Witches Brew Halloween Card

I created this interactive Halloween card featuring the Merry Cafe stamp set for my nephew. I thought he would find it humorous that the coffee cup was filled with bats instead of coffee.

Pull the heart tab on the coffee cup lid to reveal the cup's contents.

I'm sure you are thinking how did you make the cup narrow enough and short enough to fit inside the regular cup, be removable, and not interfere with the adhesive foam strips. I used the largest coffee cup framelit from the Coffee Cups Framelits set.. I cut 1 large cup from Very Vanilla cardstock. Then I placed the cup back onto the Big Shot Platform but a little to the right and a little upwards to die cut a smaller, narrower cup. I only cut part of the cup the second time. This is also called partial die cutting.

Partially die cutting the cup insert took a few tries, so once I got the size I was satisfied with, I made a template. That way next time I can go right to my template and know exactly where to cut.

After I attached the insert to the lid, I bent the bottom of the lid upwards to form a lip to catch the outer cup on.

I used the same layout and similar measurements to make a second Halloween card for my niece.

I love the Spooky Night Designer Series Paper, especially the witch's hat and mosaic shaped patterns!

I wrote down my measurements. However, I made this card awhile ago and cannot find them. I have already mailed the card and cannot remeasure. I will keep looking for my notes and update if I locate them.

How have you used the Merry Cafe and Spooky Night Designer Series Paper? I would love to see what you create!

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

Thankful for You!

I created this card for my Holiday Catalog Launch Party Make and Take. This is a design that shows off the Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper as well as the Painted Harvest stamp set.
 

 
The entire Painted Harvest Product Suite is my absolute favorite new Holiday Catalog product! All of the Painted Harvest Suite products are so gorgeous, I couldn't simply pick one!

This card also plays with layering and matting border sizes - 1/8" borders and 1/16" borders.  I love how the Early Espresso matte frames and enhances the Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper. It really stands out!

I used the Designer Series Paper to create my color palette and then echoed the colors throughout the card for a cohesive look.

On the inside I stamped the sunflower image and added a narrow border of gold washi tape from the Year of Cheer Specialty Washi Tape set. The gold washi tape almost looks like the inside matte has been embossed for an elegant detail.

The sunflower is made from stamping Crushed Curry ink for the largest set of petals, Peekaboo Peach ink for the second set of petals, and Early Espresso ink for the center. The great thing about this sunflower stamp is that no matter which direction you turn each set of petals, it still looks amazing!

I hope you give this sweet and simple card a try! Here are the measurements.

Thankful Sunflower Card Measurements
	Paper	Dimensions
Card Base	Marina Mist	4-1/4” x 11”; scored at 5-1/2”
1st Matte	Early Espresso	5-1/4” x 4”
2nd Matte	Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper	3-7/8” x 5-1/8”
1st Greeting Banner	Marina Mist	1-1/8” x 3-7/8”
2nd Greeting Banner	Whisper White	1” x 3-7/8”
Inside Mat	Whisper White	5-1/4” x 4”
Leaves	Lemon Lime Twist	1-3/4” x 4”; stamp 2 leaves & punch out with the Leaf Punch

Thank you so much for baring with me during my blogging absent. It has been a tumultuous few months with unexpected medical problems and procedures as well as a death in the family. I appreciate everyone's support!

Thank you for stopping by!
Beth