I started by creating my bucket. I don’t have the Candy Bucket Die Set (but you better believe it’s on my wishlist), so I decided to improvise and use the Sand Bucket Shaker Dies. Plus, the bucket is larger, so it can hold more candy!! Ha!! I die-cut the bucket and handle from purple cardstock and added shading with Villainous Potion Distress Ink and a blending brush. Next, I die-cut the ears, nose, mouth and whiskers from the Halloween Bucket Additions Die Set from purple, pink and black cardstock. I added shading with Villainous Potion and Picked Raspberry Distress Ink. Once I laid all the pieces out, I decided to cut black cardstock for the rim of the bucket to make the ears stand out more. All the die-cuts were adhered together using liquid glue and I used a white gel pen to add some highlights. I thought the google eyes were a fun touch!!
For the background, I lightly blended Carved Pumpkin, Mustard Seed and Twisted Citron Distress Ink onto a panel of smooth white cardstock using the Crackle Background Stencil. I trimmed the panel slightly and adhered it to an A2 panel of black cardstock. The bucket was adhered to the background with liquid glue. The candy corn dies are also included in the Halloween Bucket Additions Die Set. All the pieces were cut from white cardstock, blended with Mustard Seed and Carved Pumpkin Distress Inks and highlighted with a white gel pen. They were adhered together, then added around the bottom of the bucket with liquid glue.
The sentiment, from the Halloween Greetings Stamp Set, was stamped onto white cardstock with black pigment ink. It was cut out with the Coordinating Die, along with three more layers from heavyweight white cardstock. All the layers were stacked and adhered together with liquid glue, then added to the top of the card. I used clay stars from the Boo To You and Halloween Friends mixes to finish off the card and add a bit more color to the background.
My niece is obsessed with cats, so I think I’ll send this to her for Halloween! Along with a bunch of candy, of course!
Thank you so much for stopping by today!! I appreciate your time!
Hi friends! Sophie here today, sharing a sweet card featuring Halloween release products. Keep reading to see how I made it!
For this card I wanted to really showcase the new Halloween Cake Pops die set. I love that there have been a few different holiday inspired cake pop sets this year but this one is by far my favorite!
Because I want the cake pops to be the star of the show here, I wanted to create a very subtle background that was quiet but didn’t feel too flat. To do this I used a panel of gray card stock cut to be slightly smaller than my A2 card base and used my scoring board to score diagonal lines 1/4inch apart. I have used this technique many times in other cards too as it is a fun way to add texture and dimension that is not overpowering.
For the cake pops I cut them out of different shades of pastel card stocks. I wanted to use “traditional” colors, but make them a little more softer which is more my style. Each little cake pop was finished with a pink bow because I am definitely in my bow era LOL. Everything needs a bow because bows are adorable!
For the sentiment, I stamped and heat embossed the “Hocus Pocus” in white on dark gray card stock. This sentiment comes from theHalloween Greetings Stampand Die set.
To finish off the card I used some Sparkling Clear Confetti and just scattered them around the sentiment and cake pops for a bit of sparkle. I really love this card even though it is pretty simple overall!
Hope this was inspiring for you! I’ll be back soon to share more inspiration! :)
Hello crafty friends, Marine here, I’m happy to be back with this extra fun and spooky Halloween card showcasing some items from the August Release, including the amazing Spider Shaker die that I adore! I’m not a huge fan of spiders in real life, especially when they’re gigantic, but it’s impossible to hate them when they’re made out of paper and wearing fun wiggly eyes!
I started off by creating the background and cut a 5,5 x 4,25 inches Strathmore bristol smooth panel that I entirely covered with kitsch flamingo oxide ink. I added picked raspberry oxide ink to the edges to darken my pink background, and to give the illusion that my spooky scene takes place in the woods, I used the Layered Birch Trees stencils along with hickory smoke and black soot oxide inks to add a bunch of trees to my panel. I splattered water all over the panel and dried it with a paper towel, mixed some picked raspberry oxide ink with water and added pink splatters, I did the same with black soot oxide ink, and then the same again with copic opaque white ink using a slim brush.
I cut my Spider Web Cover Plate panel out of light purple cardstock and brought more depth and interest to it using distress inks and texture. I first applied wilted violet distress ink, from the edges towards the center of the spider web, and then added villainous potion distress ink, but only to the edges, to darken my panel even more. For the textures, I started by mixing villainous potion distress ink with water and splattered dark purple droplets on my spider web background. I did the same with black soot oxide ink, with white ink as well, and then with brushed pewter mica spray to bring sparkles to this panel.
