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I don't know if it's a different culture Canadian/American(insert other country) thing, but I wonder what you do with all of your Hallowe'en cards?
I have asked around at my LSS and other cardmakers I know up here in Canada and they all say they don't give out cards! So that got me thinking: is it a Canadian thing that we don't give out cards, or is it a west-coast thing? Do Americans give out Hallowe'en cards???
My cards go in a big dusty pile year after year because I don't know what to do with them.. opinions? advice??
p.s. in Canada we sometimes do that thing in between the "ee's" of Hallowe'en.. sorry 'bout that!
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I was raised on the Canadian West Coast. I always gave my kids halloween cards and there friends too. Don't let them collect dust in a pile. Spread some sunshine, a card anytime can make somone's day.eh!
I make only a few Halloween cards or items each year. I've given them to my nieces or I mail them to friends just as a surprise. Almost everyone expects a birthday card or Christmas card, but they're usually not looking for a Halloween card. :p It's just another chance to have a little fun.
I have some co-workers who really love Halloween, so I make them for everyone on my team and include a little treat. it's fun! If you enjoy making them, why not give them.
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Halloween is one of my favourite holidays, so I make cards, but only give them to others who also like Halloween. One year, I just couldn't let go of Halloween, so I even made Christmas cards using Halloween stamps (witches dressed in green and red, with mistletoe instead of spiders hanging from their hats; broomsticks with ornaments hanging down from them, etc.)!
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Until last year I had never sent out a Halloween card. I wouldn't invest a lot of $$$$ in Halloween stamp sets, but I have about 10 $1.00 stamps from Micheal's. I have also used them on desk calendars I've made for co-workers the last four years. I've also used them for scrapbooking. It's fun to send out a few Halloween cards.
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I make them every year for my grandchildren. Kids love to get mail for any reason and most kids love Halloween! Besides, the Halloween images are such fun!
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I love making Halloween cards. Together my sister and I make Halloween cards for the 90 residents who live in my Mom's assisted living facility. (So far this year, we've made around 65 -- 25 to go!) In addition to those, I make them for family and friends. This year I'm also making match boxes, using the Big Shot, for the 14 people in my office. Halloween in just a fun holiday!!!
I was raised on the Canadian West Coast. I always gave my kids halloween cards and there friends too. Don't let them collect dust in a pile. Spread some sunshine, a card anytime can make somone's day.eh!
Well now, Peggy -Sue - I did not know that you were raised on the West Coast!! Whoooooooooooo hoooooooooo - me too! I love it here!
But back to the original question - I know I don't make Hallowe'een cards and I'm always surprised that many stamp companies create so many Hallowe'en stamps. My friends and I have always thought it was maybe more an American thing - kind of like Thanksgiving is a bigger holiday in the US.
But I don't know since so far only we West Coast Canadians have spoken our piece. I will say that I get quite a chuckle looking at them here on SCS!!! I mean that I enjoy them!
I love Halloween stamps and use them all the time! I still make cards for my kids (even though they're in their early 20's) and also for my niece, nephews, and godchild. I also make decorations for the house and I decorate the candy I give out with stamped label and craft bags.
I only have a couple of people I send Halloween cards to; but this year, I'm going to be making some cards for a craft fair the first of October so I'm going to have a few Halloween cards to see how they sell.
ABSOLUTELY YES I make Halloween cards it's my favorite day of the year! All my friends/family expect them from me and expect me to out-do the prior years card. I also tell my customers to "stand out from the Christmas card crowd and send Halloween or Fall cards"...and they do too. By all means send Christmas cards as well but Halloween cards are so much fun to make and usually an unexpeted surprise for the recipient.
YAY for Halloween FUN!
I agree with DebbieD543 that it's an unexpected surprise to get a halloween card. I always make them for my grandkids and even my nephew in college. There are some people in our neighborhood who decorate more for halloween than Christmas... Last year I sold halloween cards at work and made 100 of them... This year I've already got people asking me and I have about 60 done so far.
I've made Halloween cards the last two years but never sent them out. This year I should have enough to send to everyone so now if I can just remember to do it.
I'm making a few Halloween cards this year for the first time and sending them out but only to a few people who I know love Halloween. I'm really getting into the whole Halloween thing this year and we're throwing a big costume party too. It's kinda strange--maybe all the cute Halloween stamps and scrappy stuff has inspired me
I voted I don't make them at all but that is not quite true.
I do not and have never celebrated the holiday( and no I am one of those Christian sects that thinks it's evil) I just hate the holiday period. never got into it not even as a kid.
that being said my group of shoebox swappers will often force me to make a couple this time of year so any that do get made( or if there a Challenge like this past weekends' Labor Day cards for the troops on WRAK) I will send them to my Mids at the USNA. and any leftover will go to the Troops.
