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Tip: Create faux stitching using a thin black marker.

Silly Bat
By Laura Griffin

Emboss the Silly Bat and Doodle Bat on black paper and create a hauntingly cute card for Halloween.

Featured Product:
G5248 Silly Bat


Hero Materials:
CH139 Black Gemstones
CH150 Art Flowers Summer (70)
PW110 Embossing Powder - White
E5249 Doodle Bat
G5248 Silly Bat
G5252 Carving Pumpkins
S5101 DesignBlock: Raindrop Background
MS204 Colorbox Chalk Queue - Pumpkin Patch
VC250 VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
PS533 Summer Mixed Notecards with Envelopes
PS535 Neutral Mixed Notecards with Envelopes

Additional Materials:
Thin black marker, scissors, heat gun, small sponge for inking edges, glue dots

Instructions:
  1. Stamp Silly Bat and Doodle Bat onto black notecard scrap using Versamark ink.
  2. Ink just the "spooky bats" part of sentiment image and stamp onto bottom left of a black notecard.
  3. Sprinkle white embossing powder across all stamped images and tap off excess.
  4. Heat emboss using heat gun until images are shiny.
  5. Once cool, cut out bats and set aside.
  6. Stamp Raindrop background using Amber Clay chalk ink onto Cantaloupe notecard scrap measuring 3" x 5 1/4".
  7. Using sponge, gently ink around edges of panel using Amber Clay chalk ink.
  8. Adhere panel to top of black notecard.
  9. Trim 1/4" strip from Wisteria notecard and adhere to bottom of Cantaloupe panel as shown.
  10. Using a thin black marker, create a faux zig-zag stitch on the top of the Wisteria strip .
  11. Adhere stamped bats to the top of the card.

Variation:
Ink just parts of your sentiment stamps to get more use from them.


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