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Pumpkin layout with the “Midnight Haunting” collection

05

Oct

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Who says Halloween layouts need to be scary? Not me! Hi friends, it’s Wendy Sue here today, sharing a pumpkin layout I made with the “Midnight Haunting” collection! When I started scrapbooking (about a million years ago), I opted to create 8 1/2″ x 11″ pages. Over time, I adopted the 12″ x 12″ size, but every now and then, I like to create a smaller page, for old time’s sake. And, truth be known, I still really like creating this size! You should try it – they fit right in your 12×12 albums, so mix it up sometime, just for fun! Anyway, that’s not what I’m here to talk about today – instead, I wanted to share this cute layout with my two youngest pumpkins choosing their Halloween pumpkins last October.
Pumpkin layout by @WendySue with the "Midnight Haunting" collection by @PebblesInc.

Aren’t they cute? And how about that paper-pieced pumpkin in the bottom corner of my page? See? Here I go again – taking it back old-school…I mean, paper piecing? But really, it’s always been one of my all-time favorite techniques and sometimes I think it’s still 100% appropriate. Like here! These pumpkins would be cute on a card, or even in a frame, and they are so easy to create. Here’s how:

First, cut out three oval shaped pieces from patterned paper. You can use a punch, a die, or just free-hand them – they don’t have to be perfect!

Pumpkin layout by @WendySue with the "Midnight Haunting" collection by @PebblesInc.

Attach two of the ovals together with adhesive, slightly overlapping:

Pumpkin layout by @WendySue with the "Midnight Haunting" collection by @PebblesInc.

Next, grab some ink and add some subtle definition around the edges of each piece:

Pumpkin layout by @WendySue with the "Midnight Haunting" collection by @PebblesInc.

Now pull out your foam adhesive dots and place some on the back of the third oval:

Pumpkin layout by @WendySue with the "Midnight Haunting" collection by @PebblesInc.

And place it right on the center of the two other (attached) ovals. See how it looks 3-dimensional?

Pumpkin layout by @WendySue with the "Midnight Haunting" collection by @PebblesInc.

Hand-cut a quick stem from a piece of coordinating paper and glue it to the back of the pumpkin:

Pumpkin layout by @WendySue with the "Midnight Haunting" collection by @PebblesInc.

It’s cute as it is, but you can also embellish this cute guy a little bit. I found a cute orange button in my stash, along with some twine.

Pumpkin layout by @WendySue with the "Midnight Haunting" collection by @PebblesInc.

You saw this coming, right?

Pumpkin layout by @WendySue with the "Midnight Haunting" collection by @PebblesInc.

And now add as much or little embellishment as you want. As you can see, I added some sticker and die-cut leaves on either side of the stem:

Pumpkin layout by @WendySue with the "Midnight Haunting" collection by @PebblesInc.

I think that’s a pumpkin with some real personality! And so easy, even the kiddos could make them!

Just for fun, here are a few more details from my page:

Pumpkin layout by @WendySue with the "Midnight Haunting" collection by @PebblesInc.

Pumpkin layout by @WendySue with the "Midnight Haunting" collection by @PebblesInc.

So now the challenge is yours – create a pumpkin for your next Halloween project! And if you’re feeling extra creative, try a new size in your scrapbook! Happy Pumpkin Season, friends!

Supplies:
Midnight Haunting “Whirling Leaves ” Patterned Paper
Midnight Haunting “Autumn Plaid ” Patterned Paper
Midnight Haunting Cardstock Stickers
Midnight Haunting Ephemera
Midnight Haunting Phrase Stickers
White Cardstock
Sticky Thumb Adhesives

Pumpkin Treat Bags with Midnight Haunting

04

Oct

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Hello Pebbles’ fans, this is Eva Pizarro bringing you a tutorial on how to make these cute little Pumpkin Treat Bags using Midnight Haunting and We R’s Globe Punch

These little pumpkins are very easy to make and because this line has both Halloween and Fall patterns they are perfect as treat bags and also as place cards for your next Thanksgiving party.

To make the pumpkins use your Globe Punch cut your favorite Midnight Haunting patterned papers.

Create the globe by interlocking the hooks behind each other.

Once your globe is complete squeeze it a bit to create the pumpkin shape.

Next, use a circle punch and this lovely paper from the Happy Hooray collection to create little leaves for your Pumpkin Treat Bags.

To finish embellishing your pumpkins create tags with die cuts or chipboard shapes and hemp twine.

Finish your project by attaching your sentiment to the pumpkin with a hot glue gun. I love my cordless Sticky Thumb one!

To fill your Pumpkin Treat Bags squeeze them gently and fill them with big candies, if you want yo use small candies my advice is to wrap them in a small piece of silk paper and place them inside before closing the globe.

