Saturday, September 27, 2014

Sweet Neighborhood - TLC Progressive Challenge Day 1

October 4th is World Cardmaking Day, and there are lots of celebrations going on in our crafty blogland. I couldn't resist participating in the Progressive Challenge at TLC Creations. Be sure to check out all the gorgeous projects!

I used the first freebie image to make this mix of a New Home and Halloween card, for some friends who are moving into their new house right about trick-or-treat time.


I printed the scene on a shiny paper and heat-embossed it with detail black powder. I colored the windows and birds with a yellow marker, and then used a Versamark watermark pen to cover the image and heat-embossed it with clear powder. That way, I could use the emboss-resist technique and ink the entire background with an orange pigment ink. I love doing this on shiny white paper, because the glimmer does show through the ink.

I couldn't resist making a tiny treat bag out of an actual paper bag, added handles with bakers twine. The candy corn stamp (StudioG) is colored with Copics and a glitter pen. I used the font Funky Fresh for the sentiment, and I printed it on a shiny black paper and heat-embossed in orange. The pile of candy corn is a digi stamp from Wonderstrange and I colored it with gel pens. The shiny black pieces were cut with a die and backed with kraft paper.

The kraft-brown background paper is pre-embossed with a fun neighborhood scene. The borders were cut from a Heidi Grace DP. I added some faux stitching with a pen on the orange ric-rac ribbon. The front is matted onto a shiny white cardstock on a kraft card base.

Kraft Outlet #190
Inspiration/Challenges:
Create with TLC World Cardmaking Day: Progressive Challenge Day 1
Make it Monday with Kraft Outlet: Sketch + Kraft
Simon Says Stamp: Anything goes (2nd entry)


Update: This made the Top 3 for Make it Monday with Kraft Outlet #190!
Thank you for visiting & inspiring my crafting!

2 comments:

  1. This is SO perfect for our sketch challenge this week, and I thank you for sharing your talents with us. I really like this.
    Blessings,
    Karen
    The Kraft Journal

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  2. Very cute Halloween card! Thanks so much for playing along with us for Anything Goes week over on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog!

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