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Trick-or-Treat Layout

Despite the super cold weather, I am so excited Halloween is here and everyone around the Liebel household is ready for some trick-or-treating. The kids have been enjoying Halloween parties at school, their costumes are laid out & ready to wear and candy bags ready to be filled with sweet goodness.

Today, I want to share a Halloween layout with you using the Frightful Halloween Specialty Paper Pack (US/CA) & Frightful Halloween Embellishment Pack (US/CA). This is a wonderful collection. The papers are fun & bright complimented with an assortment of embellishments.

Lots of photos are captured of the kids in their costumes. I like to get them dressed early while it's still light outside just so I can get the best photos before the festivies begin. Sometimes they cooperate with me and my camere, but often times not. I am just thrilled to be a part of this fun experience with my kids all dressed.

When all the fun times are done and memories captured, I tend to create at least two to four layouts, each telling a different story. One of them going through all their candy, posing in their costumes for mama, going from door to door collecting lots of candy, handing out candy and any Halloween parties they have attended. But when time is limited, documenting these stories and photos into one layout is just as fun.

I hope you and your little ones (and big kids, too) have a wonderful Halloween and let those photos inspire you to creatively tell your story. Cheers!

Mummy Candy Bag Toppers

Written and Designed By: Cindy Liebel, Creative Memories Design Team Member

Happy Halloween Everyone!!

It's almost Halloween and I am super excited to get my trick-or-treat on with my kids and friends around our neighborhood. The kids and I spend a lot of time thinking about what kind of candy they want to gift their classmates and when we come up with an idea, the crafting begins. This year, I thought it would be fun to create little Mummy Candy Bag Toppers for their teachers and bus driver. They do such a great job teaching my kids what they need to learn, that I thought it would be a nice little appreciation gift to them from me.

These toppers are super simple to create. All you need is White Cardstock (US / CA), 12-Inch Rotary Trimmer (US / CA), All Purpose Scissors (US / CA), Creative Cuts Distressing Tip (US / CA), Tape Runner (US / CA), stapler and googly eyes to complete this project.

Trim white cardstock 3" x 6".

Fold the 3" x 6" white cardstock strip in half.

Trim 22 3 1/2" x 1/2" strips out of white cardstock.

Sand the top of each 3 1/2" x 1/2" strip using the Creative Cuts Distressing Tip.

Layer each eight or more sanded 3 1/2" x 1/2" sanded strip randomly at angles onto 3" x 3" card.

Each card should be covered with layers of the sanded 3 1/2" x 1/2" strips and excess strips trimmed around card.

Adhere googly eyes to each mummy card. Insert candy into small 3" x 4" clear baggies.

Place mummy cards over plastic baggie with candy inside and staple bottom center edge of card for closure.

Cover staple with one distressed 3 1/2" x 1/2" strip and trim away excess on sides.

As you can see, these mummy candy bag toppers are quick and easy to make.

I hope you and your family have a wonderful Halloween, Cheers!

Cindy Liebel

 

Let's Stitch Up!

Written & Designed By: Nicole Martel - Member of the Creative Memories Design Team

I remember when I was a little girl, my grandmother would sit me in front of the TV to watch “The Price is Right”, while she sat at her wooden desk with her sewing machine tapping away. I loved the sound of the sewing machine. There was something calming about those moments when I watched my grandmother sew little dresses for me. I could see that she truly enjoyed sewing as her hobby.

When I was in my early teens, I remember asking my grandmother why she didn’t sew anymore. I noticed that she never sewed and was curious. She had told me that the hobby became too expensive and that she couldn’t buy the materials and supplies needed. Years later, I realize how sad that must have been for my grandmother. I can not imagine giving up my scrapbooking for anything. If the time came to where I couldn’t afford to buy scrapbook supplies, it would break my heart.

Some might think that sewing is hard and too much work but I'm here to show you that it doesn't need to be and you don't necessarily need a sewing machine to get a "stitched" look on your layout.

(I know, the paper doesn't come across as Deep Blue in this photo!)

Here are some close ups. You can mimick this same look using your gold metalic pen and a ruler!

Go ahead and dig out those beautiful photos and create a layout using stitching. Don't worry about not owning a sewing machine, try “faking it” with an ink pen,or use the doodling templates. Have fun and enjoy the process!