HALLOWEEN GOODIE BOX

HEY BLOGGIES,

I have another oldie but goodie box to reshare with you.

 This little box is about the size of a miniature chocolates box like Russell Stover or Whitmans.  I used a strip of DSP as the windy ribbon on top with some punched out bats from the retired bat punch.  Also the fun black ribbon with stripes from the M store.

 This gives you a better idea of the size of the box.  Those are autumn colored Hershey's Kisses in a cello bag.  The belly band has been removed and you can see better how I did the long paper strips and curled them.

The last photo is of the box empty, awaiting more candy to fill it.

Thanks for letting me share some of my previous fun Halloween goodies with you.  The box can be found at Splitcoast Stampers and many other places on the internet.  Google small paper box with hinged lid.

BLOG HOP DAY 1 ---I AM BATTY FOR HALLOWEEN

HELLO AND WELCOME TO THE GLITTER QUEENS OCTOBER BLOG HOP - DAY ONE.  I AM SO GLAD YOU FOUND US AND I HOPE YOU FIND SOME INSPIRATION AS YOU HOP ALONG.

BEFORE I SHOW YOU MY CREATIONS, I WANT TO MENTION THAT YOU NEED TO READ ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM BECAUSE THERE IS BLOG CANDY AVAILABLE!!

I LOVE THE FALL SEASON AND I ESPECIALLY LOVE HALLOWEEN AND THE FUN PART OF IT.  I DO NOT LIKE THE BLOODY, ICKY PART THAT SOME FOCUS ON.  ICK INDEED.

BUT I ESPECIALLY LOVE THE FALL COLORS!!  THE ORANGES, BURNT REDS, GOLDS, ETC.  AWESOME.

MY FIRST PROJECT TO SHARE WITH YOU IS A BAT TREAT CONTAINER.  I LOVE THE OWL PUNCH AND THAT IS WHAT I USED TO CREATE MY BAT HANGING IN THE MOONLIGHT.

ISN'T THIS LITTLE GUY JUST ADORABLE??!!  I USED CRAFT INK SPONGED AROUND HIS BODY AND WINGS AND THE TOP OF THE BOX.  HIS WINGS ARE 2 OF HIS LITTLE VESTS FROM THE OWL PUNCH AND PART OF IT TUCKED BEHIND HIS BODY.

HERE HE IS IN A CLOSEUP SO YOU CAN SEE HIM VERY WELL.  HIS WHITE MOUTH WAS GOING TO BE WITH MY WHITE PEN, BUT IT WAS TRY.  SO I JUST WIGGLED AND CUT A SMALL PIECE OF WHISPER WHITE CARD STOCK AND BLUED IT ON.  HE IS HANGING ONTO THE BRANCH FROM THE BIRD PUNCH, AND I USED THE 1 3/8 CIRCLE PUNCH IN DAFFODIL DELIGHT AND THEN SPONGED CAJUN CRAZE AND TANGERINE TANGO AROUND THE CIRCLE FOR THE MOON.  S-P-O-O-K-Y AND FUN!!

WHY DOES IT SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY INSTEAD OF HAPPY HALLOWEEN??  WE HAVE A BIRTHDAY IN OUR FAMILY COMING UP AND I THOUGHT THIS WAS A CUTE WAY TO PRESENT A GIFT CARD IN THE BODY OF THE TREAT BOX.  HOWEVER, HAPPY HALLOWEEN DOES COME WITH THIS STAMP SET AS WELL, CALLED WACKY WISHES, A HOSTESS SET YOU CAN PURCHASE WITH YOUR HOSTESS DOLLARS WHEN YOU HOST A WORKSHOP IN YOUR HOME OR YOU ORDER AT LEAST $150 IN PRODUCT FROM ME.  IT IS A NICE SET.

CANDY CORN, CHOCOLATE PIECES LIKE M&Ms, REESES PIECES, OR MINI CHOCOLATE BARS CAN FIT IN THIS CUTE DECORATED BOX.  WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN IT IF IT WERE YOUR GIFT?

