Scrappin' the Details

Five Days, Five Haunting Halloween Projects {Day 4}"Boo Treat Bags"

Hello, and welcome to Day Four of : Five Days, Five Haunting Halloween Projects! One of my favorite things to create for my children are treat bags. It can be for any occasion: birthday party, just because, Valentine's Day, Christmas Day, or how about Halloween?

I created the following treat bags for Macie's little friends. They are so simple to make, and I loved the tiny paper bags I used to tuck Macie's favorite candy bar! (Hershey's Chocolate)

I found these tiny kraft paper bags, and I love the size! I knew they would be perfect to tuck a treat into! They are only 2 1/2 by 4 in.! I bought them at Michael's , along with a big package of plastic spider rings. A perfect spooky novelty that all kids enjoy!


"Boo Sweet Treats"


These were simple to make, and did not take me much time! I made 22 for Macie's classmates! Of course, one of my favorite techniques, is embossing! I could not leave the paper bag untouched, so I use Cuttlebug's Spider Web embossing folder! I love texture on my projects, and this does it in no time! 
I cannot wait to makes these again, but in a Christmas theme! (The snowflake embossing folder is going to be perfect!) 
The paper I used was last years Spooky Alley by Making Memories. A great way to use one's scrapbooking stash!
detail:

I created more of the Spider Flowers for the center of the bag.  (I will share how easy they are to create, next week.) The small tag, is from Stampin' Up, and actually belongs to my great friend, Toni Long. She is a Stampin' Up Demonstrator, and brought along all of her tools to our scrapbooking retreat. Well, I have been using this punch ever since! In fact, Toni had no idea her punch has been missing! However, being the good friend that I am, I finally told her it was in my stash! LOL I will be buying my very own soon. It is called the Jewelry Tag Punch, and you  can buy it directly from her website. {Click here to visit}

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today! I will share my Halloween Banner for the last day of the Halloween series!


P.S. (Oh, can someone please tell me to stop eating these!!!)

 

Five Days, Five Haunting Halloween Projects {Day 3}"Which One Do I Pick?"

Welcome to Day Three of: Five Days, Five Haunting Halloween Projects.
Today, I have a scrapbook page that I created for the My Mind's Eye Blog. Now, I would not classify it as Haunting,but whimsical! I love the designs of the Blackbird Collection. Perfect combination for scrapbooking my little spooks! Every October, one of our family's traditions is to visit the Pumpkin Patch. My children each get to pick their favorite pumpkin to carve. Of course, Miss Macie could not decide last year. I think it took her about an hour before she finally settled on one! I am looking forward to this tradition again this year, and wished my children would never tire of carving pumpkins!

"Which One Do I Pick?"

Supplies: Cardstock: Bazzill, Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye Blackbird Collection, Chipboard Elements: My Mind's Eye BlackBird & Boo to You, Brads: My Mind's Eye Blackbird Collection, Chipboard letters: My Mind's Eye Lush Collection, Punches: Martha Stewart Bat,Ek Success: small scallop, Die: Tag: Sizzix Decorative Label Set #4, Other: string, and tiny detail of machine stitching
details:

The diecut tag is from Sizzix. It is called Decorative Label Set #4.  I love labels for journaling, or simply to be used as a backdrop for embellishments.

How cute are those pumpkins??  They are from last year's My Mind's Eye Boo to You, Halloween Collection. I simply layered part of my title on top of the chipboard pumpkins.The large scallop border, peeking underneath, is from Sizzix.
 
Thanks for taking a peek at my page! I think this is one of my favorites. It is a simple page, but lots of story behind it!

It is raining here again today! I love the rainy days. Roman, loves them too. In fact, he is wishing that football practice will be cancelled today. I did not want to ruin his mood this morning, that our coach has said, "Rain or Shine, there is football practice." We shall see!
A perfect day for homemade tomato soup, and french bread. (Now, if only my great friend Toni would find the Nordstrom recipe, it would be perfect!)
Have a great day!

Five Days, Five Haunting Halloween Projects {Day 2} "Beware Halloween"Seven Gypsies Tray

Happy Tuesday!!!
Welcome to Day Two of: Five Days, Five Haunting Halloween Projects!  Today, I have the 7Gypsies Tray to share with you. This was definitely a challenge to cut each panel individually. I had so much fun creating this project! I knew I wanted  to add lots of dimension, and texture to the panels. In a few of the them, I decided to raise some of my embellishments. I did a lot of my favorite things to this home decor item. You will see a lot of stamping, inking, layers, more layers, and fun embellishments!!

Here is a picture of the tray, I used for my "Beware Halloween 7Gypsies Tray":

I teamed up this wonderful home decor item, with some spooky Halloween Paper, by the Girls Paperie. It is called Toile & Trouble.


a few details:


The skull charm is layered on top of a very large black button. I found these wonderful treasures when I was in Big Bear. I only have ten left, so I am using them very sparingly! LOL I love big, and bold embellishments!

