Well, Dark and Dreary kind of describes our morning here, looks like it may rain (and we need it!), but it is also the name of Stampin' Up!'s new Halloween set in the Holiday Mini! Of course, I rarely see a Halloween set that I DON'T like…this one is no exception! I love the raven and the Halloween sign in it. So, when I saw TechnoStamper Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge #138 this morning, it looked like a perfect fit! Then I saw Mary Brown's square card and copied that shape for mine! I don't do a lot of square cards, mainly because they cost extra to mail and the larger ones don't fit in my card storage very well, but I do like them!
And here is my card:
I started with a base of Pumpkin Pie and layered on the polka dot designer paper from Wicked Fun. I wrapped some Basic Black Satin Ribbon around and tied a knot. I stamped the Happy Halloween sign on Very Vanilla with Basic Black Ink, then used my Crop-A-Dile to cut 1/2 circles along the edge for a postage stamp look. I stamped it again on Pumpkin Pie, then punched out the 31 with my 1/2 circle punch and popped it up with a Stampin' Dimensional. I stamped the Raven in Basic Black on Very Vanilla and cut it out. The moon is the NEW 2 1/2 circle punched from So Saffron and sponged with Daffodil Delight ink. I placed it in the background, then popped the Halloween sign up with Stampin' Dimensionals and added the Raven with a Stampin' Dimensional, too. Finally, I added three of the new Black Jewels to the upper right corner for some BLING! Fun!
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