I stuck my Spider Web Cover Plate panel to my pink panel using 1mm foam squares, and to make my background even more interesting, I cut a Nature Essentials frame out of textured black cardstock and attached it to my purple panel using 1mm foam squares again. Finally, I attached my panel to a white card base using liquid glue.
Next I created my giant Spider Shaker, following those steps:
1. I cut a Spider Shaker frame out of aqua cardstock, added peacock feathers distress ink to the edges and legs, mixed that same ink with water and added splatters all over the spider, I did the same with black soot distress ink and then with copic opaque white ink, 2. I cut a whole Spider Shaker out of acetate and attached it at the back of my aqua spider frame using liquid glue, 3. Still at the back of the spider, I added foam strips all along her rounded body and on each leg as well, 4. I poured a bunch of Spellbound shaker beads inside the spider, 5. I cut a whole Spider Shaker out of light green cardstock, added peeled paint distress ink to the edges of the rounded body, mixed that same ink with water, added splatters on my green spider, and did the same with copic opaque white ink 6. I peeled the backing papers off the foam strips, and attached the green spider to the strips to totally close my Spider Shaker.
Next I cut the witch hat using dies from Halloween Mug Additions. I cut the hat out of dark grey cardstock, added a bit of black soot distress ink to the edges, mixed that same ink with water, added splatters to the hat, and then did the same with white ink. I cut the hat detail out of light pink cardstock, added picked raspberry distress ink to darken it a bit, and then added splatters. I attached that pink detail to the hat using 1mm foam squares, tied a black organza double bow and attached it to the witch hat using liquid glue.
I wanted my Spider Shaker to be flying on a broom, so I cut two different pieces to build it. I cut the stick out of light kraft cardstock using a Halloween Mug Additions die, and the fluffy part of the broom out of dark kraft cardstock using a Halloween Holder Additions die. I added vintage photo distress ink to each piece to darken them, mixed some ground espresso distress ink with water and added splatters to both pieces, and then did the same with white ink.
I also cut a bunch of spiders using dies from the Spider Web Cover Plate die set, and I wanted them to stand out against my background, so I first cut them out of dark grey cardstock, added black soot to the edges of each spider, as well as white ink splatters. I cut more spiders out of vellum using the same dies, attached a black spider to a vellum spider using 1mm foam squares, shifted the spiders a little bit to get those vellum legs noticeable, and then I gave each spider a pair of wiggly eyes.
I white heat embossed “Boo to you” from Halloween Greetings on black cardstock, cut it with the matching die, attached it at the bottom right hand corner of my card, and stuck some spiders, starting with the larger one, using foam squares. I slid the broom behind the Spider Shaker‘s legs, attached more spiders, stuck the hat on the big spider’s head, and finally gave her a pair of giant wiggly eyes. And that’s it! I hope that you like this fun shaker card. I know I’d have a panic attack seeing that many spiders in real life, but as I was saying at the beginning, as long as they’re made out of paper, I don’t mind playing with them!
Thanks so much for stopping by, and see you next time.
I love the image of a bouquet of daisies that’s included in the set. I coloured it with copic markers, along with an additional single daisy flower, then die cut the images with the coordinating dies.I also coloured and die cut some images from the Spring Jar stamp set.
There’s a bow image in the Daisies stamp set, but I decided to add a die cut bow from the Beautiful Bows die set instead. I die cut a couple of pink bows, then offset layered them together.
On an A2 card base, I adhered a piece of patterned paper to add as grounding for the bouquet of daisies. Next, I adhered the jar, daisies and bow on the card.
To add some dimension to the flowers, I adhered the single daisy with foam tape over the middle daisy in the bouquet.
For the sentiment, I stamped a ‘celebrate’ from theBirthday Scripts stamp set, using Kitsch Flamingo distress oxide ink. I die cut this with the coordinating die, then added some additional layers for dimension, before adhering it over the jar.
Finally, I adhered the butterfly and ladybird for additional interest.
Hello crafty friends, Marine here, I’m thrilled to be back on the blog with this lovely Shadow Box showcasing the absolutely gorgeous hummingbirds and flowers from Hummingbird Floral. What a stunning set, I love it so much!
