4 Horror Classics Book Cards

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4 Horror Classics Book Cards

Hello foolish mortals! Today, I decided to do a blog for my very long video tutorial that features four pop up book cards that I made with our new "Horror Classics" bundle. I wanted to share some close-up photos since there’s so much amazing detail on each of these cards.  

 

Video tutorial

 

All of the book bases were created with our super popular "A7 Pop up Shadow Box Book" die set.  To see how a book is assembled, be sure to watch my video tutorial above. 

Frankenstein

The cover was completely paper pieced and die cut with our new “A7 Frankenstein Cover Plate” die set. I opted to paper piece the image exactly as it’s shown on the back of the packaging.

 

 

I carried the colors from the front of the card to the inside. The inside cover page has a green panel with a black ornate frame, and a yellow oval in the center. I also added some bats, Frankenstein’s castle, and a sentiment.

 

The shadow box was decorated with another black glitter ornate frame, a silver oval and Frankenstein himself. I thought it would be fun to show that you can incorporate the elements from the cover plate dies inside the book as well.
After adding the frame inside the shadow box, I tucked in a few spider webs and sealed him inside with a blue frame that has acetate behind it. The idea was to encase Frankensteins self portrait behind glass. Over the acetate, I added a few silver bats.

 Dracula

The cover of Dracula features the title, author and the inner and outer decorative frame from the new “A7 Dracula Cover Plate” die set. The coffin with Draculas hand are from the new “Dracula’s Lair” die set. The front was further accented with black pearls.
I decided to add a hanging key on the spine of the book. I strung the key with a gold ribbon, and glued the ribbon to the inside spine and let it dangle from the outside. This really gives it that traditional classic look!

 

The inside cover page features the same ornate frame and another decorative oval frame. The oval inside the frame was cut from red and accented with Dracula’s castle.

 

 

The shadow box features another ornate oval frame with Dracula in the center. He comes in the “A7 Dracula Cover Plate” die set. The shadow box frame was further accented with another gold book frame to match the left side. Out of all of the book designs, this one definetely feels the most “classic”.

 

The Raven 

 

The Raven was a lot of people’s favorite classic featured in the bundle, and I absolutely LOVE how this one turned out! The cover was completely made with our new “ Raven A7 Cover Plate” die set. I followed the colors on the back of the packaging, but slightly changed the composition of the die cuts.

I tucked some additional branches behind the skull and grounded it with some black dirt. Finally, I accented the cover with some black gems.

 

 

I kept the inside cover page very simple with another distressed panel, and a Nevermore die cut at the top.

 

I used the raven and the skull dies from the “Nevermore Accessories” die set to create my graveyard scene. The fence and the tree are both from the “Haunted House Pop up” die set. The tombstone is from the “Frankenstein’s Tombstone” die set.

 

Spellbook

That leaves us with the final design, a spell book! I made the front cover with some bright pink and purple patterned paper, and die cuts from our new “A7 Spell Book Cover Plate” die set. I decided to add a fun shaker to the front label. The shaker bits inside are from our new “Witch Party” embellishment mix. I opted to create my shaker with several layers of cardstock vs. foam tape for a cleaner look.

 

The inside cover page was decorated with some more pink and purple paper, another label and a cat sitting on top of a pumpkin. I gave her a witch hat to match my dancing witches on the right side.

The shadow box scene was made with a few different die sets including our “Pick your Poison”, “Pumpkin Kitties” and our “Dancing Witches” die sets. I also included another cauldron from the “Spell book Cover Plate” die set. I arranged all of my die cuts to create a fun witch’s lair scene. I also opted to decorate the shadow box with more brightly colored patterned paper. Several of my die cuts are accented with glitter card stock to add that fun shine to the witches!

Thank you so much for checking out my video and coordinating blog. Stay tuned for more spooktacular projects coming soon! 

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  • 30 Aug 2024 Online Learning

    What elements or characters are included in these die sets?
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