BOO!

To celebrate Halloween later this week, I made this cute little card:

Card Base: Recollections; Patterned Paper: American Crafts; Cardstock: Bazzill; "Boo" Sticker: American Crafts; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives

Hope everyone has a fun time trick-or-treating!

Four Fall Cards

This week's crafty challenge over at The Memory Nest is a color and theme challenge.

This is the color palette:

And the theme is Fall.

I made four cards using paper from Echo Park. It was the perfect paper for this challenge.

With Thanksgiving being in the Fall, I made two thank you cards:

One card to wish a happy fall:

And one very subdued, non-spooky Halloween card. 

The work of the other Design Team members can be seen over at The Memory Nest. 

Card of the Week: The Fall Collection Week Four

With Halloween only a few days away, I thought I would finish off my Fall Collection with one more Halloween card.

Card Base: Recollections; Patterned Paper: Scenic Route; Cardstock: Bazzill; Border Punch: Fiskars; Spider: cut with Silhouette; Sentiment Font: Rustler; Ink: Ranger Inks; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives, 3D Foam Squares

Silhouette Halloween Shapes have been on sale for the last week and a bit (there is still time to take advantage of this, the sale ends October 31) and I could not pass up the cute spider that I used on this card.

I hope everyone has a fun and candy-filled Halloween.

Card of the Week: The Fall Collection Week Two

Here are two more cards that I made during my glorious afternoon of card making that happened a few weeks back.

A grid card using gorgeous fall colored paper.  This paper was leftover from a layout I did for my wedding album nine years ago.  Clearly I hold onto scrap paper forever...and for good reason.

Card Base: Recollections; Patterned Paper: Scenic Route; Cardstock: Bazzill; Sentiment Rub-On: Pebbles Inc.; Buttons: American Crafts; Ink: Ranger Inks; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives, Glue Dots

And this Halloween card which I absolutely love - especially the drippy border and the little ghosts.

Card Base: Recollections; Patterned Paper: Basic Grey; Cardstock: Bazzill; Sentiment Font: Rustler; Border Punch: Martha Stewart Crafts; Ghosts: cut with Silhouette; Ink: Ranger Inks; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives, Glue Dots

Are you inspired to make your own fall cards yet?

Card of the Week: The Fall Collection Week 1

Last week I pulled out all of my autumn themed paper and got to making some cards.  It was one of those perfect card making afternoons - I was inspired by the fall weather and the gorgeous colors in nature, I was not at all tired and was feeling quite creative, and I had all the supplies I needed on hand.

I had a glorious day making many fall cards which I am going to share with you over the next few weeks.

First, a simple Halloween card:

Card Base: Recollections; Patterned Paper: Bo Bunny; Cardstock: Bazzill; Sentiment Font (cut with Silhouette): Rustler; Ink: Ranger Inks; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives, Foam Squares, Quickie Glue

And a thank you card that would be perfect to give your host or hostess on Thanksgiving:

Card Base: Recollections; Patterned Paper: Basic Grey; Cardstock: Bazzill; Sentiment Font (cut with Silhouette): Segoe Print; Ink: Ranger Inks; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives, Quickie Glue

I can't wait to show you the other cards in my fall collection.

Card of the Week: Happy Halloween

It never ceases to amaze me how early stores have merchandise for holidays. The other day I was in Michael's and all the Halloween decor was already on sale and the Christmas stuff was being unpacked.  What!!??

Seeing the Halloween stuff did remind me of this card that I made last year using leftover paper from a scrapbook layout.  (To read about how I often use this little trick - finishing a scrapbook layout and then making a card right away from the scraps - click here )

Card Base: Recollections; Patterned Paper: American Crafts; Cardstock: Bazzill; Brads, Ribbon, Floss: my craft stash; Rub-On: Black River Designs; "Halloween" title: cut with Silhouette; Ink: Ranger Inks; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives, Glue Dots, Quickie Glue

This will be the first Halloween card that I have ever given.  I am going to send it to my nieces with pictures of my girls in their costumes tucked inside. It will be fun for them to see pictures of their cousins all dressed up.  

Do you give cards for Halloween?