Here’s why I chose Amanda’s layout: I was drawn in by the large triangle that draws your eye from the top of the page directly down to the photo. Then there’s all the layers. I just couldn’t help myself and I had to add my own spin to the project.
Supplies | October 2018 Kit, October Labels, Autumn Fun Stickers, Stars and Dots Puffy Stickers, Halloween Wood Veneer, Trick or Treat Wood Veneer, Sweater Weather 6″ x 6″ Paper Stack, Family Fun 12″ x 12″ Paper Collection
I started by trimming my white cardstock down 1/2″ on the right and 1/2″ on the top so that I would lay it over the gray patterned paper from the Family Fun 12″ x 12″ Paper Collection and have approximately 1/4″ border around the white cardstock. Next, I drew a triangle in my design software to help determine what size triangles I would need to fill in a larger triangle space. I cut 5 different patterned papers from the Sweater Weather 6″ x 6″ Paper Stack into small triangles and adhered them lightly to the page. Once I liked the placement, I sewed around each triangle. The easiest way I found to do this was in straight lines across multiple triangles. The Trick or Treat Wood Veneer created the perfect BOLD title I needed to pop against the busy patterns.
Next, I noticed that Amanda chose to add lots of layers behind her photo, so I started layering various 3″ x 4″ tags from the October Kit, choosing tags that coordinated with the colors of the patterned papers I used in the triangle above. I also added in a few strips of patterned paper from above to help bring it all together.
Next, I liked the speech bubbles that Amanda used. Hers were stamped using the Quoted Stamp, but the ones in this month’s kit were perfect for this, so I just fussy cut them from the 3″x4″ tag and added some sentiments on them. Last but not least, I added a few more wood pieces from the Halloween Wood Veneer around the page as well as Stars and Dots Puffy Stickers to finish the page off. I’ll add something about the girls on the labels and add journaling to the tag, which you can pull in and out from behind the photo.
I hope this project inspires you the way Amanda inspired me, and I also hope you can see how a slight variation in how the design is assembled can add a new spin and feel to the overall page!
Make a super-sized Trick or Treat statement using your favorite font, or download one from your cutting machine's store, like I did. Design the page in the die cut software to make sure everything fits just right and then you can do one of two things.....1, cut the letters from the background paper or 2, cut each letter from your patterned paper of choice. I chose option 1.
After choosing option 1, I hand cut papers to add to the back of the page, shifting them around until I felt the patterns were evenly distributed. You can see that I just have them placed under each letter. I'll trim them up as I adhere them to the back of the paper.
I wanted the words to POP so I traced around each of the letters and what a difference that made!
Since I was doing a Halloween layout about my Archer Girl, I added a fun arrow-like design to the page, where there was a big open gap. It filled the space perfectly and really tied the photo better to the page. The arrow I selected had openings in the feather tips so I added a couple of patterns there too.
Personally, I think this would made a great welcome statement or mantle decor for any home. I mean, who doesn't want to see spiders and witches and poison every day leading up to Halloween. LOL!
This was a lot of fun to create. It was also really simple and relatively quick to make. The longest part was waiting for the Mod Podge to dry. You'll see in some of my photos that I wasn't so patient but (in the end), it's dry and completely opaque.
Grab different sizes of glass candle jars and/or votives. I had some of these in my stash and then I hit up the local dollar store for more. I'm sure you could find some at the thrift store. Either way, this project can be done without breaking the bank.
Also grab the spider web vellum and coordinating papers and embellishments.
Before I get into the steps for this, note that the adhesive is still drying but it does dry nice and evenly opaque.
First step is to lay out your vellum and notice where the spider's web will be at the top. You don't want them too high or too low because we are going to trim around the webs (it will leave them sticking up just a bit at the top). Once you like the placement, apply Mod Podge to the glass jar and apply your vellum. Make sure to press it down real good and avoid any wrinkles. Reposition quickly as needed but you will have to move quickly to do it.
You can wait for it to completely dry or (if you're like me), you can start trimming the webs at the top once you know it won't move around.
Now it's time to embellish. I added a few spiders here and there on the web-covered candle holders while I decorated a couple others in coordinating patterned paper.
Here's a few more decorating ideas. I kept everything in the scary theme - spiders, poison, etc.
This DIY Candle decor was so fun to make. I could totally see this as a fun craft to do with the kids. Luckily the Midnight Haunting collection has all sorts of designs, from cute to scary, so I'm sure there's something to fit everyone's taste.
