Sunday, October 7, 2012

Falling for Halloween Blog Hop - Day 2

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Hello!  Welcome to day two of the Falling for Halloween blog hop!  You should have arrived here from Sara Andrews' fabulous blog. I am sure she has amazed us again in day two!  If you missed the beginning of the hop, please go to Maria's blog to start so you don't miss any of the projects.  If you have been following along, you have made it to the last stop! 

Today I am sharing adorable treat bags from Mini Monsters. 



These are the three treat bags at the end of the cartridge.  They are meant to be made into little monsters but I used my Gypsy and hid all of the cuts besides the actual bag and the handles.  I even hid the score lines so I wouldn't have those awkward sticky out bits left after folding. Here they are cut and scored. 



I used two sided Halloween paper so that the boxes would be cute on the inside too. The box was cut as big as it would go on a 12x12 which ended up just over 6".  I didn't realize until after I had cut them that box one and box three are the same without all the monster parts! 

Next was making the characters for the front of the boxes.  DD has three friends at day care to give treats too.  I wanted a card and bag all in one so I used the card feature on the Mini Monsters cart.  Many of the cards are unique in that they only cut the main part of the body and then you make the full monster to go over it.  This was the case for the mummy.  The ghost was interesting, as there is no way to fold the card to make it work with the original cut.  He is supposed to have a ball and chain attached to him but I just cut it off since it wasn't working out. Each of these are cut at 3". 


Since these are serving as the card, I stamped Trick or Treat on the inside.  The sentiment is one long piece but I broke it into two by using two colors and a piece of paper to protect the cut from any accidental stamping from the wrong part of the stamp. 


Last steps, assemble and FILL! 

Aren't those little guys cute? And just like yesterday's hops, this entire project was from one cart! 

Now that you've made it through the post (and the hop!), how about some blog candy?? Yeah!  I will choose one winner to receive a mystery fall and Halloween mini pack!  To be entered to win, leave a comment below and be sure to include your email address or Cricut MB name so I have a way to contact you!  Hmm... wonder what you'll get in your mailbox!! :)

Thanks so much for joining in our hop this weekend!  We hope you had a lot of fun and gathered some inspiration for your own fall and Halloween projects! 

Here's the entire list of blog hop participants in case you need it:

34 comments:

  1. Those treat bags are so cute! Thank you!
    -D

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  2. I love the treat bags, Michele! I hardly ever use my Mini Monsters cart but looking at your project has changed my mind and I can't wait to try this! Thanks for sharing!
    Angie

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  3. This is a great idea! I really need to learn how to use my gypsy or ccr to get rid of cuts that I don't want. That is the perfect size for many small gifts and I can't wait to try them.

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  4. These are absolutely adorable Michele!

    And you are truly a girl after my own heart by combining the card and the bag! Love that!

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  5. Ive been wanting to try to make some of these, yours turned out wonderfully! Love the idea of your card!

    Di&Co

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  6. what cute little bags. great idea. tfs.
    littlen44 at gmail dot com

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  7. Cute treat bags! Love the little monster cards on the fronts.

    l_pirelli at yahoo dot com

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  8. Fabulous treat bags. Love the paper you used.

    rhaun64@gmaildotcom

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  9. Super Cute and Fun Treat Boxes!!Sweet!
    Migdalia

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  10. Your bags look great love all the fun detaisl with the 2 color stamps. Great

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  11. Wow!!! These are super cute boxes!! I love them! Thanks for taking the time to share your hard work!!
    toledoslp@aol.com

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  12. Such cute little treat bags! I know what you mean about those little score marks, I usually leave them off too. The little monster cards are really fun too! Thanks so much for being in the hop!

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  13. Very cute! I love how you made the little monsters a card to go on them so it was an embellishment and card together :)

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  14. The wiggly eyes - always a great finishing touch. These are really cute.

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  15. Treat bags are so cute!
    kidshomelove at yahoo.com

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  16. I think these are spooktacular! I know they are going to be a hit with your little one's friends! Thanks for the great instructions, I want to try this out!

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  17. So,so,sooooo ADORABLE!!! I HAVE to get this cart and make some of these for my grandkids!!

    I had a blast going to everyones blogs this weekend! And was inspired by each and everyone! :)

    scrapluv45@yahoo.com

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  18. Great job on the masking and I love making those little gift bags. Super cute. Got a couple of broken links in day 2 and could not find the 2nd day projects but I tried. Lots of fun everyone.
    LindaV
    TheTulipCollector

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  19. Your treat bags with cards are terrific! I love your patterned papers and two-color stamping! Your instructions are wonderful.

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  20. Very cool idea. I love how you can hide features with the Gypsy.
    seaswancreations@gmail.com

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  21. Super cute. I just started using my Gypsy this weekend. I need to explore hiding cut lines.

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  22. Super cute treat boxes, love the papers you used and the characters you selected for the cards. These are sure to be a hit with DD's friends.

    lflinesatcomcastdotnet

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  23. Very cute treat bags! I love your paper choices too :) Thanks for the inspiration :)

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  24. Super cute bags... bet you end up making alot more of them.
    waidc@bellsouth.net

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  25. Cute treat bags! Love those little guys on the front and they open...so clever!!

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  26. These are great. will use your idea (scraplift) for the grands and the neighborhood kids

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  27. Good morning! I've had a blast hopping today as we were out of town over the weekend! SUPER great ideas. Love these little gift bags -- that's what I plan to make today for a Teacher Luncheon on Friday! Booooooo!!!

    Gramjak

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  28. Your little bags are so very, very cute. I don't have that cartridge. I think it may me on my list now!
    Margo (go-go from the Cricut mb)

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  29. Fantastic bags. They are just adorable.

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  30. They are super adorabe. Thanks for all the fun projects.

    marg0006 at verizon dot net

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  31. Adorable love the little treat bags. Too cute. Those monsters are so fun. Great job.

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  32. These little treat bags are super cute!!! TFS

    mvasquez69 at aol dot com

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