Be-Witched, Be-Spritzed, Be-Smooched

Shorter days, fall colors and cool, crisp nights mean just one thing...witchy pumpkin cards.  Jean Okimoto here - with a fun card for Halloween.  It's just 7 weeks away!

I've used 2 types of black ink for this design and I'll explain why.   Wicked Black Archival Dye Ink dries quickly so it's perfect for the pumpkin and for color-edging
the pieces.  Black ColorBox Pigment Ink is great for heat-embossing because it holds the embossing powder that creates helpful little ridges to keep the Smooch within the lines.  The embossed areas are glossy and resist the Smooch - so your lines and shaded areas will look great.  Keep some water-spritzed cotton swabs handy to buff the Smooch off the glossy embossing.

Clearsnap Products - view the 2012 Catalog* here

• Color Catcher Spritz Box (*Page 51)
• Smooch Spritz - Splash, Grape Burst, Emerald Sprinkle (*Page 47)
• Black ColorBox Pigment Inkpad (*Page 14)
• Wicked Black ColorBox Archival Dye Inkpad (*Page 31)
• Smooch - Carrot, Grape Soda, Siren, Moonlight, Sundance, Mocha  (*Page 39)
• ColorBox Stylus and White Blending Tip (*Page 81)

Stamps

• American Art Stamp Halloween Witches
• Memory Box Great Pumpkin

Other Supplies

• Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Foxglove (5.5" square card), Apricot, Sour Apple
• Kraft Cardstock
• Black Cardstock
• Acrylic Stamp Block
• Detail Black Embossing Powder
• Heat-Tool
• Memory Box Great Pumpkin and Perky Pumpkin Face Dies
• Diecut Machine and Plates
• Corner Rounder Punch
• Stamp Positioner
• Cotton Swabs, Spray Bottle and Water
• Foam Dots

Directions

• Place Sour Apple Cardstock in the Color Catcher and spritz it with Splash, Grape Burst and Emerald Sprinkle
• Dry the inks, trim it to a 2" x 5" strip, round the top corners and ink the edges using the Stylus, Tip and Wicked Black
• Diecut Grand Pumpkin from Apricot Cardstock
• Use a stamp positioner to stamp Great Pumpkin with Wicked Black
• Diecut Perky Pumpkin Face from black cardstock and attach the pieces to the pumpkin
• Stamp Halloween Witches on kraft cardstock with Black and emboss it with detail clear powder
• Smooch it with Carrot, Sundance, Moonlight, Mocha, Siren and Grape Soda - use a moistened cotton swab to buff the ink off the embossed areas, then dry the inks
• Trim the cardstock, round the top corners, and ink the edges with Wicked Black
• Cut, fold and score a 5.5" square card of Foxglove Cardstock (it looks blue, but it actually matches Grape Soda Smooch and Grape Burst Smooch Spritz)
• Assemble the card, using foam dots for the witches

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