Another fun idea is to use a light strand and turn them into small light garland! Wouldn’t that be fun?

Do you make Halloween Treat Bags? I am sure everyone is going to love these!

Have a great day!

Supplies
Midnight Haunting Cardstock Stickers Goldfoil (733653)
Midnight Haunting Gold Foil Ephemera (733654)
Midnight Haunting Gold Foil Chipboard Stickers (733659)
Midnight Haunting “Whirling Leaves” Patterned Paper (733640)
Midnight Haunting “Pumpkin Patch” Patterned Paper (733642)
Midnight Haunting “Hauntingly Beautiful” Patterned Paper (733647)
Midnight Haunting “Eyes On You” Patterned Paper (733643)

Tuesday Tips and Paper Weaving A Pumpkin with Midnight Haunting

03

Oct

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Hi Pebbles fans! It’s Monique here sharing a Fall layout, a paper woven pumpkin and a few of my tips for today’s “Tuesday Tip” blog post.

I thought hard about what I wanted to share with you and decided that it had to be tips involving one of my recent favorite techniques: paper weaving. I wanted to use the Pebbles’ Midnight Haunting collection to create a Fall layout and for a Fall layout I needed a pumpkin! With that in mind, I knew what I wanted to do: create a pumpkin using paper weaving!

Here’s my page to get you started:

Although we don’t celebrate Halloween, we do like to carve pumpkins! Every year my kids and often one or two of their friends (in this case, a niece) spend an afternoon carving and having loads of fun! I decided this tradition had to be memorialized in the form of a layout!

Here’s a quick step-by-step tutorial to show you how to create this layout:

Assemble all the materials you want to use for your layout. Print a pumpkin in a shape you like (to be found on the internet) and cut 44 strips of Midnight Haunting paper with a width of 1 cm.

Place strips of paper horizontally and start weaving the vertical strips through them like this:

Repeat until you’ve got a square in the size you like. I used approx. 22 horizontal strips and 22 vertical strips of paper. Tip: add strips of double-sided adhesive diagonally over the woven square to avoid the strips of paper falling apart, especially as you’ll want to hand cut it into a pumpkin shape later-on.

Now cut out the pumpkin and place it on top of the back of your woven square. Tip: use a bit of Scotch tape to keep the pumpkin temporarily in place:

Hand cut around the pumpkin.

Tip: if the printed pumpkin is too small to your liking, just cut two centimeters wider than the size of the printed pumpkin. The strips of double-sided adhesive will made sure all the paper strips stay in place.

Next remove the printed pumpkin and also the backing of the double-sided adhesive and adhere the pumpkin onto a background paper. I chose the Midnight Sentiments patterned paper. Tip: for a fun border, leave on the strip at the bottom of the paper and cut off a strip at the top of the paper to keep the 12″ x 12″ size.

I copied & pasted four photos (each 5 cm x 7 cm) into MS Word and printed them. Next, I placed them on the pumpkin, not quite in the middle but a bit to the right. The embellishing came next. I added die-cuts, stickers, puffy stickers, drops of paint and machine stitching. Last but not least came the hand journaling and my page was done! Tip: to give more dimension to your page, use Sticky Thumb Dimensional Adhesive Foam to adhere some of the die-cuts, like the ghost below:

I hope I was able to give you a bit of inspiration and some helpful tips so that you’ll give paper weaving a try too. Tip: use paper weaving for something other than just a square, maybe try a pumpkin (or a ghost, a bat or an owl)!

xoxo Monique

Supplies I used:
Midnight Haunting Ephemera (733654)
Midnight Haunting Puffy Stickers (733656)
Midnight Haunting Cardstock Stickers (733653)
Midnight Haunting Double-Sided Cardstock 12″x12″ Midnight Sentiments (733639)
Midnight Haunting Double-Sided Cardstock 12″x12″ Whirling Leaves (733640)
Midnight Haunting Double-Sided Cardstock 12″x12″ Pumpkin Patch (733642)
Midnight Haunting Double-Sided Cardstock 12″x12″ Eyes on You (733643)
Midnight Haunting Double-Sided Cardstock 12″x12″ Autumn Plaid (733644)
Midnight Haunting Double-Sided Cardstock 12″x12″ Creepy Crawly (733646)
Midnight Haunting Double-Sided Cardstock 12″x12″ Batty (733649)
Midnight Haunting Double-Sided Cardstock 12″x12″ Pumpkin Plain (733650)
American Crafts Sticky Thumb Adhesive Runner & Refill (340261)
American Crafts Sticky Thumb Dimensional Adhesive Foam (340272)
American Crafts Sticky Thumb Double-Sided Super Sticky Red Tape (340264)

Paper Pumpkin Decoration for Fall and Thanksgiving

11

Oct

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Hello Pebbles friends! It’s Monique on the blog today and I’m so happy to be sharing this “paper pumpkin” home decor project with you. Autumn is my favorite season of the year and I just love decorating my house for this season. Over the years I’ve collected quite a few bits and pieces, both for inside and outside the house, but every year I just need to create something new and for today’s blog post I decided to make these paper pumpkins using the wonderful Woodland Forest collection.

