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I thought I’d share some Halloween treat bags I made up this year in plenty of time for you to make some of your own. This is an idea I got from Somerset Holidays and Celebrations magazine {2009}. Here are the supplies I picked up to do this project:
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Kraft paper bags with handles {these came from Hobby Lobby and were 5/$1.99};
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Halloween-like scrapbook paper of your choosing;
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Cardstock {black for the witch hats and matting, and another color also for matting your picture};
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Pictures of your recipients;
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Halloween stickers with text;
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Other embellishments of your choice;
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Adhesive {I used a glue stick for photos and glue tape}.
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I chose a subdued/faded looking orange color and black & white harlequin pattern scrapbook paper to layer onto the front of my bag. I will also use them on the back just to give it a finished look. I also did a couple with some vintage black and white children’s pictures; I’ll use these as decorations.
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It is very easy and quick to do these, and they will be sure to bring a smile. They are kind of a trick and a treat all in one! Once they are finished, you can fill them with some shred in colors to match your scrapbook papers and then add some candy in.
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In the case of the bags I made for my nephews, I took a picture of their school pictures {perfect head shots for this type of project}, and edited them to be black and white. I did the same with a picture I had of my granddaughter; I tried to take a head shot the same as a school picture would be for hers.
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Cut them to size and adhere them to a piece of cardstock. I glued the picture to the orange colored cardstock and then cut a slightly larger piece of the black cardstock. I “double matted” it by gluing the orange cardstock with the picture on it to the black. I used decorative scissors to cut the cardstock ~ the black is done with a scallop and the orange that the picture is glued to is called “victorian”.
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I then cut out some witch hats from the black cardstock. You can embellish them with glitter, scrapbook paper or ribbon; I basically left them as is. Glue them onto the picture.
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Once that is all set and good to go, glue the cardstock {with the picture wearing its witch hat} to the bag, which should already be decorated in the scrapbook papers you chose. You can see I double layered these, too.
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I used a Halloween sticker pack I found that included text and images. I used the text on the front of the bags, also giving them a bit more dimension by sticking them onto scrapbook paper and then cardstock. In addition, {on some of them, because I forgot I had it} I added a strip that raises them up off the project a bit.
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You can use up the scraps of the scrapbook papers for the back. I also added a Halloween sticker to the back.
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To do the shred inside the bags ~ I couldn’t find a prepackaged orange and black shred, so I bought black and orange tissue paper. I put one sheet of each color together, then folded over, and cut strips into them – not cutting all the way to the end. Kind of like making pom-poms. I took some pictures to illustrate.
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That’s it ~ they’re done! Then add your treats. I put some candy and some small, inexpensive toys in mine.
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Trick or Treat!
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A big thank you to my daughter and sister for allowing me to put the kids’ pictures on my blog!
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