Pink Haunted House Card for Catherine Pooler Designs

Hello friends. I have another card to share from Catherine Pooler Designs, featuring products from the Halloween on Main collection. I'm also pulling out a CPD cover die from my stash and showing you how to find other ways to use products in a new way! Scroll down for details! My full supply list is at the end.

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But first, let's name this card. I sometimes like to do this, do you? This card is called the Pink House on Haunted Hill. It features the new Made Me Blush ink that I am absolutely in love with. Such a gorgeous shade of pink!

Did you know there's an actual pink haunted house in Savannah, GA? The Olde Pink House currently serves as a restaurant. The history of this mansion dates back to 1771 and is widely considered one of the most haunted sites in America. But enough of that, let's get inky, using the Haunted Manor bundle!

I started by doing some ink smooshing on white cardstock with the CPD Succulent ink. I did two layers of color, heat setting between each inking with my craft heat tool. I love ink smooshing because it's such an easy technique. Have you tried it?

You simply press your ink pad onto a craft mat, spritz with water, then dab your cardstock randomly into the mix. Sorry I didn't get a photo of the creative process, I got caught up in creating and forgot!

After ink smooshing, I splattered a spritzed mix of the Made Me Blush ink with a wet paintbrush.

I love creating scenic cards. Don't ask me why, but my mind went back to May when the CPD Ocean Wonders collection was released. I felt like the bubble feature from the Under The Sea cover plate would be really cool paired with my haunted scene.

So, I grabbed my CPD Midnight cardstock to create the cover plate die cut, using my Platinum 6 die cut machine. Then, I simply hand trimmed the sea weed from the die cut with my scissors, so I'm left with nothing but the outline.

See? Easy peasy! Just what I wanted! I also carefully hand trimmed a hillside slope with the same cardstock, being careful not to cover any of the bubbles, as I wanted the ink smooshing to show underneath. It was a little tricky and I had to make additional snips here and there but..... mission accomplished!

Check out that moon! I love, love, love the moon! I used my stamp positioner to ink it up, stamping first with CPD Tiara ink halfway down, then stamping with Made Me Blush ink for the top half. 

By the way, I saved the black die cut remnant circles leftover from the cover plate die cut, and glued many of those circles to my scene. I also glued sequins onto some of the empty circles using the new Stars Hallow Sequin Mix.

For my cemetery, I inked up the tombstones in CPD Succulent, Mandarin Spice and Midnight inks, and layered my card panel with patterned paper from the CPD Moonlit Manor paper pack.

This is a side fold card and the full dimension are 4 3/4 " by just under 6", because I tend to create first and measure later, haha!

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope this inspires you to find new ways to use other products in your stash. Check out my full, clickable shopping supply list below. If you use my affiliate links to shop, it's much appreciated. There is no additional cost for using these links! Have a great day!

Terri

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Refillable Permanent Adhesive Runner - 49 feet Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Artis Craft Glue - Only at Scrapbookcom Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Tonic Studios Tim Holtz Comfort Trimmer 8.5 Inch Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Project Grip Mat Large - White - 24x18 inch Shop at: Scrapbookcom
3 mm Adhesive Strips - 160 strips Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Pink Stamp Cleaning Shammy Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Gina K Designs Multi-Purpose Scoring Board Tool Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Catherine Pooler Succulent Ink Pad Shop at: Catherine Pooler
Exclusive Gripmate Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Mini Misti Stamp Positioner Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Pink Platinum 6 Die Cut System Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Dual Speed Heat Tool by Wow Shop at: Catherine Pooler
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Halloween on Main Cards for Catherine Pooler Designs

Hey friends, the new Halloween on Main collection from Catherine Pooler Designs is live today! I've got a pair of cards to share, featuring the Haunted Manor bundle, although you can purchase products individually. I love that there's a Halloween birthday sentiment included too. I know several folks born on Oct. 31st, how about you? Scroll down for creative details and click any of the highlighted links or my clickable supply list to browse or shop. This is such a fun release!

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There's also a new ink being released. Made Me Blush is a gorgeous new pink and I used it with both cards today.

For my first card, I did some ink blending with Made Me Blush, Sparkling Berry and Orange Twist. I actually wanted to use Mandarin Spice, but it disappeared in the vast void known as my craft room. I have since found it though, haha!

Next, I splattered lots of water on my inked cardstock. I like to spritz water in my hand and then fling my wet fingers at the paper. It gives a good, random splatter.

After drying my wet, splattered card panel, I proceed to stamp lots of images from the Haunted Corner stamp set (included in the Haunted Manor bundle) in CPD Midnight Ink. I also used a white gel pen to accent/highlight the images.

My ghosts were stamped with Sparkling Berry and for the moon, I took a waterbrush and painted a circle for the moon, painting water across the circle and blotted with a paper towel to remove the ink.

I also squeezed out a large drop of Lime Rickey Shimmer and also the Made Me Blush ink from the refill bottle, splattering those inks across my scene.

Lastly, I trimmed some patterned papers from the Moonlit Manor patterned paper as accents on my card panel. I also used that paper as backing to my card panel, along with my CPD Midnight cardstock.

In addition, I glued some pretty sequins from the new Stars Hallow sequin mix and tied a pretty bow and adhered it to my card. Perfect for the birthday girl who celebrates on Halloween!

The card above is larger than an A2 size card, as I created first and measured later, haha! 

The full dimensions are 4 3/4" x 5 3/4".

This next card came together quickly and this is an A2 size card. I started by taking an A2 size white card panel and swiping my Made Me Blush ink pad across the top half of the card. Isn't it pretty?

I also stamped stars from the Haunted Corner stamp set across my sky, but used the Sparkling Berry ink pad. Next, I hand trimmed some hillside slopes with the Moonlit Manor patterned paper, adhering that to my card panel.

For my die cut images, I stamped the haunted house in various CPD inks, using masking tape to block off the surrounding area. You really need a stamp positioner to pull off this technique.

The inks used were Midnight, Sparkling Berry, Mandarin Spice and Succulent. I also watercolored all the windows by pressing my Mandarin Spice ink pad on a craft mat, spritzing with water, and painting in with the inky mixture.

I have had the same CPD Midnight ink in my stash for years and never needed it replaced. However, it started drying out and I've got another on the way....plus a refill! In the meantime, I switched over to stamping my bats and the cat with Black Jack ink. Also, I stamped those pumpkins with CPD Apricot ink.

Lastly, I glued more Star Hallow sequins and stamped a sentiment from the Haunted Corner stamp set in Midnight and Made Me Blush, again using the masked tape technique.

Two contrasts in cardmaking. The first being very mixed media, and the second having more clean lines. Which one is your favorite? Let me know in the comments! I'll be sharing another card later in the week so stop back by. Happy Crafting!

Terri

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