I made this card for 2 challenges. First, I needed a card for this week's Alphabet Challenge for the letter H. The H in this card is the Happy Hauntings Cricut Cartridge I used and the double challenge is to make it a Halloween card. But, to get started on this card, I went to this week's Featured Stamper gallery. Catherine (cdimick) is our Featured Stamper this week and I just keep finding cards I want to make. I chose this gorgeous card to case because of the black background with the ghosted images on it. There is a circle image panel and a sentiment at the bottom: SC737, ABC10K25 Kitten Birthday by cdimick at Splitcoaststampers. My jaw hit the floor when I first saw this card of Catherine's and I have thought about it ever since. I still want to make something that is more similar to this card, but for the alphabet challenge, I wanted to make a Halloween card. My dad died very suddenly and unexpectedly last Halloween and I was not sure how I was going to manage this upcoming Halloween, but Ann's challenge solved that problem. Thank you Ann! I die cut the flourish from the rectangle panel, then I adhered a large piece of 2-sided sook wong (score tape) to the back of this rectangle piece. Then I took both chunky and fine black glitters and mixed them together in a lid, then poured that over the open areas of the die cut and rubbed the glitter into the sook wong tape. Fun! It is so sparkly in real life too. The ghost and sentiment are both cut out twice and the pieces glued together to give them more stability. What a fun card this was to make. Thank you for looking today! ~Karen.
Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 GMT Views: 1780
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Accessories: Tim Holtz Mixed Media Dies; Cricut Happy Hauntings (for ghost and sentiment); Gina Marie Designs Stitched Rectangle Die; Wow Ultrafine and Chunky Glitters; 6" Wide Sook Wong Tape; Clear Wink of Stella
Techniques: Die Cutting; Glitter Inlay; Cutting images on Electronic cutter
Registered: January 11, 2017 Location: Wisconsin summer and Arizona winter Posts: 19734
Wed, Apr 24, 2019 @ 8:51 AM
Great Halloween card! Sorry to learn about you Dad's passing. I always love a card that sparkles! Now I have to go look through Catherine's gallery again!
------------------------------ Judy aka Gracie "Be a rainbow in someone else's cloud." Maya Angelou
Registered: November 7, 2009 Location: Sacramento Posts: 38900
Wed, Apr 24, 2019 @ 8:53 AM
Wow, Karen, this is amazing. Somehow you have made a Halloween card that is elegant! The black and white color scheme, the sparkle, it is just boo-ti-ful! Thank you for your kind words too!
Registered: April 1, 2012 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 28832
Wed, Apr 24, 2019 @ 12:09 PM
Oh my word Karen!!! I love this! I love the sparkly on the back of all the flourishes. Your ghost and boo --- very scary! Great card!!
------------------------------ Jan 'Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ'. Philippians 1:6
Registered: March 13, 2011 Location: Langley, B.C. Canada Posts: 32102
Fri, Apr 26, 2019 @ 10:06 AM
What a great card for H and Halloween. Love the sparkly black glitter and diecut. Love the way the ghostie is flying up. I am officially scared now, lol....
Wow, this is spook-tacular!! I love the mix of all of your elements and the black on black with the sparkle is fantastic! I am so sorry to hear you lost your dad.