Pop-up "Boo!"

Hello, and welcome!

Who loves Halloween?  I do! When I was a small child, we didn't really make a big thing about October 31 - the big excitement was November 5th, or Bonfire Night. Halloween was a night for staying home and playing games like trying to take bites out of an apple suspended on a string while blindfold and with hands behind the back.  Pumpkins were pretty much unknown in South Wales so if you wanted a Jack O'Lantern you had to hollow out a swede or turnip (and if you've ever tried doing that you'll know just how hard it is to do!)

I'm so excited when I see the Halloween items in the shops nowadays and I so enjoy crafting Halloween -themed items.

Today it's a pop-up card.

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The pop-up is based on a v-fold mechanism, which is one of the simplest pop-ups.  The main thing to be careful about is where you place the pop-up element, because you need to allow enough room so that the pop-up bit doesn't show when the card is closed.

See how here - 

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Toil & Trouble 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

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Large Letters Framelits Dies

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2" Circle Punch

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2-1/4" (5.7 Cm) Circle Punch

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Starburst Punch

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Spooky Bats Punch

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Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock

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Blackberry Bliss A4 Cardstock

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Gorgeous Grape A4 Cardstock

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Pumpkin Pie A4 Card Stock

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Toil & Trouble Treat Pouches

When I was a kiddie, on hot summer days (I'm sure we used to have some!), my friends and I would spend all day playing out in the sunshine.  There were playing fields and a children's playground at the top of our village and that's where we'd be.

OK, I know it's October but stay with me, I'm getting to the point!  One of the treats that we'd buy from the sweetshop near the fields was a block of frozen orange drink known as a Jubbly.  It came in a container that was shaped just like these treat pouches (only much bigger - with care a Jubbly could last most of the afternoon!)

These pouches are very quick to make and embellish and would be perfect if you're expecting to give away lots of treats this Halloween!  The pumpkin and the witches' hats are fussy-cut out of the Toil and Trouble DSP, which sounds like a lot of work but is something I would do while watching TV of an evening!

Here's the tutorial 

That's today's project and I hope you enjoyed it!  I'll be back again soon but meanwhile,

Keep crafting!

Keren

Spooky Bats

Hello, and welcome!

Earlier this year I came across the prettiest little gift bag, made by Caroline van Straaten.  It was done using the gift bag punch board and I just loved it, so of course I had to CASE (Copy And Share Everything) it.  And more than that, I loved it SOOO much that I had to do it again…

I made a couple of changes to the original.  First of all, I adjusted the measurements because I wanted a 6-panel bag, rather than the original 5.  And I folded the top edge in, instead of out.  And I didn’t use the Gift Bag Punch Board. 

Here’s how it was made -

And here's a diagram.

Perfect for filling with treats for Hallowe'en, don't you think?

Keep Crafting,

Keren

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Toil & Trouble 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

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Black 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Glittered Organdy Ribbon

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Pretty Label Punch

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Spooky Sweets Clear-Mount Bundle

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Silver Foil Sheets

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Whisper White A4 Card Stock

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Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

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