A Happy Halloween is my choice for any item related to Halloween. No scary things are allowed. And good surprises are always welcome. Today’s card is a Fun Halloween Surprise with a fun fold and cute paper.
Stamps and Punch
For a fun and pretty quick Halloween card I used the Bewitching Bundle of products. Best of all is that it is a Punch Bundle. You know how I love punches! This stamp set has a variety of Witch’s Hats and the punch will easily cut them out. Also there are additional stars and a hat band included on the punch.
The additional stamp from the set used on the front of the card is the little spider. Now I am definitely NOT a fan of real spiders. Just Yuk!!! But this one is acceptable. Plus he looks perfect hanging off of the hat. There is not a punch for little spider. But he is easy to fussy cut around.
Here is the inside View:
Those adorable Witch’s legs and boots are included in the Bewitching Stamp set also. Personally I love the leggings!! LOL!
Paper
There are a variety of papers used on this fun card. On the front there is the cardbase of Pumpkin Pie cardstock along with a thin layer of Basic Black cardstock. The pretty orange check is from the Gingham Cottage Designer Series Paper. The different shades of orange are a nice touch. For the layer behind the hat ,and the inside thin DSP piece, I used the 2022-2024 In Color 6X6 Designer Series Paper pack. The dots on the DSP paired well with the dots on the hat.
The last piece of “paper” is the hat band. It is punched using the Witch Hat Punch from a piece of the In Color Glimmer Paper. These sheets are variegated from light to dark on each 6X6 piece. The one used is on the lighter end. But the little bit of sparkle is a great “bling” addition.
Surprise Fold
Hopefully you noticed the different open view on the card. There is not really a name I am aware of for this fold. So I called it a Surprise. It could be done vertically or horizontally, it would just be a paper width adjustment.
To create this fold begin with two pieces of Pumpkin Pie cardstock. Both pieces are cut to a size of 4 1/4 X 5 1/2. A White piece of cardstock is cut to 3 3/4 X 11 and scored at 5 & 10. Fold and burnish the folds with the small section, the 10″ score, on top. Lay down the bottom piece of Pumpkin Pie and adhere the White section to it as you would a layer. (The larger 3 3/4 X 5 section) Next, add adhesive only to the small 1 ” scored section. Lay the top piece of Pumpkin Pie and line it up with the bottom Pumpkin Pie sandwiching the white in between the two.
The added strip of DSP on the inside was simply for some additional color. However I believe you could place a gift card pocket there for special occasions. If you have any questions, please reach out to me and I will be happy to try to explain better.
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Jackie
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