What Goes Bump in the Night?

 Happy Tuesday to you! I lost part of yesterday. Laid down just for a bit late afternoon and woke up 12 hours later, so I got an early start on today, lol.  At any rate, my plan was to post this last night, so I'm popping in to share and then it's time to pay bills, oh joy! 

Okay, so, what Halloween card do you make a couple who have everything but the same political opinion? I think I may have the answer. You make something that both of them can laugh at. Now, I want to say right up front, that's completely the spirit in which I made this and am sharing this. It's not to espouse one way or another because I do not do that on this blog. I've just used a couple of icons/ motifs from popular culture is all. So please don't take offense. I also want to note that I showed the front and inside of this card to a Democrat and they loved it and wanted it. I then showed it to a Republican and got the same exact response. Which was of course what I was aiming for, so hopefully the recipients will react similarly. 

  

I began the card design with the current sketch at Outlawz. I resized it to A2 in PSE and then turned it sideways to accommodate my focal image, which is a pretty cute dude image from Gecko Galz. I liked the way he was leaning against his desk and portraited. I had the Memory Box Nightfall collection paper still out so I used those again.

I used a Verve Flourished Trim die to cut the vertical edge of plaid paper that the image is tucked into. I cut 2 black bats from a very old QK Squeeze die. The yellow and red bottom paper mat is cut using an Avery Elle stitched die. I used a few black vintage photo corners and a thin strip of striped washi tape. 

I cut the front sentiment out of this paper and then ink-edged each word with a black Promarker.

On the back of the card, another paper mat cut with the Avery Elle stitched die. I added two small circles that were left over from something and laying around. I stamped my custom siggie in Versafine Clair yellow on a piece of orange paper scrap and then heat-embossed with clear powder. You can see it much clearer at an angle under the light but I liked the effect so I used it.

I distressed the edges of the bottom paper mat and the vertical orange paper strip. I ink-edged the plaid paer and the image and its mat with a black Promarker.

So here's the inside. I stamped the Alpha Stamps sugar skull first thing and as I was pulling it up the dang stamp came off the block and fell ink side down on the bottom of my card. Curses! So I had to punt by off-stamping the skull across the bottom, lol. Let's see, the Happy Haunting and spider are Inkadinkado; the Boo and bat are Making Memories; and the exclamation point is so old I've forgotten. The yellow hair is my own drawing! Ha! I put deli paper over the stamped skull to freehand draw it, then turned it over and burnished it with an Ebony pencil and then rubbed that onto a piece of yellow-colored card stock. 

And a final view. I really like how this card ended up. Most of the time, I really never know, ya know? lol  Thanks for visiting - have a great rest of the day!~ XOX

MY CHALLENGE PLAYLIST:

1.   Outlawz Wednesday Sketch 10/14-10/27

2.   Gecko Galz October Customer Challenge: Happy Haunting - The image of the cute guy on the front is from the Haberdashery collage sheet. 

3.   Catch the Bug October Color Challenge -- all colors used (entry #2/3)

4.   #TGIFC287: Photo Inspiration Theme Challenge -- The bats and the orange and black

5.   Lost Coast Portal to Creativity #108: 31 Days of Halloween  

6.   Gecko Galz Facebook October Challenge: Make a Cute and/or Cuddly Project -- the dude is cute and the inside is funny cute

7.   Pinspirational Challenge #274: Photo Inspiration --  entry #1/5 the colors and the bat inspired me

8.   The Male Room #143: Quote Inspiration -- 

9.   Mod Squad Challenge: Spooky -- entry #3/3

10. Daring Cardmakers: Spooktacular -- 

11 #TTTC087-Featured Designer Stef-- (entry #1/3) I chose Scary (bump in the night causing a fright) / Friends (this card is for some friends) / Leaves (there are red leaves on the lower portion of the base mat paper).

12. More Mixed Media October Challenge: AG + Opt. ORANGE -- Option is played!

13. Die Cut Divas: Thoughts of Autumn Fill the Air-- entry #3/4 I've used QK bat die cuts, an Avery Elle stitched die cut paper base mat  and also a Verve Flourished Trim die cut for the vertical flourish the photo is tucked in under.

14. My Time to Craft #443: Halloween or Cats -- entry #2/3

15. Classic Design Challenge #10: AG

16. MAWTT#123: Animals or Birds -- BAT  --  ENTRY #1/3 A cat and a bat

17. Double D Challenge: What October Means to Me -- Scary and spooky with a Heathcliffe Hunk haha, well, not far off! AKA Halloween