Day 16 of 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards | A Wee Bit Wicked Square Cards | Technique Junkies

Hello everyone and welcome to Day 16 of my 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards. I found even more scraps from Halloween papers in my stash and made some small square Halloween cards using A Wee Bit Wicked for the front of each card and Spidery Halloween for the inside of each card - both stamps from Technique Junkies.      

If you would like to make any of these cards or some like them, this is what I did: 

• I made four top-folding card bases - 4.5" x 4.5".  Cut 4 pieces of white cardstock (or whatever color you want to use), 4.5" x 9", place the long side along the top of the scoring tool, and score at 4.5".  Burnish well.  
• Then I adhered a different piece of Halloween paper from my stash to the front of each one. 
• I stamped A Wee Bit Wicked 4 times on white cardstock, die-cut each of them using a stitched square die that measures a wee bit more than 3.5" x 3.5", and adhered a piece of white fun foam to the back.
• I adhered 3 of them to a piece of black cardstock and 1 to a piece of purple cardstock, 3.75" x 3.75", and then to the front of each card.  
• I stamped Spidery Halloween on the inside of each card.  

Below are different options depending on how you want the eyes to look.  

The 4 cards below show the cards with nothing done to the eyes, and they are fun just this way.    

The 4 cards below show the eyes with a Neon Yellow Sharpie marker.  Even better. 

The 4 cards below, have the Neon Yellow eyes but I added a tiny googly eye to each eye.  I love these the best.  

Here is the inside for each card with Spidery Halloween as my sentiment. 

Day 16 done!  If you like any of the stamps I used in this post, you can save 10% on them, and the rest of the Technique Junkies website (www.techniquejunkies.com), by using my code at checkout - TJ10Michael.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  I'd love to know what you think of these cards.  Do you have a fav?  I love the ones with the googly eyes.  Let me know, leave a comment below.   Until next time...

Hugs from Brasil.

~Michael

Day 15 of 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards | Repost of Ghosties Night | Technique Junkies

Hello everyone and welcome to Day 15 of my 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards.  You might have already seen today's card as it was on the Technique Junkies Blog on August 3rd.  But, I love this stamp, and this card is so much fun to make, that I had to include in my 30 Days.  

Before we get started...ALL the Halloween stamps on the Technique Junkies website are on sale through today - 13% off - but you can save an additional 10% by using my code - TJ10Michael - at checkout.  

If you want to make this card, or one like it, this is what I did:

• I made a top-folding A2 card using black cardstock.
• I printed one of the designs from the Halloween digital paper from Girl One Art on Etsy and adhered it to the card front.  
• I stamped Ghosties Night using Onyx Black Versafine Ink, embossed it with clear embossing powder, die-cut it using a 3.75" x 5" stitched rectangle die (Pink & Main), adhered a piece of fun foam to the back, and then to the card front. 
• For the inside, I die-cut a piece of white cardstock using a 4" x 5.25" stitched rectangle die, stamped Wicked Halloween, also with the Onyx Black Versafine Ink, embossed it with clear embossing powder, and adhered it to the inside of the card. 

• Lastly, I adhered different-sized googly eyes to the ghosts and set it aside to fully dry. 

This is such a fun and fast card to make.  Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  I'd love to know what you think of this card and this idea.  Let me know, leave a comment below.   Until next time...

Hugs from Brasil.

~Michael

Day 14 of 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards | Pile of Skulls | Technique Junkies

 

Hello everyone and welcome to Day 14 of my 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards.  Today I have another Halloween card with more googly eyes using 2 stamps from Technique Junkies - Pile of Skulls for the front of the card and Wicked Halloween for the inside. 

Both of these stamps - as well as all the Halloween stamps on Technique Junkies - are on sale through tomorrow, Sunday, September 15th - for 13% off.  No code is needed and the sale price will reflect in your cart.  And, to make things even more scary, if you use my code at checkout - TJ10Michael - you will save an additional 10% off the stamps and EVERYTHING else on the website.  You can see all the Halloween stamps by clicking HERE. 

Now, back to the card I made.    

