Haunted Treat Box
Cut the front and side upper closing flaps from the clear box, pop the base flaps into place and fold down the top flap along the scored line, creating an upright open-top box.
TECHNIQUE – Deep Embossing: Swipe the center area of 4”x4½” black cardstock with VersaMark™ and dust with WOW! Ultra High gold embossing powder. Let the cardstock sit while you ink the small haunted house stamp with the black StazOn® ink pad, then leave it sitting on the stamp until ready to use (work quickly). Heat the cardstock from underneath with the heat gun until the embossing powder is melted, then heat briefly from above to keep the embossing powder hot. Quickly re-ink the stamp and press firmly into the hot embossing powder (being careful not to touch the melted powder with your fingers). Carefully remove to reveal the deeply embossed image. Repeat the technique using a 4½”x2½” black cardstock and the “HAPPY HALLOWEEN” stamp. Tear the edges of the cardstock pieces close to the gold edges of the embossed powder. Save for Steps 4 and 5.
Sand and distress the edges of the following orange Halloween papers: 4”x3 5/8” and two at 2”x3 5/8”. Mat each paper on black cardstock with 1/16" borders. Tear ½” from the long edges of 9”x4” Darkroom tan scuffed paper and ink the torn edges. Tear ½” from the long edges of 9”x2” Darkroom tan scuffed paper and stamp the small spider in black across the length of the strip. Glue the strip ½” from the top of the wider torn paper. Glue the piece across the centers of the three orange matted papers, trimming even with the sides. Zot™ the pieces onto the front and sides of the clear box.
Sand and distress the edges of a 4”x2 ½” orange Halloween paper and mat on black cardstock with a 1/16" border. Tear a 3 ½”x2” Darkroom dark text paper and glue centered on the piece. Foam tape the “Happy Halloween” embossed piece on center. Wrap lengths of black twine and black glimmer ribbon across opposite corners and tie at the upper left. Zot™ on a black jeweled flower and Zot™ onto the top box flap, as shown.
Foam tape the haunted house embossed piece on the right side of the front panel. Wrap lengths of black twine around the bottom of the box and tie on the right. Zot™ on two black jeweled flowers as shown. Fill with tissue paper, paper strips, and treats!
TECHNIQUE – Deep Embossing: Swipe the center area of 4”x4½” black cardstock with VersaMark™ and dust with WOW! Ultra High gold embossing powder. Let the cardstock sit while you ink the small haunted house stamp with the black StazOn® ink pad, then leave it sitting on the stamp until ready to use (work quickly). Heat the cardstock from underneath with the heat gun until the embossing powder is melted, then heat briefly from above to keep the embossing powder hot. Quickly re-ink the stamp and press firmly into the hot embossing powder (being careful not to touch the melted powder with your fingers). Carefully remove to reveal the deeply embossed image. Repeat the technique using a 4½”x2½” black cardstock and the “HAPPY HALLOWEEN” stamp. Tear the edges of the cardstock pieces close to the gold edges of the embossed powder. Save for Steps 4 and 5.
Sand and distress the edges of the following orange Halloween papers: 4”x3 5/8” and two at 2”x3 5/8”. Mat each paper on black cardstock with 1/16" borders. Tear ½” from the long edges of 9”x4” Darkroom tan scuffed paper and ink the torn edges. Tear ½” from the long edges of 9”x2” Darkroom tan scuffed paper and stamp the small spider in black across the length of the strip. Glue the strip ½” from the top of the wider torn paper. Glue the piece across the centers of the three orange matted papers, trimming even with the sides. Zot™ the pieces onto the front and sides of the clear box.
Sand and distress the edges of a 4”x2 ½” orange Halloween paper and mat on black cardstock with a 1/16" border. Tear a 3 ½”x2” Darkroom dark text paper and glue centered on the piece. Foam tape the “Happy Halloween” embossed piece on center. Wrap lengths of black twine and black glimmer ribbon across opposite corners and tie at the upper left. Zot™ on a black jeweled flower and Zot™ onto the top box flap, as shown.
Foam tape the haunted house embossed piece on the right side of the front panel. Wrap lengths of black twine around the bottom of the box and tie on the right. Zot™ on two black jeweled flowers as shown. Fill with tissue paper, paper strips, and treats!