Them Bones, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun layout to share with you. And a fun Halloween card.

Please read on to see how I made this card.

The base of my card is a 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" piece of Basic Black card stock.  Yes, this is actually the base. 

On that base I took two strips of Designer Series Paper (DSP) that measured 4" x 1".  And here you thought it was a solid piece of DSP on that layer.  Isn't that fun?  The DSP is from the "Them Bones" 12" x 12" package.

The part of the card that open is the Basic Gray piece in the center. It measures 4" x 8-1/2".  I scored it in half at 4-1/4".  I stamped the front with leg bones from the "Bag of Bones" set using black Memento ink. This piece was then taped to the front of the card. I tried to make sure it was centered from left to right. It's close enough!

I took the same design of DSP and cut a piece for the front. It measures 2-3/4" x 2-3/4".  And the Basic Black piece was cut at 3" x 3". I taped the DSP to the Basic Black piece and then I taped that piece to the Basic Gray piece.

I die cut the skeleton and dog from a sheet of the DSP from the same "Them Bones" 12" x 12" package. I set them in place on the front of the card using Dimensionals.

The words are from the same set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I die cut them using the second smallest stitched circle from the "Stylish Shapes" die set. I also die cut a Basic Black layer using the 1-3/8" circle die from the "Layering Circles" set. I taped the circles together and then they were set in place on the front of the car using Dimenisonals.

I added a 3-3/4" x 4" piece of Basic White card stock to the inside of the card and the card was finished.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time is to stop in and see today's Halloween card,
Wanda

Christmas Classics, Winter Meadow, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another Christmas card to share with you. It's a very quick and easy card to make. Please read on to see how I made it.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Pretty Peacock card stock. I cut off 1-3/4" from the front right edge.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Winter Meadow" 12" x 12" package. It measures 2-3/8" x 5-1/4".  I should have put my DSP on top of the card then I could have seen that it needed to be trimmed a hair shorter on the long sides.  But it's okay, I still like it the way it is. What's nice about a card like this is that when you add the DSP to the front it looks like you've layered it.  So quick and simple, huh? I used tape to affix my DSP.

The words are from the "Christmas Classics" bundle and were stamped using Moody Mauve ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I die cut them using the stitched rectangle dies from the "Nested Essentials" set. I used the second largest for the words and the largest for the Pretty Peacock layer behind them. 

I centered the word piece and got it to where I thought it looked best. I held it in place with my left hand while I lightly drew a pencil line on the back with my right hand. This way I would know where to line it up after I added my Dimensionals. I put Dimensionals on the edge of the card front and more on the upper part of the word piece. Looking for my pencil line, I set the piece in place.  As simple as that!

I had bought the fun "Loose Holly Gems & Sequins" pack and glued the pieces in place. It gave the card a little bling and a little bit of life.  

For the inside of the card I used the "Snowflake Sky" embossing folder. I set the Basic White card stock inside and lightly marked on the right and left edges where I wanted the piece to be embossed.  I only embossed that area. I glued the piece inside the card and the card was done.

This was a fun and quick card to make. I really do like this layout. I am thrilled with the look of  layering when it's just a piece of DSP on top of the card.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Christmas Classics, Winter Meadow, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Christmas card to share with you.  As a customer of Terri Gaines, I received a packet in the mail with the paper supplies in it to make 3 cards. She also has a PDF to download for ideas if you want. Those you can find via the link above. Terri is a wonderful demonstrator and stamper. She shares so many fun ideas, card layouts, and techniques. I love attending her Stamp-a-Stacks. Such a fun time and great cards to make. She's got a lot of different ones you get to pick from and there's always something there I just have to make! I've never been disappointed yet! Anyway, I just thought I'd wing it with the card stock and Designer Series Paper (DSP) that was sent to me. I was not able to play on the "World Cardmaking Day" but that's okay, I knew I'd have time to play a few days later. Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Pretty Peacock card stock. I cut off 1-5/8" off the front right side. You can add that piece to your scrap stash! 

