MFT Sketch and SSS Wednesday Make It Sparkle Challenges

 

Hello crafty friends! I was having a bit of a creative block the other day and so I decided to do what I often do when that hits and make some cards for a challenge. I started with the My Favorite Things Sketch challenge and combined it with the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge to Make it Sparkle. 

I decided to make two cards because I had two strips of the orange paper and I thought it would be fun to color two critters from the set. The sparkle comes from the black glitter cardstock banners and mat behind the orange. I LOVE MFT sketches and recommend downloading and printing the PDF so you have plenty of ideas when you lose your crafty mojo. 

Halloween Pop Out Shaker Card

Hello crafty friends! Today I have a fun Halloween projects using some new stamps, dies and sequins from Kat Scrappiness. For today's card I will be using the new Toil and Trouble stamp set, the Cross Stitched rectangles, the Pop Out die and some of the Halloween sequins.

The inspiration for this card was the new Pop Out die. I thought it would be fun to hide a shaker behind this interactive card element. I really wanted to use some of the new Halloween stuff as well. So I decided to create a Halloween shaker card that would be a bit simple looking at first and open to a fun surprise. I have a full video tutorial for you today that you can watch below or watch on YouTube.

Video:

https://youtu.be/z4jmlUd3E50

I started by stamping the layered cat from the Kat Scrappiness Toil and Trouble stamp set. I knew I wanted the stamp and some sequins to be the surprise underneath. I created a bright and colorful Halloween background using Distress Oxide Inks and shimmer spray. Then I die-cut this background with the Cross Stitched Rectangles and the Pop Out die. I also heat embossed a sentiment from the stamp set on the panel.

Now I was ready to create the shaker. I adhered my cat then the acetate window so none of the sequins would catch on him. I added some Ghostly Greetings sequins to the shaker and embellished the card with some of the ghosts from the Boo to You mix. I hope you enjoyed my card and tutorial. I encourage you to pop over to the shop and check out these fun new products.