EEK! Your Sweet, PPA 5

Today’s Pals Paper Arts Challenge is to do a Halloween Theme.  I choose to make these “Designer Box in a Bag” from this tutorial.  I  had so much fun making these, I wish I hadn’t ran out of paper.  But I immediately placed an order.  *smile*   You can also catch the one Lisa made for PPA 4 here, this is where I first saw them. 

I chose to add a window to mine using the punches and Nestibilities, with matching tags on each one.   I filled in the windows with a piece of clear transparency.  I then popped in a bag of M ‘n M’s in Halloween colors. 

With this bag I layered the goo/blood drops edging and striped section of DSP onto the paper before rolling it onto the box.  (I waited one whole year for that punch!!!  I finally just got it the other day.)  That way I was sure it would be square when I was done.  No window on this one, just a gigantic spider I stamped in Versa Vine and then embossed in detail black and cut out.  I adhered the spider on with black pop dots.

These are the M ‘n M’s I used to fill my bags.  You can just drop the bag right in.  I did have to cushion the bottom of my bag with a couple wadded up paper towels so you could see the M ‘n M’s thru my punched windows.  I also used a 40% off on the M ‘n M’s otherwise there not cheap.  *smile* 

Tip:  I used the Horizontal Slot punch on the front and back of the bag to thread the ribbon thru to close the bag.  After punching your slots for the ribbon, and before threading the ribbon thru, take a piece of tape (I used packing tape) and tape over the slot you just punched, (I just wrapped it over the top of the bag so both sides were reinforced) and then punch again, now thread your ribbon thru and tie.  These bags hold a lot, you’ll be glad you added the reinforcement.  I tore mine and did this after the fact and you can’t even see the tape, the ribbon is wide enough to hide it.  So on the next 2 bags I just went ahead and reinforced them before I tore the bag.  *smile* 

Carla’s Ingredients…

Stamps:	SU Sweet Centers Available Sept. 1 Martha Stewart (MS) Halloween Spider
Ink:	Versa Fine Onyx Black
Paper:	SU Cast A Spell DSP #115677 SU Black Textured Cardstock
Punches:	SU Curly Label #112208 SU Horizontal Slot #105089 MS Goo/Blood Edge Punch MS Picket Fence Edge Punch MS Tombstones Edge Punch MS Mice Edge Punch MS Witch on a Broom EK Success Deckled Tag
Nestibilities:	Rectangle Deckle Edge
Ribbon:	SU 1 1/4” Grosgrain Pumpkin Pie/Old Olive Striped
Misc:	Recollections Gem Stickers M ‘n M’s from Michaels Wedding Dept

I hope you enjoyed my PPA 5 today.  I love to play at PPA!!!  Go on over and check out everyone’s talented work.  If you have any questions about my projects today, just leave me a comment and I’ll get right back to ya. 

Thought you might like to see a picture of my little helpers.  Believe me, they had there little behinds in my tape, laying on my DSP or the paper cutter… you name it, they were either in it or on it.  *smile*               Hugs,

Molly (left) Tommy (Center) Sammy (right)  Yes, they get to play in the water!!!  Steve just rolls his eyes while peering over his glasses at me.