If you want to make this card, this is what I did:

• I made a top folding A2 card base using black cardstock.
• I went through my stash of Halloween papers until I found one that I felt paired well with my stamped image.  I die-cut a part of it using a 4.25" x 5.5" stitched rectangle die from Pink & Main and then I adhered it to my card front.  

• I stamped Pile of Skulls on white cardstock, die-cut it using a 3.75" x 5" stitched rectangle die from Pink & Main, adhered a piece of black fun foam to the back, and then to the card front.   
• Then I adhered small googly eyes to each of the skulls. 

• Lastly, I die-cut a piece of white cardstock using a 4" x 5.25" stitched rectangle die, stamped Wicked Halloween in the center, and then adhered this to the inside of my card. 

Done!  

If you are interested, I have a more detailed step-by-step with photos on my personal blog post HERE.  

Don't forget that ALL the Halloween stamps are on sale - 13% off - through tomorrow, September 15th and, if you use my code at checkout, you will save an additional 10% - TJ10Michael.   Just click HERE to see all the Halloween stamps.  

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  Until next time...

Hugs from Brasil.

~Michael

Day 13 | Friday The 13th Halloween Card Hop with the Technique Junkies Design Team

Welcome to a very busy day - Day 13 of my 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards, Friday the 13th, and the Technique Junkies Friday the 13th Halloween Card Hop!  Each of the Technique Junkies Design Team Members has made a Halloween card(s) using new and previously released Halloween stamps - with the hope that we inspire you to start making your own Halloween cards.  

Links to each of their posts is at the end of this post.  You will also find the sale info and an additional discount code to use.  If you make a card using one of the Halloween stamps from Technique Junkies, please tag us by using #techniquejunkiesstamps so we can see your creations.  

Now, on to the card I made - 

I've been wanting to make a Halloween slimline card but I don't own any stamps the size of a slimline card.  So I decided to use one of my favorite Halloween stamps - Ghosties Night - to make my Halloween slimline card.       

Here is how I made it:

• I made a top-folding A2 card base using black cardstock.  I cut a piece of black cardstock 4.25" x 11", placed the long side along the top of my scoring tool, and scored at 5.5".  
  

** I made my card base this size because I knew I would use a stitched slimline die that measured 7 5/8" x 2 7/8" - I just added 3/8" to the length and width. to give a border.  Measure your own die and add 3/8", length and width, to make your card base.  

*** For the papers on this card, I used 2 digital designs from the Halloween Digital Paper Collection from Girl One Art on Etsy.  You can buy this as a stand-alone collection or you can buy it in her Halloween Mega Bundle, which comes with 5 cool Halloween digital collections.  I bought the bundle since I could not beat the price and I got 5 sets at once.  

• I adhered one of the papers I printed to the front of my card front (the bats).
• Then I die-cut the other paper I printed (the Boo paper) using the stitched slimline die, adhered a piece of black fun foam to the back (optional), and then to the card front.    

• I stamped Ghosties Night - twice - with Onyx Black Versafine Ink and then heat embossed it using clear embossing powder.    
• Then I die-cut 4 different parts from the stamped images using a 2.25" x 2.25" stitched square die. But I will only use 3 of them for this card.

• I cut 3 pieces of black cardstock, 2 3/8" x 2 3/8", and adhered one of the 3 die-cut pieces to each one.  Then I adhdered a piece of black fun foam to the back of each one, and then to the card front.      
• Then I went through my box of googly eyes and adhered different-sized eyes to the ghosts.

• Lastly, I die-cut a piece of white cardstock using the same stitched slimline die that I used on the front, stamped Halloween Paintstroke to one side, and adhered to the inside.   

Here's a close-up of the front of the card with the googly eyes.

Day 13 done!  Now for the fun stuff!  

All the Halloween stamps on Technique Junkies are on sale for 13% off - no coupon needed.  The price will be reflected in your card.  AND, if you want to save another 10% off the Halloween stamps OR anything else on the site, use my coupon code at checkout - TJ10Michael.

Below are links to Design Team blogs and I hope you will find the time to check out what each of them has made for the Friday the 13th Halloween Card Hop.    

