Halloween DIY Paper Bag Cards...

I'm still going strong working on my Halloween projects. I still got a lot of stuff I want to complete by October 31. Halloween is my favorite holiday and try and go all out every year.

So, I found two packs of Halloween bags from a yard sale for 0.50$ each. The two packs are the same but the 12 bags each have different designs. I knew as soon as spotted them, I was going to make Halloween diy paper bag cards. It's not a new idea but it's something I wanted to do for Halloween. They appear to have come from one of my favorite stores, The Dollar Tree. Yay!!!

They're really easy and inexpensive to make for Halloween which is totally my cup of tea. Most of the papers and embellishments came from online and the rest from my craft stash.

The papers and embellishments I use are "Spookalicious" by Mye De Leon and Design by Dani, "It's Scary Complete Kit". Also, I use printables from cutedaisy.com, halegrafx.com, and printabelle.com.
Along with sequins, glitter glue, black ink, washi tape and my diy washi tape (here's the link http://impossiblecreations.blogspot.com/2016/09/diy-washi-tape.html) to decorate, I use glue, double sided tape and dimensional tape to bind it together.

The inserts in the front pockets are some of the cut outs from the online printables and the designer paper either folded or just a single sheet. I inked the edges. They can be used for photos, journaling or both. I used color pencils on the Frankenstein.

I'm only showing four completed Halloween diy paper bag cards. I'm showing group pic, front and insert of each card, the back of each card and the ones I haven't finished.

Hope this inspires you to make paper bag cards for Halloween, if not maybe for Thanksgiving or Christmas.

Thanks for taking the time to read my blog. Have a blessed day!

XOXOXO Dawn

October Daily Countdown to Halloween...YouTube Inspired!

Today starts the first day of my October daily and countdown to Halloween. Every year I watch YouTube videos of people doing their October daily and I say, "I wanna make one!" But everytime I say it, well that's all I do, because I never take the time to make one. Well this year is different. I might be running behind but that's not going to stop me from doing it.

I'm using a Graphic 45 black album. I decorated the front cover using Stickles, rhinestones and free printables from online. The paper collection I use is from halegrafx.com. The banner and all the other embellishments except the calendar came from cutedaisy.com.  They're actually for planners but this is also like an album/planner and they're so cute. The calendar came from, I'm sorry I don't remember but I found it by doing a Google search for Halloween advent calendars. The little circle embellishments which I will use to countdown on the cover calendar came from printabelle.com.

Also on cutedaisy.com  they have coordinating printable washi tape and stickers. The printables including the washi tape and stickers comes in either orange, green and purple designs. The stickers will look nice printed on photo paper. Washi tape will look nice printed on either cardstock or photo paper depending on the look you trying to achieve. Here's a pic of some of the printables so you get an idea.

You can find the same printables for Thanksgiving and Christmas and among other holidays also. There's a lot of free printables online but you just have to look for them. I recommend finding them either on Google or Pinterest.

I will be using all online printables for this October daily countdown to Halloween planner/album.

As the month progresses I will be posting the finished projects I've started and new ones I'll be starting. It's going to be a super busy month but I'm very much looking forward to it.

Here's pictures of the front and back covers of my album. I'm not finished by a long shot but once it's all done I'll post and let you see.

Hope it inspires you to make one so you and your family can look back years from down and enjoy all the memories you going to make this October.

Happy Crafting!

XOXOXO

Spooky Halloweenie Bulletin Board For Sab's Spooky Space Challenge on YouTube!

Halloweenie time...well almost. I decorated my bulletin board for Sab's Spooky Space Challenge on YouTube.

The papers and embellishments I used or either free printables from online or Pinterest and from my stash. I want it to be spooky but fun and colorful at the same time.

I might end up switching it up but for right now I'm fine with it. I thought about a tree with a branch sticking out for the owls to sit on, some sayings and I don't know what else.

Anywho, I appreciate you taking the time to check out my blog. Please check back frequently as I am trying very hard to do the 365 blog challenge.

Here's some pics of my Halloween Bulletin board for Sab's Spooky Space Challenge on YouTube.  Also here's the link to the challenge https://youtu.be/r0_1FepTylo and please check out her other videos because she's really a fantastic crafter.

Scrapbook Calendar Page, September 2016...

September is nearing an end and autumn has just begun. With apple picking, burning fires, leaves changing and warm sweaters announcing fall has arrived and time for harvesting. I love all the warm colors of fall, the cool crisp evenings, the smell of burning fires and getting out the warm sweaters to wear while apple picking, the raking of leaves and everything else that comes along with the autumn season.

Hence the reason I painted my scrapbook page calendar holder in rich warm colors. I also started the calendar with September 2016. 

I layered and matted the month on pattern paper and used stickers, cut outs and embellishments. I inked the edges in Tim Holtz Black Soot and used gold Stickles on some of the flowers and the "S" on September.

I will continue scrapbooking a month a day until I reach August 2017. I found the free calendar printables at http://www.imom.com/. I saved it as a PDF and resized it before I printed. I also went over the lines, dates and month with black ink to make it darker.

I only use what's in my stash and haven't bought anything new to craft with. I'm trying to use up a lot of my stuff before I buy anymore scrapbooking stuff. Also, being broke and on a budget keeps me on a shoestring budget. 

I hope this or one of my projects inspires you to make something whether it be for the season, holidays or anything else of your choosing. Crafting is relaxing, fun and there's no right or wrong. Do whatever makes you happy.

On that note, I hope you have a wonderful day or night depending on where you live.

Happy Crafting!

XOXOXO