Creepy Combos

Halloween product pairings to die for

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Scrapbooking Halloween photos is always a treat, and this year manufacturers have outdone themselves! I scoured the stores to find some of the the latest cute and creepy product combinations. From dots and stripes to funky cats, these products will give you ghoulishly great results, guaranteed!

Supplies:

glitter title and patterned papers (Fancy Pants Design) • glitter (Stickles, Ranger) • glitter brads (Doodlebug Designs) • 12 x 12 page by Wendy Smedley

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1. festive stripes + polka dots + glitter

Pair basic patterns in Halloween colors with a bit of glitz for a festive holiday feel. I love using Stickles! When I'm through with my page, the glitter stays where I put it instead of getting all over me. A glitter dusting is fine on Halloween itself, but I'd rather not look like I'm in costume on regular days! My glitter title was also ultra-easy to use because it comes predesigned on a decorative transparency that's easy to attach to your page with a simple brad.

Product spotlight:

Michelle Coleman's Trick or Treat collection for Fancy Pants! Look for the glitter title and the polka-dot and striped patterned papers.

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Product spotlight:

Stickles liquid glitter by Ranger Ink! Look for it here.

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Product tip: Allow the Stickles to dry overnight before handling your page or slipping it into a page protector. This is just a bit of extra insurance against the dreaded "pixie dust" attack!

Supplies:

patterned paper (DCWV) • stickers (Tim Coffey for K & Company) • eurofurence font • 12 x 12 page by Wendy Smedley

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2. spooky stickers + subtle patterned paper

Unlike my previous page, this layout features subtle patterned papers in limited colors, because I wanted my scary-cute stickers to really stand out. I used clusters of these stickers in three separate spots on my layout, creating a nice visual triangle that frames my photos.

Product spotlight:

Tim Coffey's Halloween collection for K&Company! Look for the word stickers and the puffy stickers.

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Design tip: If the right edge of your journaling block will be adjacent to a straight edge (like a row of photos), consider right-justifying your text as I did here. Since the jagged edge of my text "goes with the flow" of the curvy green patterned paper, and my straight edges are together, my page has a more polished look.

Supplies:

Halloween vintage findings kit (Making Memories) • cardstock • black pen • 12 x 12 page by Wendy Smedley

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3. vintage kit + neutral background

When I opened this vintage Halloween mini-kit, I wasn't sure exactly what would be inside or what I was going to do with the pieces, but I felt like a kid on Halloween night, sorting through my treats! Instead of using the kit to create an artist trading card, as it's designed for, I decided to use the pieces on a layout about my childhood costumes.

Product spotlight:

Look for this gothically groovy miniature Halloween kit here.

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Photo tip: Think in circles! As a simple scrapbooker (one who uses few techniques), I get tired of using square or rectangular photos all the time, so I rounded things out for this design.

Bonus Ideas!

3 extra Hallowen page ideas

Document your Halloween decorations, including detail shots and stories about where the decor comes from.

Make a page how about your traditional Halloween food, from pumpkin casserole and toasted pumpkin seeds to caramel apples and witch-finger cookies.

Create a layout featuring a photo of every member of your family at the same age (you at age 4, each of your kids at age 4, your spouse at age 4). Was every girl a princess and every boy Spider-Man? Or do you have greater variation in your family?