Folded paper pumpkins for Fall and Thanksgiving made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #WoodlandForest collection from @PebblesInc.

I just love how they turned out with their perfect colors and pretty papers. Right now I’m using them to brighten up my living room, but with Thanksgiving I’m going to use them to decorate my diner table and that’s why I decided to create matching “place cards” as well:

Folded paper pumpkins for Fall and Thanksgiving made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #WoodlandForest collection from @PebblesInc.

The mini kraft pocket tags were just perfect for this purpose. I selected the “thank you” phrase tags from the Homemade phrase tags package and inserted those in the pockets, but coming Thanksgiving I want to write a more personal message for everyone and put those in the pockets.

Let me show you quickly how I made the paper pumpkins. It’s really very simple:

Folded paper pumpkins for Fall and Thanksgiving made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #WoodlandForest collection from @PebblesInc.

Gather the 6″x 6″ paper pad from the Woodland Forest collection, a few “thank you” phrase tags and a 2.5″ circles punch (or 1.5″ for the pumpkin decoration on the pockets).
Punch 6 circles.
Trim off a little strip from each circle.
Score the circles in the middle.
Fold the circles in half (and ink the edges if you like).

Next glue all sides together, place a little stick (or a thin strip of paper) in the centre and place one of the labels/tags over it. Add two punched leaves and the pumpkin is ready!

Folded paper pumpkins for Fall and Thanksgiving made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #WoodlandForest collection from @PebblesInc.

To create this pumpkin to decorate a place card (pocket tag) is similar. Just use a smaller circle punch and don’t glue all the sides of the pumpkin together, but glue the last one to the pocket. Add the initial of the person the pocket/card is for and you’re done!

Folded paper pumpkins for Fall and Thanksgiving made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #WoodlandForest collection from @PebblesInc.

Folded paper pumpkins for Fall and Thanksgiving made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #WoodlandForest collection from @PebblesInc.

Folded paper pumpkins for Fall and Thanksgiving made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #WoodlandForest collection from @PebblesInc.

Folded paper pumpkins for Fall and Thanksgiving made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #WoodlandForest collection from @PebblesInc.

How I love this season with it’s beautiful colors and wonderful traditions!

Folded paper pumpkins for Fall and Thanksgiving made by @MoniqueLiedtke using the #WoodlandForest collection from @PebblesInc.

Thank you so much for stopping by our blog today. Have a crafty week!
Monique

Supplies:
Woodland Forest Single-Sided Paper Pad 6″x6″ (733441)
Woodland Forest Thickers (733440)
Homemade Mini Kraft Pocket Tags (732620)
Homemade Phrase Tags (732639)

Simple Pumpkin Banner

08

Oct

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Hello Friends! Amy from The Happy Scraps here today, and I’m so excited to show you how to make this Simple Pumpkin Banner. It really comes together quickly and is super easy to make.

I gathered my supplies. I decided to use the Boo! collection for this project.

After I cut the shapes out using my electronic die cutting machine, I paired up the pieces I’d cut out. I inked the edges with black ink.

I pulled out my Sticky Thumb raised sticky dots and applied some to the back of the middle piece.

Then I applied it to the front, creating the pumpkin look.

I love the way the raised sticky dots holds it up off of the paper, creating the dimension.

I grabbed my Crop-A-Dile (my favorite hole punch) and punch the holes in the top of the pumpkins, so I could hang it.

All that is left to do is string some baker’s twine through the holes.

This project was so easy, I was even able to take it and work on it in my car, while waiting to pick up my boys from school. 🙂

Now all that’s left to do is find a fun place to hang this Simple Pumpkin Banner.

I think the added dimension from the raised sticky dots is the perfect touch to these too, don’t you think?

Pair it up with some matching Marquee Boo! Letters, put them on a mantel or shelf, and you’re all but ready for Halloween!

Where would you hang this fun banner in your home?

Supplies:
Boo! Skulls & Crossbones
Boo! Happy Halloween
Boo! Day of the Dead
Boo! Jack-O-Lantern
Boo! Trick Or Treat
Boo! Candy Corn
Harvest Wood Mounted Stamps Ink
Crop-A-Dile
Baker’s Twine
Electronic Die Cutting Machine