I took the piece of DSP in my packet and trimmed the length to 5-1/4" long. I taped that piece to the front of the card, lining it up on the top, bottom, and sides.

On the inside I took a piece of the Basic White card stock in the package and cut it to 5-1/4" x 4", I textured it using the "Snowflake Sky" embossing folder. I only textured about 1-1/2" on the right edge. I glued that piece to the inside of the card. I prefer to use glue when I texture card stock because tape doesn't always stick enough when there's too much texture. There's not enough solid space for the tape to stick to and you have a chance of the piece coming off. My rule of thumb is, if it's textured, glue it.

The words are from the "Christmas Classics" set using Blueberry Bushel ink on a piece of Basic White card stock that was in my package. I die cut them using the second smallest stitched rectangle die in the "Nested Essentials" die set. Then I used the next size larger and die cut a piece of Pretty Peacock. I did not use the other sheet of Pretty Peacock in my package, I just used some scrap that I had. I wanted to make another card using this same layout so I saved the piece sent to me.

I taped the layers together and then set it in place on the front of the card using Dimensionals. I added Small Dimensionals to the upper part of the words layer and I laid it on top of the card to see where I though it looked centered enough. Then I added some small Dimensionals to the bottom edge of the card front. I removed the backing from the Dimensionals and set the piece in place. And the card was done.

I think it has a very peaceful look to it. And I'm glad I had bought that DSP (now I have to open the package!! LOL). 

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Bag of Bones, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you that I found in the Stampin' Up! 2023 Fall Mini Catalog.  I don't usually copy a card from there, not because they are not pretty or fun but because I forget about looking in there for ideas and inspiration.  But when I had cut some Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Them Bones" 12" x 12"package, I remembered seeing a card made using that one piece. I remembered seeing it in the mini catalog and I turned to page 48 and started in on making it. Please read on to see how the card was made.

First of all I took a half-sheet of Basic Black card stock. Basic White would work too because the DSP covers the whole front.  The DSP from the "Them Bones" package was cut at 4-1/4" x 5-1/2".  I taped it to the front of the card base.

Next I took the piece of DSP that was cut from a sheet of other designs and I taped it to the front of the card, centering it on all sides. 

The skeleton was stamped from the "Bag of Bones" set using Pumpkin Pie ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. I die cut him out using the matching dies. The words are from the same set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock and that was it for the stamping. I die cut the words using the smallest stitched square die from the "Stylish Shapes" die set. 

The hat, shoes, cane, bowtie, and bats were die cut on Basic Black card stock.

A scrap piece of Basic White card stock was used for the moon and stars. I cut two (they are all on one die). 

Basic Gray card stock was used for the stake "holding" the words, it was 1/8" wide and about 3" long. I kept it long so I could trim off the bottom later once I got the piece in place. I think placing that strip was about the most difficult part of making the card. I had to get it just right or they skeleton wouldn't be centered. The bottom part of the stake was glued to the DSP about 1/4" from the bottom right corner. And the top part of the stake is about 5/8" from the right side.  Hope that gets you the measurements you need when you make yours. The word piece was taped down over a little bit of the top part of the stake.

Next the bats were glued in place. It was easy to figure where they went because the DSP has the bats printed on it and I just covered up the printed ones. The moon was added next and then the stars.

On my worktable I assembled the skeleton. I glued his shoes first, then the bowtie, then the cane, and the hat was last. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card, centering it as much as I could.  

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock was added to the inside and the card was done.

I think it turned out rather well. I think it's cute and I don't regret making it. I do regret not paying more attention to the card samples in the catalogs. There was a reason I liked the sets I bought and I'm sure it had to do with a sample in the catalog! I need to pay better attention to those samples for some inspiration.

I thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Halloween card,
Wanda

Sparkling Snowflakes, Timeless Arrangements, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have two cards to share with you and I'll explain why as I go. Please read on to see how the cards were made.

The base of my cards is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. They open on the bottom and the fold is on the top. 

