Guest Designer: Mendi Yoshikawa

Some of you may remember the very talented guest designer, Mendi Yoshikawa when she blogged for us back in June. Well we went her some of our new Halloween Parade Collection and asked her to create some fun new projects to share with you. She did a great job too!

Boo-tiful Halloween Cards

Frighteningly Fun Treat Boxes

Trick or Treat Layout 

Fall Favorite Layout

Be sure to visit Mendi's darling blog for more inspiring ideas!

Shadow Boxes: Halloween Parade

We had such a hard time picking which Shadow Box projects to feature today...they are all so adorable and you will LOVE this week. But today we're going to pull out the Halloween Parade Collection projects and share them with you!

Trick or Treat Shadow Box 
by Kathy Martin

Haunted House Shadow Box 
by Monique Liedtke

I never created a real shadow box before, not because I didn’t want to, but because I thought I couldn’t do it. I didn’t want to “ruin” the shadow box and so I never tried. But now I’m hooked! I just love how this 3D Haunted House turned out! To create this I used a Silhouette cut file (by Marji Roy) and the Doodlebug Halloween collection “Halloween Parade”. Although we don’t celebrate Halloween here in The Netherlands I love to decorate our house just a little bit and this shadow box is just what it needed!

Halloween Parade: Pumpkin Mini Album

We're almost done sharing our inspiration with you this week featuring the brand new Halloween Parade Collection. Be sure to stop by your local retailer and ask for this and other great Doodlebug Design products.

Thanks for sharing our ideas with your friends. We hope each time we create a project or feature an idea that it inspires you to create or to share. Today we have a treat for you, it's a darling "Pumpkin Mini Album". It's full of darling match-ups and inspiring ideas!!

by Shellye McDaniel

Note from Designer: "I love using inexpensive pre-cut shapes for mini albums.  I found this pumpkin shape in a set of 12 at Michael's.  Alone the pieces aren't sturdy enough for an album, so I combined two sheets together to form one page...works great!  After tracing the pumpkin shape and cutting out, I used a 4" circle die to cut out the mats.  Be sure to do any machine stitching or brad adding before adhering the two chipboard pages together.  To give a clean edge to the pages, I like to add border of twine; a fine point glue pen works perfectly for this.  I also added twine for the stem on the cover page...just coat with a thin layer of fabric glue and wrap in place."

Halloween Parade: Creative Card Inspiration

Our week wouldn't be complete without some darling "card" ideas featuring our Halloween Parade Collection. Who doesn't love the bright and fun colors that Doodlebug creates year to year for their Halloween products.

Don't forget you can win some of these fun Halloween Parade products by simply sharing a link to this post on Facebook, pinning the ideas to Pinterest or leaving a comment. Thank you for your continued support of Doodlebug!

Happy Halloween Cards
by Tya Smith

You might have noticed these darling cards in our booth at CHA. But we love how simple it can be to combine the fun papers from Halloween Parade, Doodle-pops, Pixies and more to create cards as darling as these!! 

Trick or Treat Card Set
by Kathy Martin

Whether you want to create a big or small card, Doodlebug's Create-a-Card program makes it simple. Decorate for any ocassion like these that Kathy created for the Halloween season.

Peek-a-Boo Mini Card Trio
by Amanda Coleman

We love how this these cards hold a wee bit of a surprise on the outside and reveal a darling character inside. Add this to a small bag of yummy Halloween treats and you're sure to make your "ghoul-friends" squeal with delight!

 

Amanda made a trio of peek-a-boo cards with the new

Halloween Parade Collection and Create-a-Card. 

Other Supplies:
Circle Sequins Halloween Parade Collection
Doodle Twine Halloween Parade Collection
Party Banner stickers
Boutique Brads Halloween assortment & Trick or Treat assortment

Halloween Parade: Treats and Gift Ideas

My favorite part of Halloween is coming up with creative ways to decorate and come up with creative treats! Our design team has taken the darling new Halloween Parade Collection and come up with some darling ideas that we hope inspire you!

Remember to PIN, Post to Facebook or Leave a comment and you'll be entered to win a box of some amazing Halloween Parade Collection!

Trick or Treat Gift Set
by Tamara Tripodi

Whoooooo's ready for Halloween? THIS GIRL! It's one of my favorite holidays and I am SO ready to drag out the pumpkins! I was over the moon when I got my Halloween Parade goodies. How can these bright colors and cute graphics not get you in the mood for fall? I created a cute little gift set featuring a cut file from SVG Cuts and a Create a Card base. Give this set to your favorite little ghoul.

 

 

 

Box of Halloween Treats
by Sherry Cartwright

Looking for a web o' fun this Halloween? Craft a sweet treat using a pre-made box from the dollar store.  Add in some goodies and some cute office supplies for a box o' creepy cuteness.   

-- Cover a small pocket size notebook with patterned paper, then add a sticker 
-- Cover a pencil with washi tape
-- Use scraps of patterned paper to make a "wrapper" around pixie sticks or candy
  

Halloween Door Knob Sign
by Stephanie Buice

Ever needed a cute way to let the neighborhood kids know that you're all out of treats. make up a darling door knob sign and hang outside to let your little spooks know you're out!

Dressed Up Candy Boxes
by Wendy Sue Anderson

Wendy covered two big boxes of M&M's...all dressed up in costume for Halloween!

Halloween Parade Launch Party

We are excited to share our new Halloween Parade Collection with you. You've seen peeks of the products in earlier posts like this one, or this one. But now our Design Team has been playing with it and we're THRILLED to sharing these too cute to spook ideas this entire week.

 

GIVEAWAY: 
Be sure leave a comment on the posts you love this week and PIN your favorites to Pinterest. We'll be picking a few fans at random that have shared, pinned and commented at the end of the week to win a goodie box of the new Halloween Parade Collection.

So we'd like to start off by "inviting you" to our Halloween Parade party this week on the blog.

Halloween Party Invitations 
by Tiffany Hood