Witch, Please | Simon Says Stamp + CZ Design

Hi friends!  Today I’m getting a start on this year’s Halloween cards and also joining along on this week’s Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.  

The supplies used were:

Simon Says Stamp + CZ Design - “Witch, Please” Stamp Set

Simon Says Stamp - So Very Black Cardstock

Ranger / Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Lost Shadow & Pumice Stone

Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink – Flannel

Simon Says Stamp Clear Embossing and Watermark Ink

Waffle Flower - A6 Piercing Layers Dies

Waffle Flower - A6 Additional Piercing Layers Dies

Plate 52 - Dark Boundaries Rubber Stamp Set (moon & clouds)

Altenew - Obsidian Pigment Ink

WOW!  Clear Gloss Super Fine Embossing Powder

Sharpie – Earthtone Yellow Creative Maker (moon)

WOW! Heat Embossing Tool

Altenew 1” Instant Dimension Foam Tape

Picket Fence Studio – Moon Shade Gems

Misti Original Stamp Positioning Tool

Anna Griffin Empress Die Cutting Machine

I started today’s card by die cutting a piece of Simon Says Stamp’s “So Very Black” cardstock using the largest die in the Waffle Flower A6 Piercing Layers die set and also diecut a piece of white cardstock using the largest die in the Waffle Flower A6 Additional Piercing Layers dies.   These will serve as my card front and matting layer.   

Using the Plate 52 red rubber stamp of a cloud and moon called “Dark Boundaries”, I inked up the stamp with Simon Says Stamp’s “Flannel” ink and stamped it in three locations across the top of the card front.  Each time, I first stamped a layer of SSS Flannel ink, cleaned the stamp, and stamped a layer of Simon Says Stamp Clear embossing ink then covered the images with Wow! Clear Gloss embossing powder and heat set it with my heat tool.

I used Tim Holtz’s Lost Shadow and Pumice Stone Distress Inks and blended color to the top of the card front making sure to only lightly apply the inks as I got to the middle of the card front.  After I was happy with that step, I used a Sharpie Creative Marker – a yellow from the Earthtone set – and colored in the moon.

I placed the card front panel into my Misti stamp positioner and stamped the smaller witch on a broom and the “Witch, Please” images onto my card front using Altenew’s Obsidian Pigment Ink.  Once the inks dried, I positioned several Picket Fence Studio “Moon Shade” gems across the lower portion of the card front and glued them into place.

I added Altenew 1” foam tape to the back of the stamped card front and adhered it to the black cardstock panel and then adhered those to panels to the front of a top folding A6 card base.

That completes today’s card!  Thanks so much for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed this Halloween in July card and found inspiration for some of your own card making projects! 

Until next time… happy making!

Halloween 2023 | Fang-tastic Halloween

I came across the cutest Sweet November Stamps Halloween stamp set while browsing the Simon Says Stamp website during Stamptember this year and I’m thrilled to share the card I’ve made using it with you.

I selected a 4” x 5-1/4” piece of My Favorite Things “Boysenberry” cardstock and used Tim Holtz/Ranger’s Villainous Potion Distress Ink to darken the edges. Next, I misted the non-inked side with water using my Distress Sprayer, inserted it into the Simon Says Stamp “Tangled Web” embossing folder and ran it through my Spellbinders die cutting machine. I set it aside to dry and moved on to the next step.

I used VersaMark embossing ink and stamped two of spider stamps from the Sweet November Stamps “Spider Salutations” stamp set onto a white piece of scrap cardstock, applied Simon Says Stamp Ultra Fine Black Embossing Powder to the images and heat set them with the embossing tool. I used a YG01 Copic marker to color the eyes and cut the images out using my Brother Scan N Cut machine. Using Altenew’s Ultraviolet Crisp Dye Ink, I brushed ink over the white areas of the spiders (being careful not to get any on the eyes) and applied “Night Sky” Nuvo Glitter Drops over each of the spider’s bodies to make them sparkly.

Now back to the purple panel – I used a Hero Arts Unicorn pigment ink pad and lightly pulled it across the raised/embossed web lines that were created by the embossing folder to give them some dimension. Next, I glued the purple panel to the center of an A2-size card front. For the frame, I used a piece of Distress Black Two-Tone Woodgrain cardstock and used the largest die from Rubbernecker Stamps’ “Nested Scallop with Holes” die set. I applied strips of black foam tape to the edges of the frame and applied it to the center of the card front.

For the sentiment, I used Simon Says Stamp’s “Spooky Salutations” Sentiment Strips, cut out the one I liked and colored the sentiment strip with the YG01 Copic marker so that it matched my spider’s eyes. I applied black 3D Foam Squares to the back sides of my spiders and sentiment strip, as well as added a piece of DMC black metallic floss to the upper spider and adhered everything to the card front. My final touch was adding some Trinity Stamps “Cave Crystals” sequins across the card and that wrapped it up.

I hope you enjoyed this spidery Halloween card - I appreciate you stopping by! Until next time… Happy Making!

Halloween 2023 | Trick or Treat

The Unity Stamp Company released this adorable “Ghostly Bat Ensemble” stamp set that I had the perfect patterned paper to serve as a background. Today is the first day of Fall 2023 and I was inspired to start making for the spooky season.

For starters, I grabbed a gorgeous piece of patterned paper from the Whimsy Stamps “BOOkeh” designer paper pack… sort of a candy corn color theme happening – too cute – and cut it to be 4” x 5-1/4” using the Trinity Stamps “Modern Embossed Rectangle Stack” dies. I also used this die set to cut an A2 sized piece of black cardstock to frame my decorative panel on the card base.

Next, I stamped the ghost stamp from the Unity Stamp Company “Ghostly Bat Ensemble” onto a piece of white cardstock using VersaMark watermark ink and added a layer of Brutus Monroe Raven Sparkle Embossing Powder and melted the embossing powder with the heat gun. I used Prima Marketing “Shimmering Lights” watercolor paints (Chandelier and Antique) to paint the ghost image to give it a pearlescent finish and used the Brother Scan N Cut to cut out the image for me.

I stamped the “Trick or Treat” image from the same stamp set onto the upper right of my BOOkeh card panel using StazOn Jet Black ink since the patterned paper has a bit of a shiny finish and I wanted to ensure the ink wasn’t going to smear. I added Simon Says Stamp 3D Foam Squares to the back side of my ghost and adhered it to the card front. I found some This Calls for Confetti “The Autumn Leaves” sequins in my embellishment stash and glued a few of those cascading across the panel.

Lastly, I adhered the decorated panel to the A2 black cardstock panel using Simon Says Stamp Big Momma Foam Tape and used Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium to glue the card front to the card base… DONE! This was a quick and easy card but was so much fun to make. Until next time… Happy Making!