Using a Card Sketch to Make a Halloween Card

The Scary Cute stamp set (#159850) is my go to Halloween stamp set this season. The silhouettes of the trick-or-treaters are too adorable and fun! I made this card to send to my niece for Halloween using the fairy princess silhouette stamp.

The layout comes from a card sketch by Teresa Kline. I was drawn to the three horizontal stripes and the ribbon at the top of her sketch.

I often use card sketches for inspiration, whether they are my own card sketches or another's. Card sketches provide a starting point for my creativity. I look at the scale of the elements on the card sketch to get an idea of which stamps and papers would fit.

There were no measurements included with Teresa's card sketch, so I used my grid paper to draw an approximation. Then I cut my paper and adjusted the measurements as I created.

I chose mostly neutral colors with the Basic Black, the Basic Gray, and the Basic White. I added a burst of Highland Heather to contrast with the neutral colors.

I chose the star patterned paper because it echoed the star on the fairy princess' wand and because the size of the stars well fit in a 3/4" strip of DSP. The stars did not lose their definition when cut to such a narrow piece of DSP. I kept the three strips of DSP the same to avoid the card becoming overly busy with too many patterns.

On the inside I stamped the moon and some bats at the top and the row of trick-or-treaters at the bottom to create a nighttime Halloween scene.

You can customize this card too. The silhouette stamps are mostly the same size, so the stamps with one trick-or-treater should fit in this circle die cut. You can also adjust the size of the circle die cuts. You can change the color palette to your recipient's favorite colors or to suit the occasion.

Below are the measurements and the supply list that I used to make this Scary Cute Halloween card. You can find stamping supplies in my online store HERE.

Measurements

• Card Base: 8-1/2" x 5-1/2"; score at 4-1/4" (Basic Gray Cardstock)
• 1st Mat: 4" x 5-1/4" (Basic Black Cardstock)
• 2nd Mat: 3-1/2" x 4-3/4" (Highland Heather Cardstock)
• Stripes (cut 3): 3/4" x 3-1/2" (Black and White Designer Series Paper)
• Scalloped Circle: 2-3/4" x 2-3/4" (Basic Black Cardstock) - use the 2-1/2" scalloped circle die
• Circle: 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" (Basic White Cardstock) - use the 2-1/8" circle die
• Greeting Mat: 2-1/2" x 1" (Basic Black Cardstock)
• Greeting: 2" x 3-3/4" (Basic White Cardstock)
• Inside Mat: 4" x 5-1/4" (Basic White Cardstock)

Supply List

Supplies Specific to this Card

• #159850 Scary Cute Stamp Set
• #159852 Scary Cute Bundle (The Scary Cute Stamp Set is can also be purchased as part of a bundle with the Scary Silhouette Dies)
• #121044 Basic Gray Cardstock
• #146986 Highland Heather Cardstock
• #121045 Basic Black Cardstock
• #159276 Basic White Cardstock
• #159861 Black and White Designer Series Paper (DSP)
• #132708 Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad
• #156408 White 3/8" Glittered Organdy Ribbon
• #144220 Rhinestone Basic Jewels
• #104430 Dimensionals
• #141705 Layering Circles Dies
  

 Basic Tools

• #110755 Multipurpose Liquid Glue
• #102300 Bone Folder
• #103579 Paper Snips
• #130148 Grid Paper
• #152392 Paper Trimmer
• #149653 Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
• #126200 Stampin' Scrub
• #153648 Stampin' Mist Cleaner
• #118487 Clear Block A
• #117147 Clear Block B
• #118486 Clear Block C
• #118490 Clear Block H

I liked working with this card sketch and would try it again. I think it would be fun to make a Christmas or birthday card with this card sketch too! How would you customize this card sketch?

I hope you enjoyed today's Halloween card. If you need supplies to make this adorable fairy princess Halloween card, please, shop my online store HERE.

If you have any questions about today's project, please, don't hesitate to ask me.

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

You are Simply Fabulous Circle Easel Card

Today's project is a circle easel card featuring the Simply Fabulous stamp set. The Simply Fabulous stamp set is one of my top must-have stamp sets from the 2022-2023 Annual Catalog. It has cute little flowers and leaves stamps along with greetings perfect for friendship, encouragement, and celebration.

