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Sunday, October 23, 2011

"Batty Birthday"

One of the boys in my Sunday school class today has a birthday Oct. 29th.  He was so excited to tell me "I'm having a birthday-slash-Halloween Party", as he told me SEVERAL times!  So I thought I would make him a card specifically for his "birthday-slash-Halloween party".  :)
 The card base looks black, but is actually a dark purple scrap of cardstock cut at 6 1/2" x 10" to make a 6 1/2"x5" card.   All of the papers are scraps from my stash, so I don't have any company names.

 The little bats were cut from Paper Doll Dress Up.  I cut them at 1/2" with the 'Real Size' dial on, the gift box is from Holiday Cakes cut at 3".  I really had a hard time not making that bow all glittery!  I had to keep reminding myself this was for a 10 yr old boy!
 This bat is from Holiday Cakes, blackout feature, sized and manipulated on my Gypsy.  I wrote the sentiment with a green glitter gel pen--I just HAD to have a tiny bit of sparkle somewhere!  :)
The inside bat is the same bat cut from Holiday Cakes without the manipulating.  I really wish the colors showed up correctly, the bat looks pretty good against that dark purple.  I hope you and the birthday boy like the card!  Thanks for coming by!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Birthday Sundaes - use green, purple, black and white
More Than Favors Wacky Wednesday - Halloween
Cooking With Cricut - purple & green

15 comments:

  1. This is SO cool! I love how the bats are flying out of the gift box - so much fun!
    Nita
    www.niftynitanotes.blogspot.com

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  2. What a cute card!!! I love the 'batty birthday' theme!!!! Thanks for playing with us at Birthday Sundaes!
    Laurie
    scrapsbysissy.blogspot.com

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  3. I love how the bats are flying out of the box! So cute! Thank you for playing along with us at Birthday Sundaes!
    Maribel

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  4. Very cute! I love the bats coming out of the gift! Great job.

    Jazzy - CWC DT Member
    www.JazzysCards.Blogspot.com

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  5. What an awesome card for a little boy, Sarah! He will love it! Thanks so much for linking up at Cooking With Cricut this week.

    ~ Jen, CWC Design Team
    www.gator-4-life.blogspot.com

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  7. This card is SO cute- and thoughtful!! I love the way you have the bats flying out of the box- such a fun idea! Thanks for joining us at Cooking with Cricut this week!
    Heather
    CWC DT

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  8. What a cute idea for a birthday card!! LOVE it. Thanks for playing with us this week at Cooking With Cricut.
    ~Madison, CWC DT funkycards.blogspot.com

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  9. This is just about the cutest idea for a little boy. I just the design of the card and the colors are wonderful. Thanks for joining CWC
    Charlotte CWC DT

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  10. What a perfect card for the occasion. Thanks for playing with us at CWC. Smooches... Sous Chef Feli

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  11. Great card - the little boy will love it!

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  12. How thoughtful! Nice boy card...which can be a little difficult to make especially for us "sparkly" loving gals!! Thanks for linking up at Cooking With Cricut!

    Hugs,
    MIchelle
    CWC DT
    http://michelles-crafty-creations.blogspot.com

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  13. Love the bats! Thanks for joining us at CWC this week!

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  14. wow I love the idea of bats coming out of the present, its terrific!
    Thanks for sharing!
    -Kemma, CookingWithCricut Design Team
    mykemmacards.blogspot.com

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