Penni & Lyssa's Excellent (Halloween) Boo-tiful Banners & Bags

We have arrived at the last day of our week of creepy cuteness! Penni and I thank you for playing and hope you've gotten some fun ideas, if not for Halloween, maybe for the fall and winter season of home decor and party supplies. This has been our first major (public) collaboration, and if you like it, please leave us a comment and let us know you'd enjoy seeing more! But Penni is locked into doing a Valentine series with me in January since I did one for Halloween for her! : )

Bonus when you leave a comment--you'll be entered to win some of the projects seen this week as well as a FREE "Something Good to Eat" Test Tube candy treat-making kit, last month's subscription-only Paper Pumpkin craft kit by mail. So get typing!

If Tuesday's wreath didn't wow you, maybe today's party banner will! It ain't a party without pennants!

Our party banner is decorated with cute characters from the Cookie Cutter Halloween stamp set and coordinating punch, plus phrases stamped with the Layered Letters Alphabet. Sequins and rhinestones add a little sparkly bling, with buttons and faux stitching for texture.

Suggested Color Combination:

Pumpkin Pie

Basic Black

Whisper White

Wild Wasabi

Basic Gray

Here's a banner-making tip for you: Cut the majority of the pennants the same size, but leave one set of pieces odd. This helps break up the visual repetition to add detail and interest. For this banner, the gray/black/white striped papers (from Pop of Pink) and Pumpkin Pie cardstock are 3x4 inch rectangles, and the Wild Wasabi pennants are 2x4 inches. There's still plenty of continuity in the color distribution and the repeated elements, but that little bit of size difference has an impact when viewed as a whole.

Here's another banner-related tip for you: when your event is over, if you don't want to save the banner for next year, you can unstring it and use the individual pennants for tags, as bag toppers, or on card fronts.

Our final project of this series is some EASY treat bags that are simple enough to be mass-produced for your neighborhood trick-or-treaters. Since you'll need a LOT of them, you'll need an economical and fast way to create them, assembly-line style.

These projects were make with the new Halloween Night Designer Series specialty papers and the coordinating Halloween Night Baker's Twine. The mummy bag on the left was created with the Treat Bag Thinlets for the Big Shot, a simple two-part die-cut held together with Tear N Tape.You can step it up with the accessories for the Cookie Cutter Halloween stamp set or it's cute just how it is.

Our ghost candy folder, on the right, is even easier--just a two-inch wide strip folded just short of in half, with baker's twine wrapped snugly around it--no adhesive necessary! The enamel dots are just for looks. When the candy is slid into the folder, the tension on the paper and twine holds it securely in place. Your house will be the talk of the neighborhood--and only you and I will know how incredibly simple it was!

Ok! That's it from us this year. I'll leave you with a reminder about my October special offer--there are eight kits remaining! I'd love to ship you one for free, or if you're desperate for them (they're sold out!) shoot me an email and I'll make you a deal. I want to get these all distributed in time for whatever occasion you'd like. Lyssa@songofmyheartstampers.com

Thanks for joining us!

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Comments

[Deepa M.]

Wow - what a great project to wrap up a fun week. I've really loved all the projects you and Penni put together, but this banner is super fun! I think it ties with the wreath as my favorite :) The little treat bags are darling - this year's halloween DSP has so many great patterns in it, and your projects really highlighted them. I can't wait until your Valentine's collaboration :)

[Nancy Powell]

I have really enjoyed this week's projects. You two are very creative. I hope you will do a week of Christmas projects. Keep the projects coming.

[Brenda B]

That was so much fun! I think you two should collaborate several times a year! And then you should invite me to just come and watch the fun!

[Shellia]

I have really enjoyed this weeks projects. I LOVED the wreath and I'm going to be making one soon. I think you and Penni did and amazing job this week and I can't wait for January to see what lovely things you two come up with for Valentine's day.

Shellia

[Penny Silva]

You two are such a great team, I love your projects

[Paula Poindexter]

WoW!
Just WoW!
Have enjoyed this week and look forward to the Valentine one in Janurary!
I think the banner and wreath are favorites of this weeks blog.
Thanks for sharing!

[Lynn Lipchak]

Sweet little bag! ☺

[Sherylee]

This has been a great fun series! All the projects are so cute. Can't wait for the Valentine series :-)

[Kathy]

I love all of these adorable Halloween ideas! Thanks

[Essayons]

Very nice projects and great tips for designing projects. Easily adaptable for any season. Looking forward to future collaborations!

[Jo Anne Hewins]

I loved the projects you made this week. Loved the skeleton card. I've got to get busy and make some of those houses. I just wanted to tell you that I have followed your blog for a long time. Thanks for touching so many lives.

[Rashanda King]

I also think the wreath and pennant banner were my favorites. Just change out the colors and stamped images and you could use these for any occasion. The projects were all cute and I can tell you both had fun making them.

[marge swanson]

what a fun week Please continue with these collaboration projects

[Kathy Sinnamon]

You guys make a great team! I look forward to seeing your Valentine's ideas. I made the banner for my grandson and he loved it. Thanks for all the tips, it really helps me feel confident I can make it look good.

[Mary Lou Kleveland]

I have really enjoyed all of the projects this week. I especially appreciated the banner tips you shared today. I would have never thought to vary the sizes of the rectangles/pennants but can see how doing so makes it more interesting. Your banner is adorable!