The varied scale of the flowers and leaves stamps ranges from small to large and makes this a fantastic set for building bouquets, wreaths, clusters, and more! Use the larger flowers and leaves for focal images. Sprinkle in the smaller flowers and leaves to fill in the spaces between to create a cohesive bouquet or wreath!

The base for the circle easel card is made of two connected scalloped circles. To connect the scalloped circles, I cut a piece of Tahitian Tide cardstock and folded it in half, then I placed the largest Layering Circle die on the Tahitian Tide cardstock with about 1/8" of the die above the fold, and ran it through the Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine.

Moving the topmost edge of the scalloped circle die above the fold line means that the area that the die is not touching the cardstock will not be cut.

A second scalloped circle is die cut and adhered to one of the card base scallop circles to make the easel stand up.

 
Below are the measurements and supplies to recreate this Simply Fabulous Circle Easel Card.

Measurements

• Card Base: 4-1/4" x 8"; scored at 4" (Tahitian Tide Cardstock)
• Scalloped Circle: 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" (Tahitian Tide Cardstock)
• Circles: 5" x 2-3/4" (Basic White Cardstock) - cut 2 of the 2-3/8" circles from this piece of cardstock and cut 1 of them in half
• Stopper: 2" x 3"

Supplies

#159133 Simply Fabuous Stamp Set
#159261 Tahitian Tide Cardstock
#102283 Versamark Watermark Ink Pad
#147052 Flirty Flamingo Ink Pad
#147094 Daffodil Delight Ink Pad
#147095 Granny Apple Green Ink Pad
#147051 Melon Mambo Ink Pad
#132708 Momento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad
#104430 Dimensionals
#110755 Multipurpose Liquid Glue
#102300 Bone Folder
#103579 Paper Snips
#130148 Grid Paper
#152392 Paper Trimmer
#149653 Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
#118487 Clear Block A
#117147 Clear Block B
#118490 Clear Block H
#151770 Layering Circle Dies


A circle easel card makes a great display card. I chose "You are simply fabulous" for the greeting on this circle easel card. It is a kind reminder that we are fabulous too! It can be easy to focus more on the care of others and forget to care for and appreciate yourself too. This card could be a visual reminder that you are simply fabulous too!

I hope you give this circle easel a card and make one for each of your best friends! I think you will really enjoy stamping with the Simply Fabulous stamp set! If you need supplies to make this card, please, shop my online store HERE.

If you have any questions about today's project, please, don't hesitate to ask me. I am happy to help you with your stamping questions!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!
Beth

Little Ladybug Retreat Day Take and Make Project

Thank you so much for a wonderful retreat day on Saturday! It was a full house, but we had tons of fun stamping, chatting, eating, and playing games! I am so glad that you enjoyed the Make a Card Relay Game! Each team worked together so well to complete the card. I am so glad that you cheered each other on! I hope you enjoyed the card projects, the prizes, and the Valentine Thank you favors too!

Below are the instructions for your Take and Make Projects we started on Saturday. Use the instructions below to assemble your card. Take a photo of your card and email me it to me with the subject line Take and Make Ladybug Card or post your card photo on my Facebook Page. I would love to see how yours turned out!

My Take and Make project was inspired by a mini card from Tammy Shaia. She created a lovely and cute mini square card using the Little Ladybug stamp set and the Layering Circles Dies with a similar layout.

I changed many elements on the inspiration card. I changed the card dimensions to make it a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" card. I used a stitched circle and a plain circle to frame my ladybug image. I changed the shape of the greeting from a die cut to a rectangle. I also used the Brights and the Regals Designer Series Paper Pack as the featured patterned paper. I added the row of ladybugs image to the inside of my card base.
 