The candy apples element is actually a digital design by Kerri Bradford. She designed digital elements that are exact measurements, for this printer's tray. Her tray is absolutely gorgeous, and I loved her Halloween graphics. However, I only used the candy apples from her digital kit. I did print this element on cardstock, and again on a transparency. I layered the two together, so it would stand out more. I wanted lots of dimension, and texture on mine. I can see myself using the other digital items on other projects. You can see her beautiful tray, and information on her kit by {clicking here}! 





The bones are cut from the Spook Alley Slice Cartridge by Making Memories. It has so many great designs that you can use over, and over again! (The bats in the above snapshot, are also cut with this exact cartridge.)

I knew when I saw this tray, I would use the lower right hand corner to display the date of Halloween. {October 31} 
one last detail: (if you are still with me! LOL)

One of my favorite panels, is the one with the mini wooden spools. They fit perfectly, and I simply layered with patterned paper. The clock panel, has many layers here too. I began with an orange diecut with the glittered witch, layered on top of this a large clock transparency, and finished with a smaller circle transparency. Then accented with small bats.
The large glitter spider is from Michael's and he is perfect for sitting in the upper left hand corner!

Thank you for taking a peek at my project! This tray is a perfect accent to our Halloween Home Decor! The kids love it, and I had fun creating it! (It has been raining the last couple of days, so I did my best to photograph.) (:

Have a wonderful day my friends,
 

 

Five Days, Five Haunting Halloween Projects {Day 1}"Happy Halloween (a night of fright) Altered Frame

Welcome to the first day, of Five Days, Five Haunting Halloween Projects! With Halloween right around the corner, I thought it would be fun to share some Halloween Projects with you.
My first project is a frame, altered into fun Halloween Decor! Now, if you follow the My Mind's Eye Blog, you may have caught a glimpse of this frame!
Remember, I mentioned receiving a box from an amazing manufacturer?? Well, I can finally share that I am My Mind's Eye, Guest Designer for October!! {insert BIG Happy Smile} I could not believe it when I received the email from the talented Amber Packer, asking if I would love to guest design! Of course, I said yes! I am so excited to be a part of challenges, and projects on their blog! You can read my introductory post {here}, and they are giving away some of my favorite things. I would love for you to stop by! I have been a big fan of My Mind's Eye products for a long time! A big thank you to them for allowing me to showcase some of my projects with their amazing products!!!! I really cannot believe it!!! Wooohoooo!!!

"Happy Halloween (a night of fright)"


 I found this frame at Michael's, and used my favorite Halloween line, My Mind's Eye Haunted Collection!

a few details:

The spider is part of the Haunted Flocked Vinyl Accessory Sheet. I simply used some black string over the stamped clocked image.
 
The spooky ghosts are cut from vellum, with this Making Memories Slice Cartridge. These ghosts are so cute! I really do need to reach for my Slice more often!
final detail of spider flowers:

I created some spooky paper Spider Flowers for the final detail to this frame! I love how these turned out, and will share how easy they are to make soon! 
Well, I hope you enjoyed my first Halloween project, and will be back tomorrow with the 7Gypsies tray!
It is raining today, so I think this is perfect weather for homemade chili, and cornbread! A few signs that maybe, just maybe, Fall has arrived into Southern California!

Have a wonderful day my friends,
  

just perfect {plain & simple} Pebbles DT

Hello!! Finally, I have my computer back!  I wish I could say everything was perfect! LOL I am still waiting to hear if they are able to retrieve my loss snapshots. So until then, I am going to stop worrying. (well, just a little bit!)

I wanted to share a card  I created using Pebbles Twitterpated and the TreeHouse Collection. I really love the way both of these collections work well together. My Twitterpated Collection is becoming sparse, so I love it when I can pair the remaining sheets with another collection.
Love the vibrant colors, and the flowers on the card! (the little bird is cute too! I love the Pebbles Chips with each collection.) An easy way to add detail to a project!

just perfect {plain & simple}
  

For a complete list of supplies, visit the Pebbles Blog. Remember that everyday, there are new projects full of inspiration!! (They also have been having wonderful giveaways too!)

If you love Halloween, please visit next week. Beginning Monday, it is going to be Five Days, Five Haunting Halloween Projects on my blog! (A couple of you might remember the first time, I did something similar to this.)It was kind of fun to see past projects. Here is the link, if you are interested(;

Now, I know not everyone celebrates Halloween, but  I hope you might find something to inspire you.
I will be sharing my 7Gypsies tray, my Halloween Banner, a home decor project, a layout, and some cute treat bags. (Also a paper flower perfect for your spooky projects!)

Thank you for comments left about my snapshots! I appreciate your advice!!
Have a fabulous weekend,