Technique Junkies Blog

Pat - The Technique Trail

Debra - Meticulosity 

Pam - Mustang Creations

Jeanette - Cre8tive Play

Shalana - Scrappin With Shalana

Christine - Purple Lake Stamps

Darlene - Dar's Blog

Patti - Cherish Each Precious Day

Enjoy the rest of your day and be careful - it's Friday the 13th!  Until tomorrow...

Hugs from Brasil.

~Michael 

Day 12 of 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards | 3 Halloween Cards Using Scraps | Technique Junkies

Hello everyone and welcome to Day 12 of my 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards. Today I have 3 Halloween cards using leftover scrapbook papers from other Halloween cards I have made and extra Happy Halloween sentiments from the All About Halloween stamp from Technique Junkies.      

If you would like to make any of these cards or some like them, this is what I did: 

Card No. 1 - Candy Corn Card

• I made a top-folding A2 card base.  I cut a piece of purple cardstock, 5.5" x 8.5", placed the long side along the top of my scoring tool, scored at 4.25", and burnished well.  
• I die-cut a piece of the candy corn paper using a 4" x 5.25" stitched rectangle die.
• I cut a piece of black fun foam 3 7/8" x 5 1/8" (just shy of 4" x 5.25").
• I adhered the fun foam to the back of the candy corn piece and then to my card front. 
• I layered one of my Happy Halloween sentiments on a piece of purple cardstock that I had die-cut using a stitched banner die, and then I adhered this to my card front. 
• Lastly, I die-cut a piece of white cardstock using a 4" x 5.25" stitched rectangle die and I adhered this to the inside of my card. 

Card No. 2 - Smiling Pumpkins Card

• I made a top-folding A2 card base.  I cut a piece of orange cardstock, 4.25" x 11", placed the long side along the top of my scoring tool, scored at 5.5", and burnished well.  
• I die-cut a piece of black cardstock using a 4" x 5.25" stitched rectangle die, which I then adhered to the card front.
• I die-cut a piece of the smiling pumpkins paper using a 3.75" x 5" stitched rectangle die.
• Then I cut a piece of black fun foam 3 7/8" x 5 1/8" (just shy of 4" x 5.25"), adhered it to the back of the smiling pumpkins paper, then to the card front. 
• I layered one of my Happy Halloween sentiments on a piece of black cardstock that I had die-cut using a stitched banner die, then to the card front.   
• Lastly, I die-cut a piece of white cardstock using a 4" x 5.25" stitched rectangle die and I adhered this to the inside of my card. 

Card No. 3 - October 31st Card

• I made a top-folding A2 card base.  I cut a piece of white cardstock, 4.25" x 11", placed the long side along the top of my scoring tool, scored at 5.5", and burnished well.  
• I die-cut a piece of orange cardstock using a 4.25" x 5.5" stitched rectangle die, which I then adhered to the card front.
• I die-cut a piece of black cardstock using a 4" x 5.25" stitched rectangle die, adhered a piece of black fun foam to the back, and then to the card front.  
• I die-cut a piece of the October 31st scrapbook paper using a 3.75" x 5" stitched rectangle die, and adhered a piece of black fun foam to the back, then to the card front.  
• I layered one of my Happy Halloween sentiments on a piece of black cardstock that I had die-cut using a stitched banner die, then a piece of black fun foam to the back, then to the card front.   
• Lastly, I die-cut a piece of white cardstock using a 4" x 5.25" stitched rectangle die, stamped Wicked Halloween from Technique Junkies, and adhered this to the inside of my card. 

Day 12 done!  I had a lot of fun making the cards and it feels great to use up papers that have been sitting in a box.  If you have loved any or all of my Halloween cards so far, check back tomorrow for some exciting news!

I appreciate you stopping by the blog today.  I'd love to know what you think of these cards - do you have a fav?  Let me know, leave a comment below.   Until next time...

Hugs from Brasil.

