Witchin' Good Time

Lace up your boots, and grab your broom...It's time to fly!

Hello my little goblins, ghouls and friends!  Today I am going to show you how to make a Halloween shaker card.  The haunting season is almost near.  While this year will not be the same as it has in the past, it's all the more important to send happy mail to your friends and loved ones.  I chose to use this cute little image of a flying witch from Stampers Delights. 

When I think of a witch I think of a moon and the silhouette of witch flying in the sky.  I really wanted to make that happen with this cute little one.  I decide to use a masking technique for this. 

This image will be a freebie in the Stampers Delight Facebook Group for those of you who wish to enter the challenge.  Head on over and join!

This month Stampers Delights will also be sponsoring a Cleaver Dexter Challenge starting today!  Head on over and have a look!

Flying Witch Digital Image - 3.492" w
Trick Or Treat Sentiment - 2.486" W
Cricut / Design Space
Copic Markers
Black Soot Distress Oxide
Seedless Preserve Distress Oxide
Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide
Scattered Straw Distress Oxide
Orange Gingham & Linen - Doodlebug - 4.5" x 3.5" 
Elmer's Re-Stick Glue Stick

Dandelion Yellow Nuvo Glossy Drops
Yellow 4 mm Cupped Sequins
Halloween Sequin Mix
Gina K. Masking Sheets
1/4" Foam Tape
1" Foam Tape
1/8" Double Sided Tape
Acetate - 3.5" x 2.5"
A2 Card Base
Rectangle in Design Space (A2)

Cricut Project:  Link

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Time to get Witchy!

Coloring:

Skin:  E000, E11, E13, )4, E93
Hair: Y38, YR68, YR18, YR27
Dress: V01, V05, V17, V09, C100, G14, G19, G28
Hat: V01, V05, V17, V09, C100, G14, G19, G28,Y06, Y15, Y17, YR27
Broom: E13, E27, E47, E31, E35, E27
Stocings: G14, G19, G28, V05, V17, V09
Shoes: E47
Stars: Y02, Y15
Cat: C1, C2, C6, E93

As you have noticed, I have two images that I cut out.  One with the font  cut out and the other plain with the image only.  This was so that I could use the plain image as a mask.  I colored in the image with the font cut out.  Because of this I added washi tape to the back of the card over the cut out section.  I didn't want any small cuts to lift or bend as a did my blending.  Next I used Elmer's Re-Stick Glue Stick on the back of my masking witch and placed her right over the image.  I finally used a circle cut out of a masking sheet and placed it in the center of the card. 

With my masking completed, I moved on to my blending.  This is always such fun for me.  I began with Seedless Preserve Distress Oxide and blended it over the whole card, I then came in with Black Soot over the cop portion of the card.  As you can tell this is a pretty quick card to make. 

I removed the circular masking to reveal the moon.  Using Squeezed lemonade I gently blended in some color onto the boon around the edges mostly.  I then used a tissue paper add blotches of Scattered Straw on the moon, this makes it have the effect of craters in it. 

Using 1/8" double sided tape around the edges of the acetate (dimension above), I adhered it onto the back of my card front right over the sentiment.  

To create a well for my sequins, I used a combination of 1/4" and 1" foam tape doubled up.  That's to say added on layer of foam tape and then a second all around the sentiment cut out..  I had a sequin mix that I made years ago and this was the perfect combination for Halloween.  I placed that into the open area I left over the sentiment. 

I used a pattern paper from Doodlebug that I absolutely love.  I don't like to always use whole card sections for such a small piece to the shaker element since the A2 card base will be completely covered anyways.  So I used a trimmed piece (dimensions above) to place over my well. I first lined the back side with 1/8" double sided tape. Then removed the foam Tape covering and placed the piece of cardstock down so that the double sided tape faced outwards.  I then exposed the double sided tape, flipped this over and adhered it onto my card base.

I added a few touches here and there with Dandelion Yellow Nuvo Drops and some yellow sequins.  I didn't want to go overboard since I wanted the Image to really stand out. 

Here is what the final project will look like.

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Wow!  We have completed yet another project.  I hope that you are finding these post fun and inspirational.  I will be updating some of the digital files in my shop, so I hope you have a chance to drop on in.