Card Swap - Halloween!

Earlier this summer I was invited by Eva from Eva's Scraps N' Cards to participate in my first ever card swap. Of course I said yes! Who would turn down a reason to *have* to complete some crafting? Not me! :) The August swap categories were Halloween, Male Birthday, Female Birthday, and Kid Birthday.

We'll start off with Halloween! I had a lot of fun with this guy. I originally saw this idea on Pinterest, the originals are here and the one I most closely replicated is here.

There was a lot of trial and error on my part here. I had to look at the example and figure out what shapes I could use off my whopping 4 Cricut carts to get the same look. Then there's the matter of sizing. I did some test cuts with scraps, and when I found the right proportions I jotted them down on a piece of paper, in case I want to make him again in the future. Then it was assembly line time (x6)!

In hindsight, he looks a little sad. Next time I think I'd make him look a little more cheery!

Here's the inside:

And finally, all bundled up with a stamped envelope and some fun Halloween ribbon!

I learned a few lessons along the way with this one, but that's a good thing! It'll only help me improve my projects in the future. :)