I just love using the Toil & Trouble Designer Series Paper to make Halloween cards and other projects, like this simple little Toil & Trouble Halloween Treat Bag Topper.  If you have children or neighbors or office workers to whom you want to give a little candy treat, just make a simple little topper with cardstock and some decoration to close a bag of Halloween candy or treats!

Start with the 3″ x 6″ Gusseted Cellophane Bags that will hold some Halloween candies. If you don’t want to be quite so generous with the candy, partially fill the bag with some “shred” like in gift bags or crumple a piece of colored tissue paper….or cut the bag down from the top to make it a little smaller.  Put the treat inside and fold the top over once or twice.  Adhere with some Snail Adhesive or Fast Fuse (some refills still left on the Clearance Rack!).

Make the bag topper just a bit wider than the bag.  Mine is 2″ x 3 1/4″ folded in half, so 4″ x 3 1/4″ to start with.  I cut out some of the images from the Toil & Trouble Designer Paper in the Holiday Catalog and adhered them to the topper.  The greeting is stamped in Granny Apple Green from the Trick or Tweet Stamp Set and punched with the Classic Label Punch.  I thought I needed something besides just the Basic Black Cardstock in the background so I put a piece of the polka-dot pattern on the topper. I think it sets off the cutout images better. Just adhere the topper to the bag.

Be sure to check out the Clearance Rack and don’t forget to spend your Bonus Coupon Codes from August if you earned some!

If you want the September Paper Pumpkin Kit,  the Frights & Delights Kit, you will need to subscribe first so then you can purchase the “past kit” in the Online Store.  If you are already a subscriber and want more of the treats, buy just the refill.  Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin HERE and get the October Kit in mid-October.  You must join by October 10th.

If you would like another Halloween treat idea, click HERE to see my Clear Tiny Treat Boxes decorated with the Cat Punch.

And if you want to make your own Halloween treat bags, try something like my Toil & Trouble Halloween Treat Bag Topper and have fun making up some treats!

One of the easiest things to make is this Triangle Treat Box For Halloween.  Triangle Boxes are so easy and the size can be varied. It just involves a strip of cardstock scored a certain way and folded up.  Decorate the outside according to the occasion, put your treat inside, punch some holes in the side and tie shut with ribbon.  Easy peasy!

For this triangle box start with a strip of 4″ x 8″ cardstock, in this case, Granny Apple Green.  It is scored in half, like a card, at 4″.  Then on each end, put a pencil mark at the center point. Next, score on a diagonal from that center point on the end of the paper to the center score line on each side.  Essentially you are making a point at each end.  See the diagram below.  Just angle the paper on your Stampin’ Trimmer so that both the center score line and the center point on the end are on the track on the Trimmer and then score.

To decorate the box, I sponged a little Granny Apple Green ink around the edges of the front of the box.  I was going to use some cut-out image from the Toil & Trouble DSP, but changed my mind and punched out the black cat with the Cat Punch.  I thought the cat could use a moon so I punched a circle of Crushed Curry Cardstock with the 1″ Circle Punch and even sponged it with some Crushed Curry ink.

The greeting is stamped from the wonderful Itty Bitty Greetings Stamp Set.  I think this stamp set is a must-have.  You can always find some sort of greeting you can use in this stamp set. It replaces Teeny Tiny Wishes, my previous favorite and highly used stamp set.  I stamped it in Granny Apple Green Ink and punched out with the Classic Label Punch.

I thought the box still needed a little something, like some shiny little stars. I added some small Rhinestone Jewels to the front of the box or I could have used some sequins.

If you want another idea, here is a Halloween triangle box I made to look like a Witch’s Hat.  It shows how the paper gets folded into the triangle if you need more information.

These Triangle Boxes can be made for Christmas gifts or birthdays or any other when you want to place a small gift or treat inside! Try it!  So easy! It’s just a little over five weeks until Halloween! Oh my!!  Make a Halloween Treat Box for Halloween and give to someone for a surprise!

SHOP STAMPIN’ UP!