Then I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured them using the "Snowflake Sky" embossing folder for each card. I glued those pieces in place on the front of the card base.

Two vellum stitched circles were die cut using the third largest circle die from the "Stylish Shapes" die set. I set them aside.

Next I stamped the "Let it snow" from the "Sparkling Snowflakes" set using Boho Blue ink. I die cut them using the second smallest die in the same set. 

The frilly frozen looking stuff behind the circle is from the "Timeless Arrangements" bundle. I die cut 4 sets of them from the one die. I did cut them into pieces and glued them around the back of the circle. 

Dimensionals were added to the circles and it was set in place over the vellum circles. Then glue was added to the part of the vellum circles behind the card stock. You don't want the glue to show through the vellum. Once the glue was added and the backing removed from the Dimensionals, the piece was set in place on the front of the card.

The circle one was what I ended up with but the rectangle one is what was in my head. I didn't have any stamps with the "Let it Snow" that fit nicely in the rectangle from the "Timeless Arrangements" bundle. But now that I'm looking at them together I am liking the circle one better.  Oh, I forgot to mention the words on the rectangle piece were printed from my computer. The snowflake is from a punch (not Stampin' Up!).  But I had to try it to know which I liked better. How about you. Which one do you like better?

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas cards,
Wanda

Throughout the Year, Around the Bend, Sentimental Park, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a very quick and easy birthday card to share with you. Please read on to see how the card was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I took a 4" x 3-1/2" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Fresh as a Daisy" 12" x 12" package and I taped it to a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock. When I cut the Basic White piece, I cut it just a hair shorter so no white would show through on the edges after taping the DSP down.

Then I took another piece of DSP from the same package and taped it to the bottom. It was cut at 4" x 2".  A 4" x 1/2" strip of Copper Clay card stock was cut for the strip and it was taped in place between the two pieces of DSP.

Next I stamped the words from the "Throughout the Year" set using Copper Clay ink. I die cut them using the die from the "Sentimental Park" bundle.

The flower is from the "Around the Bend" bundle. I die cut two larger ones and one smaller one for the center. I took a little makeup applicator (tiny spongy thing on a plastic stick) and brushed on some Copper Clay ink on the petals. I also scrubbed a little in the center of one of the larger flowers. 

Then I took some Moody Mauve ink and rubbed some over the little flower for the center. I added a dot of glue to the two larger flowers. I lined them up first (usually I'm doing that while to glue is drying and by the time I figure it out the glue is too dry).  Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card. The flower cluster was added using a little bit of tape on the left side and a Dimensional on the lower side. And that was it, the card was done.

It is a very quick and easy card, isn't it?  

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda

Timeless Arrangements, Pick of the Patch, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up! 2023

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a sweet little Halloween card to share with you. Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and I textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. 

Next I stamped the words from the "Pick of the Patch" set using Mossy Meadow ink. I die cut it using the rectangle die from the "Timeless Arrangements" bundle.  I cut it so the words are on the left side.

Three different leaves pieces were die cut using Basic White card stock. I colored one using Pumpkin Pie ink, one using Mossy Meadow ink, and one using Crushed Curry ink. I started out by gluing the Mossy Meadow one first, then the Pumpkin Pie one, and for the Crushed Curry one I only had part of it because I just wanted to fill in an open area. I though about using the other end of it but I just left it as it was. I wanted to keep it simple. I added it to the textured piece using Dimensionals.

The pumpkin is from the "Pick of the Patch" set and was fussy cut. I also stamped and fussy cut the stem and leaf using Pecan Pie on the stem and Mossy Meadow on the leaf. The stem was glued to the back of the pumpkin and the leaf was added next. I added the pumpkin using a Dimensional. 

Dimensionals were added to the back of the textured piece and it was set in place on the front of the card base. And the card was done.

