So, with the three rectangle panel cards I created three different designs with various DMC floss. The panels were die cut with the Paper Smooches cross stitch die. I cut those out onto the Neenah shimmer card stock just to give it some punch and then, after I did the cross stitch I cut one of them out with the Avery Elle Wonky Stitched rectangle die and cut the other two out with the My Favorite Things stitched rectangle die. I created two white card bases with Simon Says Stamp card stock and one black card base with Stampin' Up card stock. I then cut sentiment strips with the My Favorite Things stitched rectangle dies as well.
For the first card, I used the Hero Arts Love You To The Moon and Bat rubber stamp and added the Wild Rose Studio intricate bat. I used Memento dew drops ink in purple to the sentiment banner to give it a little punch and then added Wink of Stella in black to the bats to make them sparkle. I then added Tonic Nuvo drops in Purple glitter for the bats eyes for some added punch!
For the second card, I used the Gerda Steiner Designs Bats stamp set to add that sentiment to the center panel with Memento Tuxedo black ink and I attached both of these panels to a Hero Arts copper panel that I dry embossed with the Avery Elle wonky stitched rectangle. I added another bat to this one and then added the additional sentiments to the inside of the card with the Catherine Pooler Designs Purple Rain ink.
For the third card I added two black bats that I had cut from Simon Says Stamp black card stock and the Boo! sentiment from a cheap stamp set that I got off of eBay to the front and center of the cross stitched panel. I attached all of the cross stitched panels to the cards with the very strong double sided adhesive that I have linked below. I added the Tonic Nuvo chocolate fondu glitter drops and this card was finished!
There were two bonus cards that I added for this video and blog post. I did not use the die for these videos but rather I found a pack of pre-cut cards at JoAnne Fabrics with the cross stitch pieces ready to go. They were cut out in a circle and you just had to stitch and go! I did one in yellow stitching and one in silver - to make one look like a moon and one look like the sun. I added a Happy Halloween circle sentiment around the silver and black card along with some silver Tonic Nuvo drops and then I added the same die around the yellow stitches but in purple and without the words. I added some stamped bats to that one and some additional nuvo drops and all of these cards were complete! I loved the way they turned out and they show the recipients that you definitely put a lot of love and work into their little smile in the mail!
Hope you enjoyed! Have an awesome day! Jude :-)
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