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There's Magic in the Air!

I'm back with another G45 Halloween card!  I absolutely LOVE this paper!  This particular print had such a lovely sunset glow that I could not resist pulling out some pastel card stock for an elegant Halloween card that requires very little stamping.

The floral cluster includes a dark purple blossom that I edged with black Wink of Stella, layered with shreds of cheesecloth, a beautiful variegated silk ribbon that matches perfectly, a little dotted Swiss (inspired by the paper's dotted border), and a stretched and torn bit of the purple netting that shallots come in!  It looks like point d'esprit lace from a vintage hat!

For the inside I used a sheet of Ink Drops Vivid designer paper. With those swirling colors and splashes of gold (and also of white, that I added inside and out with diluted acrylic paint), it looks magical to me and fits in well with the "Magic in the Air" theme.

Supplies:

• Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - All Occasion Sentiments Set 2
• Graphic 45 Midnight Tales - 8x8
• Craft Consortium Ink Drops Vivid 6x6 (inside, and small star)
• Spellbinders Stars Five
• Stamp Simply Steel Dies - Fishtail Sentiment Banners
• Memento Full Size Dye Ink Pad - Tuxedo Black
• May Arts 1/4" Variegated Silk - 54 yard spools - Grey/Taupe
• Sheer dotted ribbon
• Dritz Cheesecloth - 36" x 3 yards
• Zig Wink of Stella Brush - Black Glitter Marker
• Zig Wink of Stella Brush - Clear Glitter Marker
• purple plastic mesh (the kind shallots come in!)

Christmas Candy

I am so in love with this beautiful Ink Drops Candy designer paper from Craft Consortium!  This particular print made me think of a sparkling Christmas tree, so I decided to hang a gold ornament on it.

The ornament was stamped with Delicata gold ink and embossed with gold embossing powder, die cut, and then colored with pink and gold Copic markers.  

The inside is simple, with a verse stamped in sparkling gold ink.

Supplies:

• Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Christmas Joy Bundle
• Craft Consortium Ink Drops Candy 6x6
• May Arts 1.5" Sheer Glitter Dots - 30 yard spool - Gold
• May Arts Metallic String - 300 Yard Spool - Gold
• Delicata Non-Tarnishing Ink Pad - Golden Glitz
• Luxury Pearlescent Metallic 105# Cardstock - Assortment 24 Ct
• gold detail embossing powder
• satin ribbon
• Copic markers

G45 Halloween Slimline

 

Hello friends!  If you've been around for a while, then you already know that I absolutely adore making Halloween cards!  The colors are so much fun to work with!  

It's hard to see in the photo, but this designer paper has a just a hint of purple so I decided to add a few purple accents.  I added black Wink of Stella to the edges of the lilac flower petals to make a floral embellishment that has black twill ribbon, shreds of cheesecloth, and purple jute string.  Look closely and you'll also see some purple "netting."  I have had some of that purple plastic mesh (the kind that shallots come in!) stashed for a while, and this was the perfect occasion to use it.  It looks really cool if you stretch and tear it!

This paper has lots of fun designs that you can use as accents and borders, so I added one of those to the inside.

Here's a closer look.  This sentiment is from one of our All Occasions sentiment sets.

Supplies:

• Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Welcome Fall Bundle
• Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - All Occasion Sentiments Set 2
• Spellbinders Nestabilities - Standard Ovals SM
• Spellbinders Nestabilities - Standard Ovals LG
• Graphic 45 Midnight Tales - 8x8
• Memento Full Size Dye Ink Pad - Tuxedo Black
• Dritz Cheesecloth - 36" x 3 yards
• May Arts 5/8" Twill - 30 Yard Spool - Black
• May Arts Burlap String - 400 Yard Spool - Lavender
• Kaisercraft Mini Paper Blooms - Amethyst
• Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Round Rhinestones - Dark Purple
• Zig Wink of Stella Brush - Black Glitter Marker
• Zig Wink of Stella Brush - Clear Glitter Marker
• Copic markers
• purple plastic mesh (the kind shallots come in!)