VIDEO: Tips for Light-up Cards and Layering Stamps featuring the August Card Kit

Hello, everyone! It's Channin here and today I’m sharing several cards I created with the hauntingly fun August Card Kit!

Check out the video below to learn tips for aligning the layering stamps from the Abraham and Katrina Stamp Set using the included stamping guides. As well as learn two ways to create the amazing disappearing mirror technique with the Holographic Rainbow Film and the Pear Blossom Press lights. Hope you enjoy!

We are going to start with the card featuring the portraits of Abraham and Katrina. To create this card I first stamped the portrait of Abraham in Sand, Cup O' Joe, Antique Ivory, Granite, Field Greens, Charcoal, Espresso and INTENS-ified Black Ink. I then stamped Katrina in Peony, Pink Grapefruit, Granite, Field Greens, Cup O' Joe, Espresso and INTENS-ified Black Ink. After I stamped the portraits I created the frames with the Victorian Frame Dies. I die cut the top two frame layers out of Anchor cardstock, ink-blended the layers with INTENS-ified Black Ink and then adhered together. Then using the diecut frame as a guide, I die cut out the portraits out using the frame base die.

Next, I ink-blended the tops of the portraits diecuts with Sand Core Ink and then adhered the frames to them with foam adhesive. I then die cut two hanging witch shoes with the August Die Set of the Month out of Raven cardstock and a cat out of silver cardstock. I then adhered the hanging shoes behind the portraits and then adhered the negatives from the cat's eyes to the strings. 

Next, trimmed down some Cinnamon cardstock to 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" and then stamped it several times with the spider web in INTENS-ified Black Ink. I then ink-blended the panel with Cup O' Joe Core Ink and then adhere the panel to an A2 panel of Raven cardstock. I then adhered the panel to the front of an A2 top-folding white card base. 

Next, I stamped and silver heat-embossed a sentiment from the Abraham and Katrina stamp set onto Raven cardstock. I then die cut the sentiment out along with several moths. Next, I adhered the portraits to the card front and lastly I adhered the moths and sentiment with foam adhesive. 

The next two cards are the light-up cards though the design is the same for both cards, what I stamped the portrait of Abraham is different which creates two different looks. The first light-up card features the Abraham stamped on cardstock in the same exact ink colors as I stamped the portrait of Abraham for the first card. After I stamped the portrait I created a frame out of Cinnamon cardstock and ink-blended the layers with Cup O' Joe Core Ink. I then diecut the portrait of Abraham out with the base frame die.

Next, I die cut the acetate with the base frame die. It did not cut through but I used the impression the die made on the acetate as a guide and I fussy cut the acetate base out with scissors. This does not need to be a precise cutting, rough cut and is actually even better because will get covered with the cardstock frame. I then trimmed down some of the Holographic Rainbow Film to fit onto the acetate base. After I trimmed down the Holographic Rainbow Film, I removed the backing and then adhered it to the acetate base. Tip: I pressed with a dry cloth to make sure the Holographic Rainbow Film was adhered to the acetate without making fingerprints.

Next, I adhere the cardstock frame to the Holographic Rainbow Film/acetate base. I then adhered the portrait of Abraham to the backside of the Holographic Rainbow Film/acetate base. I then die cut an A2 panel of Raven cardstock with the detail die for the Victorian frame to create a window. Next, I adhered the portrait to the panel and then adhered the panel to the front of an A2 top-folding white card base with foam adhesive (single layer) and sandwiching the an assembled flashlight between the panel and the card base.

I then stamped a small and large pumpkin in Papaya, Pumpkin, Pale Tomato, Espresso and Field Greens Core Inks. Next, I die cut the pumpkins out and adhered them to the card front with stacked cardstock for dimension. I made sure to adhere the smaller pumpkin over the button for the flashlight as an indicator for where to press. I then die cut the string and nail for the portrait with the August Die Set out of the same cardstocks as I did for the first card. I then trimmed off the shoes and adhered the strings and nail to the card front. Lastly, I finished the card by stamping and silver heat-embossing a sentiment, die-cutting it out with coordinating die, and then adhering it to the card front with foam adhesive.

The second light-up card differs really only on how and what I stamped the portrait of Abraham. For this card I started by stamping the final layer or outline stamp for Abraham in INTENS-ified Black Ink onto vellum. I then poured black embossing powder over the image and then heat set. Next, I stamped a layer of his face in Field Greens, then a layer for his hair in Cup O' Joe, and then a layer for his clothing in Charcoal. I then poured clear embossing powder over and heat set with my heat tool. Once I finished stamping the portrait on the vellum I finished the card by followed the same steps as I did for the first light-up card with the only exception being that I doubled up the foam adhesive when adhering the front panel to the card base.

I hope you enjoyed my cards and video. Thank you so much for stopping by!