Spooky Halloween Labels with Happy Hauntings

Hello and happy Saturday. This is Susan from Busy with the Cricky here to share a fun project. I just love the season of fall. I am sure this is from growing up in Michigan, where there is REAL fall: the leaves change, the temperatures cool down, there are days of sweatshirts, football games, cider and apple picking. Here in South Carolina fall is more like cooled to the 70s - 80s, t-shirts, football games with sunburn, and store bought cider!
I like to decorate my house for fall. I add fall foliage garlands, ceramic pumpkins, cornucopias, etc. This year I will be adding something new for the month of October only - labels on candy jars and bar items!

Using the Happy Hauntings cartridge, I cut the words/phrases POTION, POISON, WITCHES BREW, and ELIXIR, as well as frames sized to fit each word.  I inked, Stickled, and doodled the frames and affixed the words to the middle of the frames.  I cut one inch coordinating paper strips to band the bottles/decanter and affixed the labels to the strips, and then affixed the strips the bottles/decanter.

Above is a close up of the Elixir bottle. I added ribbon to the bottom and top edges of the bottle to add a bit more embellishment.

Below is the decanter with the Witches Brew label. I left the edges of the frame loose from the band around the decanter so that the bats could be seen. And again I added a then ribbon to the top edge of the decanter

Somehow we always seem to have candy in the house at this time of year.  I think we purchase candy for Trick or Treaters over and over as one of us always breaks into the candy for a snack.  Right now we are not even pretending that the candy is for the neighborhood kids - we have candy corn and Hershey Kisses in canisters. 

Using the same cartridge and the same methods as above, I added labels to the candy canister - Trick or Treat and Beware! 

Don't tell the others, but the BEWARE label just may be my favorite! I like the cardstocks and the color combinations that I paired on this label. Though I am also very fond of the Trick or Treat label. Overall I think I like the candy labels better than the bar labels.

The jar/bottle labels are very easy to create with your Cricut and the Happy Hauntings cartridge.  And best of all they really do add fun to the fall decorations!  I am pleased that I spent an early fall evening preparing a few fun decorations that will be enjoyed for the next six weeks!!

To see more of my work you may visit my blog, Busy with the Cricky.  I will see you again in two weeks with another fun project to share.

Be sure and check out Joy's and Melanie's personal blogs for more creative goodness at Obsessed with Scrapbooking and Courtney Lane Designs! Have a great day!
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