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MFP September Blog Hop Trick or Treat day 1

Welcome to MFP 
September Blog Hop
Trick or Treat
There are some changes to our Blog Hop and 
we hope you will be pleased with them. Be sure
to look over the changes before hopping along.
Blog Hop guidelines can be found 
HERE


So for my October project, I want to play with the Jack O Lanterns.... or do you just call them pumpkins like I do? Hmmm?

I wanted to show you a very easy way to make a basic card with two folds. That is called a GATEFOLD CARD because the front opens up like a gate... I know... original.

Here is the front of the card
The base card comes out to be 5.5 x 5.5 ( start with a sheet of 5.5 x 11, fold the sides in and meet them up in the middle) with the plaid matting measuring 5 x 5 for the inside and  another for the front but that is then cut in half at 2.5 to make the two panels. I use the left overs for the inside of the card... here


I then stamped the greeting on each of the scrap panels, add extra pumpkins. The one that is peeking on the right side, is the back of the middle pumpkin from the front of the card.  I added Nuvo Crystal Drops for the faux buttons.
I played around with coloring too:
top pumpkin: Prismacolor Pencils
middle pumpkins: Stampin Up Watercolor Crayons
bottom pumpkin: Spectrum Nior Markers

Stamp set used for this card is Witchie
(one of the prizes)

Hope you like todays card...

Next up is Shirley (click on her name in the list) but
Here's the Whole Design Team Listed Below
Shirley ---> click here
Enjoy the Hop. Come back each day to be 
inspired! 

EXTRA HOP INFOYou will have until 3pm CT,
Friday, Sept. 30th to
comment and do tutorials.
Join us each day, Sept. 27 - 30, for some 
Trick or Treat Fun!

Prize for COMMENTING,
chosen by Random.Org, is
"Witchie"

The MFP Winners Badge for 
commenting and tutorial 
will be awarded. 

Tutorials
            1. Test Tube Treat Holders by Lois
2. Pop Up Card by MariLynn

Prize for doing a TUTORIAL
chosen by Random.Org, is
"Vroom Mini Set"


MFP Tutorial Badge is awarded
just for trying one of the tutorials.



All prizes and badge winners will be announced
on Sat. Oct. 1st.
Commenting and doing the tutorials end sooner.

There will be prizes given for commenting
and for doing the tutorials. Each winner
will be chosen by Random.Org.
Large stamp set for commenting.
Mini stamp set for doing the tutorial, 
and everyone doing the tutorials will 
earn a Tutorial Badge. 

BLOG HOP GUIDELINES AND RULES
FOUND HERE! 
(be sure to read)

Comments

  1. What a great gatefold card! Those pumpkins are wonderful!

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  2. A super cute gate fold card. I love the pumpkins.

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  3. I love Gate Fold cards, and need to make them more frequently. You have inspired me, for sure!

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  4. Great design of the gate fold. Cute little pumpkins as well.

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  5. This is super cute! I love trying new fold now and then for a different look.mthis card is great!

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  6. Lovely card - like the array of pumpkins!

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  7. I'm a big fan of that gate fold, easy to do and your pumpkin peeking inside is a super cute touch!

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  8. I love gate fold cards and love the outer and inner portions of your card! TFS!

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  9. Love how you embellished down the center of the opening. Fun card.

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