Margie's Kit

When Beth and Meridy challenged us to each take a month, and make a themed kit for December's blog posts, I immediately knew I wanted to make a Halloween kit for October! With four kids, I have accumulated quite the stash of Halloween products and photos, so I knew that I would have plenty to work with! For this kit, I was inspired by my new 8x8 pad of October Afternoon Witch Hazel, with the warm orange, black, and aqua. That was my starting point, and that is how "Bedknobs and Broomsticks"came to be.

I wanted "Bedknobs and Broomsticks"to have a whimsical vintage Halloween feel, so I started with the color scheme and then moved to prints-I loved the vintage patterns on the October Afternoon papers, and I felt that the Tim Holtz Halloween paper stash had a fun vintage twist to it, as well. The Martha Stewart round sticker embellishments carried out my theme, and then I moved to pulling ribbons, washi tape, and other accents that complimented my color story.

Be sure to stop by my blog today , http//scrappinmargie.blogspot.com/ , where I will share a complete supply list for my kit!

Fun Treat Holders for Halloween andSome Cute Oragami Pumpkins!

"Chic 'n Scratch" on Youtube has some great tutorials on making cute treat holders.  Here is my favorite, but you can see the rest HERE

Our own Jemma posted a fun tutorial about making Oragami Pumpkins that my kids are anxious to try!

Check it out here:  Jemma's Oragami Pumpkins

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!

One of the reasons I love this time of year is PUMPKINS!  They are so yummy!  And decorating with them really says FALL to me.  Here are some great pumpkin ideas that you can whip up in no time!

Patterned Paper Pumpkins

Paper Pumpkins

Pumkin Topiary

Book Pumpkin

Scalloped Circle Pumpkins

Wooden Pumpkins

Spooktacular Card Tutorials!

Some Halloween Card Inspiration:

This one is my FAVORITE!  I love the bat and how she did the inside of the card (something I forget to do).  This is part of a Halloween Series, so check out her other videos: Prairie Paper and Ink.

Tutorial-Felt Mini Banner and Felties

 

Basic Grey Eerie Woolie Felt Sticker Shapes

So these spooky "Felties" were in this month's Halloween Inspiration kit.  I found a tutorial for making some of these type of embellishments yourself...  DIY Felt Embellishments.

The felt mini banner in the Inspiration Kit is SUPER easy to counterfeit.  Here are the steps:
1. Using pinking shears, cut triangles from different colors of felt
2. Thread a needle with embroidery floss
3. Stitch across the top of the triangles to hold them together like a pennant banner
4. You are done!  I said it was easy :)

Tutorial- Halloween Printable Journal Blocks and Labels

Here are some great downloads to Counterfeit these cute tags/journal cards in this month's Halloween Inspiration Kit...


Echo Park Paper Co. Halloween Scary Story Cards

Scroll down a bit to the "Halloween Labels" on this Halloween Printable Site.

A few more Halloween Printables from Catch my Party.com...I really like the round labels here.

And these are just pretty cool, sort of a more spooky look, and not so "cute" looking. Halloween Journal Blocks.

These tickets aren't specifically Halloween, but they would work on a spooky layout!  Vintage Tickets

If you know of any other Halloween Journal Blocks available for download, feel free to share the links in the comments section below :)

Tutorial-Halloween Rosettes

There are a few rosettes in this month's Halloween Kit.**  They are fun and fairly easy to make. 


Here is a tutorial for these BEAUTIFUL Medallians.

Fleur De Lisa some GREAT examples of Medallians on Two Peas in a Bucket last fall.  Here is the link to her Halloween ones, along wtih a tutorial for the Halloween Medallian.

**NOTE: These medallians are quite bulky, they may be better for altered art and greeting cards than scrapbook pages.  I have made a few for my scrapbooks, in order to make them thinner/flatter, you need to score the lines VERY close together.  I believe I scored mine for my albums every 1/8 inch.