HEY PUMPKIN COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN | with Kathy

I can't believe October starts tomorrow!  It's time to start our countdown to Halloween, and I have a fun side step card which I converted to a Halloween countdown using the Hey Pumpkin Collection!  Take a peek...

Get ready to trick or treat!  To create this project, I started with a side-step card base.  The one I used is from the Lori Whitlock SVG Shop (linked below) but I also have a tutorial here to which shows how to make the base.  My base was cut from the citrus textured cardstock which is from the Hey Pumpkin Coordinating Textured Cardstock Pack.  I decorated the base with papers from the 6x6 pad.

To create the "countdown" feature, I cut squares from the Homespun Heavyweight Acetate.  I cut them so that the spiderwebs were centered.  I then added numbers to each using some beetle black Alphabet Soup Puffy Alphas.  To do a month-long countdown, you will need the following numbers ( 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0).  The numbers are held on to the card base using a mini clothespin in beetle black which I hot glued for stability.  I decorated the clothespin with a creepy-cute spider from the Halloween Night Shape Sprinkles.

On the "step" side of the card, I created a little scene using Odds & Ends, Icon Stickers, Halloween Assortment Sprinkles, Halloween Night Shape Sprinkles and some Mini Icon Stickers.  I love how Doodlebug's collections have a variety of sizes of their icons to help create fun scenes!  I also added strips of "grass" that I cut with a border die from my stash.  The Halloween word is from the Chit Chat pieces.

To make my witch, bat & stars seem like they are flying, I added a piece of clear heavyweight acetate to the last level of the side Step card, and added the stickers and shape sprinkles directly to the acetate.  I love the look it creates!

Of course I had to add one of the cute black kitties from the collection.  I used one of the kitty in a cup stickers from the Icon Stickers, glued him behind the Halloween and added some coordinating sprinkles to make it look like his paws.

On the back of the card, I have a little pocket to hold all of the numbers.  I covered it with a fun circle element from the Chit Chat Pieces.  

If you create any projects using the Hey Pumpkin Collection, be sure to tag Doodlebug Design on socials!  We always love to see what you create!  That's it for me today, thank you for stopping by to peek!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Hey Pumpkin Collection
Hey Pumpkin Coordinating Textured Cardstock
Homespun Heavyweight Acetate
Clear Heavyweight Acetate
Mini Clothespin (beetle black)

Alphabet Soup Puffy Stickers (Beetle Black)

OTHER

Card Base SVG
Grass Border Die

Foam squares / Adhesive / hot glue
Silhouette Cameo

HEY PUMPKIN HALLOWEEN WHIMSY CARDS | with Guest Designer Jenn Shurkus

Hey Everyone I’m back! Jenn Shurkus here from Creative Chick Co.  and a self-proclaimed Doodlebug Addict. I love everything they release and was so excited to be invited to guest design. I have another two cards to share with you where I had a lot of fun mixing a bunch of products from the new Hey Pumpkin release! 

I started by stamping out the cat in a pumpkin tote image and the ghost from the Hey Pumpkin Doodle Stamps and coloring them in with Copic markers which are alcohol-based markers (sharing below the specific markers I used). I die-cut it out with the coordinating Doodle Cuts.

For the first card, I started by water coloring a purple background using Distress Watercolor Pencils, and Distress Watercolor Cardstock. I dried this background, and then trimmed this it down to 4” x 5.25”.  I matted it onto a piece of patterned paper from the Hey Pumpkin 6x6 paper pad. 

For the sentiments, I chose a few speech bubble die-cuts from the Hey Pumpkin Chit Chat Ephemera Pack. I also white embossed “Happy” from the Hey Pumpkin stamp set onto black cardstock. Whenever I do ANY embossing, I prep the surface using the Cottontail Embossing Powder Tool. I also like to use a white pigment ink when I am embossing with white embossing powder. 

Next, I die-cut the “Halloween” word included in the Hey Pumpkin coordinating Doodle Cuts several times out of black cardstock, and once out of black sparkle cardstock. I adhered them stacked together with wet glue. 

I added some Prisma Glitter to the highlights of the pumpkin with a Sakura Quickie Glue Pen. I also added some Sakura Black Glaze Pen to the eyes of the cat, and the eyes and mouth to the pumpkin. 

I added the sentiments, pumpkin and speech bubbles to the card with black foam squares. I then sprinkled a few stars I cut out with the Hey Pumpkin Doodle Cuts out of black sparkle cardstock. Lastly, I added a puffy bat from the Puffy Icons Sticker sheet.

 

For the second card I trimmed down the Homespun 12x12 Acetate sheet to 4.25” x 5.5”. I also die-cut a stitched frame out of black sparkle cardstock. I used wet adhesive to adhere the frame to the front of the acetate panel. 

I then ink blended a background onto a piece of Distress White Heavystock with the following Distress Inks: Mustard Seed, Festive Berries, Wilted Violet. Next, I splattered some “stars” with Gansai Tambi Starry Colors palette. 

