The Fall Classic

First off, let me apologize for taking so long for a new posting. The Rangers post season is seriously cutting into my time (and money, and Weight Watchers points, and booze supply). So many games to watch and have massive anxiety over. Tonight is game 4, and they are down by 1 game. Hopefully they remember that they are a team filled with home run hitters and they start scoring some runs.

 

I mentioned previously that I  L♥O♥V♥E Halloween. I've been pretty slackass about it this year (see aforementioned Texas Rangers time suckage), but I did manage to make some Halloween cards. If you are throwing a Halloween bash and need to send out invitations (this is how we invited people to parties in the old days before evites), these cards make great invitations. Or if you need to send a gift card to your favorite beastie or ghoul, surely they would also appreciate the beauty of a handcrafted, lovingly made card nearly as much as the treat tucked inside it.

 

One of my favorite cards I made this year is this simple yet blingy card.

Here are the loose instructions:

1. Cut a sheet of 8.5"x11" black cardstock into 2 8.5"x5.5" pieces, putting one aside to use for another card.
2. Fold the remaining sheet in half to be left with a 4.25"x5.5" folded card (standard A2 size).
3. Cut a piece of poison green glitter paper to 4"x5.25" and glue it onto the front of the card. (I used Scotch ATG Gold adhesive, but you can use whatever you prefer. The adhesive should be a permanent bond, because this glitter paper is a little heavy). If a different color of glitter paper works for you, then pick a different color.
4. Cut a piece of Halloween patterned scrapbook paper to 3.75"x5" and glue it onto the green glitter paper. Note: If you don't have any Halloween patterned paper, plain black textured cardstock works nicely. When using Halloween paper, select a paper that has a mostly black background and a small, repeating pattern. The paper I used is Catatonic from the Echo Park Apothecary Emporium collection, available at the Little Blue House in Keller, TX.
5. Cut a piece of scrap cardstock or chipboard into a triangle with a base 2" wide and a height of 2.5". Trim the corners to round them. This will be your candy corn form, so think happy candy corn thoughts when you are cutting it. This will help you achieve the perfect candy corn shape.
6. Cut 3 strips of textured cardstock in candy corn colors of orange, yellow, and white. The orange strip and the white strip should be around 1" tall. The orange strip should be about 2.5" wide and the white should be about 1.75" wide. The yellow strip will be approximately .75" tall and 2.25" wide.
7. Glue the orange strip to the bottom of the candy corn cut out and the white strip to the top. These strips will go beyond the edges of the candy corn cut out. That's what you want.
8. Ink the edges of the yellow strip and glue it to the candy corn cut out in the middle, over the top of the orange strip and the bottom of the white strip.
9. Use your scissors to trim the excess orange, yellow, and white paper from the candy corn cut out. Ink the edge of the candy corn, then glue it down to the card. You can either glue it down flat or use pop dots to pop it up.
10. Pick your favorite Cricut cartridge font and use it to cut out the word "treat" on the green glitter paper. I used the Cricut Classic font at 1".
11. Glue down the letters below the candy corn. I did them in a straight line, but you could paste them on crooked to make them look a little more whimsical.
12. Cut a piece of white cardstock to 4"x5.25" and glue it to the inside of the card as a card liner. Now you are ready to use this card!

Here are a few more of the candy corn cards I made. No instructions, but feel free to use them for inspiration.

Hoping some treats make it your way today, especially if you are a fellow Rangers fans looking for a win. Crafting while watching makes it a little less stressful. so try doing a little cross-stitching or knitting during the game. Wine also helps, so pop open a nice prosecco (the bubbliness is pleasant for crafting, even when not quelling World Series anxiety) and enjoy your day!

Jenny