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Uptown Witch Shoes Card

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OK so shoes for a Halloween card?... I have to confess I have a major thing for shoe cards, so I had to make a Halloween pair. The card is fun to make, and just like our Baby Booties Card the beauty is in the embellishment. Use bows, brads, or dimensional stickers for the shoe clips. The bat shoes are embellished with bats and a purse cut out from the Cricut cutter. If you would like to see any Cricut crafts on our site let me know by leaving a message in the comments section.

I am going to show you how to make the shoe card with the stamped spider web.

For this card project you will need:

Blank card

Halloween Themed Paper

Black and White card stock

Inkadinkado Clear Stamps "All Hallow's Eve"

Ribbon and Embellishments for Shoes

Start by cutting a piece of black card stock 1/4" smaller than your card. In my case my card is 6.5" x 5" so my black card stock is 6 1/4" x 4 3/4"

Cut a piece of white card stock 1/4' smaller than the black.

Stamp a Spider web and spider in the upper corner (left or right). Stamp a Happy Halloween saying in the lower right corner.

Attach your white card stock to the black card stock and tape runner onto your card.

Cut out two pieces of Halloween themed paper for your shoe 1 1/2" x 4 1/2"

Cut two pieces of black card stock the same size.

Layer your two Halloween papers together and trim one end to a point.

Next round out the opposite side.

Curve the sides inward. Trim until you like the way your shoe looks.

Place one of the halloween papers on top of the two black pieces and cut them the same size.

Take your black pieces and cut the sides and back about 1/8" smaller.

When you get to the top edge of the point curve upward cutting off the triangle point. See photo below. You can also curve in the opposite direction.

Attach your insoles to your shoes with tape runner.

Attach your shoes to your card with tape runner. You can attach them flat, or use two pop dots on the heel and so it make the heels raised up. I did this on the skeleton shoes.

Cut two pieces of ribbon approximately 3" long. Put tape runner or glue dots on the reverse side and fold the ribbon ends together to create a bow. Attach a smaller ribbon around the bow with tape runner.

Attach your bows to the shoes with a glue dot. Or use a brad or dimensional sticker instead of a bow.

Cut out two small narrow strips of the Halloween paper and attach as shoe straps. (optional)

Send your cute Halloween shoes to a stylish friend!

XOX,

The Rebel Crafter

Labels:card making,card making ideas,cardstock,crafting tutorials,Cricut,Halloween,halloween card,halloween cards,paper craft tutorialscardmaking,rubber stamping,scrapbooking,shoe card,stamping | 0 comments

Purse Sized Notebook Pad

Posted by Punky Prep

When I put this project together I became very excited about sharing it with you. It is fun, easy to make, and it makes a brilliant little gift! You make the notebook pad using a pack of 3"x5" index cards. I bought my pack of 100 index cards at King Soopers for .99 cents. The dollar store has them 2 packs for a $1. You can make 2 books out of one pack of index cards. I prefer my books a little thicker so I used 2 packs of index cards to make 3 books. The really nice thing about this project is that you only need two 3"x5"pieces of scrapbook paper so it is a great use for those cute paper scraps! Once you start making these little notebook pads you can't seem to stop.

You only need a few supplies for this project:

1 pack of 3"x5" index cards
1 piece of flat stretch elastic (you can get a package of this at Hobby Lobby or Joann's or you can recycle using an elastic headband)
1 Binder Ring (I bought a multi box of colored ones at Staples for $2)
Scrapbook Paper
Tape Runner or Double sided Tape
Cropadile or Hole Punch
Optional Dye ink to distress the edges of your covers (I use Cats eye Charcoal or Chestnut Roan)
Ribbon
Charm (optional) to attach to the ring
Embellishments

Open your pack of index cards and make a stack about 1/2" deep. You can also take your pack and separate into 2 stacks. Take 2 cards and set them aside to use for the front and back cover.
Cut 2 pieces of decorative paper 3"x5"
Apply to the lined sides of 2 index cards using tape runner or double sided tape.
Optional Distress around the edges of your front and back cover. This will remove any sign of white card in case you didn't line up your edge perfectly. Some Notebook Pads I distressed, some I did not.

