{"id":3046,"date":"2026-10-08T13:53:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T20:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/?p=3046"},"modified":"2026-10-08T13:53:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T20:53:05","slug":"make-a-halloween-card-ink-blending-embossing-die-cuts-and-mulberry-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/08\/make-a-halloween-card-ink-blending-embossing-die-cuts-and-mulberry-paper\/","title":{"rendered":"Make a Halloween Card! | Ink Blending, Embossing, Die Cuts and Mulberry Paper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes you sit down at your craft table with an idea in mind\u2026and then one thing leads to another. Before you know it, you&#8217;ve used a little bit of this, a little bit of that, and somehow created a card with a whole lot going on!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s exactly what happened with this Halloween card.<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3047 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_2882-796x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"604\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I started with a <\/span><b>Basic White card base<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. I also reached for some <\/span><b>Basic Black cardstock<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to create several of the Halloween elements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the background, I used our <\/span><b>masking paper<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to cover a circle near the top of the panel. Then I used <\/span><b>Memento ink and blending brushes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to create the dark background. Once I removed the mask, I used <\/span><b>Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie inks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to create my moon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But I wasn&#8217;t finished with the background yet!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I ran the inked panel through the <\/span><b>Swirls of Magic Embossing Folder<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which added just the right amount of\u00a0 texture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then came the fun part\u2014adding all the little details!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I used the <\/span><b>Painted Pumpkin Dies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to create the fence from Basic Black cardstock and gave it some additional texture with a sanding block. I used Halloween-themed dies for the ghosts, tree, and pumpkins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And then there was the <\/span><b>\u201cEEK!\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I cut the letters using alphabet dies and used the new <\/span><b>Old Olive Mulberry Specialty Paper<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to give the sentiment a little something extra.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are a lot of products and techniques packed into this little Halloween card, but I think that&#8217;s part of the fun of creating!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><b>I recreated this card and sharing the techniques on my Thursday Live<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, so if you&#8217;d like to see exactly how the background, moon, fence, and other elements came together, click below to watch!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\ud83d\udc7b Let&amp;apos;s Make a Halloween Card! | Ink Blending, Embossing &amp; Die Cuts &amp; a bit of Mulberry Paper\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JTaNTAxlfDU?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Until then, I&#8217;ll be over here confessing that sometimes the craft table gets a little carried away.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Supplies used:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Basic White cardstock (#166780)<\/li>\n<li>Basic Black cardstock (#121045)<\/li>\n<li>masking paper (#155480)<\/li>\n<li>Memento ink<\/li>\n<li>Blending Brushes (#153611)<\/li>\n<li>Daffodil Delight ink (#147094)<\/li>\n<li>Pumpkin Pie Ink (#147086)<\/li>\n<li>Swirls of Magic Embossing Folder (#168179)<\/li>\n<li>Painted Pumpkin Dies (#168437)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sanding block (#168533)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Old Olive Mulberry Specialty Paper (will be released soon)<\/li>\n<li>Alphabet dies from my stash<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes you sit down at your craft table with an idea in mind\u2026and then one thing leads to another. 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