These are the cards Gena Iwig, a former team member of mine, created for my recent Open House - 10 cards and a special envelope box for the dimensional card. The instructions for this kit are available for anyone with the purchase of the Boo Crew paper pack with stickers (CC8211) for $9.95 and a $5 donation to Operation Smile, the charity for Close to My Heart. If you have already purchased this paper pack with stickers but are interested in making these cards, you can substitute the purchase of a different paper pack with stickers from my CTMH website. If you are a fellow CTMH Maker, you can get the instructions without the purchase of the products with a $10 donation to Operation Smile. More information about these options and what else you need to create these cards is provided after you see all the photos. There's also a video with a card slideshow showing these cards up close!
The Ballerina pink ghost paper is so cute for the "Let's Get Spooky" card. The "Getting Scary" card was created using strips from the scrap papers! Such a great idea.
Another free-form cut job of the background paper on the "Happy Haunting" card. The border strips from the sticker sheet were layered to create the edges of the "Creepy" card.
There's actually no piecing on the "Sweet & Spooky" card - that's the patterned paper! Makes for a quick card. The "Hocus Pocus" card is the first use of the wizard gnome - but you could substitute any other Halloween image from your stash on your card.
The front of this "Happy Halloween" card has a vellum overlay that features the sticker banner and the multi-colored set of pumpkins. This is a nice feature that allows the busy pattern to show through, but not interfere with the images you want to stand out on your card front.
The wizard gnome is featured again on this "Toil and Trouble" card. This dimensional card has a curved front. Since it won't fit in a standard envelope, Gena created a box that will fit the card for easy gifting. Several options for creating this box are included in the instructions.
I created a short (less than 2 minutes) slideshow of all the cards and some of the special details. Take a look!
The cards were created by using mainly the papers and the stickers from Boo Crew (CC8211). There is one stamped image that is used on two cards – the wizard gnome from the "Chillin' With My Gnomies" stamp/die set (Z3965) which is still available from CTMH. Other than that, this kit requires no stamping on your part. If you don’t have the wizard image, you could substitute any Halloween image from your stash. If you wish, you could purchase the stamp/die set or the stamp set alone. I am also adding this option for customers - add $2 to your Operation Smile donation and I will mail you three stamped and die cut images of the gnome! Just be sure that your mailing address on your CTMH account is correct for postal delivery.
- CUSTOMERS in the US - Purchase the paper pack with sticker sheet (CC8211) for $9.95 from my Close to My Heart website (click on item number)
- Add a $5 donation to Operation Smile at checkout. Operation Smile is the charity of Close to My Heart.
- If you have already purchased this paper pack with stickers but are interested in making these cards, you can substitute the purchase of a different paper pack with stickers from my CTMH website.
- FELLOW CTMH MAKERS -You can get the instructions without the purchase of the products with a $10 donation to Operation Smile.
- Makers outside of the United States - Please make the donation of $10 in your currency on your own website. Take a screen shot of your receipt for the donation. Email that to me at greetingsfromgail@gmail.com - and let me know what email address you want your PDF sent to!
I will use the email address associated with the CTMH account used for the order to email you a PDF of the instructions. The instructions include photos of all the cards, cutting diagrams for all of the papers, and detailed instructions for assembly of the cards and the box.
Here’s what you are looking for on the Cart page of my CTMH website so you can make the Operation Smile donation. Customers - just add the $5 to the order before you check out. CTMH Makers - the Operation Smile donation can be an order of its own, with no product purchase necessary to check out.
Here's what else you will need:
- You do need some colored cardstock to coordinate with the paper pack. The colors used: Nectarine (1 sheet), Black (2 sheets), Wild Berry (the new color of the year - 1 sheet). If you don’t have these on hand, you can purchase the coordinating cardstock pack (CC8213) for $9.95.
- 1 sheet of White cardstock
- 1/4 sheet of Vellum
- 1/2 sheet of Wild Berry glitter paper or you could use some of the Wild Berry cardstock and add shimmer or glitter glue to it – or you can purchase the Wild Berry glitter paper (Z2538) - it really does pack a punch on the cards it is used on!
- 1/4 sheet of Black glitter paper (same option as above) or purchase the Black glitter paper (Z3236)
4 - A2 card bases and 4 slimline card bases (3-1/2 x 8-1/2) - CTMH sells both in packs with envelopes (X257 for 20 slimline and X254 for 50 A2 size)
- Score board or score tool to create the black card bases
- Envelope Punch Board to create the box for Wizard & Cauldron card. If you don’t have this board, an alternate box design is provided in the instructions
- If you don’t have the wizard gnome image, you can purchase the set with dies on my CTMH website – Z3965 - or the stamp set alone - D2028
- Another option for the wizard gnome image for customers is to add $2 to your Operation Smile donation and I will mail you three stamped and die cut images of the gnome! Just be sure that your mailing address on your CTMH account is correct for postal delivery. This option for getting the wizard gnomes will not be available after October 20, 2021 as I will not be around to mail these to you! So if interested, get your order in early!
Optional accessories that you can use:
- Z5008 Wild Berry Dots or Z5018 Wild Berry Glitter Gems
- Z3314 Black & White Dots (used as eyes on the cats!)
- Z3875 Black Bursts (used spiders on the strip card and as eyelashes on the cat card!)
Not only will you have a great time creating these cards, your recipients will love the detail on them, and your donation to Operation Smile will impact lives!
Questions: - email me greetingsfromgail@gmail.com