~Michael

Day 11 of 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards | Dancing Skeletons Halloween Card | Technique Junkies

 

Welcome to Day 11 of my 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards.  Today I made another card using Dancing Skeletons and one of the sentiments from Shake, Set of 2 - both from the September New Stamp Release with Technique Junkies.

 

I swear, you can make this card in less than 5 minutes.  Here is how I made it:

• I made a top-folding A2 card base using black cardstock and adhered a piece of Halloween scrapbook paper to the front.  
• I stamped Dancing Skeletons on white cardstock, die-cut the image using a 3.75" x 5 stitched rectangle die, adhered a piece of black fun foam to the back, then to a layer of orange cardstock, then to the card front.    
• I stamped one of the sentiments (Shake, Rattle and Roll) from Shake, Set of 2 on a piece of white cardstock, die cut it using a banner die in my stash, layered it on a piece of black cardstock, and then to the card front.  
• Lastly, I stamped Wicked Halloween on a piece of white cardstock, die-cut it with the same 4" x 5.25" stitched rectangle die, and adhered it to the inside.  

Day 11 done! 

If you love any of the stamps I used on this card - Dancing Skeletons, Shake, Set of 2, or Wicked Halloween - you can save 10% on them and anything else on the Technique Junkies website by using my code at checkout - TJ10Michael.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  I'd love to know what you think of the card - please feel free to leave me a comment.  Until tomorrow...

Hugs from Brasil.

~Michael

Day 10 of 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards | Spooky Cats Halloween Card | Technique Junkies

 

Hello everyone and welcome to Day 10 of my 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards.  Today I have another Halloween card for you.  I used digital paper from Girl One Art on Etsy that I paired with 2 stamps from Technique Junkies - part of All About Halloween for the sentiment on the front of the card and Halloween Paintstroke for the sentiment on the inside of the card.    

If you would like to make this card or one like it, this is what I did: 

• I made a 3.25" x 8" top-folding slimline card base by cutting a piece of black cardstock, 6.5" x 8".  I placed the short side along the top of my score tool, scored at 3.25", and burnished well.
• I printed one of the black cat papers from the Vintage Halloween Digital Paper from Girl One Art on Etsy, and die-cut the part I wanted to use using a stitched slimline die.
• I adhered a piece of black fun foam to the back, then to a piece of orange cardstock, then to the front of my card base.   

• I stamped Halloween Paintstroke from Technique Junkies on a piece of white cardstock, die-cut it using a stitched slimline die, die-cut a piece of orange cardstock using another stitched slimline die, and adhered the white to the orange and then to the inside of the card. 

• I stamped Happy Halloween on white cardstock, die-cut it using a stitched banner die, layered it on a piece of black cardstock, and then to the card front. This sentiment comes from All About Halloween.  I cut the sentiment from the main stamp to use it as a stand-alone stamp.  Easy Peasy!

To finish the card, not that this card doesn't look awesome just the way, I had to do it...I added tiny googly eyes to the largest cats.  

Day 10 done!  I had a lot of fun making the card.  I love making slimline cards and using digi papers where possible.  If you like either the stamps I used in this post, you can save 10% on them, and the rest of the Technique Junkies website (www.techniquejunkies.com), by using my code at checkout - TJ10Michael.

I appreciate you stopping by the blog today.  I'd love to know what you think of this card and this idea.  Let me know, leave a comment below.   Until next time...

Hugs from Brasil.

~Michael

Day 9 of 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards | Spooky Pumpkins Halloween Card | Technique Junkies

 

Hello everyone and welcome to Day 9 of my 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards.  Back on August 31st, I made THIS card using the Graveyard Background from Technique Junkies and I had so many people loving and commenting on that card that I had to use the same technique using Spooky Pumpkin Frame - also from Technique Junkies.  

