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A Howl-o-Ween Trick or Treat Bag
My kids are so excited that Halloween is just a day away – and after some last minute Halloween candy shopping, I think we are all ready to go! Now if you are looking for something fun to do for your Halloween party or favorite trick or treaters, I thought I would share this little goodie bag I put together using the fun Howl-o-Ween bundle with my oh so favorite adorable owl!
A few runs through the Big Shot and this comes together really easily. Here are some Tips for making this bag:
- Make life easy on yourself and start with the Kraft Tag-a-Bag gift bags. They are packs of 10 ready-to-go bags that are food safe for only $3.50. Perfect for stamping or embellishing!
- Pick your highlighted element – the star of the bag if you will… for mine, it was the owl from the Howl-o-Ween Treat stamp set & bundle:
- I stamped the “treat” from the “trick or treat” sentiment onto a piece of scrap cardstock and then sponged it with Delightful Dijon ink. Rip the ends of the white strip for a more interesting “rough edge” look before sponging!
- Then stamp your owl and cut him out using the matching framelit. Gotta love things that make it easy to cut out! Now, the one thing you will notice once you do that is that when you layer your sentiment over your owl, his feet are covered up! Now that is no good! But it is an easy fix!Do a little surgery on your owl by cutting him in half along the top of his tummy stripes. Then glue him to the back of your sentiment so that his arms are holding the sign and his feet are sticking out the bottom!
- And do you see his eyes? How fun are those?! Just take the White Perfect Accents and place one on top of each of his eyes, then color in the centers with a black sharpie. Easy, almost-googlie eyes in seconds!
- My owl needed a fun hat too… so back to the Howl-o-ween stamp set I went, and stamped the hat in Rich Razzleberry and then added some fun accents by adding Black Glimmer paper stars over the white stars!How did I get those stars you ask? Just grab your Star confetti punch and a scrap of Black Glimmer paper and punch away! Pick up a few of the confetti pieces and glue down using the Fine Tip Glue pen or your favorite liquid glue.
- Finally layer everything down on your treat bag including some strips of your favorite patterned papers. I used the In Color Envelope Paper in Delightful Dijon to add some stripes, then a tiny strip of Black Glimmer Paper covered by a piece of the Into the Woods Razzleberry ribbon. Seriously people! This ribbon is so yummy to work with!!
- Stamp the rest of the “Trick or” above your striped paper, add some extra confetti stars, and of course the Jack-o-lantern from the Howl-o-Ween bundle for our owl to collect his treats in!
And if you don’t have this stamp set yet… it is still worth the add! I know I’ll be using it for scrapbook pages since all the images are a really good size for layouts. Plus, I’ve already seen some fun ideas that I’m going to start playing with for using the owl and hat die for Christmas and even Thanksgiving pilgrims! So stay tuned for that!
Reminder – Holly Jolly Christmas Card Kits are going out this weekend! Is yours?
Just a quick reminder that those of you who have told me you were planning on ordering your kit, don’t forget to sign up today so I can get your kit out with the rest that are going out this weekend!
You have a few options too – kit w/ stamp set, just the kit, pdf instructions only. So pick your favorite and RSVP now.
use Hostess Code FHRCKER7 to get a special thank you from me!

Howl-O-Ween Treat Wood-Mount Bundle
Price: $45.00

Howl-O-Ween Treat Clear-Mount Bundle
Price: $38.25

Kraft Tag A Bag Gift Bags
Price: $3.50

2015-2017 In Color Envelope Paper
Price: $6.00

Black Glimmer Paper
Price: $5.00

Into The Woods 3/8″ (1 Cm) Cotton Ribbon
Price: $6.00

White Perfect Accents
Price: $5.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Price: $8.50

Confetti Stars Punch
Price: $22.00

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad
Price: $7.00

Delightful Dijion Classic Stampin’ Pad
Price: $6.50

Tangelo Twist Classic Stampin’ Pad
Price: $6.50

Rich Razzlebberry Classic Stampin’ Pad
Price: $6.50

Fine-Tip Glue Pen
Price: $7.00

Snail Permanent Adhesive
Price: $7.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals
Price: $4.00
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October 30, 2015
Just Saying Hello with the Howl-o-ween Owl
When I splurged on this Howl-o-ween stamp set, I did it because I was just loving this super cutie pie owl. Something about him made me smile and so I had to splurge and get the set. Since then, I’ve done some Halloween themed projects, but when I was getting ready for a card class recently, I decided to give him a go in a NOT Halloween fashion. I think it turned out pretty cute, don’t you?
Use different colors and keep to your basic sentiments and this owl is happy to deliver any message you could want!
Tips for making this card:
- If you are going to get the Howl-o-ween stamp set, you really ought to upgrade to the bundle. Not only do you save that 15% off both the stamp set and framelits, but there are framelits for ALL the shapes in the stamp set. So you can cut out everything you would want quick and easy (and I KNOW some of you are not a fan of fussy cutting, so that is a total win for you!)
- I kept this card in fall colors, but you could easily shake things up and do a spring, summer, brights, pastels, whatever color scheme you want. Like this one? I used Tangelo Twist, Rich Razzleberry, Soft Suede, and Crumb Cake.
- Mix your ribbons! It may be a little hard to see, but I combined TWO Razzleberry ribbons. I started by adhering a long strip of the NEW Into the Woods cotton ribbon – being sure to not have adhesive in an area over my circle. Then I tucked a small piece of the 1/4” Rich Razzleberry cotton ribbon under where I had not used adhesive and used that spot to tie the smaller ribbon into a knot. The color is the same but the ribbon size and textures are subtly different.
- I used my Circles framelits to cut out a pattern from the Into the Woods designer paper (sensing a theme here?) and then used the next size up circle to cut out a Soft Suede cardstock circle.
- When your matted circle looks a little too plain, grab your Stampin’ Write marker and use the same color ink to faux stitch around the circle (ie – draw little lines so it looks stitched)
- The owl is cute, and had tiny dots for eyes, but brighten him up by using the Owl Builder Punch and layer on some slightly bigger eyes, like these with Rich Razzleberry cardstock
So, super cute, and fun to make. And has lots of little details without being over the top.
What do you think? Good enough for a non-Halloween use?
Project Supplies Used:
use Hostess Code FHRCKER7 to get a special thank you from me!