I was super excited to work with the Shadow Box for the first time, so I started off right away with it, and cut two main panels out of light brown woodgrain cardstock. I added a little bit of vintage photo distress ink to the edges of each panel, mixed some of that ink with water and added brown splatters all over the panels with a slim brush, and then I did the same with white ink.
While both of my Shadow Box panels were drying, I created the background of my box, cut a 4 x 3 inches kraft panel, added some texture to this panel using the Scallops Pierced plate, and then created a floral pattern using the Layered Blooming Vines stencil set along with saltwater taffy, fossilized amber and spiced marmalade oxide inks for the flowers, mowed lawn oxide ink for the greenery, and broken china oxide ink for the small polka dots. I also cut two grass borders out of green cardstock using other dies from the Shadow Box die set, added a little bit of mowed lawn distress ink to the pointy edges to darken the borders, mixed that same ink with water and added green splatters to each grass border, and then I did the same with copic opaque white ink.
I assembled my Shadow Box, attached the floral panel to the background on the inside using liquid glue, and stuck my grass borders as well. And I wanted to add a decorative frame to the front of my box, so, still using dies from the Shadow Box die set, I cut a scalloped rectangle out of a yellow pattern paper, cut a large opening out of this yellow panel, and then attached my scalloped frame to the box using liquid glue.
I stamped all the images on kraft cardstock using an alcohol marker friendly black ink, I used the coordinating dies to cut them, and colored everything using my Ohuhu markers. Here is a small detailed list of the stamp sets I used : • Hummingbird Floral– hummingbird, large orange flowers, floral clusters, small pink flowers, greenery • Simple Thanks – large greenery, small yellow flowers
Once everything was colored, I added highlights and details to the images using a white gel pen. Next I attached the images inside the Shadow Box, directly on the grass inserts using foam squares, as well as on the outside of the box, most of them on the front, but I also added a small floral cluster on each side of the box for more cuteness. Finally, I white heat embossed “You’re an amazing friend” from Friend Greetings on brown cardstock, cut it using the matching die, and attached it inside the box, directly on the background, using 1mm foam squares.
And that’s it! I really love how this Shadow Box turned out, super pretty and very colorful, and I can’t wait to create more of these! Thanks so much for stopping by, and see you next time.
Hello there! Leanne here to share an easy way to make some pumpkin shaped Halloween tags. I have used the new Fringe Pumpkin dies to create these fun tags. I will also show how you can make them into a mini card.
I die cut my pumpkin tags from two shades of orange card stock. I shaded the edges with a dark orange ink and then added lots of paint splatter to each layer. Once all the layers of the Fringe Pumpkin are adhered, you can add any embellishments or greetings you’d like. I added some cute halloween images to the front of one of the tags. These images are from the Spider Friends and Halloween Word Scenes stamp sets. On the other tag I used the Happy Halloween Shadow dies.
To turn these tags into a mini card, all you need to do is die cut a back piece using the largest die in the Fringe Pumpkin set. Score this large piece towards the top of the pumpkin and adhere to the back of the tag by putting adhesive only above the score line. This creates a hinge point and the tag will open just like a card. You can stamp a sentiment inside or add you own personal message.
These pumpkin tags can be customized or decorated however you’d like. They are a perfect size to add to a treat bag or candy bucket to give to friends and family.
Hello, Gemma here today to share a Halloween card with a mix of older and new products.
I began by creating the background. On a piece of grey card, I used the new Crackle Background stencilwith distress oxide inks in Hickory Smoke and Black Soot.
I then splattered the background with sparkle spray mixed with some of the black soot distress oxide ink. This gives added texture and sparkle. Once dry, I adhered to an A2 landscape card base.
To create a large word across the front of my card, I started with the coordinating die from the Boo stamp set for the letter B. I die cut it from purple card, adding some layers and an offset white layer to help it stand out from the background.
Next, I die cut a Stitched Pumpkin, adding a spooky face and adding layers as I did with the letter B.
Finally, I die cut a Stitched Ghostfrom sparkle white card. I added a black offset layer this time.
I started by making my background using the Crackle Background Stencil and lightly ink blending with Dried Marigold and Carved Pumpkin Distress Oxide inks onto a piece of Bristol Smooth cardstock. Once the panel was dry, I trimmed it down to 4″ x 5.25″ and adhered it to a white A2 cardbase (4.25″ x 5.5″).
