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More Halloween Treat Boxes

I’m going to show you the last of my Halloween Treat Boxes I have made for the trick-or-treaters this year! Hopefully we will get a decent number of kids, but we don’t get as many as we had years ago.

These darling character boxes you see in the top photo I found online at www.stampingamore.com. This lady has made quite a few of these style boxes for different seasons and every one is cute! She has videos so you can watch and make at the same time.These boxes are super easy to make and then you just make whatever face or design you like on the front.

The first one I made, watching the video, was Dracula, the purple box. It turned out so cute I wanted to make more. The next one of hers that I copied is the black cat with a witch’s hat. I think I added some extra glimmer stars that I punched out. I did pull out some retired punches for all of these projects.

Next I made the green Frankenstein box. It is her design but by then I could whip up a box pretty easily and I’ve made lots of Frankenstein boxes and cards through the years.

By then I was ready to strike out on my own with the pumpkin box. I copied a face I saw on Pinterest but I think it was an ad and didn’t give a name. I wanted something to make it look more like a pumpkin so I simply cut a piece of cardstock in a curve and then sponged on Pumpkin Pie ink along that curve to give the pumpkin it’s curves! I dug out a retired stamp set with leaves the sizes wanted and stamped and fussy-cut some fall leaves in various colors of green and orange. The stem of the pumpkin is just a piece of Pecan Pie cardstock I cut by hand, with no thought! I tied a bow with some orange and black baker’s twine. I really liked my pumpkin treat box!

I also wanted to make a ghost. I just drew the ghost freehand because a ghost can look like almost any shape! The box is black but I sponged on some white kraft ink to look spooky. I also edged the ghost with a Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blend marker. To make the ghost even cuter, I die cut the letters for “Boo” in the Alphabet A La Mode Dies.

Here are all the treat boxes with cello bags of candy!

At the last minute I found some Square Pillow Boxes in my stash so I thought why not decorate those and fill with candy for Halloween! I pulled out my retired Cat Punch and also used the Spooky Sweet Designer Series Paper.

I wanted this pillow boxes to be quick and easy so I just sponged on some Gorgeous Grape ink only on the front and on the top flap. I cut some circles in the Stylish Shapes Dies for backgrounds. And for embellishment, I added some little black adhesive stars that I had from “somewhere”, maybe a Paper Pumpkin Kit, and the fun Shimmer Foam Star Stickers and some rhinestones and sequins for a collar on the black cats.

And finally, one more Book Treat Box treat! This one has a stamped character from the Spooky Halloween Stamp Set, colored with Stampin’ Blends. It was so fun decorating these Book Treat Boxes!

Happy Halloween!

Mini Halloween Treats

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If you want to make some quick and easy Mini Halloween Treats, these are the ones you should make! I’ve made them in the past, but as I was cutting the paper I was thinking that these were going to be too small. However, they are not too small! Does anyone else think the Halloween candy this year is very small? Even if it is, it fits in this little treat holder and so would a slightly larger piece of candy.

Cut the cardstock at 5 1/2″ x 2 1/2″. Score at 2 1/4″ and 3 1/4″. Crease and fold. Decorate the front panel. A piece of designer series paper would be 2 1/2″ x 2″. For these two treats, I used the Spooky Sweet Specialty Designer Series Paper.

On the Granny Apple Green cardstock treat, I added a stamped character in the Spooky Halloween Stamp Set that is colored with Stampin’ Blend Markers. Those colors kind of hurt your eyes! For a small greeting, I found “Happy Halloween” in the Greetings For All Ephemera Pack. I cut the words apart to fit better on the treat, although I see the “Happy” is obscured in the photos by the Darling Duckling ribbon!

The Pumpkin Pie treat has “the other side” of one of the papers and then the diecut witch’s cauldron and potion in the package of designer series paper is adhered to the front. I simply wrote”Boo!” on a little scrap banner and added that plus two Shimmer Foam Star Stickers. Who knew the Mossy Meadow & Gold Ribbon would be perfect for Halloween?

Put the candy inside (maybe using a bit of adhesive or glue dot to hold it in place) and punch a hole in the top. Tie shut with ribbon. Or perhaps you would want to staple the treat shut.

