Halloween has always been one of our favorite holidays. I believe that my daughter's excitement is contagious. She's been designing stamps for Texana Designs. We've all had a fun time with some great images. Great job Jillian!
I have some papers from DCWV that are 6" x 12" patterned papers. I added some glittery goo and two stamps from Texana on the front. The sugar skull is mounted on a wobble and is bouncy. The inside of the black card has a white mat with corners and the mini sugar skull and the sentiment "EEEEEK HAPPY HALLOWEEN". I used the remaining paper to decorate the inside of the envelope.
Below is a twisted easel card with Texana Stamps, dies from Spellbinders and Tim Holtz. I saw the design on pinterest and decided I had to try it too. I had some premade cards in orange and black so I cut them up to make this one. I'm really pleased how it turned out.
Here is another card using those orange and black cards and the sizzix triple flip die. I added three stamped images created by Jillian and two stamps. I also used a Tim Holtz Alterations tree die.
It was a great day at Sassy Scrappers. I hope you were able to join us. If not, be sure to stop and shop. We didn't clean out the store completely! Hope you will make it the next time that Texana Designs has a trunk sale and make'n'takes.
The Spinner/Slider card is fun to make and fun to give and even more fun to receive. It takes a little planning, but just because of using the foam tape to adhere the pieces.
Supplies:
Texana Designs Stamps:
Halloween Background Ground
Ghost Set
Halloween Set
Eeeeek Happy Halloween
Boo to You
Made in Texas by a Texan or Handmade by Stick It Adhesive Sheets Ranger Adhesive Foam Roll Sticky Thumb Dimensional Adhesive Foam - Black Dots, Assorted Sizes
Papermania Neon Adhesive Gems - Orange
Martha Stewart Edge Punch - Drippy Goo Bazzill Smoothies Cardstock - Lemon Sherbet, Orange Crush, Bubble Gum, Apple Crush
American Crafts Glitter Cardstock - Mint or Yellow
Radiant Neon Ink Pad 4 Colors
Cool - Electric Pink, Purple, Blue & Green
Warm - Electric Pink, Coral, Orange & Yellow
Hero Arts Ombre Ink Pad
Yellow To Orange
Gray To Black
2 Pennies or washers
Step 1: CREATE THE SPINNER ELEMENT
Color the image
Attach two pennies with a popdot.
Attach the image to the penny with a glue dot.
Set aside.
Step 2: CREATE SPINNER TRACK AND BACKGROUND
A track approximately 3/8" wide has already been cut in black mat.
If stamping this main mat, do so before putting the foam tape on the back.
The Radiant Neon Ink Pad will leave a subtle background on black.
Step 3: STAMP BACKGROUND WORDS
Stamp the decorative 2 1/2" neon colored mat. I used the Hero Arts Ombre ink pad. Next using a blending tool, ink the edges with black.
Step 4: ASSEMBLE SLIDER AND ADD EMBELLISHMENTS
In order to insert the slider slip the valley between the pennies onto the bottom of the track and then work the top of the track in between.
Add the neon gems to the bottom left section.
Step 5: DRIPPY GOO ACCENT
The American Crafts Glitter paper adds just the right amount of glitz to this card. The greatest trick is to use the "Stick It" adhesive sheets from Ken
Oliver Crafts. It is a very thin, very sticky adhesive that is easily
die cut or punched.
Step 6: APPLY FOAM TAPE AND MATS
Apply the foam tape to the back of the slider mat. Be sure to leave enough space for the penny to roll freely. I didn't want a contrasting color in the opening so I backed it with another black mat.
Step 7: ASSEMBLE THE CARD
The base card is orange cardstock cut 4 1/4" x 11" and scored at 5 1/2".
The black mats are 4" x 5 1/4"
If you have trouble lining up the mats straight I like to use score tape on all four sides. On two opposite corners peel back just an inch or so of both strips of tape. This gives you lots of play to get it straight before tacking it down and peeling off the remainder of the adhesive backing. The image above shows the 1" strip of the backing on the bottom left corner.
Step 8: DECORATE THE INSIDE OF THE CARD
Stamp the white mat with the Neon Inks or the Ombre Ink with stamps to match the front.
Step 9: STAMP THE BACK, SIGN AND DATE YOUR WORK OF ART
Texana Designs has some great stamps designed for the back of your cards. Remember to always sign and date your creations.
Texana Designs Team will be at Sassy Scrappers Saturday morning on the 10th for great make'n'takes be sure to come out for the fun. We will have various Fall, Halloween and Christmas projects. I will be showing you how easy it is to make a penny spinner/slider card.
I am loving these new stamps released by Texana Designs. Jillian O'Diorne (my talented daughter) added to the Halloween line this year with the ghost, scarecrow, dracula and a treat bag (not shown here). Karen Lambert drew the branch and the crow. Frankie was released last year, but the mini was released this year along with the mini sugar skull.
I made a custom stamp pad with Distress Reinkers and applied to specialty stamping paper with a brayer for the background. The moon was masked before applying the color. Masking takes more practice so each of the spooks were stamped and fussy cut before becoming part of the card.
I
love the big Texas skies in West Texas. The Belt of Venus is the pink
color in the East created by the earth shadow of the sitting sun. I also
wanted to add a few stars to the night sky. Some of the cards show my
attempt at spooky clouds, but that will take more practice too.
Just a peak at a few more samples I've made this month are below. Check out the Texana Designs blog in a few days for more samples from the entire design team. We will also at Sassy Scrappers in Wimberley on Saturday September 10th from 10:30 to 12:30 for some great make'n'take cards. Hope to see you there!
