Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Halloween Pumpkin House Embellishments

EZ3DPopUps Halloween Pumpkin House Embellishments

Whoops, forgot to include the embellishment for the front of the Pumpkin House card.

The front of the card can be decorated in many ways.  Stamping, patterned papers, Washi tape, ribbon, fabric, layered colored cardstock etc. are all great ways to finish this card.  For those who do not have access to these items, I have included two images that are suitable for the front of the card. The graphics  I used came from The Graphics Fairy website.  Do visit her site and enjoy the huge selection of free graphics she offers there.

If you have used a corner punch on the other card parts, it's a good idea to continue with the top print embellishment.  (I used the Fiskars' medium Decorative Corner Lever shown in the first post of this series.) If you chose to use a corner punch, make sure you cut away the thin border line as you cut out the image. If you are not using the punch, you may choose to leave the border line intact.
I chose this variation because the color theme is more closely connected to the inside card colors.
The green color is prettier "in person" but because of the reason I mentioned above, I chose the other card for the front.  I included this variation just in case you would like a choice of front pieces.
The second page of the PDF template has "sidewalk strips" that can be glued over the existing sidewalk on the inner card.  One will permit you to write your own message, and two other strips have text suitable for a party invitation. 

Good luck!  To finish the card, go to the next post.   Have fun and do let me know if you have any questions or suggestions!

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Pumpkin House Halloween Card Gluing Tutorial

How To Glue The Pumpkin House Card Together

You will find the Pumpkin House Halloween Card templates here.

http://ez3dpopups.blogspot.com/2012/10/3rd-annual-fiskateers-orange-blog-hop.html

The folding instructions are HERE.



Score the outer card, fold and crease; open to a 90° angle.
Insert the fold of the inner card snugly against the fold of the outer card.  Use the orange sidewalk to help line it up.
Lift the grassy flaps and put a dab of adhesive underneath each flap. Let dry.
Lift the orange side walk of the inner card and add glue underneath.
Lift grassy end corners and add glue.  Let dry.

Rotate card, lift inner card and sparingly apply glue to gray lines.
Rotate card and close.
Press and smooth over the glued area.
Lift edge of card.
Apply glue to gray lines as before.
Close card.
Press and smooth over glued area.
Overhead view of card.
Contacting me: To leave a comment, click on the word Comments in the box below the post. All comments are approved by me before publishing. You may also e-mail me directly by clicking on the e-mail icon. If you enjoy collecting these patterns and don't want to miss one, PLEASE follow me by e-mail and add my e-mail address to your address book. Look for the red arrow in the right hand column. Fill in the e-mail box and click submit. Your e-mail address will never be sold or distributed or used for any reason other than sharing EZ3D content and news. If you have a Facebook account, would you please take a few seconds and like me on Facebook. Thanks so much and have fun!