Halloween is four weeks away & although I don't dress up & celebrate it much, I can still get into the festivities by making halloween themed cards. This week I was able to head to A.C. Moore & pick up a spider mini-puncher from Studio G for only a buck! From there, I came up with this quick mini-card that's small enough to give away along with some chocolate goodies.
The card base is of kraft cardstock & it measures at 2.5"x2.5". I started out first by creating detailed unusual looking spider webs. To make it, I used two doily stamps from a Martha Stewart Crafts stamp collection. I gave it a more web-like appearance by tracing & following some of the doily lines using a white gel pen. Once the gel ink dried, I punched out spiders using black cardstock & glued them randomly onto the webs.
The sentiment was made by heat embossing the clear 'HAPPY HALLOWEEN' stamp with white embossing powder on kraft cardstock. I then cut the outline of the banner & adhered it to the center of the card using dimensional adhesives. I also applied some Ranger Distress Ink in Antique Linen on the banner to make it stand out from the kraft base.
Just so the inside didn't look bare, I added corner webs with a spider on each. And to complete the whole look, I took Ranger's Glossy Accents & added a drop or two onto each spider. It creates shine & dimension to the black cardstock.
If you would like to win a free pack of five of these spider themed 'Happy Halloween' mini-cards with matching envelopes (not shown), leave a comment on this post before 10pm on Friday, October 7th, 2011. One lucky random winner will be chosen later that night & I will announce him/her on the blog after. If you're not able to win but would like to purchase these or any other cards I feature, please email or comment below & I will gladly put them up in my shop.
Come back next week for a look & giveaway at another mini-card. Good luck!
xoxo
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