Something is Brewing -
Halloween
This card is a
Halloween window where a cauldron is brewing something up for Halloween under
the watchful eye of a black cat.
I love Poppystamps dies, as they are so
versatile. In this card I cut the table down in height and cut the tips off the
fence to give it a more "Halloweenish" feel.
I cut the branches from the Memory Box Orchard
Frame Die and applied two of the three trees from the Memory Box Birch Trio.
Supplies you will need:
Poppystamps Dies:
Small Madison Arched Window [848]
Ashton Side Table [897]
Sitting Cat [860]
Picket Fence [827]
Grassland Border [825]
Walking Cat [859]
Memory Box Dies:
Orchard Tree Frame (98300)
Debutante Frame (98297)
Birch Trio (98617)
Grim Cauldron (98700)
Ghastly Ghosts (98701)
Tiny Bubbles (98699)
Memory Box Stamps:
Witch You Happy Halloween(B1973)
Memory Box Paper:
SH-Dill (44010)
SH-Jack-o-Lantern (44017)
SH-Licorice (44022)
SH-Meadow (44024)
Other:
Adhesives (glue, tape, circles or foam adhesives), scissors or paper trimmer to cut paper small enough to run through a die-cut machine, die-cut machine, black ink for stamping greeting inside card.
Adhesives (glue, tape, circles or foam adhesives), scissors or paper trimmer to cut paper small enough to run through a die-cut machine, die-cut machine, black ink for stamping greeting inside card.
Prepare the frame:
Step 1: Using Licorice
sheet paper run the Orchard Tree Frame through your die cutting machine.
Trim out all but the center tree.
Step 2: Using Jack-O-Lantern
card stock run the Debutante Frame through the die cutting machine.
Carefully attach the Orchard Frame to the Debutante Frame.
Step 3: Run the Birch Trio
through the die cutting machine and trim off one tree. Attach the
remaining two trees over the tree left in the Orchard Frame. This helps to hide
it and secure the birch trees to the frame.
Prepare the Window:
Step 1: Die cut in Licorice
card stock the Madison Small Arched Window. Die cut the Sitting Cat (and 3
of the Walking Cat – you will use him later). Die cut the Ghosts, Cauldrons
(you will use only the large one).
Step 2: Die cut in Meadow card
stock the Bubbles and the ghosts.
Step 3: Die cut in White card
stock the ghosts. Also cut enough white card stock to go behind the window.
This is where you will assemble your scene. Place double sided adhesive tape to
the back of the white card stock. This will make it easier to adhere later.
Step 4: Die cut in
Jack-O-Lantern, the Pumpkins and the Bubbles.
Step 5: Die cut in Vanilla Bean
the Aston Side Table.
Step 7: Assemble the components
of the window and adhere to the white base. Attach with one level of foam
adhesives the black window frame (Madison Small Arched Window) to the white
backing over the scene.
Step 8: Peel the strips from
the back of the white backing and attach your window scene to your Debutante
Frame.
Finish the Card’s Exterior:
Step 1: Cut the Grassland
border in Dill card stock.
Step 2: Cut the Picket Fence in
Licorice card stock.
Step 3: Weave both together a
little and adhere to Debutante Frame.
Step 4: Add ghosts in Meadow,
Licorice and White (that you cut earlier) randomly around the card. If you have
the Bats die cut you could use some of those as well.
Complete the inside of the
card:
Step 1: Using adhesive of our
choice adhere the three Walking Cats you cut earlier.
Step 2: Stamp the “Witching You
A Happy Halloween” stamp. Then turn the stamp and stamp the witches hat
that is located on the side of the greeting stamp.
Viola! You are done! I hope
you have enjoyed a peek into my Halloween collection.
