Trick or Treat- Card Tutorial #2

     Hi friends!  Today I'm going to be starting a miniseries for Fall and Halloween cards.  I can't help myself. The back to school season, filled with pumpkin spice candles and warm soup, is seeping in to my craft room and creativity.

A (hopefully) spooky closeup 

     I knew when starting this card that I wanted to use a less traditional Halloween color, (don't worry though, there will be plenty of orange throughout this series).  I began by using my Martha Stewart scoring board to create a standard size top-folding card.

Martha Stewart mini scoring board

     I ran the card base through my Sissix BigKick with the Creative Memories chevron embossing folder.  I decided, as I often do, that I wanted to enhance the embossing with ink.  This time, however, I opted against my traditional white and decided upon silver. I went for a slightly messy look with the ink to harken back to the creepy Halloween aspects of the card.    

Using Brilliance silver ink over newspaper to keep my cutting mat clean

     Next, I chose my papers.  I fell in love with the little bats from the Recollections Halloween 6x6 paper pack as well as this purple cardstock, and thought they worked really well with the sliver ink.  I decided to use my scallop border punch on the purple cardstock to give it a little something extra.

Using my ek success border punch

     After I cut the patterned paper down to size, I realized that I wanted to place my sentiment within this paper.  I broke out my wafer thin circle dies and chose a 1.5 inch die that would fit the stamp perfectly inside.  Next, I placed foam tape on the back before returning to the sentiment.  I decided to emboss the sentiment in silver, to tie in the rest of the elements.

The embossed sentiment

      Finally, I was able to adhere all the portions of the card down.  I then took my black and white bakers twine and tied a small bow at the top of the card to finish it off (I know, bakers twine, surprise surprise).

   

The completed card

     Finally, the first card in my Halloween and Fall series is complete! Thanks for much for stopping by!
estimated time: 25 minutes