Minecraft Gatefold Card

Hey,

My nephew's birthday is coming up and he is a big fan of Minecraft (is there a 12 year-old right now that isn't?). I made him a Minecraft card last year as well so I had to do something different this year.

The card:

I saw this idea on Pinterest (there were various ideas that I looked at). I created a gatefold card with the four different aspects of Minecraft. Each the aspects is 2 inches squared. I scored the 2-inch squares at ¼ inch intervals and the turned the square and did ¼ inch intervals that are perpendicular to the first score lines. I complete the TNT first by cutting a strip of white paper and using a sharpie to write TNT. Next, I completed the pig. The eye squares are cut slightly smaller than the nose squares. Next came the Steve head. The eye squares are the same size as the pigs nose, the hair is about a half inch total, and the mouth is 2 different pieces totaling about ¾ inch. Finally, the creeper. I cut out 5 black squares that were the same size as the pigs nose squares. All of the pieces were attached and then I attached them to the doors of the card.

The inside:

I stamped Happy Birthday on the inside with a new birthday stamp that I purchased from WISH.com.

I plan to enter these challenges:

The Crazy Challenge – Birthday

The Crafter's Cafe - Birthday

Not Just Cards Challenge – One for the Boys

Bastel-Traum – Men or Boys

Have a good night!

~Hazel

Pug Card

Hey all,

My friend's husband has a birthday coming up so I asked him what his favorite things are. He said dogs and playing with dogs. They just recently got a pug so I thought I'd make him this cute pug card.

Isn't it just adorable? I love how cute it is. I used the print and cut feature on my Silhouette Cameo for the first time ever too! I used that feature for the coloring and cutting out of the pugs. I cut three windows and the triangle border from a beige like paper. There are perforated lines around the edge of the beige paper as well as all the way around the windows. I then stamped a happy birthday in the center below the pugs.

On the inside of the card I used my Silhouette Sketch pens to write the words "Too far for a HUG so I sent you a pug!" Since I wasn't going to see him on his birthday I thought that fit perfectly.

I am entering these challenges:

Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes/Add a Sentiment

Seize the Birthday - Birthday (No topping)

Cute Card Thursday - Birthdays

Thank you for viewing!

~Hazel

Haunted House Card

Hello,

I created a Halloween based birthday card for a co-worker who loves Halloween. The card is made using a cascading fold which I learned to do here.

I used my silhouette cameo to cut all of the pieces. I attached the fence first and then started adding the bats and ghosts where I thought they looked good. I used acetate to hold them up so that they look like they are flying in the sky. The ghosts are made from clear vellum.

This is the card laying flat. The envelope had to be made pretty big to fit the whole card.

 The design and wording on the front was created with Silhouette Sketch Pens. I added a glittery black spider that I purchased from AC Moore.

The haunted house is attached to a tag that pulls out from the back. I stamped a simple happy birthday in the center.

I am entering these challenges with this card:

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Halloween
My Sheri Crafts - Creepy/Crawly
The Stamping Boutique - Halloween
Simply Create Too - Halloween
Aloha Friday Challenges - Halloween
Vintage Journey -Make It Spooky
Dragons Liar Designs Challenge -Boo
The Paper Girls - Halloween
Deep Ocean Challenge - Halloween
Crafting by Designs - Halloween
Creative Inspirations - Halloween
The Paper Shelter - Halloween
Delicious Doodles Challenge - Halloween
My Crafting Stories - Halloween
Scrap-Creations - Halloween
Crafty Gals Corner - Be Fa-BOO-lous

Thank you!
 Have a great day!!!!!!

~Hazel

Halloween Birthday Card

Hey everyone!

I have a co-worker whose birthday is the day before Halloween so I decided to make her a monster mash birthday card. I listened to the Monster Mash song and decided to make 4 of the monsters as well as a graveyard on the cover.

It was a graveyard smash:

I used a tag punch to make the gravestones. A grey stamp pad and my fingers to smudge on the gravestones and a sharpie to write RIP and the cracked lines. To make the sky background, I used watercolor paper and blue, black, and purple watercolors to make a night sky. I taped 2 of the gravestones to the background and used foam squares to make the other 2 pop. I then stamped 3 bats and heat embossed them.

On the inside of the card, I made a Happy Birthday sign that is hanging from the top of the card.

Then came the party guests!

IT'S ALIVE!!!

 I started with Frankenstein, drawing and cutting out his jacket and pants. Then his shirt and boots. I used a 1 1/2 inch circle punch for his head and a 1/4 inch circle punch for his ears. I draw and cut out the hair shape and then the hand shapes. The hands were the hardest for me. I always have trouble with hands. Then I attached him together and added the white rectangle paper at his neck for screws, googly eyes, and drew on a smile.

Next came Dracula:

 Again, I drew and cut each of the pieces other than the face, ears, and eyes which I used punches for.

The Ghost:

 The ghost was the easiest monster to make. I cut him out of clear vellum paper so he could be see through, added googly eyes, and a punched out black circle for his mouth.

Lastly, the Zombie:

 The zombie took me the longest to make. I drew and cut the pieces and then used a circle punch for the brain. I added squiggly lines to make it look like a brain and then made a slit in the hair to slide the brain in. I used a birthday cake stamp and then colored in the cake with markers.

Now for the Monster Mash Birthday Party: 

I made all of the monsters stand up when the card is opened. I did this by creating a floating floor, which I learned how to do here. There was a lot of space left in front of the monsters and I wanted to create a birthday message, so I made a rug for the floor, cutting out 2 ovals (one slightly bigger than the other) and stamping individual letters then punching them out with a small square punch, then using glue dots to attach them to the rug saying "Have a scary good birthday!"

My co-worker loved this card and I hope all of you do as well.

I am entering alllll these challenges with this card:

4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes
Sassy Studio Designs - Halloween
Diana M Larson - Halloween
Milk Coffee Challenge - Halloween
Crafting By Designs - Halloween
Divas by Design - Anything Goes
Inky Impressions - Halloween
Penny's Challenges - Anything Goes
The Stamping Chef - Anything Goes
The Three Muses Challenge - Take Fright
Decorate to Celebrate - Anything Goes
Nut Crafters - Halloween
Scrappers Delight - Anything Goes/Halloween
The Crazy Challenge - Spooky Nights
Craft Your Passion - Trick or Treat, Give Me Something Good to Eat
My Sheri Crafts - Black Magic
Scribble and Scrap - Anything Goes
Open Minded Crafting Challenges - Halloween
Creative Moments - Anything Goes/Halloween
Scrap-Creations - Halloween
Stampotique Designers Challenge - Ghouls and Goblins
Crafts Galore Challenge - Anything Goes
Imagination Crafts - Anything Goes

Have a great day!

~Hazel