“I know just enough to be dangerous” is the story of my crafting life. I love Hocus Pocus for non scary Halloween movie and Army of Darkness for B movie horror/comedy.

I love how real you are about being a bit off with your die and not being perfect with your coloring. Great idea with the pebbled path...I don't think I would have thought of inking it like that. Great card...look forward to many more. Thanks

@ralphtyndall

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Shauna! As a recovering perfectionist it's a constant battle to let the little things go 😅

I have been an alcohol marker colourist for years and have always used Memento ink for the stamping. Great card also!

@alisonpendlebury-brown7885

9 ай бұрын

I also use memento for use with alcohol markers. I use versa for use with watercolours. You basically use the opposite type of medium. Dye ink for alcoholic ink and pigment ink with water colouring. Dye ink reacts with water, alcohol inks will move your pigment ink.

Ralph, doing "all this" is a full time job. Filming, editing, creating, crafting. You are doing an awesome job and I get the I'm a fun professional vibe. love the cards today. You are off to a great start.

@ralphtyndall

11 ай бұрын

It sure is! Thank you 🙂

@salliepatterson5612

11 ай бұрын

Love the music!

Beautiful card! Am I the only one noticing how expensive dies are becoming? I love that moon die but oh my -$30? I will have to wait for a clearance special somewhere.

@ralphtyndall

11 ай бұрын

Unfortunately you're not the only one! It's a shame they're not more affordable

What a great card! You did a fantastic job. Your enthusiasm for card making is very apparent. It's obvious you are enjoying yourself. Such a pleasure.

@ralphtyndall

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Donna! I do have a good time :)

The rule I learned about what ink to use with alcohol markers was "Don't use like with like, like desolves like." So for example you wouldn't use Stazon with alcohol ink because they desolve each other and colors become muddy.

@ralphtyndall

11 ай бұрын

Great tip!

I am definitely not a great alcohol marker user but when i do I use clear embossing powder over the black stamped image. That way you wont have to wait for the ink to dry or risk smudging. Its nice to hear a male point of view for cardmaking. Thanks for the fun cards!

Thank you for NOT making a Christmas card LOL!! I love ❤️ 👻 🎃 Halloween

@ralphtyndall

11 ай бұрын

LOL. Halloween comes first y'all!

@alexistroncoso9710

11 ай бұрын

😮😮😮😢….😂😂😂😂😂 ok

@lilly3am

11 ай бұрын

Right? I get so fed up with Christmas in July nonsense.

Lawn Fawn Jet Black is the best I've used for alcohol markers! Jen Shurkus has a great copic 101 class. It definitely helped me TONS! Fun card!

@ralphtyndall

11 ай бұрын

Oooo good to know!

@caroleneguinn9100

11 ай бұрын

I agree, I've tested different black inks for my alcohol markers and lawn fawns is the best!

Also thank you for Halloween- other makers are doing the whole Christmas in July and stores already have it on shelves. Luckily JoAnns has a great Halloween section. Amazing card, such fun.

Halloween in July? Here for it! Momento Tuxedo Black is good for alcohol marker coloring since it’s water-based and won’t reactive with the marker alcohol.

@ralphtyndall

11 ай бұрын

Glad you're on board 😎

@charitybedo2085

11 ай бұрын

@@ralphtyndallWelcome to the cardmaking world and KZread! I'm very happy you're here! I agree 100% - Momento Tuxedo Black is all I use for alcohol markers and it never lets me down. I'm also probably one of the very few people who doesn't like Versafine. BTW - Halloween is my fav too 😁

I love how much information and insight you put into your videos! You can really tell how much you care and love what you do! I’m glad you made a KZread so I can continue to learn from you!

@ralphtyndall

11 ай бұрын

Aww thank you 🥰

Ralph, I had the pleasure of watching your fun and inspiring, with what I believe to be your first KZread video a couple of weeks ago. I'm a big fan of Cathy Zielske as well. I know she's gotta be so proud of you, as are the rest of the crafting community you are now a part of. Congratulations!! I will look forward to watch you grow and thrive doing what you actually love to do! It's the best! Lots of luck and great success!

