...like spending lots of money on Halloween decorations. We're decorating around here. Sadie is thrilled. But truth be told, it's rather difficult to find any decorations that are a) not battery operated, b) dripping with plastic blood, 3) not cheap plastic and about to fall apart, and 4) classy with a spooky appeal. We went to Pier 1, Michael's, and IKEA. IKEA was a last resort for a few DIY decorations. We'll see how that goes. :)
In the meantime, here's a little card to spread the ghoulish charm:
I used Provo Craft's A Child's Year cartridge for the card and the witch silhouette.You could cut the witch from glitter paper, but I didn't have any, so I inked her with a glue pad and sprinkled her with black glitter. An easy technique that is little messy, but eye-catching. And who really minds if you have black glitter stuck to your face for three days or so? All in the name of handcrafting... :)
Supplies: Cartridge: A Child's Year by Provo Craft; Yellow Patterned Paper: Basic Grey, Dotty Black Patterned Paper: Bo Bunny, Sticker: 7Gypsies; Glitter: Doodlebug Designs; Gemstone: Hero Arts
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this card is so cute mary! i'm not a big halloween person at all ... but i love this one! a cute kind of spooky :)
Posted by: laura vegas | October 02, 2009 at 04:27 PM
Yay, I love Halloween, too! I find it hard to even walk around in the Halloween section of the store with Landon... too many creepy things for toddlers! :)
Posted by: Dani | October 02, 2009 at 04:56 PM
It's time you started your own card line through a major card manufacturer, Mary. Seriously--you should look into it.
Posted by: elizabeth | October 02, 2009 at 08:19 PM
Very fun card! Love Halloween!
Posted by: Sara Rossi | October 02, 2009 at 09:00 PM
TOTALLY cute card Mary!!
Posted by: Rhonda Steed | October 02, 2009 at 09:59 PM
love that glittered witch!
looking forward to hearing more about your decorations!
Posted by: Heather M. | October 03, 2009 at 12:21 AM
Totally cute card!
I totally would have thought Pier 1 would have had cute decorations. I bought a few good ones last November for cheap and I'm looking forward to digging them out this weekend.
Posted by: Cate | October 03, 2009 at 01:15 AM
Absolutely FABULOUS!
Posted by: Linda C. | October 03, 2009 at 08:00 PM
Love the card...and that cartridge! Need to bust out mine a little more.
Posted by: Erin | October 04, 2009 at 09:32 AM
Mary,i agree with Dani you could have your card line.Ialso truly believe you are a beautiful writer and a great mom and wife.Great job Keep up the great work.Ihave been busy keeping up with Solobode.Take care.Elaine. Love to Sadie Jane also.
Posted by: Elaine MacAskill | October 05, 2009 at 04:16 PM