Welcome to the 5th and final day of my Fall Decor Blog Series! Today’s decor project doubles as party favors. I also created a tutorial to show you how to make them.

Supplies:

• Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 44PK – Treat Bag (Item #663096)

• Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 12PK – Frightening Faces (Item #663090)

• Sizzix Sidekick Side-Order Set – Halloween (Item #663072)

• Sizzix Big Shot Machine Only (White and Gray)

• Sizzix Accessory – Cutting Pads, Standard, 1 Pair (Purple w/Silver Glitter)

• Sizzix Accessory – Standard Magnetic Platform for Wafer-Thin Dies

• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Gelatos Set – Steampunk

• Kraft Cardstock

• Ink pad

• Glue pen

• Scissors

• Trimmer

• Faber-Castell – Mix and Match Collection – Color Gelatos –

Now, let me walk you through the steps.

To die-cut the treat bags, create the following Sizzix Sandwich – on Sizzix Accessory Standard Magnetic Platform for Wafer-Thin Dies, lay a Standard Cutting Pad. Place kraft cardstock on the cutting pad and lay Treat Bag die blade side down on it. Arrange  one of the Frightening Faces dies and the ‘boo’ sentiment from the Sizzix Sidekick Side-Order Set – Halloween inside the Treat Bag die, making sure that your design will be upright after the bag is cut out.  Cover with the other Standard Cutting Pad and pass the whole Sizzix Sandwich through the Sizzix Big Shot Machine. Repeat with other face designs for an interesting variety.

Here are some of my Treat Bag die-cuts.

Fold along the score lines of the die-cut Treat Bags and apply adhesive to the flaps to assemble each bag. It hardly takes 2-3 minutes to make each bag from start to finish.

Rub some ink to the bags to add a touch of grunge. Dilute some Gelatos colors from the Steampunk set and drip them down the edge of each the bag. Let dry.

Stuff the bags with some candy and line them up on a trey. They look SO CUTE together!

Hope you enjoyed this Fall Decor blog series and have fun creating your own!

It’s only nearing the end of September but it’s getting rather chilly here already. The slice of warm sunshine on our honey-colored wood floor, the crab apple tree outside,  a few maple leaves starting to turn into their gorgeous glorious colors are all getting me into the mood for autumn decor. All of this week, I am planning to share with you inspiration and/or tutorials for the Fall crafts I’m creating around my house.

Here’s a not-too-frightening Halloween decor tutorial for Day 1.

Supplies (affiliate links):

• Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 5PK – Halloween Hangouts  (Item #663088)

• Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 12PK – Shadow Script Halloween (Item #663093)

• Sizzix Sidekick Side-Order Set – Halloween (Item #663072)

• Sizzix Bigz Die – Small Easel (Item #657187)

• Sizzix Big Shot Machine Only (White and Gray)

• Sizzix Accessory – Cutting Pads, Standard, 1 Pair (Purple w/Silver Glitter)

• Sizzix Accessory – Standard Magnetic Platform for Wafer-Thin Dies

• Faber-Castell – Mix and Match Collection – Color Gelatos – Translucents – 15 Piece Set

• Faber-Castell – Mix and Match Collection – Pitt Artist Pens – Journaling – 4 Piece

• Faber-Castell – Stampers Big Brush Pen – Black

• Faber-Castell – Stampers Big Brush Pen – White

• Background Stamp

• Kraft Cardstock

• White Cardstock

• Gray Cardstock

• Glue pen

• 3D Foam Squares

• Scissors

• Trimmer

• Water cup with water

• Ruler, pencil

Now, let me walk you through the steps.

Trim grey cardstock to 5″ x 6.5″. On Sizzix Accessory Standard Magnetic Platform for Wafer-Thin Dies, lay a Standard Cutting Pad. Place the grey cardstock on the cutting pad and arrange the Halloween Hangouts dies blade side down on the grey cardstock. Cover with the other Standard Cutting Pad and pass the whole Sizzix Sandwich through the Sizzix Big Shot Machine.

Repeat the same step with a piece of white cardstock.

Trim three pieces of kraft cardstock to 5.5″ x 6.75″ each. Layer the three pieces together with adhesive to strengthen the paper.

On the topmost layer, draw a box with pencil and ruler leaving about a quarter inch margin all around. Color this box with Translucents Gelatos colors as shown. Blend the colors with a wet paint brush. Let dry.

Mount the grey die-cut piece to the kraft background with 3D Foam Squares.

Cut out the Halloween Hangouts from their frames from the white cardstock die-cut piece from before.

Color the pieces with Translucents Gelatos.

Ink up the background stamp with Black Stamper’s Big Brush pen and stamp randomly around the grey cardstock layer.

Attach the Halloween Hangouts pieces with 3D Foam Squares, slightly offsetting toward the left on the corresponding grey layers.

Add some pattern to the grey layer with Stamper’s Big White Pen. I love how solid that white ink is!

Add a little more depth to the background by making marks with the Brown PITT pen.

Die-cut the boo out of  kraft cardstock using the Sizzix Sidekick Side-Order Set – Halloween using the same Sizzix Sandwich as described above. Color the ‘boo’ cutout with Brown PITT pen. Cut a speech bubble out of white cardstock and color it with Translucents Gelatos. Mount the ‘boo’ to the speech bubble using a glue pen. Inlay the kraft cut-outs to the ‘boo’ also using the glue pen. Attach it to the grey layer with 3D Foam Squares next to the owl.

Use the Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 12PK – Shadow Script Halloween to die-cut the word ‘beware’ out of white cardstock and its shadow out of kraft and grey cardstock using the same Sizzix Sandwich as described above. Attach the word to the kraft shadow with glue pen. Use 3d Foam squares to attach the whole word to the grey shadow offsetting slightly toward the left. Attach the word above the block with glue pen.

Die-cut an easel stand for your decor piece using the Sizzix Bigz Die – Small Easel. Simply place your paper on the bladeside of the Bigz die and place the die between two standard cutting pads. Pass the entire Sizzix Sandwich through the Sizzix Big Shot machine. Attach the easel to the back of the block as shown. You can store it flat when not in use by simply folding the small groove fold back up.

Place the piece on your fireplace or shelf to add a festive touch to your home!

Be sure to be back tomorrow for some more fun inspiration!

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