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All Hallows Eve Book

Along with your invitations, treat bags, baskets and tags, how about adding a little dimensional décor to your Halloween collection? 

This idea comes from Keisha Campbell, who shows us how a plain box can be transformed into a holiday treasure.  With a touch of Making Memories Scrapbook Color paint in black, Making Memories’ Spellbound paper, glitter clears and pebble stickers, you can create your own “All Hallows Eve Book” for your haunted house this season.

Halloween Table Décor

Hosting a spooky dinner party? Don’t forget the name tags! Today’s design challenge comes from Laura Vegas. Laura shows us how to use the Making Memories’ Spellbound collection and Slice cordless digital design cutter to create Halloween place cards for your special occasion.

To create this project, do the following:
1. Cut a 8.5” x 8.5” piece of Making Memories' Spellbound glitter dot black paper and use the Slice to cut a 3-inch pumpkin (from the Spellbound Design Card) on the bottom right corner. Fold the paper in half.

2. Cut a 4.25” x 8.5” piece of Making Memories' Spellbound orange brocade paper and adhere it to the inside of your place card, allowing the orange paper to show through the negative pumpkin cut-out.

3. Cut a 3.5” x 4.25” piece of green cardstock and mat it with green dot pattern paper. Round the top corners and glue it to the left side of your card.

4. Adhere a strip of Spellbound trim across the front of the card and tuck it around the negative pumpkin cut-out.

5. Add Spellbound chipboard alphabet stickers for your name. Decorate the card with thread and buttons from the Spellbound embellishment box.

6. Add Spellbound foam stickers or Spellbound line art stickers to the inside of the place card. They should show through the negative pumpkin cut-out.

These place cards are sure to make your guests feel special – and you’ll feel pretty proud yourself. Keep watching our blog for more great party ideas.

 
 

What’s Your Favorite Idea?   

You’ve already seen a few project ideas that have used the new Making Memories’ Slice cordless digital design cutter, but let’s face it – we’ve barely scratched the surface on this tool’s potential.

There are numerous ways to use the Slice to enhance your scrapbooking projects.  This is why Making Memories created a new site devoted solely to the Slice: www.whyslice.com.  Aside from answering your basic questions, this site also contains several great ideas for how to use the Slice if you need a little extra inspiration.  You’ll find ideas for card-making, gifts, home décor and much more.

We want to hear what your favorite designs are, so take a look at the Slice idea gallery and let us know which one you like best by posting your comments right here on our blog. 

All Star Paper Week Winner

Sorry we are a little late announcing the winner from last week's All Star Paper post.
The winner is Erin Taylor.

Erin, email me (jweston@makingmemories.com) so I can send your prize!

Inspiration from Joey - Spellbound

This month, Joey shows us how she converted one of her previous layouts into a Halloween page by using the Making Memories' Spellbound line.

Have you ever created a layout that you absolutely loved?  Or one that invokes comments of beauty, appreciation, and maybe a little bit of envy?  I think just about all of us have and that is where this month's inspiration comes from.  I decided to use a layout that many people have liked (including myself), where everything from the picture to the embellishments just came together.

 

My "water" layout is one that I have wanted to mimic again, and after seeing the beautiful embellishments in Making Memories' Spellbound line, I knew it was time. Here is an opportunity to make things easy on yourself.  You've already created the layout once, so copy it!  I took exact measurements of my photo mat, edged with paints, used five decorative paper strips, and even the smattering of buttons.  The overall look is quite different from the original, yet the layout is the same.  This is scrapbooking to its greatest potential.  Taking something that you like and changing up the colors can still be very satisfying, and for those of us who find ourselves a little short on time, not reinventing the wheel really pays off.

Thanks, Joey, for sharing your inspiration with us.  What a great idea!

Spellbound Halloween Houses

Today's design comes from Laura.  Using the Making Memories’ Spellbound collection, Laura put together these Halloween Houses that are perfect décor for your home during the haunting season.

Start by purchasing chipboard houses from your local craft store then fill the bottom with sand or something to weigh them down.  Decorate the outside of your chipboard house by tracing Spellbound paper and gluing it to the sides.  Use the die-cut journaling stickers and glitter clears to garnish your Halloween House then adorn it with one of the trims.  You can dip into the garland kits for the spooky lettering on the front.

For more great ideas using the Spellbound line, visit the Making Memories website.

Trick-or-Treat Bag

This Halloween, how about sending your kids out trick-or-treating in style?  These personalized candy bags are a great alternative to the pillowcases and plastic bags your kids usually use to tote around their treats.  This simple project is made even easier when you use the Making Memories’ Slice cordless digital design cutter.

1. Glue a strip of Spellbound paper to the front of the bag.  (If you want to get really creative, you can create a fringe from the newsprint die-cut paper.)

2. Using the alphabet on the Spellbound design card for the Slice, cut out your child's name for the front of the bag.

3. Embellish the rest of your bag with Spellbound stickers and trims, or use the Slice to cut out Spellbound shapes.

The possibilities are endless, so employ your creativity and have fun!

Treasure Hunt Winner

Congratulations to Ember S. and Dana J.
They are the winners from the Treasure Hunt contest. They will be receiving Making Memories' Paperie collection.

Please email me (jweston@makingmemories.com) so I can send your prize.

Treat Basket by Leah

So far we’ve created invitations and decorations, and now it’s time for the best part of any Halloween party: the treats. But instead of throwing them in a bowl, how about creating a fun basket for your candy? Today Leah gives us a creative way to proudly display those Halloween goodies. For this project, we’re excited to show you how to decorate both your basket and the treats inside using Making Memories’ Slice cordless digital design cutter.

The Slice makes creating gift tags as easy as pressing a button – literally. Our selection of design cards offers a wide variety of shapes to choose from when you’re looking to add a little flair to your projects. The treat basket uses shapes from the Spellbound and Animal Crackers design cards. For a video demo of this project and further information regarding the Slice, visit www.whyslice.com.

Want to Win Some Treats?

Kids shouldn't be the only ones to enjoy sweet treats this season. So we're doing our part to load you up with a few delicious goodies of your own. This month, we're asking you:

"If you could have more scrapbooking materials and choices for any one theme, what theme would that be?"

Post your answers to our blog between today and Friday (10/24) and we'll choose five readers at random to receive the Spellbound collection. Treats with all of the flavor and none of the calories? You can't beat that!