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Wednesday Vibes

About this Project

I have a post to share today with real 'Wednesday Vibes'! If you've been watching this show you'll know what I mean! I made this card for our awesome Creative Director at Whimsy Stamps, she is responsible for much of the magic that happens during Halloween season at Whimsy and her birthday is in Mid September! So it's fitting to create a spooky birthday card for her. It's her favourite time of year and she loves all things Halloween. I have used the fabulous Misfits Quick Card Fronts set from Whimsy Stamps to create this card. I adore this particular panel with this enchanting character that reminds me so much of Wednesday Addams. How hauntingly beautiful is this?! I love all the ravens in the imagery. Wednesday is a 'Raven Psychic' in the show, and I'm sure this art work was created as a hat-tip to her. I find it mesmerising. I didn't want to add too much to the piece, as it's a stunning finished panel on its own, but the panel this image comes on, has her higher in the piece and the frame didn't fit that panel, it rose above the top of it. So I cut her out and added her image over one of the other panels in this Misfits Quick Card Fronts Set. Felt a little naughty covering over the other image, but the scene was an awesome fit with her panel, so I did it. The base panel is the one with the pumpkin head man. A very cool panel in its own right! I clearly will need to buy another set of these Quick Card Fronts. I wanted to add the word 'Raven' to acknowledge her ability and for a bit of added interest on the card. I used black glitter cardstock from a Sizzix Opulent Paper Pack to diecut the Raven lettering using the Whimsy Stamps Mix and Mingle Alphabet and Numbers Die Set. I stacked the letters several times. For the V which overlaps the frame a little, I diecut several of the V shapes which didn't have the ascender as this top glitter version does. That way the V could be built up enough for the top one to clear the frame without jutting into it. I did add one extra layer to the V, so it has 3 smaller V's topped by the stylistic one as the 4th layer. The other letters are 2 base layers deep, topped by the glitter cardstock main lettering. There are many ways this could have looked with this cool alphabet set, as there are several different options with this lettering. So a fabulous set to have in my kit! I scratched up the black base of the panel with my pokey tool for a bit of texture and interest and so the black on black sentiment would be a little more visible. I did scratch up the base of the card a little, as it was very black and I needed some contrast down there for the lettering to show up. I did keep it very tone on tone intentionally. It's an extra detail and I didn't want it fighting for the spotlight with that gorgeous image. The beautiful frame is the Thorny Frame from Whimsy Stamps and I diecut this from Spellbinders black glitter foam. This stuff is amazing and diecuts incredibly well! I distressed the edges of the base layer paper with my scissors and a little bit tore when I did, which I never mind as it adds to the texture, so I curled it forward, as it had torn backward, to let it feature in the design. I added the layers to a matte black cardstock, another from the Sizzix Opulent Cardstock Pack. This pack is a 'go to' for me during Halloween. The papers are divine and such a great weight and quality. You get 50 in the pack, so it's great value.