Also, love that you aren't limited to on company. Love the blending of stamps and dies and inks etc. from some many different companies.

Ralph, I love the narrative while you are making your cards, especially the ‘I should of’. I do that to myself all the time and glad I am not alone

@ralphtyndall

11 ай бұрын

You are DEFINITELY not alone 🙂

I miss my family’s Halloween buddies. Sometimes it works out that your entire family gets along really well, wives, husbands, and kids. We met at a McDonald’s Play Place when our kids were toddlers. We were both refugees from mommy groups. At some point they moved from the city to an historic mining town that was chock-a-block with ghost stories. Old fashioned hay rides, a haunted train, and trick-or-treating on a wooden boardwalk. Wonderful memories. Our kids are all grown now, but they went trick-or-treating together from the time they were toddlers till they were too old to go any longer. We live in SoCal now and Halloween isn’t nearly as fun. We just haven’t found our groove yet. Not like Christmas with all of the lights---so many, many lights. Disney does things for Halloween every year, but I don’t like the Nightmare Before Christmas; the regular Haunted Mansion is so much better, though the decorations around the park are cute. Universal’s haunted mazes are unbelievably expensive (usually $100/person/maze) and so crowded. If you want to shell out over a thousand dollars and stand in line for hours… Impossible for that activity to live up to the hype for me. Halloween is now an excellent occasion to make a card for my friends. But as a general rule I much prefer giving regular stuff a Halloween 👻 treatment rather than getting Halloween 🎃 themed supplies. It’s easy enough to change regular house dies & stamps into haunted houses or to make figures look 👀 tattered and spooky. I use Tim Holtz’s house dies to make haunted villages and the like. I also use his Splat dies and Paper Rose’s similar dies (“pond” shapes) to make ghosts. I just cut eyes and mouth holes out of the shapes. Monsters are also fairly easy to create out of various shapes. Just a matter of looking at the shape and not think about what a die or stamp set is intended to make. Paper crafting is definitely the best part of Halloween these days. I love making journal spreads and scrapbooking Halloween. I don’t send out too many Halloween cards. This video is an excellent reminder to sort through the Halloween specific supplies I do have and do a sort/purge. I have a calendar alert for the first part of September so I remember to go through fall/Halloween/Thanksgiving decor to pick out stuff for donations before the season. I think earlier might be better though. I donate to nursing homes. They will take paper crafts. I like paper crafting more than having the completed items so I donate last year’s makes to have room for this year’s.

@ralphtyndall

11 ай бұрын

$100 per maze per person?? That’s robbery!

Salem, cool! I spent last Halloween at Sleepy Hollow, near Rochester, NY, home of Washington Irving. So much fun! I would love a headless horseman die! Thanks for your inspiration. ❤️

@ralphtyndall

11 ай бұрын

Sleepy Hollow was actually on our list too! Glad to hear you had a great time there

I love Halloween! I sometimes overlook it in my panic to get my Christmas cards done in time.

The trick or treaters is my favorite of Tim's new launch. Really happy to see a new video from you with all your crafty fun,

@ralphtyndall

11 ай бұрын

It's my fav of the lot too!

I love Halloween and send out 7 cards a year to my kids and grandkids. They love getting snail mail.

@ralphtyndall

11 ай бұрын

Nothing better than handmade snail mail!

Yay for Halloween! I did NOT know that there is a Halloween village - I’m going to have to look into that. You should invest in a sticky mat - it will hold all of your pieces still when you ink them up! Great card!

@MWW11235

11 ай бұрын

He said on his tik tok live he may make a KZread video putting his village together in October!!!!

Great looking card! I too am thankful that you didnt do a christmas card!! Keep on sharing, looking forward to your next one.

@ralphtyndall

11 ай бұрын

Thank you Barb!

I send Halloween & fall cards. For alcohol marker coloring, I use Momento Tuxedo Black ink. My go-to pigment ink is VersaFine Clair Nocturne. Or you can use clear embossing powder over your black pigment ink if you'll be using alcohol markers.