I flipped the framed acetate panel over, and added 2 layers of foam strips around all four sides. I then sprinkled some Hey Pumpkin Halloween Night Shakers into the space. I also added some iridescent sequins. I then peeled the backer paper off the foam strips and adhered the ink blended background to them creating a shaker front. 

I added some Prisma Glitter to the highlights on the ghost, and “BOO” banner with a Sakura Quickie Glue Pen. I added some Sakura Black Glaze Pen to the heart and star in the speech bubbles. 

I chose a sentiment banner and some speech bubbles out of the Hey Pumpkin Chit Chat Ephemera Pack. 

I added the sentiment banner to the card front with wet glue. I added the ghost and speech bubbles with black foam squares. 

I sprinkled some candy stickers from the Puffy Icons Sticker sheet, and some stars from the October Sky Shape Sprinkles. Lastly I added some glossy accents to the glasses on the ghost. 

I am sharing the swatches of the Copic colors I used to color the images above so you can easily recreate them with the coloring medium you choose.  If you would like to learn more about coloring with Copic markers or alcohol-based markers, be sure to check out my Copic 101 online class, which includes a workbook! 

If these cards have inspired you to create with your Doodlebug Halloween stash I would love to see what you create! Be sure to tag me on social media!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Hey Pumpkin Collection

Hey Pumpkin Doodle Stamps & Doodle Cuts

Homespun 12x12 Acetate sheet

 OTHER

Copic Markers

Black Ink Pad (alcohol marker friendly)

Distress White Heavystock

Distress Watercolor Cardstock

Distress Inks ( mustard seed, festive berries, wilted violet)

Distress Watercolor Pencils

Gansai Tambi Starry Colors Palette

Glossy Accents

Black Sparkle Cardstock

Black Cardstock

Stitched Rectangle Frame dies

Prisma Glitter

Sakura Quickie Glue Pen

Sakura Black Glaze Pen

Black foam squares

Blender Brushes

Trimmer

Dot Runner

Glue Tube

Misti

Small Acrylic Block

Paint brush

HEY PUMPKIN LET'S PARTY MINI ALBUM | with Conny

Hey Crafty Friends, It's Conny here with the Hey Pumpkin Collection, featuring an album ready to be filled with fun memories. Let's do some prep before we get started. Here, you can find everything you need to build the base and inside pages.

Let's get started! First, you will start with the chipboard covers and spine by wrapping them with black cardstock. Here's what you'll need:- (2) Chipboard pieces measuring 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches - (1) Chipboard piece measuring 8 1/4 x 2 inches- (2) Black Cardstock pieces measuring 7 x 9 3/4 inches for the covers- (1) Black Cardstock piece measuring 3 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches for the spine. Position your chipboards in the middle of the papers, leaving approximately 3/4 of an inch of space around the chipboard. Apply a small amount of glue or double-sided tape, then miter the corners and wrap all three chipboards.

To bind the album, you will need (1) Black Cardstock piece measuring 5 x 8 1/8 inches. Score it at 1 1/2 and 3 1/2 inches. Place the spine in the middle. After placing the wrapped chipboard spine in the middle of this piece, you will end up with 1.5 inches on both sides, which is where you will adhere your front cover and back cover to the spine. I used double-sided tape and liquid glue, leaving about 1/8 of an inch from the spine. Place your covers on both sides of the hinges - make sure that they are in the order of front cover, spine, and then back cover.

Let's move on to the inside of the album to cover the chipboard.- (2) Inside Covers: 5 3/8 x 8 1/8 inches Papers: Moonlight Magic, Plaid It's Halloween- (1) For the spine: 1 7/8 x 8 1/8 inches - Peek-a-Boo Paper. The album's front cover features a waterfall cascading down the pages. (7) 5 x 3 1/4 inches - Score at 1/2 - Waterfall. Apply glue to the 1/2" scored part and stack the pages under each other. I matted the pages using a few papers from the collection. Let's move on to the spine pages. You will need 3 pages of black cardstock measuring 10 1/2 x 8 inches, scored at 5 x 5 1/2 inches. Adhere the pages to the spine one after another, leaving about 1/8 inch between the pages. They all have a 1/2 inch spine, and the pages are 5 x 8 inches after they have been glued to the base. You will end up with six pages. I matted the pages to 4 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches.

To embellish the cover page, I used the Hey Pumpkin paper and one of the shaker tags I created on my last project using Hey Pumpkin. You can find the blog post here .

The pages can hold 2x2, 3x4, 4x6 photos, and even larger photos. It's all up to you how you like to decorate the pages. Thank you so much for stopping by. 

Happy Haunting. Xo Conny!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Hey Pumpkin Collection
Heavyweight Acetate
Beetle Black Cardstock
Hey Pumpkin Assortment Cards & Envelopes

Other Products

Foam Adhesive
Chipboard
Black Tulle

HEY PUMPKIN COORDINATING CARDS & ENVELOPES MINI ALBUM | with Jen

Happy Halloween! I love finding new ways to use the Doodlebug Card and Envelope packs. Today I used one of my 5x7 acrylic albums and the cards and envelopes to make a simple album.

