Hi there, friends; It’s Lydia Cost today, and I’m sharing some love for the new release designer stamps in the echo park collection! I was so blessed to get to play with the Kaitlin Alphabet Stamps, and I think I’m in love! They stamp so beautifully clear, and they pair effortlessly together with the uppercase and lowercase. The brushed front has totally stolen my heart.
This week is Halloween, so I knew that I wanted to create some fun and spooky Halloween cards to share with my kiddo’s teachers. It’s a great time to send them a little encouragement before fall break! I wanted to do two cards that had a stamped element and some distressed elements.
For my first card, I pulled out my distressing stains. I edged my white card base with brown, amber, and black to distress the edges for the perfect spooky look. I then fussy-cut a banner from the “Night Sky” Paper; these look amazing backed with some foam squares. I stamped my “Spooky” sentiment right below it, and then nestled in another little banner from the patterned paper.
To finish off this card, I wanted to fussy-cut some more of the amazing bats in this collection. I then ran each one through my sewing machine in the center, so that I could have some great thread messiness on the front of my card. I really do think this adds so much character. They also serve to highlight my stamped sentiment too!
For my second card, I wanted a bit more simple design. I pulled out the great orange striped patterned paper to back my card with. I then fussy-cut another banner to create a cohesive look for both cards. This one said “Spooky.” For the stamping on this card, I wanted to add a little extra character. I pulled out a manila tag from my stash. I distressed the edges, and then I stamped near the center, “Hello.” It created the perfect sentiment for this cute little card.
All that was left was to string up my tag and add a little stitching. I then adhered it down to my base. I picked a little element sticker from the sticker sheet, and aligned it on top of my banner for some added dimension. It nestled perfectly right below my stamped sentiment!
These two cards were such fun to create, and I know they solidified my love for the Kaitlin stamp set. I know I’ll be using both the lowercase and the uppercase in tandem on everything!
Supplies:
Halloween Market Collection Kit
Halloween Market “Night Sky” Patterned Paper
Halloween Market “Spooky Ghosts” Patterned Paper