@ralphtyndall

11 ай бұрын

I need to be more diligent about heat embossing over my black ink! I tend to get lazy there 😅

Hero Arts Intense Black, Simon Says Stamp Intense Black, Memento and Gina K Amalgam are all good for Alcohol markers. Versafine is better for heat embossing or watercolor. Congrats on your channel!

@ralphtyndall

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Maria!

Although I've been crafting for years...this is the first time I've seen someone use the scoreboard to get the panel on the cardbase properly...😲😲 love it... and the card - of course 😀 - . Can't wait to see what other fabulous creations you come up with.

Memento works well with alcohol markers. I use versafine black and heat emboss with clear powder.

@ralphtyndall

11 ай бұрын

Great tips! thank you

I put up a Halloween village! Spooky sounds, lights and all.

@ralphtyndall

11 ай бұрын

Amazing! Mine has fun lights and sounds too, but it wasn't too apparent in that video

Love the card, Ralph! I'm also a BIG fan of spooky season! Just wanted to shout out that you tend to use a lot of product lines I'm less familiar with (and see fewer card makers using) which is awesome! Thanks for sharing your talents; it's awesome to see you being embraced on KZread!

@ralphtyndall

11 ай бұрын

Glad I can share some new products with you!

Great card. Even though you had already glued the mountains down you could have made a mask to cover the mountains and moon to put the glow around the moon.

@ralphtyndall

11 ай бұрын

Ah what a great point Linda!

Halloween is my favorite craft holiday. I have used Memento for my Copic coloring for about 10 years now.

I'm a new card maker. I've watched YT videos since the time we shall not speak of, but never felt I was ready for the cash outlay on the tools. I've since made the jump and Halloween Cards are ABSOLUTELY my gateway drug. Christmas is nice, but the variety of Halloween vibes you can capture are so fun. Love the card and welcome to YT :)

Halloween is also my favorite holiday! No one seems to send Halloween cards anymore, and it's so sad. Love your card and your love for the craft. Back off Christmas, it's Halloween's time to shine. 🎃 🧙‍♀️ 👻 🧟‍♂️

I loved Hallowe'en when I was little. Our tradition was to dress up and go into people's houses and entertain with a song/poem/joke in exchange for food (not sweets) but American trick or treat has taken over 😢 I like the way you work it out on camera. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@ralphtyndall

11 ай бұрын

That sounds like a lovely tradition!

"Don't worry about being perfect", you say as you're meticulously cutting out with perfection😂😂😂 The one thing I hear over and over again on all of these channels is; "This is not Hallmark, it's handmade".

I have used Memento Tuxedo Black for years...never smears. I use Versafine Clair onyx black for wording. Check with all the stamping greats for ideas. I am glad you spread the love by using different company products. I want to keep them around !! Glad you joined the group ! Cards are great and you look like your having the fun we all need !

I was told by more experienced cardmakers than i, that memento is good for alcohol ink coloring. This is a great card. I'm not too into Halloween cards but this inspires me. Thanks for sharing.

Hi Ralph! I was watching CZ tonight and she shared your name and showed a card that you sent her!!! So cute. I really enjoyed your 2 videos and can't wait to see more!!! I loved all the elements you put onto 1 card! Thank you, I am super happy that I have found you!

Love Halloween. I do have cute stamps from stampin up and a few other manufactures that I made treat bags with and tags for treat bags.

A spooktacular card! Love your mix of products, and I agree with your wish for more Halloween card making products. Halloween is definitely turning into a favorite holiday. As a kindergarten teacher it was one of my least favorite holidays. The kiddos were so wired due to candy for breakfast, lunch, dinner & snacks! Now that I'm retired I make cards & decorate my house inside and out! I'm enjoying your videos.

Awesome card! I made 15 Halloween cards last year for a nursing home. I am sure I will be making that many this year as well. Thanks for the fun card idea! I have the fence. My daughter is a big Halloween person, so she get many Halloween stamps. I borrow hers to create the cards for the nursing home. It is more fun that I thought it would be. My favorite ink I use for alcohol markers in Memento Tuxedo Black or sometimes Gina K Black Onyx. It looks like you did well with the Versafine.

You've used wonderful supplies. Most people mix and match their supplies. You're not too early, it's never too early. Halloween isn't a thing in the Netherlands, but I still made some home decor pieces because I love the autumn colour scheme and the Halloween imagery. I may be tempted to make a few cards for my children.