I do like now this card turned out. I think I want to try this making a birthday card and maybe a Christmas card. We'll see how my mind can work that one out! LOL

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Halloween card,
Wanda

Pick of the Patch, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up! 2023

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Halloween card I found on Pinterest to share with you. You can see the original card here. I chose this card because I struggled with the Designer Series Paper (DSP) image.  I was thinking I probably would not be using it because the other side had the fun skeletons on it that have a matching die. But how many of those cards can you make?  I did manage to find a part of the DSP that had a color skeleton that I was not one of my favorites. Please read on to see how the card was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Very Vanilla card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Very Vanilla card stock and textured it with the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. 

The DSP is from the "Them Bones" 12" x 12" package was cut at 5-1/4" x 2". I took some black and white checked ribbon (mine is retired) that I cut at 6". I taped the ends over the to the backside using scotch tape. Then I glued piece to the card base.

I die cut the Cajun Craze circle using the 9th circle in "Deckled Circles" die set. Then I die cut a Very Vanilla one using the 10th die from the same set.

On the Very Vanilla circle I stamped the words from the "Pick of the Patch" and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink. 

Next the pumpkins were stamped. The smaller one was stamped using Pumpkin Pie ink and the face was added using black Memento ink. And the other pumpkin was stamped using Cajun Craze ink. They are from the "Pick of the Patch" set.

Two leaves and stems were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink. The pumpkins, stems, and leaves were punched out using the matching punch.

The pumpkins were set on top of the circle to see where the little leaves would be stamped. The pumpkins were moved and the little leaves were stamped using Wild Wheat ink. Then the pumpkins were added. The tall one was glued in place and the smaller one is set in place using Dimensionals. The leaves and stems were glued in place.

The circle piece was added to the front of the card using Dimensionals.  I tied a know using a small piece of ribbon. I didn't measure it because I just tied it while it was still on the spool.

I took some retied gems I had and colored them using the dark Cajun Craze Blends pen. I set them in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and I like how it turned out. I changed my card to a Halloween card instead of a thank you card.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Halloween card,
Wanda

Timeless Arrangements, Days to Remember, Wedding Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I was looking on the net for a wedding card to make and I ran across this one. You can see the original card here. What caught my eye was all of the frill around the word piece and the scored lines. SO I got out my supplies and dug in.

The first thing I did was to make the card base, it's a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock.

I took my scoring board and scored the front (on the inside of the card so the outside would have the bump and not a groove) and I scored at 1/2" from all edges. I think it should have been 3/8" but 1/2" worked just fine too. 

Next I die cut all the pieces from the "Timeless Arrangements" bundle using Basic White card stock. I die cut two of each of the designs. There are individual flower clusters, not attached that were die cut using Vellum. I cut one of each.

The words are from the "Days to Remember" set and were stamped using Boho Blue ink. I die cut it with the die from the "Timeless Arrangements" bundle. Then I began adding the die cut pieces behind it. Some I snipped so they would fill in the open areas and some I just moved over a bit. The object was to fill in the areas. Once that was done I took some glue and glued in the Vellum pieces.

That whole piece was the added to the front of the card using Dimensionals.

A few pearls were added and the card was done.

This was a quick card but not as quick as it sounds on here. It did take a bit of time to die cut all of the pieces, many of them had to be carefully removed from the die.  But all in all it really didn't take that long and it's something I could see myself making again.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's wedding card,
Wanda

Autumn Leaves, Go To Greetings, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card, actually two cards to share with you. I struggled with which way the Designer Series Paper (DSP) should go. SO I made two and I'll let you decide which one you like. Please read on to see how I made the cards.

The base is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Early Espresso card stock for the layer.

Then I took the DSP from the "Earthen Elegance" 12" x 12" package and cut it at 3-7/8" x 5-1/8". I couldn't decide if I was going to use it as it is or split it and flip it. SO I did both, thus having two cards. I taped the DSP to the Early Espresso card stock and then I taped that to the card base.

The center strip was made by cutting a 3-7/8" x 1-3/4" piece of Basic White card stock. I sponged the edges using Early Espresso ink. I also took my Blending Brush and just tapped it on the Basic White piece. I had used it with a little bit of Cajun Craze still on it. The words are from the "Go To Greetings" set and were stamped using Early Espresso ink. I taped that to a piece of Early Espresso card stock measuring 4" x 2". And then that was taped to the center of the card.