You can make these as cute and fancy as you like, depending on who you will be giving them to. Or just keep them super simple because a child is probably just going to rip it open to get the candy! You can vary the measurements if you want a larger treat holder to fit a larger candy. Just have fun with it because it is fun to make these cute little treat holders!

Halloween Triangle Boxes

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I have made many, many of these triangle boxes of various sizes through the years. They are so easy and can be made for any occasions! So here are a couple of Halloween Triangle Boxes you can try! Just remember to put candy inside before you tie the ribbon!

These are made with a piece of paper cut 4″ x 8″. You can make the size bigger or even smaller. Score in half at 4″. Make a mark at each end at the half spot which on these boxes would be 2″ on the 4″ end. The scoring will look complicated, but it will not be. The box is scored from the 2″ mark on the end to the 4″ center score line. Therefore, you will be scoring at an angle on each side, from the halfway end mark to the center score line.

Check out the sample below where you can clearly see the score lines and creases. As you go along, you will gather the two end folds together and punch a hole through both sides on each end. I used my retired Crop-A-Dile to punch the holes but you can use any hole punch you have.

After all the scoring, fold and crease each score line and punch the holes, unless you want to just glue the sides together after putting the treat or gift inside.

Decorate your triangle box however you like! You can tie the ribbon to close the box and then decorate, but depending on what you are doing, it may be easier to decorate the front while it is flat and then close it up.

I used the Spooky Sweet Specialty Designer Series Paper for the one box. The candy paper forms the triangle box and then the figure on the front is cut out from another paper in the package. I simply punched a 2″ circle for behind the figure to help it stand out against the busy background of the box. I used part of a greeting in the Spooky Halloween Stamp Set and trimmed it down to be narrow with a banner end and popped it up on Mini Dimensionals. The box is tied with the Timid Tiger 3/8″ Faux Linen Ribbon.

The second box is made with Gorgeous Grape cardstock. Using cardstock makes the box a little sturdier. I decorated it with some Halloween diecuts that are included in the Spooky Sweet Specialty Designer Series paper. The box is tied with the Darling Duckling Faux Linen Ribbon, one of the new In Colors. Instead of a greeting, I added several of the Shimmer Star Foam Stickers

There are SO many possibilities with making these triangle boxes. Here is one blog post with last year’s Halloween triangle box. And another Halloween triangle treat box from the year before.

Try one of these Halloween Triangle Boxes for a few small pieces of candy or a small gift!

Halloween Memories Stickers Candy Bars

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Decorating these candy bars for Halloween was one of the easiest projects to do! When I came across these chocolate bars with a Harry Potter wrapper, I knew I had to get them for my niece and nephew and their families who love Harry Potter. When I went to decorate them, it was so easy with the Halloween Memories Scrapbooking Workshop Kit. In the kit, you get designer series paper, cardstock, and stickers! And obviously, you don’t have to only use it for scrapbooking, although it would sure make scrapbooking Halloween memories easy!

For these candy bars, I wrapped each one in a different Halloween color of cardstock. You could use designer series paper which is a little thinner and easier to fold around. I secured the two ends on the back to each other with Stampin’ Seal+ which is a little stronger. I happened to have some scraps of the Dotted Circles Embossing Folder so I cut those down into strips and adhered around the candy bar. On the third bar at the top I used a piece of the Halloween Spells DSP to wrap around. The rest are stickers in the kit except for a few Daffodil Delight stars I punched out with a retired small star punch. The ghost is my favorite technique of all time, cutting a heart in half and making it into a ghost!

Here is another group of decorated candy bars using cardstock and stickers in the Halloween Memories Scrapbooking Workshop Kit. I did add some eyes on the bats with a white gel pen. And on the top purple bar is the other half of the heart ghost and some punched out stars.

These were so fun and easy it was incredible! I had no plan, no design idea, just played with what I had in front of me. Using chocolate candy in your stamping projects is always one of the most fun things you can do! Even if you had little candy bars you could wrap around small pieces of paper and decorate a little bit. Designer Series Paper probably would work best.

Have fun jazzing up some of your Halloween treats!

Last Minute Past Halloween Ideas!

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If you are still looking for last-minute Halloween ideas, here are a few from past years! You can update with our newer products or maybe you still have some of these older products from years past! Whatever you like! Click the title above the photo to go to that blog post for directions. Don’t miss the last idea at the bottom of the post – a new one I had to stick in because it’s so fun! I usually make one of these every year! Save that paper towel roll!

