Lighted Haunted House

Seems like I have been sharing a lot of my experiments with you lately, none of which have gone exactly as I would have liked. Today is no exception as I bring you my first venture into using Chibi Lights. I learned a lot while making this card, and I will share with those of you who may be thinking of venturing into electrifying your cards. But first, let me present the card in question:

UNLIT:


The scene was constructed mainly using the Taylored Expression Haunted Cover Plate die with detail that are listed below. I constructed a simple circuit using the battery, bulb and foil tape that comes in the Chibitronics introductory kit. 

LIGHTED:



It looks really cool, but it was an effort to get here! It took two attempts, but I learned:

1. Make sure the tape is as smooth as it can be, especially in the bends you have to make, but don't smooth too hard or you will break the tape and therefor the circuit.
2. Make a nice pen for your battery to sit in so it doesn't slide around after you get all your card pieces put together.
3. Be careful of the foam tape you use to attach your card front. Mine was too thick and it looked awful. I disguised it by making a frame of washi tape, but I am not happy with the way it looks.

Other than that, this was a fun, albeit expensive card.

MATERIALS:
PAPERS: MFT card stock in Black Licorice, Cement Gray, Orange Zest, Smooth White, White Vellum, Periwinkle, Stone Gray. Yellow vellum from my stash.
STAMPS: Papertry Ink Full Moon, MFT Grave Situation
DIES: Taylored Expressions Haunted Cover Plate; MFT Grave Situation; Memory Box Swirl Ghosts; Simon Says Stamp Stitched Circles; Impression Obsession Pumpkin Patch
INK: MFT Black licorice & Pineapple
OTHER: Doodlebug Washi; Chibi Lights

What could be spookier than a haunted house with lights flickering on Halloween night?

I think today I am going to go back to basics and put together some cards in my comfort zone. Then again... 

Be sure to some back and see what I will come up with next in my studio.

MFT Camp Create - Fangs a Lot!

Well, Hallelujah - I have finally gotten my studio in good enough shape to actually craft a card. And good thing too, because the third session of MFT's Camp Create started today. I missed the whole second sessions due to my purging, moving, and organizing. There's still a lot to do, but at least I can find my paper cutter, papers and inks and most importantly, the top of my desk.

Today's challenge is to create a monochromatic card. This is not easy for me because I LOVE color - and lots of it. But I guess that's why they call it a challenge. The first step was to pick a color to work with, and I looked around my studio and my eyes fell on my accent wall:



So that was easy - purple it would be. Now what set to use? Thanks to the USPS and delivery this weekend, I had plenty of new goodies to choose from. So here is my creation for Day 1:



I hope the gray and black don't count against the monochromatic theme, but I think Dracula looks rather stylin' in his purple garb. This card is perfect too for a trip we have planned this fall. Some very generous friends have offered to host us at their home in Oregon and we will be there at Halloween. BAM - one thank you card done!

STAMPS: MFT Whimsical Waves Background; MFT Frightful Friends
PAPERS (All MFT)" Stone gray, Periwinkle, Boysenberry, Smooth White
DIES: MFT Frightful Friends; Essential Cover-Up Vertical
INKS: MFT - Grape Jelly, Boysenberry, Black Licorice, Purple Rain; Copic markers C06, C09, BV0000, BV00, BV01, V15, V17; Sakura clear glaze marker for eyes
OTHER: Sequins from Lucy's Little Things - Boo (purple); bat sequins from my stash.

And here is the badge I earned today:


Hopefully I will see you tomorrow. I am going back into the studio to play tonight after dinner. This is so much fun!

Fall Fest Loaded

I love all the options that Fall Fest provides. This 5.5" x 5.5" card features lots of images and also the coordinating Fun Fall Framelits dies. There are also some images from Tee Hee Hee.

The Fall Fest pumpkins were stamped in Pumpkin Pie, Tangelo Twist and Calypso Coral onto Whisper White cardstock. The features on the jack-o-lanterns were then stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and all pumpkins were cut out with the Framelits and set aside.

Next I sponged Daffodil Delight, Hello Honey, Old Olive and Baked Brown Sugar onto a sheet of Whisper White and blended. I cut lots of leaves from the inked paper and did some folding to add dimension. These also got set aside.

Now was time for assembly. The card base is Natural Ivory, topped with a panel of Basic Black, a panel from Witches' Brew Designer Series Paper, and finally another panel of Natural Ivory on which I stamped the cauldron, bat and broom from the photopolymer Tee Hee Hee stamp set. Using a combination of SNAIL adhesive and Stampin' Dimensionals I layered and adhered the pumpkins and leaves onto the card front.

Inside was finished up with a sentiment from Tee Hee Hee, some leftover die cuts and Witches' Brew Washi Tape. There is plenty of room for a personal message too.

Thanks for stopping by today. All the products used in this card are listed below and are linked right into my store. Go ahead and get yourself a little something!

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Witches' Night Out

This fun card features the stamp set Tee Hee Hee with the witches wardrobe laid out and ready for her night out. It was created for the Splitcoast Sketch Challenge 503.

The Tee Hee Hee images were stamped onto Whisper White with memento Tuxedo Black, Blackberry Bliss , Baked Brown Sugar and Tangerine Tango inks. The images were then cut out with Banner Framelits and matted with Blackberry Bliss. The Designer Series Paper is Witches' Brew which is still on sale in the clearance section of the store. It is linked below.

Inside a panel of Whisper White was stamped with this great sentiment from the Mingle All the Way stamp set. Some of the letters were colored in with Stampin' Write markers in Tangerine Tango and Wild Wasabi.

The complete list of supplies is listed below.

Don't forget - all of the holiday catalog products are now in the store and available for ordering. Hooray!

I have another fall card for you tomorrow. Come on back!

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