CUTTING UP WITH BEST WITCHES - A STAMP HAPPY HOLIDAYS POST

Hi Stampers!

Today let’s talk about sentiments. A lot of times we focus on finding the perfect sentiment for a card. We look for a label that perfectly frames a sentiment. We strive to select just the right color ink for the sentiment, or maybe we decide to heat emboss it’s. Sometimes we layer sentiments with mats, and sometimes we stamp the sentiment directly on the card or focal panel. Today I thought we would talk about another way to present sentiments - cut them up! Stamp the sentiment on cardstock then cut the words apart. Depending on the sentiment you can cut each word separately, or cut out groups of words. After the words are cut apart you can adhere them to the card, or adhere them to contrasting cardstock and cut around the words to create a border then adhere to the card. Here are my sample cards:

To see more examples of this technique for sentiments see page 55 in the Stampin’ Up!®️ July - December 2022 Mini Catalog. There are several other examples of this technique throughout the mini catalog as well as the annual catalog.

To create these cards I used the BEST WITCHES stamp set.

BEST WITCHES

BEST WITCHES SPELLS CARD

MAKING THE CARDS

For these cards I used two layers (one DSP, one cardstock) and a focal panel all die cut with the Deckled Rectangles Dies. As you can see I stamped the sentiment, cut it apart, and adhered it to contrasting cardstock. Then I “fussy” cut around the sentiment to create a border.

SUPPLIES FOR BEST WITCHES SPELLS CARD

* Card base - Highland Heather 4 1/4” x 11” scored and folded at 5 1/2”

* DSP - Celebrate Everything - star pattern, cut with Deckled Rectangles Dies, 2nd largest

* Pumpkin Pie cardstock cut with 3rd largest Deckled Rectangles Dies

* Basic White cardstock, stamp image and color, then cut with 4th largest Deckled Rectangles Dies

* Scrap of Highland Heather cardstock and scrap of Pumpkin Pie cardstock for sentiment

* Inks - Memento Tuxedo Black, Daffodil Delight; Stampin’ Blends - Pumpkin Pie (light & dark), Highland Heather (light & dark),Soft Sea Foam (light), Daffodil Delight (light), Basic Black (light & dark), Gray Granite (light)

* Deckled Rectangles Dies

* Matte Black Dots -3

* Adhesive (I used liquid glue for the sentiment pieces) and dimensionals.

HAUNT IT CARD

SUPPLIES FOR HAUNT IT CARD

* Card base - Highland Heather

* DSP - Celebrate Everything - star pattern, cut with 2nd largest Deckled Rectangles Dies

* Parakeet Party cardstock - die cut with 3rd largest Deckled Rectangles Dies

* Basic White cardstock for stamping and coloring and die cut with 4th largest Deckled Rectangles Dies

* Scrap of Highland Heather and scrap of Parakeet Party for sentiment

* Inks - Memento Tuxedo Black, Daffodil Delight; Stampin’ Blends - Basic Black (light & dark), Smoky Slate (light), Soft Sea Foam (light), Highland Heather (light & dark), Daffodil Delight (light), Crumb Cake (light)

* Matte Black Dots -3

* Adhesive, dimensionals

CUTTING UP SENTIMENTS BEST WITCHES CARDS

Cutting sentiments is such a fun technique, and Halloween cards are the perfect opportunity for giving it a try! If the sentiments turn out a little wonky - no problem! It’s Halloween - the perfect time for wonky!!!

That’s all for today. Thank you so much for stopping by. Until next time…

Stamp Happy!

 

Kim

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