A Ghostly Little Halloween Tag

While the temperatures are just barely inching down where I live (Texas), I'm in full-on fall and Halloween mode with my crafting. Poppystamps latest release is ideal for cards, scrapbook pages, and treat bags too. I started my little ghostly tag using an olive green from Tim Holtz Kraft Stock Stack in Cool. I cut it into a tag shape that is about 3" x 6". Next, I found the ideal fall plaid paper in my Memory Box Woodsy Plaid 6 x 6 Paper Pad. I had a special blade on my Creative Memories paper trimmer so I cut one piece with a scallop edge and adhered that to the top of the tag. I sanded the green tag with a sanding block to reveal the kraft cardstock below the color.

I used Poppystamps' newest Halloween Assemblage die set to cut the ghost from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb cardstock and the spiderweb from a sheet of black glitter paper from the Memory Box Festive Glitter Pad. I put a small piece of green cardstock behind the ghost to give him green eyes. I also put a swipe of Copic W1 ink down the right side of the ghost to give it a little depth. I used the cauldron from the Poppystamps' Whittle Witch die set cut from orange glitter paper in the same glitter pad. I trimmed off the feet and the handles to make it look like a trick-or-treat bucket. I adhered the spider web to a kraft-colored doily I got from the party section of my local hobby store. Then I used foam adhesive to adhere the ghost and the bucket. I adhered all this to the tag. I added some old alphabet letters from my stash to the bottom of the tag to spell out "trick or treat."

At the top, I punched out a reinforcer from my black glitter cardstock. I used Poppystamps Fanciful Fall Leaves die set (a new favorite of mine) to cut two leaves from Stampin' Up!'s Soft Suede and Cajun Craze cardstock. Then I cut acorns from the same orange glitter cardstock. I clustered these items along with three Autumn Fairy Crystals, glued them to the top left of the tag, and added a thick hemp twine to finish it off.

I hope you're taking some time for some autumn or almost-autumn crafting today. You deserve it.