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Halloween Paper Crafts & Printables Roundup

kristen — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:33:32 +0000

Halloween is just about upon us, and I’ve seen so many great Halloween themed printables and paper craft projects around the web this season that I couldn’t resist putting together a roundup of my favorites. Many of these are printables, so even though we’re running short on time between now and the spookiest day of the year, you should make most of these projects quite quickly. Happy Halloween, everyone!

Download the most darling owly Halloween goodie bag topper over at Make Something Happy:

Jenny from Owlsorts shares templates and instructions for making cute spooky spinners:

Download adorable Helloween note cards, courtesy of Jinjerup:

Download creepy toe tag Halloween invitations over at A Brooklyn Limestone. You can download smaller, gift tag sized printables, too!

Grab a few googly eyes, some crepe paper, and a free downloadable bat template, and you can dress your candy bars up for Halloween, thanks to Skip to My Lou:

Merrilee from Mer Mag shares her method of creating paper pumpkin decorations using a paper snowflake technique:

You’ll be hot stuff if you’re drinking from a cup decorated with these fun Halloween themed printable cup sleeves from Living Locurto:

Jessica from How About Orange shows us how to make packing tape transfers to decorate votive holders with creepy Halloween images:

Jeffery Rudell shares a tutorial for an absolutely awesome paper claw Halloween mask:

Cheeky Magpie has great suggestions for embellishing mini decorative paper tombstones. Template included!

Joseph Paul Johnston shares two super cool printable owl masks, a barn owl and a screech owl (screech owl shown below):

Download cute Halloween themed printable labels from Paperglitter (scroll down on the page to see these labels). These would make great name tags, too!

images from their respective owners

Halloween Paper Roundup, Part 2

kristen — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:41:46 +0000

The second and final part in my Halloween paper round up includes lots of cute and creepy invites, printables, and a few more cards:

Everything printable that you’ll need for a cute Halloween soiree from Paperglitter:

Paper cut Halloween cards by Tracy Chong:

Letterpress spiderweb coasters and bat flats from 12fifteen:

Super cute Halloween invitations, address labels, and tags by Saddle Stitch Studio:

Blood and Bones letterpress flats (check out those bloody edges!) from Dingbat Press:

Lots of cute Halloween party invitations over at Tiny Prints, including these:

More cute and creepy Halloween invitations at Cardstore:

images from their respective owners

Halloween Paper Roundup, Part 1

kristen — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:04:37 +0000

Halloween certainly doesn’t touch Christmas and the winter holidays in the paper goods popularity department, but there are still lots of rockin’ cards, invitations, and other spooky paper-type items to be found. Here are some of my favorites:

Letterpress Halloween cards with vintage inspired illustrations from Hello! Lucky (illustrations by Lab Partners):

Double sided spooky silhouette flat cards, printed on recycled chipboard, by INK+WIT

Halloween Lanterns Gocco printed card by Oh My Cavalier:

Pumpkin Spider card by Masha D’Yans:

Trick or Treat letterpress card by Kirtland House Press:

I Want Your BRAINS… greeting cards by Mackerel Made:

Sally Spider card, printed on yellow birch, by Night Owl Paper Goods:

images from their respective owners

Blog Rewind : Paper Crave Halloween Freebies

kristen — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:38:17 +0000

I had so much fun putting together last year’s week of Halloween freebies, and in case you missed it or it came too late for your decorating plans last year, here’s a recap!

Printable Halloween Patterned Papers : Spooky Bois (two colors), Skull and Bones, and Halloween Movie Quotes:

Mini “Skull” Invitations and Stickers:

Spooky Bois Treat Boxes and Trick or Treat Stickers:

Halloween Garland Two Ways:

Printable Halloween Tags:

images from Paper Crave

Nikoart Rubber Stamps

kristen — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:56:40 +0000

Oh, my goodness! Are these rubber stamps from Nikoart some of the cutest that you’ve ever seen, or what? There are black hats and hobo ghosts for Halloween (above), cardinals, snowmen, and Christmas trees with happy faces for Christmas and winter (below, top), awesomely cute woodland animals (below, middle), an Alice in Wonderland set (below,bottom), and so many more cutie patootie stamps that it may be difficult for you to process all of the cuteness coming at you in the Nikoart shop.

images from Nikoart

Helen Dardik Ghoulies Collection

kristen — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:31:44 +0000

Helen Dardik has three new scrapbooking collections out with Creative Imaginations, including the adorably spooky Ghoulies collection, just in time for Halloween. The patterned papers and stickers are so much fun and could be used for a variety of scrapbooking and craft projects. Oh, and Helen has also created some really cute designs for the Halloween issue of Disney’s Family Fun magazine, so if you see it while you’re out and about, be sure to check it out!

A little sneak peek of the Ghoulies collection (see the entire collection at Creative Imaginations):

images from Creative Imaginations

American Crafts Halloween Collection

kristen — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:03:59 +0000

Alright, I know that it seems like I’m obsessed with Halloween scrapbooking paper lately, and that’s probably because I am. There are just too many awesome collections this year for me to ignore! American Craft’s Halloween papers stood out to me immediately not just because of the spooky cute illustrated patterns, but also because of the rockin’ color scheme. I love their use of blue in a Halloween palette!

images from American Crafts / Two Peas in a Bucket

Halloween Rubberstamps at Alpha Stamps

kristen — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:07:56 +0000

I know that plenty of you are on the lookout for Halloween rubber stamps, and Alpha Stamps has a terrific collection of creepy ones. If you’re looking for something that’s more sinister than sweet, then you’re sure to find something that you like amongst the skulls, ravens, and retro poison bottle labels. Alpha Stamps has both mounted and unmounted stamps, and they also carry creepy collage sheets that you can use to create Halloween cards, decorations, and more.

images from Alpha Stamps

Littletoad Halloween Cards and Invitations

kristen — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:48:52 +0000

If you’re looking for super cute Halloween cards and invitations, with just a touch of spooky, then the Littletoad Etsy shop is a must see. I can’t help but smile at Michelle Littler’s (aka Toad in Charge) illustrations, which include a tipsy Frankenstein’s monster, mummies, ghosts, and witches. More Halloween cuties from Littletoad:

images from Littletoad

Bo Bunny Boo Crew Collection

kristen — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:10:38 +0000

Another super cute new Halloween scrapbooking collection, Bo Bunny’s Boo Crew! In my love of all things Halloween, I tend to vacillate between cutie patootie and upscale, black and white, gothic / apothecary when it comes to themes and decorating, and this collection definitely falls into the former category.

The Boo Crew collection features sweet little bats, spiders (a spider would never be so sweet in real life), skeletons, witches, and more and includes, stickers, acrylic stamps (shown above), and a variety of cute patterned papers. Make invitations, treat boxes, paper decorations and, of course, scrapbook pages with these spooky sweet designs.

A sneak peek at some of the Boo Crew patterned papers:

images from Scrapbook.com