The leaf was die cut using the "Autumn Leaves" bundle. I took my Blending Brush and brushed on some Flirty Flamingo ink and then some Cajun Craze on the tips. I prayed it with my misting bottle and got way too much water on it so I pressed it into a paper towel and it leaf some nice looking color behind. That is what I meant in the above paragraph about a little bit of Cajun Craze still on the brush.

I colored the stem of the leaf using my Early Espresso marker. Dimensionals were added to the back and the leaf was set in place on the right side of the panel piece.

This was an interesting experiment. I'm leaning towards the split DSP piece than the plain one.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's masculine birthday card,
Wanda

Sparkling Snowflakes, Christmas Classics, Christmas Card

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I am going to share with you a card I found on Pinterest. I thought it was so pretty and I hadn't played with my "Sparkling Snowflakes" set yet. You can see the original card here. And please read on to see how the card was made. Have you ever noticed that most of the cards I seem to find on Pinterest do not have much listed for instructions?  So let me tell you how I made it.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic white card stock. I cut a 4"x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock for a layer and a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White card stock for the focal piece. I didn't cut that piece down to the needed size until I was done stamping on it, just in case I got too much ink on the edges.

The next thing I did was I stamped the snowflakes on the focal piece using Versa Mark and I used white embossing powder and heat set it. Then I took my Blending Brush and scrubbed on some Highland Heather on the upper part and Pretty Peacock on the lower part. I taped this piece to the other piece of cut Basic White and then those were taped to the card base.

I die cut a vellum circle using the 10th circle in the "Deckled Circle" die set.

The words are from the "Christmas Classics" set and the "Merry" was stamped using Versa Mark on a scrap piece of Fresh Freesia and heat set using white embossing powder. Then I just fussy cut it.

The "Christmas" was stamped using Highland Heather ink on a scrap piece of Whisper White card stock. I fussy cut it out too.

Glue was used behind the "Christmas" words. The original card used Dimensionals behind it. I thought it would look better if it were flat. And Dimensionals were added behind the "Merry" piece. 

I did not have the same snowflakes that were used on the original card. Those were from the "Chic" die set. I did not buy it because the snowflakes were the only dies in it that were of interest to me and I figured I could get by without it. I die use the snowflake dies from the retired "Itty Bitty Christmas" bundle. The were kind of glumped together so I just cut away the ones I wanted to use. I got four pieces and glued two together and then I glued them to the circle. 

Turning the circle over I could see where I would be able to place the Dimensionals so they wouldn't show through. The circle was then set in place on the front of the card.

Some small pearls were added to the center of the snowflakes and the card was done. The original card used a little piece of ribbon. I omitted it and thought it looked just fine.

This was a fun card to make and I love using ink over embossed images. It's fun to see them start to appear.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Wanted to Say, Fresh as a Daisy, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a super quick birthday card to share with you. Please read on to see how I made the card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut the Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Fresh as a Daisy" 12" x 12" package. There is a couple of pages in the package that you cut apart to have ready to tape pieces. This is the last one of those in my package. I wasn't saving it, I just didn't know what I was going to do with it because of the color. It's not a color I'm fond of but now that fall is here that color has come into play and is more pleasing now. The only problem with this piece is the measurement. It was cut at 3-3/4" x 5-1/4".  I suppose I could have cut a little off the top and bottom to get it to measure more equally around the card front. But I didn't want that much white showing so what I ended up doing was taking another piece of DSP from the same package and add it to the inside of the card. I cut a strip 3/8" x 5-1/2" and taped the strip to the right edge on the inside of the card.

The words are from the "Wanted to Say" die set. I used Basic White and Pecan Pie card stock.  I used double sided tape for the words so I could make them into a sticker and make it easier to add to the background piece. I really like these dies and plan to use them more (because I remembered I have them!!). I set the words in place using Dimensionals and the card was done.