Next, I diecut all of the elements from theHalloween Cake Pops Dies, Candy Bucket Dies and Halloween Bucket Additions Dies with white and colored cardstock. This Halloween Cake Pops Die set is just the cutest. There is a variety of fun cake pop shapes and decorations to choose from. There is even a square shaped one that I have used to create Frankenstein’s head. The square one can also be easily used to make marshmallow pops. The possibilities are endless!
Do you like candy corn? To be honest, I have never been a huge fan of the taste of candy corn but I LOVE to decorate with them. They make the perfect decoration for Halloween. They are inexpensive and the pop of vibrant colors is just so fun and festive. I love that the Halloween Bucket Additions Dies comes with two different options for these candy corn. There is one die that diecuts each candy into three separate pieces allowing for a perfect diecut with colored cardstock. And there’s a solid candy corn die that diecuts the entire candy and embosses dash lines to distinguish the three layers of colors. I opted to use the solid one with the embossed lines today. I diecut them out of a piece of Neenah Solar White 110 lb cardstock and colored them with Copic markers (C1, Y38 YR04, Y13/15).
I assembled the candy bucket and all of the cake pops and adhered them to the inked background. I added some blush to the ghost (Copic R20) and highlighted all of the elements with a white gel pen.
For the sentiment, I stamped the “No Tricks, Just Treats” sentiment from the Spider Friends Stamp set with Versamark Watermark ink onto a piece of black cardstock and heat embossed with Detail White Embossing Powder. I used one of the dies from the Sentiment Strips Dies set to die cut it out. I adhered it to the panel with some foam tape for a bit of dimension and interest.
I appreciate you taking the time to stop by and visit today. I hope you liked my card. Have a wonderful and crafty day!
Hi Crafty Friends! Carly here and when I first started making cards, simple watercoloring was my favorite way to color stamped images because it’s easy to do with supplies you likely have on hand. And it doesn’t have to be precise or perfect, in fact I think it benefits from a little messiness!
use watercolor cardstock that can stand up to water without too much warping & piling. It can also help to tape your cardstock while painting.
stamp using a permanent ink that won’t bleed when water is added. I even like to stamp in black and emboss with clear powder to create a “wall” to keep my paint in the lines.
use water based inks to paint with.
to clean up little mistakes, use a small brush with clean water or even a baby wipe. And if the color doesn’t lift up as much as you would like, you can cover mistakes on white cardstock with a white pen.
smoosh the ink pads (or drop reinkers) onto a non-porous surface such as an acrylic block or plate to create a palette.
use more water to dilute color or less for a bold vibrant result.
allow drying time between each layer of watercolor. To speed things up you can also dry with a heat tool between layers.
I hope you were inspired by these cards and video. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hi friends! Sophie here today, and I am super thrilled to share a fun Halloween card featuring new August products!
For this card I opted for a more non-traditional Halloween color palette with pinks, purples, and blacks/grays. To start I first used just one layer out of the Layered Potions Stencils. I think it is super fun to stretch supplies, especially stencils, to beyond what they were originally intended for. Using just one of the layers or selectively inking can give you a totally different look! For this card I just wanted the layers with the spiders, bats, and stars.
For the potion bottles I created one as a flat bottle without the shaker element and one with the shaker element. The shaker bottle is filled with the new Halloween Friends Confetti. This clay confetti set is the absolute cutest! There are little miniature frankensteins, ghosts, and Draculas intermixed with white stars. The more muted colors in this clay mix are perfect for a variety of color palettes!
I decided to cut a little arch element from vellum to ground my images. This little scalloped arch actually comes from the Scallop Box Card die set! It is fun to use this arch shape on regular cards as well – it is sized perfectly for elements on an A2 card.
The sentiment comes from the new Halloween Greetings stamp set. I LOVE how Paulina has been including a whole set of sentiments each release this year that coordinates with the whole theme of the release. Pretty Pink Posh is known for their fun collection of dies and it is always nice to have some stamped sentiments available to use with them all! I love that there are always coordinating dies as well.
To finish the card off I cut out some bats and a spider from the Potion Bottle die set and sprinkled them around. This also helps tie in the black from the sentiment and the background to the card I think!
I hope you found this inspiring! Do you like to use pinks for Halloween projects? I’d love to know below. Until next time!
