HALLOWEEN CARDS MADE EASY

As you might be able to guess, I   l-o-v-e  Halloween.  I always send all the children in the family a card so I need a few of them.  lol  After spending lots of time of the ones I posted previously, I was ready for some easier ones.

Here we go.  These two cards were done with those plain wooden cutouts you see at Michael's or JoAnn's.  Purchased last year for 10 cents each.  I colored with markers and added glittery accents with glitter pens.  All that was needed was some appropriate background paper, again bought on sale.  I am guessing that these card only cost around 50 cents or less to make.  Not bad!

Wooden cutout

Wooden cutout

Next, I had this package of metal brads.  Here is a house with 3 ghosts (all metal brads).  Add them to some great designer paper and you have it.  Guess I could have added some bling, but I needed to get them in the mail.....going out of state: 

Metal brads

The last cards were made using stickers (again on sale last year).  These stickers are soooo cute.  I really love them.  This first one below uses the same designer background paper as above.  Just add a couple of stickers and its as cute as a frog!  LOL

Dimensional sticker

Dimensional sticker

Glittery sticker

Two more cards using cute stickers.  Add a fun paper.  Super easy and almost no stamping!  Well, I did stamp the sentiments inside, I just forgot to take pictures!


Don't forget to go looking for all these fun things on sale the day after Halloween.  Some may be on sale now, but they will be even cheaper afterwards.  Happy shopping!

Check in tomorrow for some cards made with photographs I have taken.  I love doing this and maybe you will too.

I am entering the Wooden Cutout Pumpkin into the following challenges:

Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge Week 131....."PUMPKINS"

ABC2-Halloween in a Hurry & Fast Fall Cards

Thanks for stopping by.
Sandy (Cheesy)

BOO!! It's Halloween Time

October already, and I have hardly make a card in 4 months!!!  What's up with that?  Well, I finally got busy and made some cards for the grandkids and neices and nephews.  Today I will show you the ones that are for my very special grandchildren.

I started off with an idea from my dear friend, Paula.  (Thank you, Paula)  She and I met in Florida, but have lived close to one another in Illinois for a lot of time and didn't know it.  She showed me a card in Cardmaker's magazine that she was making, and I liked it so much that I decided to do it too.  Here is a page from the magazine that shows the directions to make the card:

So I bought the paper suggested and it was on sale.  I also used some dimensional stickers I had purchased after Halloween last year (I will do this again, because I have used these goodies for the last 2 years).   This first one uses pumpkins just like the magazine did.  I added some extra stickers and a Martha spiderweb punch on the "belt" closusre:

Pumpkin card closed

Pumpkin card open

The next one, was made using skeletons for my older grandson.  The top image is a sticker that changes when you move it.  The papers were from the suggested paper package.  I cut out the skull and cross bones and put crystal effects over them to give them more dimension.  The bats for the "belt" to hold it closed were from a package of precut glittery shapes that were 12" long (again bought on sale last year):

Skeleton card closed

Skeleton card open

And the last one was for my only granddaughter, so I used a cute witch (she is pretty young, so I didn't want to scare her).  All of the items I have added to the cards were from things picked up on sale last year:

Witch card closed

Witch card open

Here are all four cards (closed) together.  I made 2 with pumpkins.  They really look different even though I used the same layout:

I hope that you liked my versions of the card from Cardmaker's magazine.  You should be able to find the magazine in stores like Michael's and JoAnn's

Hope you have a frightfully fun Halloween.  Tomorrow I will post some cards that I made that are more basic and have very little stamping.

Sandy (Cheesy

Milwaukee Wisconsin Stamp Show

Hello All,
Its been a long time between posts and I have missed cyberland.  Life does get in the way sometimes, huh?
So anyway, I was fortunate enough to work at a stamp show in Milwaukee, Wisconsin last weekend with Our Daily Bread Designs!  It was a lot of fun and I got to meet lots of new people, including the owners of ODBD, Kelley and Rick!  I was also working with another awesome lady who is on their design team, Lisa.  

Lisa, Me and Kelley

I was working the make n take table, but I didn't bring a finished card home  :-(  however I did get the parts and I will make it soon.  Also can't wait to make a few cards with the new goodies I got!  SEE?????

Watering Can Die

Watering Can Stamp

Butterfly Branch Die

Faith Stamp Set

Deer Stamp

Flowering Tree Die

Polynesian Sails Oval Die

I am going to try to get back to having fun, and that means lots more stamping.  Here's hoping I will have something to post in the near future.  See you all soon!