On the cover I used one of the cute Hey Pumpkin Bits and Pieces. There are several images in that set that are mirrored, making them perfect for acrylic and acetate.

Inside I used several card to make flaps and interactive elements. I decorated with the Hey Pumpkin Icon stickers. I also used an envelope to make a fun place to tuck tickets or wristbands from the corn maze or haunted house! On the envelope I used the Good Spirits Doodle Cuts die set to make a little night scene. I cut the tree so that it's split where the envelope opens.

On one card I used a Chunky Brad in Beetle Black with the little View master piece from the Bits and Pieces to make it turn. I decorated it with Mini Icon stickers and Puffy Icon spiders.

I have a full process video on how to use the cards and envelopes and how to decorate an acrylic album here.

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Hey Pumpkin Collection
Hey Pumpkin Cards and Envelopes
Good Spirits Doodle Cuts Die
Doodlebug Chunky Brads Beetle Black

OTHER

5x7 Acrylic Album

HEY PUMPKIN COUNTDOWN CALENDAR | With Traci

Hi crafty friends! Traci here and today, I'm sharing a fun project that I made for October. I put a holiday spin on a Christmas tradition by making a Halloween advent calendar with the new Hey Pumpkin Collection and the House Advent Calendar. My grandlittles and I love this fall holiday, so I thought it would be fun to count down the days until they can wear their costumes and eat way too many sweets!

This calendar is a great way to celebrate Halloween a little bit each day. With 24 drawers that measure 2 1/4" x 2 1/4", they're a perfect size for small surprises. The house is approx. 15" x 16" and made of heavy white chipboard so, it's a colorful holiday decor piece that can be used year after year.

To decorate it, I started by covering the sides in 12x12 pattern papers. I used the Halloween Haul print on the roof and down the sides. Then, I covered the chimney in the pretty pink Boo-Tiful Bouquet.

Next, was the triangular space at the top. I filled it with stickers from the Hey Pumpkin Shadowbox Insert Kit. I love these. This one has witches, pumpkins, candies, spiders, and all sorts of cuteness! Plus they have enamel shape sprinkles that add shine and dimension.

In the center, I added the adorable Pumpkin Patch Doodle-pops. This little black cat and pumpkin are just too cute. And for sparkle, I threw in some mini jewels from the Halloween Assortment. I love this fun collage!

For the drawers, I covered each one in a fab-boo-lous print from the 6x6 paper pad. I used a 1 1/2" scallop circle punch, a 1 1/4" circle punch, and black and white card stock to create the circular shapes. Next, I added lots of cute mini icon stickers and dates with numbers from the Alphabet Soup puffy stickers. 

Since there are only 24 drawers and there are 30 days leading up to Halloween, I added 2 dates to each of the drawers in the last row. I mean ... there must be a surprise for every day! 😉

As the final touch, I trimmed out the front and the chimney with some Chunky Doodle Twine in beetle black. 

For another idea, check out my Christmas version of this advent calendar where I used the wonderful Gingerbread Kisses Collection.

This was such a fun project. It's a great activity to do with your family and it looks amazing sitting out for Halloween. The new Hey Pumpkin Collection and the House Advent Calendar are just spook-tacular! 🧡

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Hey Pumpkin Collection

 House Advent Calendar 

Chunky Twine in Beetle Black

Alphabet Soup Puffy Stickers 

HEY PUMPKIN HALLOWEEN NIGHT LAYOUT | with Erica

Hey friends! Erica here sharing a 12x12 layout using the new and adorable Hey Pumpkin collection. 

I started with a cut file that I cut out with some Beetle Black textured cardstock with my Silhouette Cameo. I backed the file with papers from the Hey Pumpkin 6x6 paper pad and the 12x12 Hey Pumpkin coordinating cardstock pack.

Once the cut file was backed I popped it up with some foam adhesive. For my layout base I used a lily white textured cardstock trimmed down to 11.25 square and matted it onto some beetle black textured cardstock to help it pop. Next I added the 12x12 boo-tiful bouquet paper mat.

I used one of my favorite background stamps to create splatter around the layout to add a little something behind the cut file. Next I adhered the cutfile to my layout and then added my photos. For my title I picked two chit chat words and adhered them under my photos.

I wanted to keep it simple on the embellishments so I added a few puffy icon stickers around the Halloween Wreath. I also wanted to use a couple of the adorable puffy ghost stickers so I added them around the title.

I love how the layout turned out using the Hey Pumpkin collection! Thanks so much for stopping by the Doodlebug Blog today!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Hey Pumpkin Collection

Hey Pumpkin Coordinating Textured Cardstock

OTHER

Hallo-Wreath Cut File

Splatter Stamp