Spilling "Boo 2 U" Crystal Ball card (& DIY text paper)

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Photoshop brushes & respective artists are here: Flourish & Skull

This spooky card is a matchbook card with a ribbon sentiment that falls out and scares ya! It was inspired by my best friend Kim. She said "You have to use that kewl skull set to make a pink & black girl card!" So here it is. :O)

I had fun making some really easy text cardstock for it, so that the sentiment could be a part of the design with out taking up room. It says "i see spooky in your future":

Do It Yourself Text Patterned Paper:

1) Type your phrase in a word document
2)Remove the margins (set 'em at zero)
3) Copy and paste your phrase again & again
4) Change the font & colour of the text to whatever
5) Print it out on cardstock or vellum...

if you'd like this word doc i can email it to you; just lemme know

This card started out as a plain 4 2/8 inch card; then when I had it laid out, Charles said "What's with the goofy ribbon?" (Ugh men! lol) Sooooh then I thought well it is kind of unbalanced...ribbon and i are not good friends at the best of times.

I didn't have room to add any ribbon on the outside to balance it out, so i had to make it a match book card & add more ribbon on the inside instead. Now, when you open it up, the rest of the sentiment (BOO 2 U) falls out at you. It's in big letters stuck to the ribbon which slides out. Like a can of snakes!...

...but slithery instead of sproingy. The sentiment even
makes a scaryhissysnake noise when
it falls out. I actually scared myself with it
(more than once when measuring it for this tut!) rofl
now I'm afraid to open it and it's staring at me (really it is!) hahaha

The Fold:

I'm usually lazy with folds, but this matchbook is as easy as ABC to make:

A) Cut piece of cardstock cut to measure 4 2/8 inches by 10 inches.
B) Score it 2 times (at the 4 2/8 inch & 8 1/2 inch marks)
C) Stick something on it & Tuck the long piece behind the shorter flap

The Image:

Step 1) Place the skull from {Rock Star} in the center of the globe from {Global}



Step 2) Stamp it (I've used Black Craft ink embossed with clear embossing powder on Vellum cardstock 'cause ink smudges nicely on the vellum c.s.)



Step 3) Emboss the flourish from {Flourished Dove} in white craft ink & clear e.p.

Step 4) Rub a lil' black craft ink with your finger (or a sponge/dauber) over the crystal ball. Colour the base of the crystal ball with a black marker (I like the way Close to my Heart's black marker dries on the vellum.)



Step 5) Glue a white circle to the back of the globe



Step 6) Glue a scallop from Nestabilities on there too. Trim it at the bottom where it won't show

Step 7) Adhere a strip of ribbon 4.5 " long to the mat (2" x 4") & stick the mat to the match book card

Step 8) Stick the image on...

The Texture:

I love the image on the Skeleton Scroll Cuttlebug embossing folder so much that I wanted it to stand out from the text paper. So I did these things with it...

1) Emboss the cardstock in the folder
2) Apply Versamark to the raised areas
3) Add clear embossing powder & heat it
4) Brush on colour with the dark grey in Yasumtomo Pearlescent paints on a waterbrush.
5) Darken areas with a little black ink & water

The Sentiment:



Step 1) Stamp letters & dry emboss them
(this sentiment combines Headline Alphabet & Headline Numbers from Stampin' Up!) in black craft ink.



Step 2) Cut backs for them by holding the stamped letters onto a 2nd scrap of paper & cutting them out. (You can use removable adhesive to hold them, if you like.) Emboss the backs too.



Step 3) Measure how much ribbon you need by laying your letters out on it.

Step 4) Adhere the front & back to the ribbon with strong adhesive



Step 5) Distress with more grey Pearlescent paints on a waterbrush.



Step 6) Add the ribbon sentiment:

Cut a liner (or just use a punched shape) If using a liner, adhere the ribbon to the back of it.

This liner was the the same size & scoring as the card: 4 2/8 inches by 10 inches, scored at the 4 2/8 inch & 8 1/2 inch marks. (A liner has the advantage of hiding the backs of the decorative brads that you can see in the photo above.)

Here's the inside view...

And that's it! Happy BOO 2 U! :O)=

Goodies:

Stamps: 3 Little Paper Shop stamp sets {Global}, {Rock Star}, & {Flourished Dove}

Cardstock: Basic Black, Pink Pirouette, Vellum Cardstock, The Paper Company Black Paisley on Silver (P89204)
Colour: Black Craft ink embossed with clear embossing powder, White craft ink & clear e.p. Black marker. The dark grey in Yasumtomo Pearlescent paints on a waterbrush.
Accessories: Ribbon from Michael's, Tiny self-adhesive gems, Stickles Silver Ice. Dollar Store brads, Wire to embellish the bow.
Tools: Scalloped Nestability, Cuttlebug Skeleton Scroll embossing folder. Boho Blossoms Punch (SU)

Hope your day is stampalicious!

P.S. What's really spooky is how long my posts are getting.
I never know what details to leave out in case someone is a beginner.
Do you think my posts are getting too long?