Welcome to the October Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is “Treats Not Tricks” or packaging for any occasion. I decided to break out the Cottage Wreaths Bundle and create a bunch of Fall-themed treat bags! Stampin’ Up! has such a great collection of gift packaging products; I had a lot of fun picking different ones for each project.
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Halloween Stars Treat Bag:
My first project is a Stars Treat Bag filled with Halloween goodies. These bags are the perfect size for a couple handfuls of small candies.
Before filling the bag, I used a Blending Brush to apply Crushed Curry ink over the stars. Then, I used the Tailor Made Tags Dies to cut two tags from Celebrate Everything Designer Series Paper and Crushed Curry Cardstock. I stamped the wreath on So Saffron Cardstock, and then used a Blending Brush to add variegation with Crushed Curry ink. Lastly, I stamped each “Boo” on Gray Granite Cardstock and trimmed them close.
The final touches included some black Classic Matte Dots and a bow of Black & White Gingham Ribbon and black baker’s twine.
Scary Embossed Treat Bag:
My next project is an Embossed Treat Bag. I wish the dry embossing on this bag showed up better in the photos. They are super pretty! This bag is a little bigger than the last one, so I was able to fill a 6″ x 9″ Cello Bag with Halloween candy, tie the top with more of that cute Black & White Gingham Ribbon, and insert it inside the treat bag.
For my wreath, I used some techniques demonstrated during World Card Making Day last weekend. I pre-watercolored three different pieces of Shimmery White Cardstock and used them to cut the two wreaths and bow. For the bottom wreath, I used Blackberry Bliss, Rich Razzleberry and Gray Granite ink and purposely painted them fairly dark. For the top wreath, I used the same colors, but painted lighter and left some white spaces. After cutting out the top wreath, I used that same sheet to stamp the sentiment and spider. Then, for the bow, I pre-painted the Shimmery White with Pumpkin Pie ink.
In the background, I layered squares of Blackberry Bliss, Rich Razzleberry and Basic Black Cardstock. Then, for a little more pizzazz, I splattered the black square with white craft ink. Final touches were some Gray Granite sprig die-cuts, a Linen Thread bow, and white Matte Decorative Dots. And, of course I had to add that cute little spider.
Grateful Envelope Treat Box:
My last project is an envelope treat box. These are so cute! They are the perfect size for small favors and hold about 2-4 candies depending on the size. They’re also super easy to assemble.
Prior to assembling my box, I used a light Balmy Blue Stampin’ Write Marker to hand draw all the stripes in a criss-cross pattern. I saw this idea on Stampin’ Up!’s Instagram Page and loved the idea, so I thought I’d try it. As you can see, my stripes are not perfect and this part of the charm.
To build this wreath, I stamped the bottom layer on Crushed Curry Cardstock. I inked up the stamp with Pumpkin Pie ink then used a Blender Brush to add Crumb Cake ink to a few sections, and finally gave the stamp a little spritz before stamping.
Next, I watercolored a layer of Shimmery White Cardstock with Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, and Crumb Cake ink and used it to cut out the leaf die-cuts. I also stamped the acorns with Crumb Cake on Shimmery White Cardstock.
Final touches were some Iridescent Pearls that I colored with a light Night of Navy Stampin’ Blends Marker, some Rustic Metallic Dots, and a Linen Thread Bow.
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