Make your Halloween décor, cards, and treat boxes eerie using the Magic in This Night Suite, featuring the detailed imagery in the spooky, yet elegant Magic in This Night Designer Series Paper (DSP). This DSP makes your cards and treat packaging creepier than ever. Open this treat box, if you will!
CARD RECIPE
INGREDIENTS
The main ingredients are:
Stamp Set: Hallows Night Magic
Dies/Punch(es): Halloween Magic, Layering Circles (1 1/8” size circle)
Punch(es): Detailed Trio
Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White
Designer Series Paper: Magic in This Night
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad (aka, embossing ink)
Stampin’ Blends: n/a
Stampin’ Write Markers: n/a
Embellishments & Accessories: Metallic Mesh Ribbon
Stampin’ Emboss Powder: White
TOOLS
Paper trimmer (for both cutting and scoring paper)
Paper snips/scissors
Stampin’ Block(s)
Die cutting machine
Bone Folder
Heat Tool
Adhesive(s) of your choice, such as Stampin’ Seal, Stampin’ Seal+, multipurpose liquid glue, etc.
Optional: Simply Scored Scoring Tool
Other: paper clip, binder clip, or regular circular hole punch (used as a method/mechanism to attach/adhere the ribbon to the top of the box)
TECHNIQUES
Fun Fold
Heat Embossing
MEASUREMENTS
Cardstock
Basic Black Cardstock for Box/Card Base: 8” x 10 ½”
Basic Black Cardstock for Sentiment: die cut to fit the sentiment; Layering Circles dies measuring at least ¾”
Designer Series Paper:
Four (4) pieces for box panels trimmed to 2 ¾” x 2 ¼”
Four (4) pieces for box panels trimmed to 2 ¼” x 1”
INSTRUCTIONS
ASSEMBLY
Cut/trim all cardstock and the DSP panels as described above
Score the Basic Black 8 x 10 ½” paper on the portrait side (the 8” side), using your Paper Trimmer’s scoring blade or the Simply Scored Scoring Tool, score this side of the cardstock at: 1 ¼”, 2 ½”, and 5 ½”
Score the Basic Black 8 x 10 ½” paper on the landscape side (the 10 ½” side), using your Paper Trimmer’s scoring blade or the Simply Scored Scoring Tool, score this side of the cardstock at: 2 ½”, 5”, 7 ½”, and 10"
Crease the Basic Black cardstock at each of the score marks and burnish with the bone folder for a crisp fold
Score, cut, and trim the Basic Black cardstock using the trimming diagram linked below
Using the detailed trio punch, round the two flaps that will make the top “handle” of the box.
Using the detailed trio punch, round the top corners on two (2) pieces of the 2 ¼” x 1” DSP.
Assemble the box
Adhere the two rounded corner panels of DSP to the round top edges of the box
Adhere the remaining two panels of the 2 ¼” x 1” DSP to the top flap of the box, just under the rounded “handle”
Adhere the remaining four (4) pieces of the 2 ¾” x 2 ¼” DSP to the side panels of the box
Embellish the top flap (“handle”) with your sentiment, ribbon, etc., as desired.
EMBELLISHMENTS (as pictured)
SENTIMENT
Die cut a piece of Basic Black cardstock using the 1 1/8” Layering Circles die
Adhere the “Open If You Dare” sentiment stamp, from the Hallows Night Magic stamp set to an acrylic block.
Apply the VersaMark Watermark Ink to the stamp
Sprinkle the White Emboss Powder over the stamped sentiment
Using the heat tool, emboss the powder until it turns into a solid, semi-glossy color stamped sentiment
Cut a circular hole in the sentiment cardstock, using a regular paper hole punch
Trim the Metallic Mesh Ribbon to your desired size and pull it through the punched hole on your sentiment card, creating a loop that attaches the ribbon to the sentiment card
Insert a paperclip into the punched hole on the sentiment card and place the paperclip down on the top of your box (the “handle” piece) {I just happened to have a paperclip in my office supplies stach that looks like the Pretty Peacock color, which actually coordinates with this product suite}
STAMPED & DIE CUT SPIDER
On a small piece of Whisper White cardstock, stamp the largest spider from the stamp set using the Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Using the coordinating large spider die, cut the spider using your die cutting machine
Attach the Spider to the top of your box (“the handle”), or any location as you see fit
DIE CUT BATS
In the Magic in This Night DSP pack, locate the piece of paper with the large and small bats
Using the coordinating bat die, cut two (2) bats using your die cutting machine
Adhere the bats to the tall front panel of your treat box
Voila! Your project is complete!
If you come across any errors in my ingredients and recipe, please let me know so I can amend my post content. And, as your creative coach, I am here to help you with your projects – just reach out and I’ll be there! You can email me at krista@thestampingnook.com
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