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Shutter Card- Happy Halloween

September 30, 2020

A Lawn Fawn Challenge #85 Awesome Autumn

According to Wikipedia, Halloween is part of Autumn. Therefore, I am entering my ‘ Happy Halloween’ card in Lawn Fawn’s challenge #85.

The Shutter card die is a lot of fun to create cards with. I kept thinking of my own childhood and the times I spent trick or treating with friends on Halloween. Each card tells a story, my card’s story unfolds by using Fox Costumes Before n’ After stamp set and die. Foxes dressed up as a skeleton, a cupcake, and bear go trick or treating, along with chickens dressed up as a donut, a ghost and a witch, down a picket fence. Along the way they see a black cat and what appears to be a ghost in the tree. One has to think this can only happen on Halloween, when folks decorate.

I used black cardstock because I wanted to show how creamy Distress Oxide are. I also used Taylor Expression brushes to blend Distress Oxide. You can feel the colors of the night during a Halloween outing, knocking on doors begging for candy. Cracking Campfire, Spiced Marmalade, Blueprint Sketch and Cracked Pistachio were the colors used for the night sky. I also used Hydracolour handmade watercolors to fleck small iridescent specks onto the night sky.

When you think of Halloween, you think of candy. A shaker card would be fitting for card like this. At Michael’s, I found Recollections embellishments called Sprinkles Vermicelles and all I could think of was it looks like the sprinkles from a cupcake. Inside the window, I included stamps of lollipops, candy corns, and candy from the stamp set called Fox Costumes Before n Afters from Lawn Fawn. I found embossable plastic on Amazon called Judi Kins Embossable Window Plastic. This has been a game changer because you can not heat acetate much less emboss something on acetate. With Embossable Window Plastic I was able to emboss the words, ‘Happy Halloween’ on the front of the window.

Below is a list of supplies I used to make the halloween card. Affiliated links used when possible, at no cost to you.

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Autumn Leaves, a LawnFawn Challenge

The color of autumn is stunning especially when you live in the Bay Area like I do. The leaves change into a brilliant color of orange, burgandy and burnt sienna. For Lawn Fawn’s #85 challenge, Awesome Autumn, I decided to use handmade watercolors from Case For Making on Distress watercolor card stock. Case For Making is an art stored located in San Francisco. They have an urban hip vibe which I love. Case For Making has curated specially selected art supplies. In addition, they also have classes which you can take on line. Although I do not work for Case For Making I thought I would share a cool place to visit if you are ever in the city.

The leaves were created by using Lawn Fawn’s Stitched Leaves dies. I ran the stitched leaves through die cut machine thus creating watercolor leaves. By using Tomboy Mono Dots Adhesive I was able to glue the leaves to the camera.

In the photo, two Gnomes are featured from the stamp set called Oh Gnome by Lawn Fawn. I used a stencil called Grassy Hillside to anchor the figures so they would not look like they were floating in the air. Again, I colored the figures with handmade watercolor from Case For Making.

I do not work for Lawn Fawn or Case For Making. I am sharing what I know and love. Although, I have used compensated affiliate links when possible at no cost to you.

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Den Sweet Den- A Lawn Fawn Challenge

What an awesome autumn day! Lawn Fawn Challenge #85 has inspired this card. Using Den Sweet Den stamp set from Lawn Fawn. I have also utilized other stamp sets from the same company like Christmas Dreams which is where the fireplace, rug and clock can be found. The leaf in the shaker window is from the stamp set called Thanks a Latte. In addition, I used Lawn Fawn’s brick stencil to give the card a room like feel. I remember when I was a little kid I used to love to read in front of the fireplace on a cool autumn evening.

In addition, to using Lawn Fawn products I have also used other products to make this card look like a room in your home. I used Hero Arts Infinity Dies, specifically Wood Frame dies and Rectangle dies. The film transparent can be purchased at Michaels. You can also use any acetate. I’ve included the link to Michaels make it easier to find. Just link on the word Michaels.

Coloring this card was fun because I got to used different techniques. First, I colored the bears, books and rug with Copic Markers. Also, I used Distress Oxide Ink , Crackling Campfire, and Distress Ink Vintage Photo to color the Brick Stencil from Lawn Fawn. The floor is a wash from the Hickory Smoke Distress Ink. I like to give texture to cards because you can run your fingers over it and feel that its glazed, so I highlight certain areas with a pen called Glaze black ink by Sakura. It make the eyes and the nose of the bears stand out. With Glossy Accents, I created a glass over the picture that says, ‘Den Sweet Den’. The fire in the fireplace also has glossy accents.

The shaker window was made with a transparent film called Dura-lar. I used Nuvo Luminos Lilypad Hexagons and Honey Bee’s Spring Fling Mint Julep. Both are linked to the company, just click on the company’s name. I am not employee by any company mentioned in this post however I used affiliate links when possible at no cost to you.

I love sharing what I have learned. Hope you enjoy your day and this post.

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Lawnfawnatics- Challenge 84 “Back to School”

I loved school and still do. I think part of that love was fostered by my teachers who cared and were kind to me. In addition, my teachers were supper supportive and inspired me to do my best. I gave my card a 80’s feel by coloring it in color pencils ( using Prismacolor Premier 150 count color pencils ) and kraft paper. The stamps sets are from Lawn Fawn: Wild for You and Science of Love. The cute letters are Lawn Fawn’s Quinn’s ABCs. You can see the border has sewing pattern because I used Lawn Fawn’s Large Slimline with Sliders however no sliders were used in the card, thats just the name of the die cut. Lastly, to get the heart that glossy look I used Ranger’s Glossy Accents.

Affiliated Links used when possible.

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