Project Pieces

In your Take and Make packets, you should have the following

• 4-1/4" x 11" Thick Whisper White Card Base; scored at 5-1/2" 
• 3/4" x 3" Whisper White Greeting Rectangle
• Whisper White Stitched Circle Die Cut
• Basic Black Layering Circle Die Cut
• 3" x 4-1/4" Designer Series Paper Mat in either Real Red or in Poppy Parade
• 3-1/4" x 4-1/2" Basic Black Mat

Stamped at the Retreat Day Pieces

At our retreat day, you should have stamped

• the ladybug image of your choice on the Whisper White Stitched Circle Die Cut
• the greeting "Hey, Lady!" on the Whisper White Greeting Rectangle
• the row of ladybugs image along the bottom edge of the inside of your Card Base

Card Assembly Instructions

1. First, fold and burnish your Card Base.
2. Color in your ladybug images. Because we used water-based Memento Tuxedo Black ink to stamp our images, I used alcohol-based coloring tools to avoid smearing the Memento ink. I used Stampin' Blends - Dark Real Red, Dark Basic Black, and Light Basic Black - to color in the ladybug on the front of the card and on the inside of the card. You could also use colored pencils as long as you don't use water or the blending pens to smooth your pencil lines.





3. Next adhere the Designer Series Paper Mat to the center of the Basic Black Mat. Adhere them to the center of your card front.
4. Then adhere the Whisper White stitched circle die cut to the center of the Basic Black circle die cut and add dimensionals to the back of the Basic Black circle die cut. Adhere to the card front in the lower right corner, so that the circles are overlapping both the Designer Series Paper Mat and the Card Base, or as desired.
5. Trim your Whisper White Greeting Rectangle as desired. You could cut both ends like I did, cut one banner tail, cut two banner tails, and more! Adhere the Whisper White Greeting Rectangle to the card front in the lower left corner but still on the Designer Series Paper Mat, or as desired.

I hope you enjoyed this project and our retreat day! I can't wait for our next retreat in the summer!

Happy Stamping!
Beth

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Quilted Embossed Thank You Card

If you are waiting until the last minute to order retiring products, this is it! We are down to the wire! I wanted to share one last card before the new 2019-2020 Annual Catalog debuts tomorrow.

Garden Impressions Designer Series Paper is one of the Designer Series Paper packs that I will miss the most! The large So Saffron flowers are too sweet to pass up using one more time!

I used the Quilt Top Embossing Folder to emboss the entire mat - both the Whisper White cardstock and the Garden Impressions Designer Series Paper strips before adding the So Saffron strip and the Shaded Spruce Metallic Ribbon. I emphasized the embossed side of the Quilt Top Embossing Folder, but I think the debossed side would look just as pretty!

Don't forget to decorate the inside of the card! Here I placed a 1/2" strip of the same Garden Impressions Designer Series Paper along the bottom edge of the mat and stamped "Thank you" in Night of Navy ink.

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You can find the measurements and a supply list at the end of this post.

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Quilted Garden Impressions Thank You Card Supply List
Stamps	#147513 Abstract Impressions (Photopolymer)
Paper	#100730 Whisper White Cardstock #100867 Night of Navy Cardstock #105118 So Saffron Cardstock #115320 Melon Mambo Cardstock #146289 Garden Impressions Designer Series Paper
Ink	#147110 Night of Navy Ink Pad
Embellishments	#146329 Metallic Ribbon Combo Pack #104430 Stampin’ Dimensionals
Tools	#126889 Stampin’ Trimmer #143263 Big Shot Machine #144687 Quilted Top Embossing Folder #141705 Layering Circles Framelits #143720 2-1/4” Circle Punch

Quilted Garden Impressions Thank You Card  Measurements
	Paper	Dimensions
Card Base	Night of Navy Cardstock	4-1/4” x 11”; scored at 5-1/2”
1st Mat	Whisper White Cardstock	4” x 5-1/4”
Designer Series Paper Strips (cut 4)	Garden Impressions DSP	1” x 2-5/8”
Cardstock Strip	So Saffron Cardstock	1/2” x 4”
Greeting Circle	Whisper White Cardstock	2-3/4” x 2-3/4”
Greeting Circle Mat	Melon Mambo Cardstock	3” x 3”
Inside Mat	Whisper White Cardstock	4” x 5-1/4”