Happy October!!

Wow! I can't believe it's already October!! Starting this month we will be having the Design Team post a variety of new tutorials on the blog!! We thought it would be fun to start off with this one from Kerry Lynn. (She actually created it last year, but it was so popular we are sharing it again. The rest of the projects from the design team will be new.)

DT Tutorial KL - Halloween flags with the Halloween kraft stickers. I absolutely adore creating little Halloween vignettes and the Halloween kraft stickers are so perfect for this. I am so in love with the skeletons, isn't he the cutest guy down there on the base?

Supplies needed :

Hambly Halloween kraft stickers, Hambly black ATC patchwork overlay, Hambly copper companion paper, 3" x 2" scrap of black cardstock, American Crafts black glitter thickers, 3 vintage wooden bingo numbers, gray vintage seam binding {12"}, vintage german book page scallop punch circles, 3 wooden skewers {easily found at your local grocery store}, vintage flower frog spike.

Tools needed :

Foam squares {or Pop Dots}, scissors, pinking shears or decorative edge scissors, ZipDry liquid adhesive, sewing machine {optional}

step 1 : Cut 3 rectangles patterns from atc patchwork overlay. Cut a piece of the copper companion paper slightly larger with pinking shears on each long side.

step 2 : Cut a notched triangle into one short side of the overlay {you will use this as a guide to trim the companion paper with your pinking shears}

step 3 : Cut the companion paper into a notch using your pinking shears and following the edge of the overlay as a guide.

step 4 : Create the flags by using foam squares {hidden towards middle so they are covered & hidden by other elements}. After applying the foam squares glue a wooden skewer to the straight edge and leave a little peeking out the top so you can glue a wooden bingo token to the top. then stack the scallop punched vintage German book page to the top and a kraft sticker ghost journal spot and then apply a "31" with the glitter thickers, use foam squares between each to add dimension.

Create another flag {point it in the opposite direction, see image above for detail} and apply the word "BOO".

step 5 : Follow the directions in step 4 but apply the Halloween sticker by layering it with a scrap piece of black cardstock and layer over the top with foam squares.

step 6 : Cut off the end of the wooden skewers so they can be displayed at alternating heights and insert cut end into the vintage flower frog spike. Wrap the seam binding around the bottom and tie and insert cute skeleton on one side. {seriously, I just adore him!}

I also wanted to share two more vintage style items that i created with the kraft stickers. I used the same simple directions of outlining the stickers with a background of plain paper and then adding dimension with foam squares. I love how adding that outline of plain colored paper really helps the Halloween kraft stickers stand out and it's a great way to use up your leftover scraps!