Papercraft Haven and More

Card #1            Ok, I understand.....today is Halloween and I am showing you a Thanksgiving card!!!  Well, if you are like me, you need a bit of time to get the supplies put together AND/OR the time to do it!!!  Well, here's another fun idea to put on your list of things to make!!!!  Each of these cards were made with scraps of paper - so lets get started!     Card #2 Supplies needed:   Card base Scraps of paper  Thanksgiving related stamps Black embossing ink pad Black embossing powder Chalks Brads Directions:   Step one:  Get your card base, set aside to add each of the steps to it.   Step two:  Using the scraps of paper, (starting with the brown), add the top piece to card #2.  The leftover piece from the top I used for the middle of card #1.  Add to the card base with adhesive.   Step three:  Take your pumpkin (or Thanksgiving related stamp) and get it st...

As you can tell, I am not a Halloween person...  I have really never been a "Halloween person" much of my life, stemming from an accident that happened to my sister when we were little.  She was carving a pumpkin and ended up slicing her hand and had to have surgery on it.  From that point forward we did not do much for THAT holiday!  Fast forward to me having kids.....it wasn't about me, it turned to them instead.  I still am not into that holiday much, but I do enjoy the decorations this time of the year!  Halloween cards are quick and easy to make, use a few stickers to add to it, find a saying and you are done.  In the examples here, I used stickers I already had, scraps of paper, and freebies when I went to the Scrapbook Expo in Utah one year!  As with anything I do, when you make a layout, learn to make a quick card too, so you do not have to spend a lot of time in that one little detail.  With the card above, I used a simple r...