Halloween already?!?

I have been playing with the thinlits-circle card die for my Big Shot lately and decided I was ready to try my hand at a Halloween card.  Fall truly is my favorite time of the year and Halloween has always been my favorite holiday (followed closely by Christmas, of course!).  There's just something about pumpkin carving, seeing all of the kids in their costumes and a good skeleton or two that really makes me smile!  So, with that being said, I decided to make an extended thinlit card with a Halloween theme.  Here is what I came up with:

You will need:  

a Big Shot

the Thinlit-Circle Card Die

5 3/8" x 8 1/2" cardstock for background

2" x 5 3/8" Designer Series Paper for left-hand side of card

2 5/8" x 5 3/8" Designer Series Paper for right-hand side of card

2 3/4" x 5 3/8" cardstock for inside card center

Adhesive

Owl Builder Punch

Bird Builder Punch

1/2" Circle Punch

Tags for You stamp set

Label Bracket Punch

2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch 

Stampin' Dimensionals

Stampin' Write Markers

Stampin' Trimmer or Simply Scored Scoring Tool

First, you will want to adhere the Designer Series Paper to the left-hand side of your card leaving a little border of cardstock showing--be sure to just use adhesive around the outside edges and on the inside edge leaving a gap where your circle will cut with the die.  Then, you will want to score the background piece at 2 7/8" from the right-hand side.  This will allow you to adhere your cardstock for the center of your card easily as you can line it up with this score line (the score line will be on the right-hand side).  Again, be sure to just use adhesive around the outside edges and on the inside edge leaving a gap where your circle will cut with the die.

Run this through your Big Shot--you will want the extra length of cardstock up and over the top of the end of the die.  I just ran it through until I was about 3/4 of the way over the die and then reversed it out of the Big Shot.  Remove the portions of Designer Series Paper that were cut within the circle--it should be easy to remove if you didn't use adhesive in this area!  Now, you will want to adhere the remaining piece of Designer Series Paper on the back of the right-hand side (centering along the score line you made earlier which will be on the left).  Now, embellish!  I chose to make a little bat to put in my "moon" on the front of the card.  He is made using the Owl Builder Punch--I took the "vest" piece and used the 1/2" circle punch and did a small punch out of the center and then another on each side to make his little wings! 



This is what the inside of my card looks like.  I have rather large handwriting, so I LOVE having the extra space inside of my card to write my greeting on!

Please let me know if you are interested in learning more about making this card!  I am continuing to schedule private card classes and would enjoy showing you how to make this card and others!  I have plenty of cards to choose from and all supplies are pre-cut so that all you and your guests have to do is stamp and adhere pieces together!  I make it easy--I promise!

Have a wonderful day!