Paper Bag Treat Bag

Make Your Own Halloween Trick-or-Treat Bag

Elizabeth Gray from Stampin' Up! shared these directions for making a Halloween treat bag. She says, "Much of the Halloween celebration is reserved for just one day... But this pre-Halloween project replaces the usual, last-minute pillowcase."

Materials Needed:

• All Holidays stamp set by Stampin’ Up!
• Jumbo Outline Alphabet stamp set by Stampin’ Up!
• Basic Black textured card stock by Stampin’ Up!
• Creepy Crawly Designer Series paper by Stampin’ Up!
• Basic Black Classic Stampin' Pad®
• Pumpkin Pie narrow grosgrain ribbon by Stampin’ Up!
• Earth Elements® buttons (optional) by Stampin’ Up!
• Stampin' Dimensionals®
• 3/16" Corner Rounder punch by Stampin’ Up!

Instructions:

1. Adhere striped Designer Series paper to front, back, and sides of bag.

2. Adhere circles Designer Series paper to front, back, and sides of bag over striped Designer Series paper.

3. Stamp name in Basic Black ink on Designer Series paper. Stamp greeting in Basic Black ink above name.

4. Round corners of Designer Series paper using 3/16" Corner Rounder punch, and layer on Basic Black textured card stock. Adhere to bag using Stampin' Dimensionals.

5. Adhere ribbon around top edge of circles Designer Series paper, and tie.

Tips:

• Use buttons as dot over "I" and "J" in names.
• Try the Jumbo Outline Alphabet stamp set over other patterned papers.
• Customize trick or treat bags based on the costume. For example, use Flowers for You Designer Series paper to go with a princess costume.