THIS YEAR'S HALLOWEEN CARD

Well, I'm not sure what possessed me to make such a complicated Halloween card this year, but I'm pretty sure I won't do it again!

 

This thing was multiple folds and steps and die-cut layers and I made 25 of them and I practically have to take out a second mortgage to pay for the postage! I don't know what the name of this fold is, but it stands up on its own for display.

 

Most of the dies came from the Jim Holtz collection for Sizzix and I am absolutely in love with those ghosts. I cut them from vellum so that they would appear to be translucent. The cardstock and matching envelopes are from LCI Papers and I lined the envelopes with lightweight scrapbook paper in orange with white polkadots. The stamped images on the front fold are done with white embossing powder. 

THE FALL SEASON

Here it is October 4th already and while September has always been my favorite month, I'm very glad to see it in my rearview mirror this year. Between my husband's birthday and my own I lost my oldest brother very suddenly and the following day my favorite aunt passed away - two gut-punches in a row. So I've been pretty much AWOL from my crafting and just about everything else I usually enjoy doing.

Today I'm making a small effort toward getting back to normal (whatever it is that passes for normal these days) with this Halloween offering that I'm entering in this week's CAS(E) this Sketch #392. 

The main images in this are from a Jim Holtz collection of last year and the stitching is Stampers Anonymous "Stitches" #CMS365 using white embossing powder. The papers are all scraps from my stash.

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