I got a catalog from Grandin Road the other day. On the back, they had witches that were wearing dresses that looked like pumpkins. Idea!
For the Background:
I used the Gingham Cottage DSP. I scored lines 1/4″ from each side.
I lined up 3 of the awesome Glitter Washi. I then stamped the “Best Witches” with Memento ink and then stamped the stars on top.
For the pumpkin:
I die cut one of the dies from the Rustic Pumpkin dies. The stars on her face are from the Witch Hat Builder punch. The nose is from the Barn dies- when you die cut the fence, little triangles are the negative pieces! The smile is from the Scalloped Contours dies. The scallop edge was die cut, then I cut one piece off. Looks like a smile!
Her hat was stamped with Highland Heather and then I colored some of it with the Fresh Freesia Blend.
Her shoes and legs were stamped with Memento black. I fussy cut it and colored the buckles and socks with Fresh Freesia Blends.
I came up with this idea during one of my walks. I just thought it would look really cool. Well, after trying for about 4 hours, I finally came up with a way to do it. I show some of my “practices” during my video seen here:
I first used the die from the Organic Beauty die set as a template. That didn’t work. So, I just put my ruler on the paper and traced using that. It’s not perfect, but I loved the way it look.
I stamped the witch first. You can erase the lines on her in a few minutes. I don’t erase until I’ve put on the enamel.
Using a blending brush, use Mango Melody and Daffodil Delight- being careful around the witch.
You use the Pearlized Enamel one direction. Let it dry. Then do the other direction. Let it dry. Using the small end of the Blends, color on the top. I used Light Blackberry and Dark Pumpkin Pie. The lines are not perfect! Not completely straight, not all the same width! It’s OK!
Get a small piece of the white glitter paper.
Die cut the bats with the glitter paper. Color over it with the dark Black Blend. I wouldn’t do too much with the blends- it could mess up the tip. If I color a lot of the glitter paper, like I did on my American flag card, I would use the spritzers with refill ink and rubbing alcohol. You can see that here:
Stamp the sentiment with Memento ink on Basic White. Die cut, then use your blending brushes to put the Daffodil Delight ink on it.
For the coloring of the witch here’s what I used:
Light Blackberry for the hat.
Light Black for the hat, cape and legs.
Dark Pumpkin for her dress and part of her hat.
Light Smoky Slate for her hair.
Bronze for her pot.
Light Cherry Cobbler and Daffodil for the flames.
Crumb Cake for the wood.
Light Natural Tones for her skin (SU900).
I wanted bubbles to come out of her pot- so I used the Effervescent Elements. I used my multi purpose glue- I added a few dots of glue, then stuck those on top.
Now, I’ve come up with some other ideas on how to use this background for different cards. We’ll see!
OK, I’m a little addicted to the big shaker cards. These types of cards, for me, don’t take long and look very noticeable!
I stamped the witch and the frog (from the Best Witches stamp set) about 1/2″ from the bottom. I colored the bottom with the Crumb Cake Blend marker- I didn’t want them to look like they were floating if the sequins weren’t there. The witch was stamped with Memento ink and colored with Blends: Fresh Freesia, Granny Apple Green, Bronze (for her broom), SU800 (Medium Light) for her skin tone, and MD300 (Medium Dark) for her hair. The frog was stamped with Granny Apple and colored with the light Granny Apple Blends.
Using the Stamparatus, I stamped the spiders (from the Betwitching stamp set) all across the top.
The gingham paper is from the Gingham Cottage DSP.
The sentiment is from the Best Witches stamp set. I stamped on Basic White, then used the Stylish Shapes dies to die cut.
For the sequins, I used the green from the For Everything Sequins and I also used the Sparkle & Shine Sequins.
The ribbon is the White Glittered Organdy Ribbon.
Here’s my video on how to make these shaker cards:
OK! Time to take a little break from making Christmas cards. Halloween is BEFORE Christmas!
I made this card using one of the embossing folders that is meant for a winter card. I tried about 4,000 different ways to do it, but I finally came up with this and liked it. It’s a little “sloppy” but I liked making a Halloween card that was watercolored.