Great card! I love how you used supplies from different companies. It reminds us that we need to use all of our supplies and not just get stuck using one company at a time. FYI: Dollar Tree already has Halloween stuff out so you're not pushing it... LOL

Enjoying your demeanor - and I agree mixing companies is the best💕 Looking forward to your next one!

@ralphtyndall

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Anita!

I have watched all 3 of your videos. Mostly a scrapbooker but started paper crafting by making cards and still enjoy making them. Yes I do send Halloween cards and my sister in law collectes the Dept 56 Halloween Village. I have really liked your videos and always learn something. Can't wait to see what is next.

My niece, Kat Silva, is a 24/7 Halloween 👻 enthusiast and even got married on that day. Love your card and shared. 💕

I used to love using a tape runner until I went to get out one of my cards (I store them in clear plastic shoe size containers when I finish them) and found that the tape had dried up in the heat and my card was in pieces. Love your Halloween card.

@ralphtyndall

11 ай бұрын

Oh no! What a bummer

Fantastic card! So pleased you’re here on KZread xx

Love Halloween, thank you for making a Halloween Card! Please make more Halloween Cards

@ralphtyndall

11 ай бұрын

You got it!

I love Halloween cards. I love how you mixed all the different products from different designers 😊

Absolutely love it. Ta. So glad you decided to do KZread. Enjoying your approach.

Wow that is a cool card so much dimension while having a clean finished look. You bring such good energy to your videos I feel better after watching them.

Wow! I’ve never seen a card like this, all those different elements are fabulous! My mind is exploding with idea! Your card is amazing!

What an awesome card…love your step by steps…you are easy and fun to follow along…those trick or treaters are adorable…looking forward to your next project…thanks also loved your background music. Happy Haunting

Yes, yes! I love Halloween. Thanks for sharing.

I love Halloween cards, too! I send out as many Halloween cards as Christmas cards and my peeps love them. Your card was so much fun...love it! The spooky music is the bomb!

@ralphtyndall

11 ай бұрын

That’s how it should be!

Great blending, Ralph - and the card came out so good - very inspiring. Thanks so much!

Halloween is my favorite holiday as well. Very cute card, I really enjoyed watching it come together. The Nightmare Before Christmas is my favorite Halloween movie. Great job! 👍👍👍

Halloween cards are my FAVE ones to make. I just wish more people gave Halloween cards. LOL

what an enjoyable watch! Been obsessed with your TikTok’s, and the KZread videos are even better. I love the little blurbs that pop-up. It’s so cool seeing your vision come to life!!

Amazing video!!!! Please continue to make them I love the way you showed us exactly how to create this beautiful card!! I would also love to see more embossing cards.

I do Halloween and Thanksgiving cards in July and Christmas Cards in August. Love this card.

I love the little emojis as you talk!😄

I like the mix and match of companies. In Tim’s video yesterday he showed how to extend a die cut while using the same die. Just a thought. Great card.

Can I just say that the card making Community is the most supportive I’ve ever been part of (cue the onion cutting) & WELCOME! You & your cards & videos ROCK! Love to you & your partner & pup!

How could anyone NOT Love you??? I See you and I most definitely appreciate you Ralphy, a great job, the card (just like you) looks fabulous, lots of love & Best Wishes from UK XXXX

@ralphtyndall

11 ай бұрын

Wow! Thank you 🙂

@huggyhuggsbears1265

11 ай бұрын

@ralphtyndall You're very welcome. I really admire people that leave their boring, repetitive jobs and persue the ultimate goal, to work for yourself by doing what you love to do. That is the dream of many people out there....me included, BUT it is a fine line between turning your hobby/passion into a full time career and also being practical in terms of finances: it may be a boring & mundane job but it guarantees a regular wage to pay the bills and the roof over your head. It's a mental tug - of - war that I have been fighting. Maybe in a couple of years time it may be feasible but for now it's working the boring & mundane job that wins. I wish you all the success for your channel and may you grow and prosper artistically aswell as personally fulfilling your life's goals, lots of LOVE to you Xxxxx

Ralph, I use Memento Tuxedo black ink with Copics. So glad you’ve joined the card making world! Please keep making videos. We need more guys doing this!

