Hello friends and happy Monday!
Today I am on the Art Impressions blog with a Halloween card using the Ai 4926- Holiday Mansion Set, 4927- HM Accessory Set, and 4784- Old Bat Set (for the moon!).
When we were making samples of the new releases for display at the trade show, I was asked if I could make a Halloween version of the mansion in an easel type card with a battery operated tea light behind it. What a fun challenge!
Since the mansion is quite tall, I kept the normal size of the card (4 1/4 x 5 1/2). To create the base for it to sit on, I added a piece of 4 1/4 x 9 inch cardstock, scored at 5 1/2. The 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 section of this piece was layered onto the card back (I just doubled the thickness of it). The smaller section folds to the inside when closed and has the die cut wooden boards image popped up to hold the card front when the card is opened.
To create tinted windows and an eerie glow inside, I sponged purple ink onto both sides of a piece of vellum. The windows and doors of the mansion were diecut and then it was held in place on the front with temporary tape so the openings could be traced. Once it was removed, the dies were lined up and cut a second time through the front layers. The vellum was adhered to the back of the mansion and then the mansion was lined back up to the diecut openings on the card base.
Smaller elements from the 4927- HM Accessory Set were added and the moon is from the 4784- Old Bat Set. Additional images and a sentiment were placed on the inside, along with the tea light.
Have a great Monday and… happy stamping!
stamps- Art Impressions 4926- Holiday Mansion Set, 4927- HM Accessory Set, and 4784- Old Bat Set; paper- white, black, SU! Smoky Slate, vellum, Recollections- Midnight Magic Halloween; ink- Memento Tuxedo Black, Distress- Dusty Concord; accessories- Copics, battery operated tea light candle, MFT Blueprints 20, MFT Sheltering Tree & Leaf Trio, Stickles.
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