Tricia's Stamping Creations: Spooktacular Bash Suite

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

ICS Blog Hop Color Challenge

Welcome to the October ICS Blog Hop and this month we have a color challenge to share with you. We have been challenged to create a project using at least 3 of the following colors: Pumpkin Pie, Granny Apple Green, Gorgeous Grape and Metallic Silver. These colors make me think of Fall and Halloween, so I was excited to explore how I could use this combination together. I hope you like what I came up with this month.

Today's card design is not what you would call a traditional Halloween card and I think would work well for a teenager or adult. I decided to forgo the cute Halloween images for this card and focus on the colors and the sentiment. I used products from the 2019 Holiday Catalog from the Spooktacular Bash Suite.

To create my card design, I chose Basic Black cardstock for my card base to help make the other colors really pop. I added a layer of Whisper White cardstock and added circles punched from Granny Apple Green, Gorgeous Grape and Pumpkin Pie using the 1", 1 1/2" and 2" Circle Punches to get a variety of sizes. I attached the circles to the Whisper White cardstock layer with Snail Adhesive and trimmed the excess cardstock that was overhanging the edges in the corners using my Paper Snips. To add some texture to the background, I embossed the layer using the Stylish Scroll Embossing Folder (item #150665).

For the sentiment, I heat embossed the image from the Spooktacular Bash stamp set (item #150544) using Silver Embossing Powder onto Basic Black cardstock and die cut it using one of the dies from the Ornate Frames Dies (item #150664) that coordinates with the stamp set. Next, I die cut the detailed frame from Silver Foil and layered the Basic Black label on top of the Foil Frame. Remember, when you order the Spooktacular Bash stamp set and Ornate Frames Dies as a bundle (item #153040), you can save 10%.

To complete the card design, I added a piece of Basic Black 3/8" Scalloped Edge Ribbon (item #150449) across the middle of the card front and layered the sentiment label on top using Stampin' Dimensionals. I colored three of the larger Basic Rhinestones with the Dark Basic Black Stampin' Blends Marker and attached them to the card front. Finally, I added the card front to the card base using Snail Adhesive.

I love the modern, geometric feel to this card design and the bold, bright colors really stand out against the black and white background. The embossed texture of the background steps the card design up to the next level and adds a touch of elegance.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog today. I hope that my card design helps inspire you to give this color challenge a try and see what you can create. If you live in the U.S. and do not already have a demonstrator, please contact me and I would be happy to help you.

Now it's time to visit Anastasia's blog and see what she has created with this color challenge. Just click the Next button below to visit her blog. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop.

Anastasia

Until Next Time
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Tricia Butts
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Tuesday, October 1, 2019

We Create Orange You Spooky Blog Hop

It's time to hop with the We Create Orange You Spooky Blog Hop as we share fun and creative ideas for Halloween. With just a few short weeks until the trick or treaters start knocking at your door, now is the perfect time to start creating for this frightfully fun holiday.

The Spooktacular Bash Suite in the 2019 Holiday Catalog is the best source for inspiration and products for Halloween. This suite contains everything you need to create fun and spooky projects and I had so much fun creating this card design with several of the products from this suite.

The card base was created using Basic Black cardstock and I added a layer of one of the sheets of Monster Bash Designer Series Paper (item #150447) to create the background. I die cut one of the detailed frames from the Ornate Frames Dies which is a part of the Spooktacular Bash Bundle (item #153040) along with the Spooktacular Bash stamp set. When you order the bundle, you save 10%. I stamped the bottles image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored the images with Stampin' Blends Markers. I fussy cut out the bottles and added them to the frame.

To create the sentiment, I stamped the image in Versamark ink onto Pumpkin Pie cardstock and heat embossed it with Shimmer Black Embossing Powder for a little sparkle. I die cut the sentiment using one of the dies from the Ornate Frames Dies. I attached a piece of Basic Black 3/8" Scalloped Edge Ribbon (item $150449) across the card front with Snail Adhesive and attached the designer series paper layer to the card base with Snail Adhesive.

To assemble the card, I attached the sentiment label over the ribbon with Stampin' Dimensionals and attached the frame above it with Stampin' Dimensionals, centering it above the sentiment. To finish it off, I added a little Clear Wink of Stella to the bottle images for a touch of shimmer.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog today. I hope that you enjoy my card design and that it inspires you to create your own fun projects for this spooky occasion. If you live in the U.S. and do not already have a demonstrator, please contact me and I would be happy to help you.

Now it's time to visit Anastasia's blog and see what she has create this month. Just click the Next button below to visit her blog. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop.