67

Craftoween Rewind Card #2

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. I am doing a cardmaking series using the Spellbinders 13 Days of Craftoween which was released last year. This is the second card in this cardmaking series. Please click the 'older post' button at the end to go to the first card post if you are interested. 

I used dies from Day #10 of the kit. I created a floral bunch using the floral die included in this set. The skull face is supposed to be the center of the flower. I substituted this with an oval die cut.

I die cut the flowers and the oval centers on three different colored cardstocks. The ovals were cut on darker cardstock. I stamped the ovals using the same color dye inks for a tone on tone effect. The stamps I used are from an old My Mind's Eye Halloween stamp set.

I die cut a mason jar mug on white cardstock using a die from My Favorite Things. I die cut the skeleton face and the eyes on white cardstock. I inked the mug with gray ink to add some depth. I adhered the skeleton face die cut to the mug.

I die cut the stems on a green cardstock. I die cut the bat wing leaves on green and gray cardstock. 

This panel fits an A2 size card. I had to make it into this size to accomodate the flowers. 

I trimmed a plaid patterned paper at 4 1/4" x 6". I used a die to add the torn edge on the sides. I adhered this to a 4 1/2" x 6 1/4" gray gardstock. I adhered the mug then arranged the flowers and stams to create the floral bunch. I zhushed the ends of the flower and the leaves. 

I hope you like today's card. Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Simon Says: Halloween/Spooky

 

Craftoween Rewind Card #1

 

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. Do you remember last year's Spellbinders 13 Days of Craftoween? I won this as a giveaway last year post-Halloween. I was able to create a Christmas themed card last year using one of the dies (A Crow for Christmas Card). Now that Halloween is upon us, my prompt is to create Halloween cards using products from this box. Initially, I was aiming for 13 cards but the demands of life got in the way. I will try to create as my time permits.

For today's card, I used the skull mug die from Day #8 of the Halloween box. 

I die cut the mug on different colored cardstocks, cutting one on a lighter shade and the other one on a darker shade. This set came with a die that will cut the ripples of the drink that can be adhered to the mug. I used this die to cut the mug opening on the lighter shade mug die cut. I matched the die with the indention created by the mug die. There is a chance that it might not match but on my card, this was hardly noticeable since it was covered by the mug on top of it.

I adhered the dark colored mug to the back of the mug with the opening. 

I die cut the eyes and nose on black mirrored cardstock. I adhered this to the mugs. There are indentions created as a guide where to adhere these pieces. 

I stacked the mugs on top of each other.

I stamped a text background on a kraft cardstock cut at 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". I trimmed a brown patterned paper. I adhered the mugs to this wide strip of patterned paper. I adhered this to the kraft cardstock. I stamped the sentiment on top of the text background using dark brown dye ink. This stamp is a part of the Craftoween Box. 

I hope you like today's card. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day! Please come back to my blog for another Craftoween Rewind card.

Maria Giselle B.

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Glow in the Dark Halloween Card with a Surprise Element

 

Hello! I am on the Blank Page Muse Blog with this card. I am into Halloween themed cards this month. This is the second card I created for BPM with this theme.

If you follow me and read my earlier post re: struggling with a card, this is that card. Walking away and going back to an unfinished design somehow does the trick for me. Walking away allowed myself to reset and give the design another look. I was getting ready to ditch this card but I am glad I did not. What made me lean against throwing it is when I saw it glowing in the dark. The look is just magically wicked as you can see on the photo above. Do you agree?

The stamp I used on this card is the Blank Page Muse Grunge Cobwebs Halloween Background Rubber Stamp. The details on how I created this card is on the BPM blog. 

Below is another photo of the card with the light on...

...then off.

The spider on the upper left swings which can be best seen in the video below.

I hope you like today's card. Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

BPM is generously offering a 15% discount to their online store to YOU, my blog readers. Just use the code BPMMaria when you check out. Enjoy!

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Stamping, Fussy Cutting and Piecing Papers

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. Today's card is a part of the card set that I was commissioned to make. My prompt for this card is to use an item from my craft stash that I have been keeping for a long time. I chose a vellum speech bubble which I don't even remember how I cut it and when. All of the other items that I used on this card are also from my old craft stash.

I stamped the bear and the gifts on a white cardstock panel to create my scene. This will be my guide on where to adhere the patterned paper pieces which I will further explain on the next step.

I stamped the images on patterned papers from Lawn Fawn. This is where the tedious job begins since I have to selectively stamp the image on the patterned papers. I did not want to waste a lot of paper that is why I did the piecing technique this way. I could have stamped all the images on each patterned paper then cut it or I could have stamped it on a white cardstock and create the patterns using markers and/or pens. There are lots of options to create the look that I am going for.

I used black Memento Tuxedo Black ink in stamping the images. I fussy cut the images making sure I cut it on the stamped line. 

I stamped the bear portion of the image on white cardstock. I colored the bear with color pencils.

For the background, I used a Heidi Swapp stencil. I lightly blended inks following a rainbow order. I made some of the colors overlap each other.

I trimmed a light gray strip of cardstock. I embossed diagonal stripes to this strip. This will serve as the ground for the stamped images. I adhered this to the edge of the ink blended panel. I adhered the fussy cut pieces.

I stamped the sentiment on the yellow patterned paper. I cut it into strips and adhered it to the vellum speech bubble. I adhered this to the panel. 

I hope you like today's card. Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.