i had an idea for a hallowe’en card. i took some black construction paper, folded it in half and drew an outline of a bat.
i cut the bat out, sketched in some features, and folded the wings in on itself…
i added a message to all of you on the bat’s tummy…
i did this while my youngest napped, and it took only about 20 minutes start to finish…
on the other hand, i spent roughly eleventy days creating the printable template below. if you must know, photoshop and i are still in the awkward getting-to-know-you stage.
and so, i humbly offer you my first pdf template…
click me! ah-ha-ha!
if you make something from it, let me know! i’d love to see.
this project was featured on the following sites. thank you all!
*stealing*
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This sparked fond memories of a children’s book I hadn’t thought about in a while…Rufus by Tomi Ungerer. There is surprisingly little about it online, although I did find it on a great blog called Vintage Children’s Books My Kid Loves. http://www.vintagechildrensbooksmykidloves.com/2010/05/rufus.html
Ana – another area of ‘vintage’ to explore!
Ha ha ha ha ha awesome!!! I have never given out Halloween cards before but I think I may start. This is super cute, and the message inside is hilarious!
too cute, ana!
i’ve been thinking about designing some halloween cards, but no time to give it much thought (i’m already focused on christmas).
aw, thanks you guys. victoria, i’m so glad you “get” me :)
prairie lemon ~ rufus is adorable! thanks for the link, and for
enablingencouraging me down another path of vintage treasures! love that.Jaina is totally going to want to make those :)
if she does, please share with me. i think we’ll be making a bunch for little friends as well :)
Awesome, I’m totally going to have to make some of these. But I am going to have to give them upside down. :) Thanks for sharing!
you mean write the words upside down on the belly? brilliant!
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cute – I’ll make them as window decorations and post a pic
That is so cute! I just clicked over from Craft Gossip. I would love to link to this if you didn’t mind.
Wonderful idea, i am making party invites out of them…..
So cute! :)
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Such a cute lil bat. I love the idea, my four year old would love a lil bat note left just for him. Thanks!
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