OUR BLOG HOP PARTICIPANTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

Dawn

Dee               

Jan              

Bridgett        

Jennifer    (THAT'S ME)   
Judy   

Ronnel        

             TO GO TO JUDY NEXT, CLICK THE BUTTON BELOW:

IF YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO THE PREVIOUS BLOG, CLICK BELOW::

NOW THE BLOG CANDY RULES:

1.  BE A PUBLIC FOLLOWER OF MY BLOG AND LEAVE ME A COMMENT TELLING ME YOU ARE.

2.  LEAVE ME A COMMENT ANSWERING MY QUESTION ABOVE AS WELL AS LEAVING ME A LITTLE "LOVE" ABOUT MY BATTY TREAT BOX.

3.  VISIT AND LEAVE A COMMENT ON ALL FIVE POSTS FOR THE HOP THIS WEEK.

THAT'S IT!!  THEN I WILL PUT EVERYONE'S NAME INTO THE RANDOM PICKER AND WE WILL HAVE A WINNER.

SEE YOU TOMORROW.

TRICK OR TREAT

HOWDY STAMPERS,

I HAVE A CUTE AND QUICK BOX/CARD COMBO FOR A HALLOWEEN TREAT.  LUCKY LIMEADE AND BLACK ARE THE COLORS OF THIS CARD STOCK.  I USED LAST YEAR'S HALLOWEEN DESIGNER PAPER FROM SU! BECAUSE I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THESE SPIDERS ON THE PAPER.

THE ONLY DECORATION I FEEL THIS NEEDED WAS THE SENTIMENT AND A FEW PUNCHED OUT BLACK BATS.

YUMMY TREATS LIKE NUGGETS OR PUMPKIN CANDIES, ETC. ARE PUT INTO THE BOX BEFORE GIVING THIS TREAT OUT.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE HALLOWEEN TREAT? I WAS TRYING TO THINK OF MY FAVORITE HALLOWEEN CANDY AND DECIDED IT WOULD BE ANYTHING WITH CHOCOLATE.  LIKE THOSE SNICKERS MINI CANDY BARS.  YUMMMMM

I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK OF MY LITTLE TREAT ABOVE AND WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE TREAT TO GET FOR HALLOWEEN.

HERE'S TO INKY FINGERS Y'ALL, AND CHOCOLATELY FINGERS TOO!!  

I AM BATTY FOR BATS

Last year we drove over to Austin with my son and family to watch the bats leave out from under the bridge at sunset.  There was a lot of teasing towards me because I arranged the trip and at first there were only a few bats to leave.  But then they all woke up and started flying out and down the river.  These are Mexican free tail bats here in Texas. It was fun, even with the teasing.

Not sure what kind of bats these are that I made.  In my card swap group, I received an adorable treat box with an adorable bat on it.  I knew immediately I had to make some of my own.  Here we go:

 Aren't they the CUTEST LITTLE GUYS you have ever seen??!!  I mean, look at those goofy eyes and that funny smile!!  ha ha  They make me laugh every time I see them!

 Here is a closeup to get a better view.  The box is a template I used.  Not sure if there is a die for it or not, but I just used a template. The sponging on the bat and the top of the box was done with vanilla craft ink.  I tried gray first and it didn't even show.  The moon is actually so saffron  1" circle sponged with gray, but the flash washed out the color.  So sorry.

 In this photo above, the box is still "NAKED" on the bottom while I decided what to do to decorate it.
The branch is an sizzlet.

 I decorated the bottom front of the box with designer paper called Cast a Spell.  The "SPOOKY" is from Wicked Cool stamp set, punched out with the 1 3/4 by 7/8 oval punch (called large oval punch in the catalog).  It was stamped with black on pumpkin pie, but here it looks like pumpkin pie on yellow.  Weird what the flash did, huh?  The layer behind it is basic black with the scallop oval punch.

Little Goofy Bat is looking for bugs to eat before he flies off to catch them!  I also used a bat punch in basic black for the bottom of the box.  For the shreds inside, I used white, black and orange.

What is the bat made with you ask?  So glad you asked!!  It is the OWL PUNCH from Stampin' Up!  The wings are his little vest on the same punch!!  The only thing I added to this bat that is NOT the punch is white gel pen for the goofy smile and fangs!!  LOVE THIS PUNCH!!  SEE - NOW you love him even MORE, don't you??!!

So if you NEED to order the OWL PUNCH, the LARGE OVAL PUNCH, the SCALLOP OVAL PUNCH, BASIC BLACK CARD STOCK, PUMPKIN PIE CARD STOCK, or CAST A SPELL DESIGNER SERIES PAPER, just click right below and it will take you to shop at my SU! site - any time and at YOUR convenience!!  Also available to order is the 1" CIRCLE PUNCH and the Sizzlet Little Leaves die.

Everyone who orders from me online this month will get one of these adorable BAT boxes for a THANK YOU GIFT.

Inky fingers y'all and have fun!!