Today's Paper Craft Crew card map challenge was a fun one for me. I decided right off that I wanted to make a Halloween card.
But I have shared before that I don't have any Halloween themed stamp sets. I do have the Everything Festive set so chose that for the card map phrase layer.
This set is great for many fall occasions - it even has a phrase for Valentine's Day which makes it so versatile.
I decided that the rectangle layer would have to be designer paper because that would be a good match for the phrase and as I said, I don't have any sets with Halloween type images. Have you seen the fun Monster Bash designer paper pack? So cute!
I chose to add a layer of Basic Black under the designer paper rectangle so the layer would be just as eye-catching as the phrase.
And then one final touch: I created a x-stitch border using Pumpkin Pie card stock and my Stitched Shapes dies - that little strip adds a bit of coordinating interest to that layer.
I am not sure you noticed it in the photo above but I stamped a splatter image from the Beauty Abounds stamp set all over the Crushed Curry card base, using Versamark ink. This particular stamp adds a bit of visual texture which adds visual interest to the base.
I recommend you purchase at least one stamp set that has splatter stamps or some kind of subtle background images. Use them when you are not sure you like a plain card base and either stamp these images using Versamark for a subtle look or go bold and use the same ink color as your card base. Try both and see which you prefer.
Now it's your turn: try our card map challenge and if you want to see what the other design crew members created, click here.
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