Tag: Boo-tacular

A BOO-tacular Halloween Shaker Card!

Hello Everyone! Stephanie here with a fun Halloween shaker card featuring the most adorable Ghost Dies by Gina Marie Designs. I just had to pair these dies with Kat’s BOO-tacular Sequin Mix, just look at those adorable shaker bits shaped like ghosts! They’re so cute and they coordinate with the ghost dies perfectly! I used this sequin mix as my color inspiration and created my own chevron pattern to match, using a fun (and surprisingly easy) technique that I’ll share with you below.

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I started out creating my chevron pattern by cutting 1/4″ strips of paper to match my color scheme. I adhered them to an A2 card base using a double sided adhesive in a diagonal pattern. You really could just leave it like this and it would be beautiful, but if you’d like to take it a step further it’s not hard to create the chevron design. I simply made a second panel, this time with the diagonal going in the opposite direction. I then cut both of the panels into 1/4″ strips and alternated them to create the chevron design. I think the results are worth the extra effort.

I used the smallest circle in the Double Stitched Circle Dies by Kat Scrappiness to cut two shaker windows out of some white cardstock. I also added a Stitched Scalloped Border along one edge for added detail. To add some color to the inside of the shaker windows, I blended some Mowed Lawn and Wilted Violet Distress Inks to the stitched circles.

I decided to add a little extra sparkle to the background, so I adhered a thin strip of black glitter cardstock from my stash to the left edge of my background panel. Now it’s time to start assembling the card. I added a piece of acetate and double sided foam tape to the back of my white panel and added the BOO-tacular sequin mix before adhering it to my background.

Next I added my ghosts, along with some die cut letters to spell out the word BOO! If you don’t have letter die cuts I also think these Thickers would be really cute. Of course I had to finish off the card with a bakers twine bow and some sequins from the same B00-tacular mix I used inside the shaker.

That completes my card for today. Thank you so much for stopping by!

Double Stitched Circle Dies by Kat Scrappiness – NEW!	Lawn Fawn Stitched Scalloped Border Dies	Boo Ghosts Dies by Gina Marie	BOO-tacular Sequin Mix
Ranger Multi Medium Matte Adhesive	1/4″ Acid Free ATG Tape – Fits Pink 3M Scotch ATG Guns

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October 16, 2016

Happiest Halloween!

Hi there friends! Stephanie here. I’m back today with another fun Halloween card featuring some of my new favorite Kat Scrappiness goodies.

While creating this card I discovered a couple new items that I’m adding to my list of must haves. If you don’t already have them in your arsenal you’ll definitely want to get your hands on them!

First, this Merriest stamp set by Avery Elle is one of my new favorites! I adore the scripty lettering, and it also comes with tons of great add-on words that make it one of the most versatile sets. Not only does it have sentiments for the Christmas holidays, it also has really great sentiments for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Easter, Birthdays, and others. It’s definitely one I’ll be using often.

Second, this BoBunny Glitter Paste was SO much fun to work with. It has the most amazing iridescent sparkle and dries clear. I experimented a bit by adding some distress ink to it, and was able to tint it while the glitter still showed through beautifully. On today’s card I applied the clear paste over top an ink blended background and the look of it changed depending on the color that was underneath it, which is a really fun effect. I can see myself using this a lot on so many different cards.

In the video below you can see how I used it on this Halloween card.

I started out by doing some ink blending on my background panel using Concord Grape and Black Soot Distress Inks. I then used the largest of the Stitched Rectangle Dies from Kat’s collection to create a nicely finished edge, and then used one of Kat’s Stitched Circle Dies in the upper right hand corner, which will become my moon.

Next, I spritzed the entire panel with this Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Spritz, which adds a brilliant sparkle. Because you can never have too much glitter, I then used the Lawn Fawn Snowy Backdrop Die (which also makes a lovely starry night sky) to cut out my own stencil, and applied the BoBunny Glitter Paste.

I heat embossed my sentiment from the Merriest stamp set using white embossing powder and popped it up on some foam tape for added dimension. After ink blending my moon using Mustard Seed and Wild Honey Distress Inks I added this adorable little Bat Die from Echo Park, which is stacked three layers thick and popped up on some foam tape. I finished off my card with some bakers twine and some sequins from the Boo-taclar Sequin Mix and this card is ready to send to a friend to say hello for Halloween.

I hope you enjoyed today’s card. I know I had a lot of fun making it. I’m excited to see how I can incorporate some of these products in my Christmas cards this holiday season. Thanks for stopping by and I’ll see you next time!

Stitched Rectangle Dies by Kat Scrappiness	Stitched Circle Dies by Kat Scrappiness	Bats Die by Echo Park	Avery Elle Merriest Sentiment Stamp Set
BOO-tacular Sequin Mix	Lawn Fawn Lawn Cuts Custom Craft Die – LF996 Snowy Backdrop	Bo Bunny Double Dot Sugar Glitter Paste	Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Spritz Spray 2oz
Ranger Mini Misters – 3 pkg	Ranger Mini Blending Tool	Ranger Multi Medium Matte Adhesive	3M Scotch 1/2-Inch by 36-Yard Double-Sided Foam Tape
T.W . Evans Cordage 07-044 4 Poly Variegated 2-Pound Cone, 9600-Feet, Black and White	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Dusty Concord	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Black Soot	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads, Mini, Wild Honey
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Mustard Seed

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September 22, 2016