American Crafts | Halloween

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Halloween is my favorite holiday to document!  I love the spooky theme, colors, photos

and of course the candy!

Supplies: Crate Paper After Dark (ADPPR-80251) - Fright & Fun Paper, After Dark (AD680267) - Paper Pad 6"x6", After Dark (AD680269) -Thickers Shape Stickers Spooky/Glittered Foam, After Dark (AD680272) - Chipboard Stickers Glittered Accents, After Dark (AD680274) - Ephemera Die-Cuts W/Black & Gold Foil, After Dark (AD680277) - Wood Veneer Shapes, After Dark (AD680279) - Adhesive Enamel Dots, Heidi Swapp Minc (HSFOIL6-12113) - Reactive Foil 6"x5" Roll Orange, Minc (HS370124) - Foil Applicator & Starter Kit, Minc (Minc6-80284) - Paper 6"x6" Halloween, Sticky Thumb (ST340261) - Adhesive Runner and Refill Permanent Solid 

How To: Use a scratch piece of printer paper and a pencil to measure the size of the chevron shape that runs across the Fright & Fun paper.  Trace chevron shape and trim, use your trimmed piece as a template to create other chevron shapes out of 6"x6" pattern paper pad.  Trim out about 18 chevron shapes, each out of different pattern papers.  Adhere

to background paper in a pattern moving to every other chevron.  Use a sewing machine and black thread to stitch down shapes.  Splatter black spray mist across the page, set aside to dry.  Print a 4"x6" photo and adhere to center right side of layout. Place a "Happy Halloween" chipboard sticker piece overlapping the top right hand side of photo.  Overlap the "Happy Halloween To You" and "Admit One" chipboard sticker pieces and adhere under photo.  Place "Admit One 31" and "Halloween" ephemera pieces just above chipboard pieces overlapping the bottom right hand side of photo.  Spell out title "EEK" using thickers shaped stickers on the middle left hand side of layout.  Run the "Spooky Fun" ephemera

arrow die-cut through the Minc machine using orange reactive foil. Adhere to page just below title.  Adhere chipboard "31" sticker piece right below "Spooky Fun" arrow piece. Arrange bat ephemera piece, bat wood veneer piece and bat shaped thicker shaped sticker just above title in a sporadic fashion.  Adhere two glitter chipboard chevron pieces just

above photo.  Adhere chipboard spider web and "31" ephemera piece to right side of photo. Apply enamel dots to chipboard star piece and wood veneer star and adhere to top right hand side of layout.  Finish by adding two black ephemera star pieces to page.

Thanks for stopping by today!

American Crafts | Halloween Cards

Hi everyone,

I hope you are having a great Halloween so far.  I have a couple of Halloween cards to share with you that went up on the American Crafts blog yesterday.

I love the cute die cuts included in the Haunted Hollow collection.  They are perfect for making Halloween cards!

Supplies: Haunted Hollow (368903) - 6x6 Paper Pad, Haunted Hollow (368675) - Die Cut Cardstock Pieces, Haunted Hollow (368676) - Tags, Halloween (97140) - Star Stickers, Halloween (97150) - Clothes Pins, This To That (AM617-13) - Adhesive, This To That (368185) - Adhesive Foam Dots

How to: Cut 4 strips of patterned papers slightly larger than your card. Trim off ends in a banner shape, and adhere to card. Adhere tag to the right side of card. Apply foam stickers to "Happy Halloween" banner title and adhere to center of card overlapping tag. Adhere a clothespin to right side of Halloween banner. Apply cardstock stickers to top left hand side of card. Finish by adhering die cut apothecary jar to bottom left hand side of card.

Supplies: Haunted Hollow (368903) - 6x6 Paper Pad, Haunted Hollow (368675) - Die Cut Cardstock Pieces, Haunted Hollow (368676) - Tags, Halloween (97140) - Star Stickers, Halloween (97150) - Clothes Pins, Haunted Hollow (36860) - Wood Veneers, Halloween (97138) - Decorative Tape, This To That (AM617-13) - Adhesive, This To That (368185) - Adhesive Foam Dots

How to: Cut 4 strips of patterned papers and adhere to card. Cut a strip of decorative tape and adhere to center of card. Adhere tag to right hand side of card. Apply adhesive to wood veneer "Trick or Treat" banner and adhere to die cut label piece. Adhere label to card with foam dots, overlapping tag. Adhere clothespin to right hand side of label. Finish card by adhering bat die cut and star sticker.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a spooky and safe Halloween!