31 Days of Halloween - Day 18 - World Cardmaking Day - Gatefold Card

Today is a big day for the world of card makers. A day set aside for all of us to take time out and make a card. Any card. For any occasion. I decided to sit down and make a card using an inked embossed gatefold technique. Why not, right?

I love the brick wall embossing folder. It is one of my absolute favorites. If you have watched my video on this project, you will have seen my "helper", Frankie. He was a bit upset that I was making a card and didn't invite him to partake in world card making day. Since he made a guest appearance in the video, I suppose, I should allow him the same here on my blog.

  

He is our real life Grumpy Cat. He looks ever so sad, but he really is such a sweet boy. I can promise you that in all of these pictures, he is actually purring Lol.

Anyway.... thank you, Frankie, for dropping in to say hi to everyone here also. ;-)

Take a look at the video of the card if you haven't seen it and you can check out his cameo there also.


Back to the project... For this card, I used no designer series paper at all. My embossing folder turned my cardstock into my designer series paper. So if you don't have any patterned paper that you like for a particular project, make your own!

To watch my video with all of the dimensions and instructions, click here.

Tomorrow we will be getting wet so, put on your galoshes for a watercolor background card!

Until next time...

Jen


Supplies:

 

 Smoky Slate Card Stock  Brick Wall Textured Impressions Embossing Folder   Stampin Trimmer

Bone Folder                              Whisper White Ink Pad                    Tangerine Tango Card Stock

    Here For You Stamp Set               1 3/4'' Circle Punch                  2'' Circle Punch


 


Tombo Multipurpose Liquid Glue  Cookie Cutter Halloween Stamp Set  Mr. Funny Bones Stamp Set

 

Project Life Corner Punch        Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker

31 Days of Halloween - Day 17 - Black and White

Absolutely NO color today! Not a bit. Like we are back in the 1920s and we are watching a silent movie.

You don't always have to add color to line art. Many times, an image can speak loud and clear in just black and white. Many projects are very striking in black and white. Or even white on white. Here I used the Neutrals stack DSP as my patterned paper. And the adorable cookie cutter Halloween Stamp set to have my critters peeking out from my windows.

If you would like to see how I created the windows and put the card together, click here.

Tomorrow is world card making day and I will be sharing a gatefold card with an embossing technique. Come back and join the fun!

Until next time...

Jen



Supplies:

Neutrals DSP                                        Basic Black Card Stock         Thick Whisper White Card Stock

Mr. Funny Bones Stamp Set     Cookie Cutter Halloween Stamp Set     Whisper White Card Stock

 

Whisper White Mini Pompom Trim                 Paper Snips               Tombo Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Layering Squares Framelits                   Stampin' Dimensionals                               Big Shot

Basic Black Archival Ink Pad

31 Days of Halloween - Day 16 - Jar of Haunts Luminary

Yoooouuu light up my life.... you give me hope to carry on.... You light up my days and fill my nights with song...... Ah, Debbie Boone... 

And now you have that song stuck in your head. If you don't know that song, go get your mother because you are too young!!! Or perhaps you should just "boogle" it and you can hear what is in everyone else's heads right now...

Sorry,... again, I digress...

Here's the project for today... isn't is :"enlightening"? ok, that was punny!!!

These are the luminaries that will be lining my sidewalk on all hallows eve. They hold a battery powered tea light and will light the path for the sweet little trick or treaters to my front door for their treats. Or, if my husband answers the door... their tricks. lol

I used several different colored card stocks and cut jars out of each of the side panels from the everyday jar framelits. Then I stamped jars from the jar of haunts onto vellum and adhered it to the open jar areas. 

If you are the video watching type, you can see the video here.

I can't wait to see how they look all lined up on the sidewalk in the evening!

Until next time...

Jen

Supplies:

          

     Jar of Haunts Stamp Set               Everyday Jar Framelits                  Elegant Eggplant Card Stock

        

        Vellum Card Stock                                    Big Shot                           Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad

          

            Stampin Trimmer                             Bone Folder                                     Paper Snips

          

             Fast Fuse                              Tombo Multipurpose Glue                       Stampin Sponge

         

         Neutrals Markers                               Subtles Markers                              Brights Markers

       

Tangerine Tango Ink Pad                 Cherry Cobbler Ink Pad        3/8 Glitter Ribbon Combo Pack

      

       Boo to you framelits                       Basic Black Card Stock

31 Days of Halloween - Day 15 - Diamond Fold Card

Let's make a fun fold card that has a diamond shape for a front! I love fun fold cards, don't you? I used timeless textures and jar of haunts for the stamping on this card.

I will say this was one of my more challenging projects. Not because it was extremely difficult to create, but those folds on the middle flap wanted to go every which way but loose! I finally gave them the what for and they settled down into place. I was pleased with the final result though.

If you want to watch the video, you can do so here.

I can't wait for tomorrow, because I'm going to light up your life!!!!  ;-)

Until next time...

Jen


Supplies:

       

       Playful Palette DSP                    Jar of Haunts Stamp Set                Timeless Textures Stamp Set

       

     Everyday Jar Framelits               Peekaboo Peach Card Stock            Peekaboo Peach Ink Pad

        

             Stampin Trimmer                              Bone Folder                     Whisper White Card Stock

        

        Snail Adhesive                         Memento Tuxedo Black Ink               Stampin Dimensionals