Howl-O-Ween Treat Wood-Mount Bundle
Price: $45.00

Howl-O-Ween Treat Clear-Mount Bundle
Price: $38.25

Hello You Thinlits Dies
Price: $25.00

Big Shot
Price: $110.00

Magnetic Platform
Price: $40.00

Into The Woods Designer Series Paper
Price: $11.00

Into The Woods 3/8″ (1 Cm) Cotton Ribbon
Price: $6.00

Rich Razzleberry 1/4″ Cotton Ribbon
Price: $6.00

Circles Collection Framelits Dies
Price: $27.00

Neutrals Stampin’ Write Markers
Price: $23.00

Owl Builder Punch
Price: $18.00

Punch Corner Project Life
Price: $8.00

Tangelo Twist Classic Stampin’ Pad
Price: $6.50

Crumb Cake 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Price: $7.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Price: $8.50

Rich Razzleberry 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Price: $7.00

Soft Suede 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Price: $7.00
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October 5, 2015
Get your Halloween on with this CUTE Halloween Owl from Howl-o-Ween Treat
We all have one… that secret indulgence item that you see, and love… but aren’t quite sure how much you’ll use it. So most of the time you talk yourself out of it, opting to save for something you are sure you will use for. And that is totally the grown up and mature thing to do. But every now and then, we need to splurge on ourselves. Give ourselves a treat! I know I often think about doing something special for my kiddos – whether it is a surprise family movie night, going out for ice cream, or letting them pick out a new outfit for the first day of school! Which they looked so cute in by the way, don’t you think?!
So, what I’m saying is that it is so much easier to think of splurging on SOMEONE ELSE that we love. But sometimes it should be your turn! Today I’m sharing one of the first cards I made with my personal splurge from the new Stampin’ Up Holiday Catalog – the Howl-o-Ween Treats stamp set & die bundle!
I loved this sweet owl and even though I don’t make many Halloween cards, it made me happy every time I looked at the page in the catalog featuring this bundle, so I knew I should get it. And I’m so glad I did! We all can use a little extra happy in our lives, right?
Tips for making this card:
- When getting the stamp set, save yourself time AND money by picking up the bundle and getting the framelits to match! You save 15% off both the stamp set and the dies
- Ok, now that you know you don’t actually have to cut anything out by hand, now you can focus on the fun of picking what you want to mix and match! In this case, I wanted the owl (I always want the owl!) and the cute pumpkin trick-or-treat bucket. I kept it simple by stamping the owl in the new Archival Basic Grey ink and the pumpkin in Tangelo Twist. Then just cut them out using the framelits so you can pop them up on your card using Stampin’ Dimensional foam dots.
- I was keeping it simple, so I just stamped the “Trick or Treat” sentiment from the stamp set repeatedly down the left side of the card. Keep it to the left edge of your card, so you have space to adhere some Very Vanilla cardstock on the right side of the card front.
- Break things up by adding some of the Tangelo Twist striped cotton ribbon from the Annual Catalog down the center of the card to cover the edge of the Vanilla cardstock.
- Finally, I had to add my favorite touch, the “eyeballs” in the corner! I wanted to add something and couldn’t decide what, so I grabbed my Pearls and a black Sharpie and thought about coloring the pearls black. However, after running the sharpie along the top of the pearls, I loved how it ended up looking like little eyeballs… doesn’t it? So I didn’t bother trying to color too much and just let them add to the Halloween ambiance!
Besides, I figure I still have Halloween treats and scrapbook pages coming up and these stamp images are big enough to be perfect for those projects as well! Here is to a fun kick off to fall!
Don’t forget, 1 week left to try out Paper Pumpkin project kits by mail & SAVE 50%!
Get a fun project kit in your mail each month with Paper Pumpkin and have everything ready for you to get started creating! You get:
- a project kit with all papers and embellishments precut and ready for you to create with
- an exclusive stamp set
- 1-2 ink pad squares (different colors each month!)
- a clear block to use with your stamps your first month
It is a surprise each month what you are going to get, but when it is on sale for only $10/mo INCLUDING SHIPPING for your first 2 months, it is totally worth giving a try! Right? You can skip a month or cancel at anytime. So why not?
September’s kit I’ve seen and it is a fun fall treat bag project – so if you are only into cards, might I suggest signing up NOW so you can get the savings and then you can just skip September (sign up and then go back to your account page and say “skip this month”) and be ready for the fun in November and December. If you love little 3D projects and fun treat ideas, then you don’t want to miss out on September.
Get the deal and sign up here
Project Supplies Used:
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Howl-O-Ween Treat Wood-Mount Bundle

Howl-O-Ween Treat Clear-Mount Bundle

Tangelo Twist 5/8″ Striped Cotton Ribbon

Big Shot

Magnetic Platform

Pearl Basic Jewels

Tangelo Twist 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad

Tangelo Twist Classic Stampin’ Pad

Stampin’ Dimensionals
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September 3, 2015