There's no stamping on this card. Nice, huh?  I'm happy with the way it turned out and even more thrilled that I had used up 100% of two sheets of DSP in that package!!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda

Pick of the Patch, Color & Contour, Thank You or Thanksgiving Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick and fun card to share with you.

Ten days ago I had made a card using the "One Sheet Wonder" technique. I had filled the whole sheet of card stock. You can see the pumpkins here.  I had made it by stamping off and when I stamped off I had stamped onto another piece of card stock thinking I'd be using it for something. It just seemed like a shame to waste a good pumpkin! Well, today was the day I used it. Please read on to see how I made today's card. 

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. The card opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top.

I took that piece of card stock I stamped all of those pumpkins on and scrubbed on a little Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze and Old Olive ink using my Blending Brush.  I cut it to 4" x 5-1/4" and taped it to the card base.

Next I die cut the scalloped rectangle from the "Color & Contour" bundle using Basic White card stock.

On that rectangle I stamped two pumpkins from the "Pick of the Patch" set using Pumpkin Pie ink. I also stamped the curly vines using Old Olive ink.

The leaves were stamped using Old Olive ink and were punched out using the matching punch. And the stems were stamped using Pecan Pie ink and were punched out as well. 

For the center pumpkin I stamped it using Calypso Coral ink and I punched it out using the matching punch. 

The leaved and stems were glued in place and the smaller pumpkin was set in place using Dimensionals. Dimensionals were also added to the back of the rectangle piece and it was set in place on the lower right of the card.

The words are from the "Color & Contour" set and were stamped using Old Olive ink on Basic White card stock. I die cut them using the 1-5/8" circle die and an Old Olive scalloped piece was made using the next size larger scalloped circle, both from the "Layering Circles" die set. I taped the circles together. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card. I had added a dot of glue on the upper left corner of the rectangle so the circle would be held down securely.  And the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and I was glad I was able to use the piece of card stock I had stamped on so I could create my "One Sheet Wonder".  I have one more pumpkin quarter sheet to use and I'm not sure what I will be doing with it yet but I'm sure I'll think of something.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's thank you/Thanksgiving card,
Wanda

Bag of Bones, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up! 2023

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun Halloween card to share with you. I have used this layout on many small images. It's a perfect way to showcase them. Please read on to see how the card is made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Cajun Craze card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

You will need to cut your paper as follows: 

The Basic White piece measures 3-1/2" x 4-5/8"

The Basic Black piece measures 3" x 4-1/8"

And the Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Them Bones" 12" x 12" package measures 2-7/8" x 4".

I took the DSP and the Basic Black piece and temporarily put them together using a little bit of tape about 1-3/4" down from the top and kind of centered. It doesn't have to be exact, it's only a small amount of tape.  I used my 1-1/4" circle punch and I dropped the taped pieces in until the Basic Black piece went in as far as it could, I eyed the sides and punched out the two circles. Next I took the DSP piece and using the 1-3/8" circle punch I did the same thing, except I added a piece of copier paper behind it so it would punch clearly without getting stuck. Once that was done I taped the DSP to the Basic Black piece. The DSP circle has a nice black ring around the inside of it now. 

The cat is from the "Them Bones" DSP and was die cut using the matching die from the "Them Bones" bundle.  I taped it to another piece of DSP from the same package. Then I set that piece in place using Dimensionals around the circle. 

Dimensionals were added to the back of the Basic Black piece and tape on the flat part where the cat was added. You don't want to add Dimensionals there or the card will bulge in the middle. This piece was then added to the Basic White piece and the Basic White piece was taped to the Cajun Craze card base.

The "Happy Halloween" was stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock and them fussy cut. It was added to the front of the card using Dimensionals. Sometimes I will just wrap a ribbon around the DSP/card stock piece and tie a knot in the area the words are. Then you don't need to add any words. Once the words were in place I added a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White to the inside and the card was done.

This is a fun way to use those little images that suddenly become the focal piece of your card.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Halloween card,
Wanda