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Monday, October 27, 2008

OK, I FIBBED A LITTLE. . .

Hey All! As the title of this post suggests, I told a fib. However, it was unintentional. I know my last post said "the last of the Halloween cards, but I just had to post these Halloween cards that I made at the last minute for a couple of friends and family that came to my annual pumpkin carving night. I had made treat boxes for them, but then decided I wanted to make those cute stand alone pop up cards. I thought they would make cute table decorations sitting at each place. So here they are:



Here are the close ups of each one:









These are similar to the stair step card in looks, however each is an individual scene. I like how they turned out, and they do make great place setting embellishments for the table. And yes, even though I added stand up pieces to the cards, they still fold flat to fit into envelopes!

OK, this is a short post. Just wanted to share these with you. The last Halloween subject post is coming. I am working on Halloween treat bags for my favorite neighborhood dogs. You know me and dogs. . .LOL. Thanks for looking! See you on your blogs!

Best,

Curt O'Brien

"God help me be the person my dogs thinks I am."

30 comments:

Anonymous said...

What great cards!!! I just made my first pop-up card and loved the way it came out, great add on to any gift!

Sara

DeeDee said...

Ooooh, I love everyone of them Curt....I bet your guests did too...how fun to have a pumpkin carving night.....I wanna come next year...LOL!!! Dontcha just love making these stand up cards....I made two, one for each of my nephews and I had so much fun making them!!! TFS...HUGS!!

Catherine said...

oh you can fibbed as much as you want, but these are just awesome. Love it, Curt :)

Bumbles and Fairy-Tales said...

Awesome spooky cards!!! You always make me go 'WOW!' :) The green spider card is my fave!
Happy Halloween!
xoxo, margie

Erin said...

How cute.. And I just love that you are making treat bags for your favorite neighborhood dogs. That is so cute...

Michelle Alejandro said...

I love these pop-up cards! They are so fun to make and you made some really great ones! I love Halloween too! I just gave you an award on my blog! Come check it out! Aloha and hugs!

6 wacky women said...

What a great idea. These cards a fabulous!! I just love them. Have a great day
Karen

Nancy said...

OMGosh...all these cards are just great!!!

Angie said...

Wow Curt, these are brilliant! Where did you get the template? I would love to make some of these too!

Joan Fricker said...

Oh my goodness Curt your cards are adorable. what a nice treat for your guests! I love the way you did them!

We went to Michigan Sunday night for the annual pumpkin carving with my grandkids and great-grandkids...so much fun!

Joan

mel m. m. mccarthy said...

These are AWEsome! I can't get enough of Halloween. Especially when it looks this great. I love the details on each of them & that's a great fold (I've never tried it) You're making me want to BIG time! Hope the pumpkin carving was a blast, :O) Mel

Marie said...

How inspirational! I just received your gorgeous Halloween card! I wrote about it on my blog. You have such great craftsmanship and I just wonder what these cards look like in real life!

Rach said...

wow what fantastic pop ups. they look awesome, bet your guests loved them. hugs rachxx

Jamee said...

those are so cute!

Jeni Glee said...

Curt, just when I think that you can't make anything better, you do!!!!!! These cards are the greatest, my Friend! You are the "Pop-up Card, King" and I bow to your talent!

Janine said...

Oh Curt!!! I wanna come and carve pumpkins at YOUR house!!!

Anonymous said...

:)

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1. i love my blankies! I have 5, 1 from when I was younger and I can't give them up
2. i love to cuddlez w my hubby and pup in bed catching up on shows with our DVR
3. i love to think I can sing
4. i love SLEEPING
5. i love the smell of rain & babies feets
6. i love to pretend play with my nephews
7. i always need to make sure all the doors are closed in my apartment before going to bed, even the closet and bathroom doors- lol- I know i'm a nut.

okay i am going to tag my big sissy Margie and six scrapparific gals I have met here through blogging:
Ellie
Toni
Kath
Kurt
Terri
Bona

I hope everyone responds and that we can all make some new friendsies.

Hasta manana,

Sara

Tammy Hershberger said...

Me, too! I want to carve pumpkins at your house!!! Those cards are fabulous, Curt! You know how to treat your guests well!

And you know how to treat blogging friends well! Thanks for my bubbling cauldron card that came in the mail! I just love it, and am honored to have it! Thank you!

The Rubber Maid said...

Love the great stand up cards and so does Julie. She actually stopped cleaning her house to come take a look. Great. Spooky to think Halloween is just a few days off. Love it. Pat

Anonymous said...

These are super cute! They don't look at all like they'd fold into a regular envelope! Outstanding! :)

Laura Davis said...

Wow these are fabulous! How sweet are you! I wish you were my neighbor, family member... can I adopt you? LOL!
Hugs,
Laura

SweetMissDaisy (Anna Wight) said...

WOW!! These are fantastic!! Love the little pop-up extras you added to each card. Each one is terrific!

Jodi said...

These are so AWESOME! I love your detail in each of them, and to use them for place cards was absolutely brilliant!! =) This really looks like it was such a fun night for all, and makes me want to join you! I think this year we are not having a Halloween party at our place since the wedding is in a week!! We'll definitely celebrate next year. Big Hugs for the pretty card you made for me!! I LOVE IT!!

Jamie Martin said...

These cards are wonderful and so creative!

Anonymous said...

I have yet to make one of these, and yours are awesome! I will have to get home and find the template and get one started. Thanks for the inspiration. I have linked onto your blog several times before because I remember your dogs! Happy Halloween!!

Anonymous said...

Oh my goodness!! Curt I LOVE these. I can't choose a favorite.. they are all just so wonderful. Such a fun idea for a table embellishment, too. Way creative!

Macpurp said...

these are FAB ! I haven't tried these kind of cards before. are they complicated ? love Tina x

dpkennedy said...

Wow, I love these! What great place cards for a dinner! I should be so organized! Ha, I am making a Halloween card for the Enabler tonight (Halloween night!) to give to her tomorrow when we go to a stamp show. Each year we try to top each other, but I am so not feeling it. These pop-ups thought might really be a great idea-wheels are turning now! Thanks Curt! BTW-Love your Jack-O-Lantern! Happy Halloween!!

Rita said...

Great idea, I luv them all!

Mandi said...

Mind blowlingly FANTASTIC!