For a good time, make some Ghoulish Googlies Embossed Halloween Treat Bags!! You realize that August is flying by and fall will be upon us.  Maybe not temperature-wise here in Houston, but in our minds! As we start putting out our fall decor for our homes and start wearing fall-colored clothing, we will know Halloween is not far behind! Whether you are expecting trick-or-treaters at your door, or have a class party to plan or want some easy party favors, these Halloween treat bags will be fun to make. Now's the time to just start thinking about our fall and holiday projects before time gets too short.

For an extra touch and texture, run the bag through the Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine inside an embossing folder! Just stick the bag inside the folder! Nothing tricky about it. The Spider Web Folder #120889 is of course a great one for Halloween! But the new Chevron Folder #127749 or Argyle Folder #127750 or Houndstooth Folder #123134 are also interesting ones! For the Chevron one, I purposely put the bag in crooked to make it look a little creepier!

I've already blogged about what a deal the Ghoulish Googlies Bundle is if you want the Ghoulish Googlies Designer Kit and the Googly Ghouls stamp set (and you do!). And you won't be limited to just making treat bags either.  See my post HERE with another cute Halloween bag using a Googly Ghoul! I used these products in two stamp camps and the ladies loved them!

Shop Stampin' Up! Online at your convenience! Get your Googlie Ghouls HERE!

Don't try this when you're supposed to be getting ready for a trip….but be that as it may, I really like the new Stampin' Up! Cookie Stamps! There are recipes enclosed in the box.  I'm just rolling the dough into balls, rolling in extra sugar, dipping the stamp into sugar, and then pressing into the ball of dough!  The batter tastes good so I think the cookies will, too!  Be sure to put these on your next order!

Grab one of those paper gift bags you have and let's make a spooky ghost gift bag for Halloween! You might want to take a hostess gift to a Halloween party or maybe someone has a Halloween birthday. There are so many fun Halloween ideas out there you should use them whenever you can!

Here's how I made the Halloween gift bag.  It was a total accident!! My plan was to make one of those medallions or lollies out of Halloween paper, perhaps sticking it on a bag.  I wanted to try scoring the Halloween paper and folding up part of it to get a two-toned medallion. I was doing that and after glueing the two scored strips together and flattening it, trying to push it together in the center, I got this oval shape and thought why not do something with that?!

Here is the scored Frightful Sight Designer Series Paper #122351. I made two strips, each 12" x 2 1/2" and scored at every 1/2". ( I should have cut ONE strip 12" x 5" and cut in half later!) Then I turned the paper in my Simply Scored #122334 and scored at 3/4" to get the edge I would fold over. Love the Simply Scored!!!

After I got the two strips glued together and played around with the shape I wanted, I turned it over and used Sticky Strip #104294 to hold it in shape on the back side.  The scissors is just holding it down in place. It is not glued to the bag yet, I'm just fitting it around the ghost to get the proper shape.  The ghost I made with the Owl Punch #118074….punch out the owl, cut off its feet and turn it upside down! Make his face with punched pieces or draw them in.

Take off all the Sticky Strip red covering and stick to the bag centering the ghost, which is already glued down on a black piece of card stock.

There's still plenty of time to order paper and stamping supplies for Halloween projects!  Just go to my website at www.karenfontinelle.stampinup.net and click the "Shop Now" button!