We Create October Blog Hop Haunts & Harvests

Let's start off the month of October with the We Create Blog Hop showcasing the theme of Haunts & Harvests. Now that Fall has finally arrived, it's the perfect time to all those beautiful Autumn colors and have fun with spooky Halloween projects to get us into the spirit of the season. Our wonderful Design Team will be sharing their projects and ideas to help inspire you to get ready for some Fall fun. 

I feel like now that it is October, it is time for Halloween projects. I love creating for this fun holiday and even though my kids are grown up, I still find ways to celebrate and share this spooky occasion. For my card design today, I went with a fun and whimsical design using the new Potions & Spells Bundle and paired it with one of the Highland Heather designs from the Subtles 6"x6" Designer Series Paper to create the background. Stampin' Blends Markers are one of my favorite coloring tools and they worked perfectly for coloring in the cat and books for this design. 

Products Used:

Potions & Spells Bundle (item #164357)

Stylish Shapes Dies (item #159183)

Subtles 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #163776)

Highland Heather Cardstock (item #146986)

Basic Black Cardstock (item #121045)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Memento Tuxedo Black Pad (item #132708)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Basics Wow Embossing Powders (item #165679)

Basic Black Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154843)

Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154904)

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154882)

Copper Clay Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #161662)

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154885)

Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154897)

Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154887)

Black Stampin' Dimensionals Combo Pack (item #150893)

Basic Rhinestone Jewels (item #144220)

Measurements:

Highland Heather Cardstock

Card Base - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Basic Black Cardstock

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

Large Circle die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies

Sentiment Label die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies

Basic White Cardstock

Cat image stamped and die cut with the Potions & Spells Bundle

1 Books images stamped and die cut with the Potions & Spells Bundle

Highland Heather Designer Series Paper

4 Strips - 3/4" x 5"

I have a soft spot for black cats, so when I saw the cat image in the Potions & Spells Bundle, I just knew that I had to use it for my focal design. I am also an avid reader so adding the books was a fun way to create my focal design. I colored the images using a variety of Stampin' Blends Markers to help bring them to life and add a splash of color. For the background, I added 4 strips of Highland Heather Designer Series Paper to the Basic Black card front, and even though I made a mistake in the placement of the strips that left a larger gap in the middle than I had originally intended, I love how it adds to the finished layout. For the sentiment, I heat embossed the image with White embossing powder onto the Basic Black sentiment label to help make it pop. To finish off the design, I added several Basic Rhinestones for a touch of bling. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will inspire you to get into the spirit of the Fall season and create your own amazing projects. There are so many possibilities to explore. 

Now it's time to visit Kimberley's blog and see what she has to share with us. Just click on the Next button below to visit her blog or use the Roll Call List to find your way. We would appreciate it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects. 

Roll Call List

Kimberley Morris

Lisa Cunningham

Tricia Butts

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Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

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