SWEET & SPOOKY TRICK OR TREAT LAYOUT | with Tya

Some of my fondest memories of Halloween were the ones spent choosing the perfect Halloween costume for the big night! And then to be able to parade around in that costume all night Trick or Treating was the greatest thing ever! Imagine how giddy I was when I saw all the costumed cuties in the new "Sweet and Spooky" collection! I knew I just had to add some to a layout!

I love wreaths on layouts! They are a great base to add lots of embellishments and so I decided that I wanted a spiderweb wreath design for this layout. I used the Happy Haunting Spider Webs cut file and made my own out of some black cardstock on my Silhouette. I simply duplicated the spiderweb and then sized them all to about 2 inches. I arranged them into a wreath shape and then welded them together and came up with the fun spiderweb wreath. 

My next steps were selecting my photos and a title. I used 2 3x4 photos and backed them with some of the Halloween Night dot paper. I grabbed one of the notebook paper journal spots from the Bits and Pieces and added my journaling along with a few sparkles from the Hocus Pocus Shape Sprinkles. This is also tied with some Beetle Black Doodle Twine. I added the cute Trick or Treat Chit Chat die-cut title under the photos. Above the left photo, I added the cute "October" label which is on the This and That cardstock sticker sheet.

As we go around the wreath, you can see all the little bits and pieces that I added to the wreath die cut. I used lots of pieces from the Odds and Ends, Chit Chat, Puffy Stickers, and Hocus Pocus Shape Sprinkles. I used the Moonlight Magic and the Sweet and Spooky papers for my background. The pop of color on the Moonlight Magic paper was the perfect backdrop for all the colorful pieces in this collection!

I adore all the different kinds of candies that are in this collection! It's so fun to mix and match all the die cuts with the Shaped Sprinkles and the Puffy Stickers.

I really had the most fun designing this layout and see lots of future "wreath" type layouts being added to my albums. I hope I have inspired you to pull out a few "Sweet and Spooky" photos of your own and try a layout like this one! You will love- just like I did- getting to use lots of Doodlebug embellishments! Happy Crafting Friends!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Sweet and Spooky Collection

Beetle Black Bakers Twine

Spider Web Cut File

OTHER

White cardstock

Black cardstock

Silhouette Cameo

SWEET & SPOOKY INTERACTIVE MINI ALBUM | with Conny

Hello spooky friends! It’s Conny and Autumn  is here, finally!  I’m excited to be hereto share my  7” X 5 “ album using the Sweet & Spooky collection. This is a very interactive, fun album - filled with pockets and pages for a ton of photos and space for journaling! I know that many of us  take pictures of everything spooky this time of the year, and sometimes is hard to just a few of those awesome spooky photos! I mean, I take pictures of everything- even the decorations at Target or Costco! Hehe! Spooky houses in the neighborhood, food, my daughter, and much

 more. Let me know if you are planning to make spooky cards, layouts, or maybe this album. 

Let’s get started! To make the base of the album you will need (2) 7” X 5” chipboard pieces for the front and back covers and (1) 7” X 2” piece for the spine.  I also used cardstock in white and black to cover the chipboard.  I put the spine and covers together leaving about 1/8” of an inch gap between the covers and the spine. This prevents the album from breaking/ tearing when opening and closing! 

Next, let's make the hinges, You will need a piece of cardstock measuring 6 7/8” X 12” in either white or black.   Score this piece  at 2”, 2 1/2”, 3”, 3 1/4”, 3 3/4”, 4 1/4”, 4 1/2”, 5”, 5 1/2”, 5 3/4” 6 1/4”, 6 3/4”, 7”, 7 1/2”, 8”, 8 1/4”, 8 3/4”, 9 1/4”. Add double-sided tape to every half inch segment on one side and adhere leaving the 1/4” of an inch in between every hinge! Add double-sided tape or liquid and glue to the hinge and adhere to the spine of your album. I added 1/8” of the mirror card-stock between the hinges from the first page to the last! 

I matted the front and back covers of the album with the Trick or Treat paper using the scene with the spooky houses and the back of that for the pockets! 

For the pockets on the front and back you will need a piece of paper 3 1/2” X 6” scored at 1/2” on the long sides and once at the bottom to create the pocket! I used a circle punch to create the openings! 

Okay.. we are looking great! Now, let’s put the pages for the hinges. I started with the first four pages with side pockets. You need four pages measuring  4 3/4” X 7 1/2” scored 1/4" bottom and top on the longest side 1/4”.  For the backing of that paper you will have four pages measuring 4 3/4 X 7”. Adhere those together leaving the sides open creating a pocket with two sides open! 

To add the pages to the first four hinges, slidie the hinges in the opening of the pocket. Add double-sided tape or liquid glue to both sides of the hinges to make sure the pocket is glued on both sides. 

Now for inside the pockets, I added pages and cards! Here are the details...

Single page 4 1/4” X 6 3/4” and 8 1/2” X 6 3/4” for the cards scored at 4 1/4”. Add tabs from the bits and pieces- Halloween, Trunk and Treat, October, and I Heart Candy! 

For the fifth page, I used the heavy-weight acetate to make a pocket, 10” X 6 7/8” scored at 4 3/4”, 9 1/2”. The last page has the same measuring as the fifth! 

For my interactive elements....

Page 1 - on the top of this page, I added a piece that flips up and down.  It measures 4 1/4" x 5', 4 1/2" x 6"scored a 1/2" on the longest side

Page 2 - You need paper measuring 8 1/2" x 6 3/4", scored at 4 1/4"

Page 3 This one is fun!  You need a piece of paper measuring 11" x 6 3/4" scored at 4 1/4" and 8 1/2" on the longest side.  In the middle you will add a flip up page measuring 4 1/4” X 7 1/4” scored at 6 3/4” adhere it to the back of the page.  

Page 4 - You will need two pieces of paper measuring  6 3/4” X 3” and 6 3/4” X 4” scored on the longest side at 1/2"  I added magnets to all these pages to keep them closed.

Then I embellished!  Forr the cover I kept it pretty simple,  bringing the images from the background, the spiders, bats, and ghosts creating little clusters. Sprinkled mini jewels! On the spine I added the just charming charm and some tulle.

Thank you so much for stopping by, I can’t wait to see what you create using Sweet and Spooky Collection! 

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Sweet & Spooky Collection
Boo-tique Just Charming Clip
Stardust Heavy Weight Acetate
Sweet & Spooky Coordinating Textured Cardstock

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Chipboard
Mirror Paper
Tulle
Adhesive

SWEET & SPOOKY TREAT BOXES | with Jen

Who wants candy? Today I have some fun treat boxes for you using the adorable Stardust patterned acetate from the brand new Sweet and Spooky collection.

The boxes measure 3 1/2" on each side and are 6" high. They go together really quickly.

I decorated the front of each box using the two new Doodle  Cuts Set from the collection. With the Haunted Manor Doodle Cuts I added a moon die cut from the Odds and Ends pack.

For the Treat Yourself Doodle Cuts I made that into a shaker with the die cut candies inside.

I topped each with a element from the Chit Chat pack and some sprinkles and Doodle-pops.

Full tutorial can be found here.

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Sweet and Spooky Collection
Stardust Heavy Acetate
Treat Yourself Doodle Cuts
Haunted Manor Doodle Cuts
Wisteria Doodlebug Textured Cardstock
6x6 Gingham Linen Petite Prints
6x6 Dot/Stripe Petite Prints
Lilac Doodle Twine

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Vellum