I embossed on Shimmery White cardstock. I used a bone folder and tried to push down the trees and snowflakes. I then started coloring the houses and the sky. Here’s what colors I used of the Watercolor Pencils:
Granny Apple Green
Gorgeous Grape
Basic Gray
Pumpkin Pie
Using my Water Painters, I blended the pencil marks and then let it dry.
I then stamped the trick or treaters with Basic Gray. Since there are lines and dots on the embossing folder, the ink would not go into those lines and dots. I got my Blender Pen out and used it with the Basic Gray ink and filled them.
I added some bats and a moon over some of the trees/snowflakes embossed areas.
The grass on the bottom was made with the Majestic Mountains dies. If you saw my video of the mountain card I made, you can see that when you stamp the lines of trees, and die cut it, the piece that comes off looks like grass! I just layered two together.
I then added some of the Pearlized Enamel (in black) along the edge of the houses. I then went a little crazy and started adding dots all over the whole card.
The sentiment was stamped on Basic White and then I stamped some bats on the top and bottom. I then put Gorgeous Grape watercolor pencil all over and blended with a Water Painter.
Another demo, Rachel Tessman, had a video making a card a “faker shaker”. I remembered doing something similar many years ago, so I was super excited to try to make a card with a faker shaker!
This card took me about 5 minutes. So easy! It may be one of my all time favorite cards! This card will be in one of my upcoming classes- if you want to know more about my classes, reach out to me!
Here’s the link to how I store my scrap paper (I use the 8.5×11 portrait size):
More free stuff!! I own most of these-but you can never have too much Gold or Silver Specialty paper!! And, I wanted the Perch in a Tree stamp set and matching dies (page 46 of the mini), but hadn’t bought it yet. Now I can just pay for the stamp and get the dies for free! Sweet!
I kept the trees I die cut for the ribbon card and then die cut a few more with the Silver Foil paper.
I die cut the hills with the Snowy White Velvet sheets using the Gingerbread House dies. I love those hills!
Using the Christmas Banners Bundle, I first stamped the “‘Tis the Season” with Versamark and embossed with gold powder. I then stamped the outline with Versamark and embossed with silver powder. Then I die cut!
I glued all the pieces on the card base, then I added the Snowfall accents. More snow from this Florida girl!
I came up with this idea for a card a few days. And it took me two days to complete it. I changed it a million times.
I stamped and die cut houses, trains and trees and changed my mind on what colors to use 3 times! Here’s a picture to prove that!
I finally decided what colors to use so I started assembling.
In the Window Wishes dies, there are two dies that cut wavy slits into the paper so that you can tuck your houses and trees into it! I double cut both of those in two places. So, four cuts. I wanted the slits to go across most of the paper.
I then colored the background with my Blending Brushes with Soft Sea Foam and Balmy Blue.
I colored the Santa train with Real Red, Shaded Spruce, Soft Sea Foam, Bronze, and Medium Light Blends markers.
I stamped the puffs of smoke from the Santa’s Delivery with Smoky Slate. I then stamped just one of the “Ho”s in each one. Wait! As soon as I was writing this, I figured a different way. I colored just one of the “ho”s with the Basic Black write marker, stamped that three times, then stamped the cloud on top of it with Smoky Slate and then die cut. They came out better!
For the roofs on the houses, I die cut with Basic White, then embossed with Timber Embossing Folder.
So, if you decided on the colors and how to arrange the houses and trees (I changed that about 6 times), putting it together won’t take long!
I don’t make a lot of cards that have snow- I’m in Florida! We don’t get snow! But, a few cards with snow are required!
This was a card we made in my first Holiday Cards class this year. I used to have a Holiday card class every month from June-November in my home town. When we moved, I didn’t make cards for a while until about 3 years ago. I’ve had holiday classes the last 3 years, but this year I decided to try and have one a month from June-November. So far it’s working!
I die cut the gnomes and the mushroom from the DSP. The foxes I fussy cut. The background paper is also the DSP.
I die cut two pieces of Basic White cardstock with the Gingerbread dies to make the hills. After I die cut them, I thought using the Painted Texture embossing folder would make them look like snow.
After arranging all the gnomes and foxes and gluing them down, I then added some of the white Pearlized Enamel on the showing edges of the snow hills.
The sentiment is from the gnomes stamp set. I die cut it with Stylish Shape dies.