Take the front cover and a small stack of cards and align them and punch a hole in the top left corner. Continue punching the entire stack this way by taking one of the punched cards putting it on top of another stack of cards and punch to do the entire stack. I use a cropadile hole punch tool as it punches through a pretty good sized chunk of cards, but any hole punch is fine.

Attach your Binder Ring to your stack of cards.
Measure a piece of flat elastic around the notebook slightly overlapping and cut. I use thin flat elastic that was from the sewing area at hobby Lobby. I also used an elastic headband cut in half

Attach Elastic to the Back Cover of the book (remove back cover from the binder if needed) by stapling the two overlapped pieces together centered about 1" from the side. I used a mini stapler but any stapler is fine. Trim any extra elastic and put the back cover back on the binder and slide your elastic band around the notebook. (Another option is to staple a ribbon and tie it in the front of the book).
Don't worry if you staple your elastic a little too loose or tight by accident, just add or remove some cards.

Your Purse Sized Notebook Pad is done and now you are ready to embellish! Have fun making it unique!

Tie pieces of ribbon to the binder ring
Attach a charm to the ring
Embellish with chipboard letters or flowers.
Tie a ribbon to a paper clip and clip it in the book so ribbon comes out of the top of the book

Some Gift ideas for your Purse sized Notebook Pads:
Put your notebook pad in a cellophane bag with a clever pen and you have a brilliant little gift!
Hostess gifts
Bride or Mom to be and have the shower guests write wishes or have guests bring a 3"x5" recipe card to put in the book for a great little Recipe Book.
Make one for a teacher and have students write a message on each card as a thank you
Nice for Students and Coworkers

XOX,

The Rebel Crafter

Labels:card making,card making ideas,card stock,crafting tutorials,note book,paper crafting tutorials,punk crafts,recipe book,scrapbooking,shower gift,teacher gift | 18 comments

Clutch Style Gift Card Holder

Posted by Punky Prep

I love to make gifts, but sometimes a gift card is the best gift to give. With the Holiday's approaching now is a great time to make our Clutch Style Gift Card Holders. This gift card holder is like a little purse and super easy to make. Just like our Baby Bootie Card Project the joy is in picking out paper and embellishments to express your style. Have fun embellishing yours with trinkets, flowers, gems, buttons, or bows to give your little purse some style.

This project is fast and easy:

You will need:

Scrapbook Paper

Tape Runner Glue

Velcro (Optional)

Embellishment for your purse button

Cut two pieces of paper

The main purse color 4 1/4" x 7 1/4"

The Border paper 4 1/2" x 7 1/2"

Take a corner rounder punch and round the corners on both papers on ONE SIDE

If you do not have a corner you can take scissors and round your corners

Attach the main paper to the border paper with a tape runner type glue. (both round ends on same side). Now you have one paper.

Now Fold up the bottom of the paper (the unrounded side) 1 3/4"

Adhere along the inside Sides with a tape runner. Only put tape runner along the sides so you create a pocket. If your paper is very thick (like cardstock) you may need to use strong glue and clamp the sides until dry. I have also used one small staple on each side. The mini staples are barely noticeable. Scrapbook paper is usually OK with just tape runner.

Use a bone folder or run your finger nail along the fold lines to make them crisp. If the top pops open a bit you have two choices. You can go the very nice way and attach a very small piece of velcro to the inside flap of the card to create a velcro opening. I like to cut a small piece and attach to the inside upper flap leaving the other half of the velcro still attached. Then I peel off the backing off of that piece and press the card together and it sticks to the other side so the pieces match perfectly. You can also use a little repositionable adhesive to hold the flap down, or tie a ribbon around the clutch.

Lastly pick your Clutch embellishment to give it some character. You can attach in the middle of the flap or on the edge so it overlaps like the lock. FYI if you do choose a sticker embellishment like this lock you will need to scrap the sticky foam off the back of it with your fingernail since you don't want it to stick the card closed. I used some mini glue dots on the top of the lock.

Labels:card making ideas,card stock,cardmaking,cards,crafting tutorials,gift,handmade,paper crafting tutorials,scrapbook paper,scrapbooking | 13 comments

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