This is the card from August 31st - 

If you would like to make this card or one like it, this is what I did: 

• I made a top-folding A2 card using black cardstock.
• I adhered a piece of white cardstock, 4" x 5.25", to the inside for a message.  
• I stamped Spooky Pumpkin Frame on white cardstock using Onyx Black Versafine Ink.  
• I secured it to my craft mat with washi tape and added the clouds using a cloud stencil I made, a blending brush, and Lost Shadow Distress Ink. 
• Then I layered the stencil on top of the first blending and blended again with some Dusty Concord Distress Ink - to give a more spooky cloud background.
• I stamped Spidery Halloween in the lower right area using Versafine Onyx Black ink and heat embossed it using clear embossing powder.  If this sentiment does not tickle your fancy, there are many others to use in the Halloween section at Technique Junkies.    
• I adhered a piece of black fun foam to the back and then to the card front.  
• Lastly, I used a Neon Yellow Sharpie marker and colored in the pumpkins. 

Day 9 done!  You can make this card is less than 5 minutes.  Maybe 10.  Either of these background stamps work great with a cloud stencil.  If you like any of the stamps I used in this post, you can save 10% on them, and the rest of the Technique Junkies website (www.techniquejunkies.com), by using my code at checkout - TJ10Michael.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  I'd love to know what you think of this card and this idea.  Let me know, leave a comment below.   Until next time...

Hugs from Brasil.

~Michael

Day 8 of 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards | Skeleton Medallion | Frantic Stamper

 

Hello everyone and welcome to Day 8 of my 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards. One week down, 3 to go.  Today I have a Halloween card for you using 1 die called Skeleton Ornamental Medallion from Frantic Stamper.  As soon as I saw this die I knew I had to have it.  It's just...different...cool.

If you would like to make this card or one like it, this is what I did: 

• I made a top folding A2 card base by cutting a piece of black cardstock, 4.25" x 11", placed the long side along the top of my scoring tool, scored at 5.5", burnished well, and you have your card base.
• I die-cut a piece of Halloween scrapbook paper, die-cut it using a 4" x 5.25" stitched rectangle die, and adhered it to the card front.
• Then I pulled out two circle dies.  I die-cut the larger one using black cardstock and I die-cut another piece of Halloween paper using the smaller one.  I die-cut a piece of black fun foam using the smaller circle, adhered that to the smaller paper, and then to the black cardstock. 
• For even more height, I die-cut the Skeleton Ornamental Medallion 5 times using black cardstock, adhered them all together, and then adhered it to the center of the circle.  

• Lastly, I die-cut a piece of white cardstock using a 4" x 5.25" stitched rectangle die, and adhered it to the inside.  

Day 8 done!  

I hope you have enjoy this fun Halloween card using NO stamps!  I'd love it if you left me a comment, below, letting me know what you thing of this series and the card.  I'll see you guys back here tomorrow.  Until then...

Hugs from Brasil.

~Michael

Day 7 of 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards | Happy Thanksgiving | Technique Junkies

 

Hello everyone and welcome to Day 7 of my 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards. Today I have a Thanksgiving card for you using 2 stamps from Technique Junkies - Overlapping Leaves and Happy Thanksgiving.  

If you would like to make this card or one like it, this is what I did: 

• I made a top folding A2 card base by cutting a piece of wine colored cardstock, 5.5" x 8.5", placed the long side along the top of my scoring tool, scored at 4.25", burnished well, and you have your card base.
• I die-cut a piece of orange cardstock using a 4" x 5.25" stitched rectangle die and adhered that to the card front.
• Then I stamped Overlapping Leaves on a piece of scrapbook paper that had orange tones/designs on it.  This way, no coloring necessary!  
• I die-cut this using a 3.75" x 5" stitched rectangle die, adhered a piece of black fun foam to the back, and then to the card front. 
• I stamped Happy Thanksgving on a piece of white cardstock, colored in the leaves, die-cut it using a 2.25" x 3.5" stitched rectangle die, layered it on a piece of orange cardstock, then on a piece of the wind cardstock, then to the card front.  
• Lastly, I die-cut a piece of white cardstock using a 4" x 5.25" stitched rectangle die, and adhered it to the inside.  

Day 7 done!  

If you love these stamps and want to save 10% on the Technique Junkies Website, use my code at checkout - TJ10Michael.  

What do you think of this card for Thanksgiving?  I'll see you guys back here tomorrow.  Until then...

Hugs from Brasil.

~Michael