The new Spooky Bats Punch has been calling my name for a few days now!  And of course, the matching stamp set Spooky Sweets has been hard to resist as well. I have had the idea for this card design in my mind for a while, but I was afraid to open up my Toil & Trouble DSP and see if anything was in there that would work for the bottom half of the card. And lo and behold, there was the perfect design! In fact, the design  of the paper was so perfect, it inspired my final color scheme of Mango Melody, Pumpkin Pie and Basic Black.

Colors Used

The card is fast and easy to do because of the punches. The moon was punched using the Twinkle Builder punch and of course, the Spooky Bats punch for the bats!  I could have used the Twinkle Builder to punch out the stars in Silver Foil paper, but the Twinkle Adhesive backed sequins are sooooo much easier.  The clouds were stamped using Basic Gray as that gave them a spookier, more ominous look.

Well, speaking of twinkle, the Glittered Organdy Ribbon is simply marvelous for those of us who like lots of bling on their cards!  The ribbon is what inspired me to add the silver stars. Once I start adding bling, I can’t stop. And you may be asking, where did I find the Pumpkin Pie ribbon?  Well, we don’t have Pumpkin Pie ribbon, but we do have 1/8″ white organdy ribbon and Stampin’ Blends in Pumpkin Pie! Just color any white ribbon with a Stampin’ Blend and you have a custom color!

Products Used For This Card

This card was an attempt to be a little artsy and combine the Artistically Asian stamp set with the Tea Room DSP. I think many of the papers in the Tea Room DSP have a nice Asian feel to them.  And the Artistically Asian stamp set has some of my all time favorite sentiments.

I wanted to make this for a friend, who really is “always there”.  And I also wanted to be a bit artsy and give the card some layers. In fact, the design elements on the front are 7 layers!  I just keep adding until I had the look I liked.

Products Used On This Card

I have had this set since the new catalog launched.  I don’t do many Baby Cards, but that is the beauty of this set. It’s not just for Baby Cards!  It works for a lot more. In this case, I actually need a Baby Card, so it was the perfect time to pull this set out and try something.

Of course, I wanted to use the night sky design paper. And I wanted to use some of the Twinkle Adhesive Backed Sequins and the punch.  So starting with that, this is the card I came up with.  The moon and stars are punched from Silver Foil Paper.  Then more stars are added using the Twinkle Adhesive Backed Sequins.

And a little secret to this card?  The ribbon is actually the Silver Metallic Edged Ribbon colored with a Night of Navy Stampin’ Blend! Being able to color ribbon is another reason I love the Stampin’ Blends! You can always make a matching ribbon!!!

Products Used To Make This Card