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Sunday, September 18, 2011

Halloween Card Ideas for Adults and Children that are Budget Friendly

Creating holiday specific cards can be budget friendly. Craft Designers offers these Halloween cards making ideas that makes it possible to create budget friendly Halloween cards and Halloween Party invites for adults and children.

The design principlel/tip--use colors associated with a holiday--orange, black, purple and green.

The first Halloween Card/Party Invitation was created using materials on-hand. Nothing new was bought to create it. Craft Designer considers this to be very budget friendly. This card would be ideal for an adult Halloween card or party invite. An additional benefit to this Halloween Card is that it is quick and easy to make. The list of materials are below.
Materials
Card Stock—White and Black
Impression Obsession Cover-a-Card™--Flourishes
Top Boss® Watermark Ink Pad and Embossing Powder—Orange Zest
ColorBox ® Pigment Brush Pad Frost White, Heliotrope and Lime
Heatgun
Aleene’s® Original Tacky Glue®


Here is another example of how to create a Halloween Card using colors to convey the holiday. This Halloween Card would make a sophisticated party invite for adults. The list of materials used to create this are as follows:
Cardstock--White and Black
Impression Obsession Cover-a-Card™--Flourishes
Top Boss® Watermark Ink Pad and Embossing Powder—Orange Zest
Vivid!® Dye Ink Orange
Krylon® Pale Gold Leafing Pen
Heatgun
Aleene’s® Original Tacky Glue®




Budget--Halloween Card Tip #2
Invest in one element that is holiday specific. This example uses the sentiment. Or, if you have a stamp set with letters, you could make this card. If your basic craft supplies doesn't includes paper punches or die cut machine and die templates you could cut a orange frame rectangle frame instead. The material list is below.
Materials
Card Stock—Orange, White and Black
Impression Obsession Cover-a-Card™--Flourishes
Top Boss® Watermark Ink Pad and Embossing Powder—Orange Zest
ColorBox ® Pigment Brush Pad Frost White, Heliotrope and Lime
Heatgun
Paper Punches--Oval and Scalloped Oval
Aleene’s® Original Tacky Glue®



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