Hello Crafters!
Last week's challenge at Totally Gorjuss was amazing! You would not believe all the gorgeous Christmas cards posted. There will be a lot of happy Christmas card recipients this year!
Starting today is a new Totally Gorjuss challenge: stars. There are so many fun ways to make paper projects with stars and I cannot wait to see all the entries!
For my DT card I thought I would do something different for me: a Halloween card. Earlier this week I made my first wedding card and now my first Halloween card. Call me a daredevil. ;)
The background paper came from various sheets of Graphic 45 paper pads: Place in Time, Steampunk Spells, Happy Haunting and Christmas Past. The purple background with stars came from the Christmas Past pad...so cute! The cat and spider stamps are Graphic 45's Halloween stamp set SC0579. (The spider stamp was too cool to not use! Fussy cutting was kinda tricky but well worth it!)
Black paper was die cut using Spellbinders Branching out for the base. Shimmer black card stock was die cut from Opulent Ovals to make the frame around the scared kitty. I applied Stickles as shown and made purple highlights on the cat as a reflection of the night sky.
On the bottom left corner I made a ribbon jumble and added a Halloween paper stamp.
This inside is a continuation of the outside with more Halloween delights!
Hope to see your star creation at Totally Gorjuss!
Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your comments! I really do appreciate them!
Hugs,
Kathy Jo
This card is also entered in the following challenges:
Craftin' Desert Divas, AG with Sentiment
Card Making Mamas- Halloween
2 Creative Chicks, Halloween
Cuttin' and Stampin', Halloween
Really Reasonable Ribbon, Halloween
V's Sweet Ideas, Halloween
Sister Act Card Challenge, AG
TTCRD, AG
Word Art Wednesday, AG
Happy Monday!
The Spellbinders die set Branching Out arrived on Friday...Woot-Woot! I went through my scrap bin and played with the three dies. What a fantastic set and the little leftover bits of paper easily come out of the dies. Super sweet.
I realized after looking at my die cuts and bits of scrap that I had a Christmas card almost complete- the branching out base was done, the green paper and woodgrain papers were cut and the ribbon bow was a practice ribbon I had done last week. Cool!
Now all I needed was a focal point...enter JustRite's Noel Christmas Ornament. I stamped it in red then embossed it in red glitter powder. I do not have pigment green ink to match the bow or paper so I used a darker green color, stamped it out once on a piece of scrap paper then stamped it on the ornament. Voila! Lighter shade of green. To finish it off I distressed the edges and added faux stitches.
Hope you like the card! It was so fun to make. Another Christmas card done...YAY!
Thanks for stopping by and leaving your wonderful comments!
Have a wonderful week.
Hugs,
Kathy Jo
This card is entered into the following challenges:
Crafty Ribbons Challenge, AG with Ribbon
CHNC, Christmas, Use a stamp
Stamp n Doodle, Stitches
One Crazy Stamper, Christmas in September
HIMCR, Layers
613 Avenue, AG
Paper Creators Crafts- Christmas
Creative Craft Challenges, Ribbon
