This month, the Die Cut Diva's challenge is sponsored by the wonderful Cheapo Dies
I am trying something a bit different for this post; instead of giving you a list of the items I used in making my card, I am going to incorporate them into the post. I'm hoping this will accomplish two things; one, that you, my dear readers will enjoy it and, two, it won't take me so long to write a post. So I would appreciate it immensely if you'd leave me a comment letting me know what format you prefer.
So, onto the Halloween card! I used an A7 sized card {5" x 7"} which is much larger than I typically make. I just could not fit all of the action on an A2 {4 1/4" x 5 1/2"} sized card! All of the dies I used on this card are unbranded; the Haunted House came with the bats, moon, and a Happy Halloween sentiment. You could easily use this die for the Haunted House and any of these dies for the moon. While I am in LOVE with the alphabet dies I used too spell out "spooky,"
you could certainly use any alphabet dies you have on hand. I used a vanilla {off white} card base, black card for the house and bats, some scrap yellow card for behind the windows, a piece of gray card for the background, a thin, sparkle silver for the moon and, finally, shiny mirror orange for the letters. All of the card stock came from my stash, except the mirror orange, which I purchased at my local Dollar Tree.
Once I had cut all the elements, the first thing I did was back the windows with the yellow card to make it appear as if there were lights on in the house {I am currently working on making cards that light up. I think having actual light come from the windows would be awesome! I am struggling with getting all
the connections and wires to work but, hopefully, soon I will have one to share with you}. I attached the gray card to my card base, then assembled the card as shown in the picture. I personally cannot wait for the cooler, crisper air of fall. It's easily my favorite season!
I hope my little tutorial has inspired you to get some of your Halloween cards done; everyone is always so concerned with Christmas - send me a Halloween card anytime! Thanks for reading and please let me know what you think of the format! Hope to see you at the challenge! Christi
I am entering my Spooky Halloween Card in the following challenges:
Craft Rocket Challenges - #51, M, Anything Goes {entry 2}
Crafting with an Attitude - #42, M, Anything Goes
Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes With Dies - August Challenge
Crafty Creations - #372, Anything Goes
Shopping our Stash - #366, Silhouettes
and the theme for August is Silhouettes! If you enter you'll be in the running for a $15 gift certificate!! Now, in my world it is NEVER too early for Halloween; in fact, I think we should celebrate Halloween all year long!
I am trying something a bit different for this post; instead of giving you a list of the items I used in making my card, I am going to incorporate them into the post. I'm hoping this will accomplish two things; one, that you, my dear readers will enjoy it and, two, it won't take me so long to write a post. So I would appreciate it immensely if you'd leave me a comment letting me know what format you prefer.
So, onto the Halloween card! I used an A7 sized card {5" x 7"} which is much larger than I typically make. I just could not fit all of the action on an A2 {4 1/4" x 5 1/2"} sized card! All of the dies I used on this card are unbranded; the Haunted House came with the bats, moon, and a Happy Halloween sentiment. You could easily use this die for the Haunted House and any of these dies for the moon. While I am in LOVE with the alphabet dies I used too spell out "spooky,"
you could certainly use any alphabet dies you have on hand. I used a vanilla {off white} card base, black card for the house and bats, some scrap yellow card for behind the windows, a piece of gray card for the background, a thin, sparkle silver for the moon and, finally, shiny mirror orange for the letters. All of the card stock came from my stash, except the mirror orange, which I purchased at my local Dollar Tree.
Once I had cut all the elements, the first thing I did was back the windows with the yellow card to make it appear as if there were lights on in the house {I am currently working on making cards that light up. I think having actual light come from the windows would be awesome! I am struggling with getting all the connections and wires to work but, hopefully, soon I will have one to share with you}. I attached the gray card to my card base, then assembled the card as shown in the picture. I personally cannot wait for the cooler, crisper air of fall. It's easily my favorite season!
I hope my little tutorial has inspired you to get some of your Halloween cards done; everyone is always so concerned with Christmas - send me a Halloween card anytime! Thanks for reading and please let me know what you think of the format! Hope to see you at the challenge! Christi
I am entering my Spooky Halloween Card in the following challenges:
Craft Rocket Challenges - #51, M, Anything Goes {entry 2}
Crafting with an Attitude - #42, M, Anything Goes
Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes With Dies - August Challenge
Crafty Creations - #372, Anything Goes
Shopping our Stash - #366, Silhouettes
