We love using books in any way possible, so this is a fun creation for the season.
Today we have a card from our designer Dominique, who said, “I’ve been so inspired by Yana Smakula and Nichol Spohr’s Halloween book cards lately. That got me thinking—why not create my own version using the Books and Flowers Die Set from Brass & Bliss?” This card is perfect for the season, Follow along to see how you can make one too!
- Die cut your elements
- Die cut a witch using 5216-03D Witches Die from black cardstock.
- Die cut three books and their coordinating pieces using 5710-01D Books and Flowers Die. I chose pink, purple, and black cardstock.
- For the pages, die cut each selected book three additional times from white cardstock.
- Die cut pumpkins using 5215-05D Pumpkins and Ivy Die from orange cardstock.
- Add details to your die cut elements
- Pages: Use a small blending brush and Chill ink to add grey shading to the edges.
- Books: Ink blend the edges of the pink and purple books with Rose and Lavender ink.
- Add spooky book titles! I freehanded “spells” on the pink book using a black Sharpie pen.
- For the black book’s, take the left over white spines, and ink blend with Chill ink.
- Pumpkins: Blend Apricot ink on the edges and color the stems brown with a marker.
- Assemble your books and their layers using liquid glue.
- Create a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 card base from grey paper. Use a large blending brush, to ink Hearth around the outer edge of the card.
- Complete your stamping.
- Choose a few splatters from 3480 Watercolor Splatter.
- Place your card base into a stamp positioner and temporarily arrange your books in the center to guide splatter placement.
- Select a sentiment from 36012 Ghostly Greetings and position it below the books.
- Stamp all images using black ink.
- Assemble your card. Arrange your elements to your liking and adhere to them to your card suing liquid glue. If you want to add a little dimension, add some foam adhesive to the back of some of your elements, them adhere them to the card.
Now you’ve created a simple yet magical Halloween card to share with someone special! If you make your own, we’d love to see it—share your project in the comments or tag us on social media!