Really cute card. I look forward to seeing your creations.

It's never too early for Halloween. My favorite holiday of the year. I too, a few years ago, spent Halloween Eve in Salem. I loved it! This is such a creative card and it turned out great. The shading you added to some of the features really made a difference. My go to Halloween movies are The Lost Boys and Sleepy Hallow (with Johnny Depp in it) but my 2 favorite villains are Freddy Kruger and Pin Head the cenabite.

Very cute card! I love your layering technique!

@ralphtyndall

11 ай бұрын

Thank you Victoria!

Love your card. You have lots of good details and suggestions.

Well done and you did it so effortlessly!!!

@ralphtyndall

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Joyce!

I just love watching you pull all these odd bits together into something amazing

It’s never too early for Halloween!

@ralphtyndall

11 ай бұрын

I concur!

REPLY to RALPH ... Our kiddle had one "in the day", but WE found them to be great decorations along our entry sidewalk for Halloween. We cut out the bottoms and maneuvered them over the "Malibu Torchier-style" walk lights ! Worked great! But they did take up a lot of space in the garage to house them out of season! Thanks for the memory recall!! P.S.: Great fun watching your creations unfold (oops ... unintended pun there!)

Loved how it came out ❤

@ralphtyndall

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Cheryl!

Love the scene you created - well done! I also love Halloween … love seeing the kids all dressed up having fun and the decorations on some streets are spooktacular! You are also fun to watch and very creatively talented. I always do one card first as my prototype as you learn as you go with it. (I like to use a gray Copic to outline some die-cuts i.e. like the tree so the white doesn’t stand out much. You can also use the background colours on the white as well.) 😘 TFS!

Great card. Thanks for sharing! Good luck in your card making journey - I find it very therapeutic!

Just an incredible card!

This card is so cool! I hope you post frequently because I love your style❤

Awesome card so well done! Yes, we have a Halloween village too.

Halloween is my favorite too! My Grandaddy’s birthday was Halloween! We keep our decorations up year round. I also collect the Dept 56 Halloween village but most of them are discontinued. Thank you for the card, it’s great!!!

This card is very cute! I shared your video with my granddaughter. She LOVES Halloween and even leaves some things up year round, lol

Halloween card composition is wonderful. I do send Halloween cards. My sister’s bday is on Halloween

This really made me want to buy all the Halloween supplies!! Great video

I have so many boxes of Halloween craft supplies. I go crazy and buy it all! I’m also so sad about Tuesday morning. I found so many treasures there!

@ralphtyndall

11 ай бұрын

It was one of those must-stop store for me when I was out and about running errands….just to seeeeee if there might be a stamp set I need 😂

Love love, love that card! I also really liked the eerie music! Thanks so much!

Love love love your card making content! Thanks for the share!

@ralphtyndall

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Colorado Craft Company has some really cute Halloween Stamps and Dies. You’re doing such an awesome job! I bought all the supplies for card making about 5 months ago and mine are still looking like I did them in preschool! 😂

For ink to stay wet longer I'll sprinkle them with clear embossing powder and heat set them.

Hi Ralph, I missed your live so I had to watch the replay!! I loved your introduction with the thunder and the Halloween music during your video!! What a perfect card you made, it was definitely spooky, lol!! 👻🎃

@ralphtyndall

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Peggy!

Neat card!!! I’m so excited to find a new person to watch!!! I wish you total luck at this!! I really enjoyed this and yes thank you for not making a Christmas in July card!!!!! Thank you for sharing!!!

Love it! Looking forward to your next video!

Love this! Would be really cool in a picture frame as well.

Enjoying your content so far! Looking forward to following your journey!

@ralphtyndall

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Jenny! 🙂

Love your card!

Love the card! I, too enjoy making Halloween cards

This card is so cute. And I love the little Halloween villages. I don’t own any pieces but I will start collecting now that my son is getting old enough to not break stuff lol

I love Halloween too, and your card turned out so awesome... Thank you for sharing!

Love this card!