Are you a fan of Halloween? I used to love everything scary. Now…not so much. I lean towards cute and cuddly Halloween these days and I thought this super cute DSP fit the bill nicely.

Measurements (bottom to top):

• Basic Black Card Base 4 1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5 1/2″
• Highland Heather Card Stock Layer 4″ x 5 1/4″
• Whisper White Card Stock Layer 3 3/4″ x 5″
• Pattern Paper Layer 3″ x 5″

Details:

• This card is really easy to assemble.  I laid the DSP piece onto the 3 3/4″ x 5″ Whisper White layer, aligning it all the way to the right side. Next I stamped the sentiment 3 times onto a scrap piece of white card stock, using my stamping platform to  align the words perfectly. Next, I cut a 2″ x 6″ piece of Highland Heather card stock and used the Decorative Ribbon Border Punch to punch the pretty border. I then layered my sentiment strip onto the punched border and then laid the whole piece next to the edge of the DSP.

• I pulled out SU’s Black 3/8″ Glittered Organdy ribbon and tied a knot around the layers, popped the whole panel up onto Stampin’ Dimensionals and adhered it to the card base. That’s it! This would be a fun card to mass produce!
• While we are on this picture I wanted to point out a boo boo. Normally I wouldn’t but I have a reason. Look at white card stock that the sentiment strip is stamped on. It’s a scrap of Papertrey Ink’s Stamper’s Select White card stock. Then look at the white cardstock to the left of that. That is Stampin’ Up’s Whisper White card stock. Can you see how crisp the PTI white is? It makes the SU white look yellow. Once I discovered that I have always used PTI Stamper’s Select White. It’s truly the brightest white I’ve ever come across.
• Now I said I like cute and cuddly Halloween but I purchased a “share” of SU’s DSP and embellishments from the Holiday Catalog and included in that were some little tiny charms. That totally creeped me out. Really. But when I looked at the knot in this gorgeous ribbon, I knew the charm would be PERFECT there. Are you ready???

• Seriously! Eek!!!! Have you ever seen something so cute but also so creepy at the same time??? I only have one more charm left so I’ll have to use it up. Don’t want to go digging through embellishments and see that! I might pee my pants!!
• I added some retired Black Rhinestone Jewels in between the repetition on the sentiment and I also randomly colored the purple ghosts with Wink of Stella – you can just make it out on the one above my water mark 🙂

So there you go. My super easy and mass producible Halloween card. Look through your stash and use up what you have to CASE this card! I’d love to see what you make!!

I apologize for the second blog post in one day but my Sunday post was done after the 8am deadline so it won’t hit until Monday and this one will hit on Monday as well, but I wanted to make the Freshly Made Sketches deadline and I’m sneaking in just under the wire 🙂

Thank you so much for visiting me and allowing me to share my art with you! XX

Supplies:

Card Stock: Basic Black, Highland Heather and Whisper White by Stampin’ Up!

DSP: Toil & Trouble by Stampin’ Up!

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black

Stamps: Best of Halloween by Stampin’ Up! (retired) and Happy Pumpkin by FSJ Stamps

Dies:  None

Tools: Decorative Ribbon Border Punch

Embellishments: Black 3/8 Glittered Organdy Ribbon; Spider Trinkets and Black Rhinestone Basic Jewels – All by Stampin’ Up!

Other: Whisper White Envelope by Stampin’ Up!