I love making whimsical cards at Halloween and send out about 30 each year. Teachers rarely get any 'fun' mail (taught for 30 years and know this for a fact) so I send cards each month to about 15 teachers I know. Halloween is the fav there. I love Halloween!
I make quite a few! I also think I have an addiction to Halloween stamps, but that's another story. I try to send out several cards each month that are "just thinking of you" cards and a lot of them go to older people that don't get out as much as they used to. I try and tie these in with whatever season or holiday is going on that month. Most seem to especially enjoy the ones that are for holidays they wouldn't normally get a card for. There was one man that could not get over the fact that I sent him a St. Patrick's Day card one year. Even though I sent him many, many cards over the years, he always talked about that first one because he had never seen a St. Patrick's Day card. Someone can always use a ray of sunshine in their mailboxes and I also use Halloween cards as general notecards for the month and to send to all my nieces and nephews.
I make and send Halloween cards to my 2 nieces and my BFF's 2 boys. I mostly use the $1 stamps for these, and although I've made some REALLY cute SU Halloween cards at workshops, I haven't splurged on an SU Halloween set, I can't really justify it. I've also done some Halloween treats for my son's class, but he's 10 now and doesn't want the "cutesy" stuff!
I love Halloween and always have. Before I was making cards I bought lots at the card shop to send out!! I think it's a fun holiday to celebrate. I actually have more fall and Holloween decorations than I do Christmas. Guess because you can leave them up from September until after Thanksgiving.
I don't know if it's a different culture Canadian/American(insert other country) thing, but I wonder what you do with all of your Hallowe'en cards?
I have asked around at my LSS and other cardmakers I know up here in Canada and they all say they don't give out cards! So that got me thinking: is it a Canadian thing that we don't give out cards, or is it a west-coast thing? Do Americans give out Hallowe'en cards???
My cards go in a big dusty pile year after year because I don't know what to do with them.. opinions? advice??
p.s. in Canada we sometimes do that thing in between the "ee's" of Hallowe'en.. sorry 'bout that!
Tobi, I think exchanging Halloween cards is more of an American stamper tradition.
Any time I've offered to teach Halloween card classes up in Canada, it has been graciously declined. Anything else is met with enthusiasm--just not Halloween card classes. LOL!
But, among my US stamping buddies, exchanging Halloween cards is extremely popular!
This difference is very interesting, because I know Canadians celebrate and decorate Halloween in all other aspects with as much gusto as we do down here, UKWIM?
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I do make Halloween cards as well ... mostly because I have 2 neices and my DS's birthday's in Oct ... DS and one neice on Oct 30 and one neice on the 17th ... so they always get a Halloween themed card .... and since now I have so many halloween stamps I think my team at work will all get one as well with a treat .... or trick ... see what kind of mood I am in that day
BUt I do think it is a much bigger celebration in the States ....
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Same as many others---I make them and send them to the nieces and nephews and to someone who might need a little pick me up because who doesn't love good mail in the mailbox!!! I also am a new stamper (for just over a year) so it gives me a reason to practice techniques and such. But I used to buy them at the dollar store before I started making cards because I love sending fun mail!!
They're so much fun to make and there are so many cute images out there I can't resist! And I agree it's fun to send them to someone who would probably be surprised to get a Halloween card. I'm beginning to get quite a collection of stamps...some of the cutest are $1 ones I picked up this year. I have a bundle of Halloween cards to send off tomorrow to CFH...then I had to make about 10 for myself to send. BOO to all!
Tobi, I think exchanging Halloween cards is more of an American stamper tradition.
Any time I've offered to teach Halloween card classes up in Canada, it has been graciously declined. Anything else is met with enthusiasm--just not Halloween card classes. LOL!
But, among my US stamping buddies, exchanging Halloween cards is extremely popular!
This difference is very interesting, because I know Canadians celebrate and decorate Halloween in all other aspects with as much gusto as we do down here, UKWIM?
this is kinda what got me thinking, the whole class thing. I was at Precious Memories the other day (that's my LSS where I teach classes) and I said I'm DONE trying to offer Hallowe'en because they just don't run. They aren't even ordering many Hallowe'en stamps. A few here, and a few there, that's it...
I was in Michael's yesterday holding a very cute Inka. set and I couldn't justify $17 on a set of stamps that I would use for maybe a couple of cards. I like to get a lot of use out of my stamps..
I will take everyone's advice though, and just give my stack of cards away to surprise people and make them happy!!!
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Hallowe'en Cards: Yes or No?