Make a Cute Halloween Votive Candle Holder

Make Easy Sour Cream Containers for Halloween Treats

Halloween Chocolate Candy Treat Bag

Triangle Treat Box For Halloween

Halloween Night Candy Bars

Witch’s Boots

Here’s an updated idea I made this year but I’ve made lots of these in the past!

I didn’t stuff any candy in there yet but I will! The Witch’s Boots are made with a paper towel roll cut in half. Wrap the roll in designer paper or cardstock. I used the Merry Bold & Bright Designer Paper, the pattern with the stripes that look like socks! Yes, you can use Christmas paper for a Halloween project!

Take a piece of Basic Black Cardstock however high you would like it to be to wrap around the bottom of the roll to start making the “boot”. Cut it so the ends meet in the center of the front of the boot and then you can fold back the top corners. Make it tall enough to add the buckle, especially if you want a big one.

Cut a piece of Basic Black in a long triangle to make the bottom of the boot. You want it to be as wide as the roll but you can trim around it to make it rounded in the back. You can cut it longer than you want and then curl up the toe with just a pencil or something however you like it.

You can make a cheater buckle by just adhering a square of black in the center of a square of Gold Foil. Then put some candy in a cello bag or add it to the “boot” as is. Just have fun with this idea

I hope these ideas are helpful and fun for you! Each one of these is my favorite thing that I love to make! (Maybe, especially, decorating these large candy bars??!!!)

Have fun and be safe on Halloween Night!

Them Bones Skeleton Triangle Treat Box For Halloween

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One of my favorite types of treat boxes is this triangle treat box. You can make them for any occasion such as this Them Bones Skeleton Triangle Treat Box For Halloween. This kind of treat box is really so easy to make! You will be surprised if you haven’t made one yet!

You can vary the size of these triangle boxes. All you have to do is follow the basic pattern. You can use cardstock or designer paper. You can leave the cardstock plain, stamp on it, or add designer paper or embellishments. And these boxes aren’t just for candy or food. They can hold a small gift, or even money or a gift card.

Here is the basic pattern and the size I used for this Halloween Triangle Box. I used a piece of Them Bones Designer Series Paper to make this box. Obviously, cardstock would be a little bit sturdier if you needed that. My paper is cut at 4″ x 8″. If your paper has a pattern you need to pay attention to which way you cut the paper so the pattern won’t be sideways or something.

After cutting the paper to the size you want, the rest is scoring. The blue lines on the diagram above are the score lines. Score the length of the paper in half, so if your paper is 4″ x 8″, score at 4″ in the middle. Measure the mid-point on the ends (2″) and lightly mark with a pencil.

The “tricky” part is scoring on the diagonal but it is easy. In that awkward position with your Paper Trimmer, score from that 2″ middle point at one end down to the middle score line which will be on a diagonal. Do that on both sides of one end, then turn the paper and score at the other end in the same way. When you do it, you’ll see how it goes. Here you can see the other side of the paper, which I could have used instead of the bones pattern. You can see what the score lines look like, really from midline to midline. Then you’ll punch holes in each corner, preferably holding the ends together when you do it so they match up.

After you do the scoring, crease all the score lines and fold the box together to see how it goes. Then hold the ends together on each side and use a hole punch of whatever size you like to punch holes through the two papers on each side. After you decorate your box and put the treat inside, you can tie the box together with ribbon or twine.

This box is simply decorated by cutting out the skeletons from another sheet of paper in the Them Bones DSP and adhering them to the box. You could also add a greeting or some other embellishments. I tied my box closed with the Black & White 1/4″ Gingham Ribbon.

Here is what the box looks like from the side:

Them Bones Skeleton Triangle Treat Box Side

Here’s a triangle box I turned into a Witch’s Hat for Halloween….nine years ago! Wow!

Try one and you will see how easy it is to make a triangle treat box. And you just might need one or more for Halloween night maybe for family treats or for a few special trick-or-treaters!

Happy Halloween in a few days!

Stamping With Karen

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Tag Archives: Halloween candy

More Halloween Treat Boxes

Mini Halloween Treats

Halloween Triangle Boxes

Halloween Memories Stickers Candy Bars

Last Minute Past Halloween Ideas!

Them Bones Skeleton Triangle Treat Box For Halloween