Mickey Layout by Ashley Neu


Monday, October 7, 2024

Hi friends! It’s Ashley Neu here for the Paige Evans Cut File Design Team to share my next layout using the Tricks & Treats collection and two cut files! Because this layout is going in my daughter’s album who is wearing the Minnie Mouse costume in the photos, I used the Mickey Head for Stitching Cut File paired with the Spiderweb from the 13 Halloween Cut Files to give a spooky feel!
After cutting the Mickey Head for Stitching Cut File from Paper 11, I adhered it on to white cardstock. I used some embroidery floss that matched fairly close and did a running stitch. A tip for you if you want to save on both time and embroidery floss: adhere your photos down before stitching so you don’t have to stitch where those photos are. Because I wanted this Mickey to look more like a spooky Minnie Mouse, I added the Spiderweb and a bow that I made out of Paper 7. My title came from the Puffy Phrase Thickers and the embellishments came from the Cardstock Stickers, Floral Die Cuts and Ephemera Die Cuts. To bedazzle the spiderweb, I added a handful of the Enamel Dots. The floral Washi Tape is so pretty so I added it to the top and bottom of my layout with little stitched “X’s” made with embroidery floss. My favorite part of this layout is the little spider that is on top of the bow! Thank you so much for stopping by Paige’s blog today and have a wonderful day!
SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, stickers, die cuts, embellishments: TRICKS & TREATS; white cardstock; Cut files: Mickey Head for Stitching and Spiderweb from the 13 Halloween Cut Files by Paige Evans

Candy Corn Wreath Layout by Yui Oku


Saturday, October 5, 2024

Hi everyone! It’s Yui Oku here sharing a layout using Paige's new Tricks & Treats collection and her Candy Corn Wreath from the 20 Halloween Cut Files!
First, I thought it might be better to make traditional colored candy corn: white, orange, and yellow. But I found cute colorful candy corn in the Floral Die Cuts that are white, orange & purple and yellow, light orange & orange! I decided to make mine in those same colors. I used a mix of colors of cardstock and Paper 3 to back the Candy Corn Wreath which was cut from black cardstock. I put the backed Candy Corn Wreath on Paper 1 with foam squares. After adding my colorful Halloween photo, I embellished with pieces from the Ephemera Die Cuts and Floral Die Cuts. I hope you are inspired to try the Candy Corn Wreath from the 20 Halloween Cut Files and check out Paige's Tricks & Treats collection!
SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, stickers, die cuts: TRICKS & TREATS; black cardstock; Cut file: Candy Corn Wreath from the 20 Halloween Cut Files by Paige Evans

Halloween Porch Layout by Valerie Bisson


Thursday, October 3, 2024

Valerie Bisson here today and I’m so happy to be back sharing a new Halloween layout with you featuring the Spiderweb Frame and Porch from Paige's 20 Halloween Cut Files, all paired with her new Tricks & Treats collection!
Both the Spiderweb Frame and Porch cut files were cut from black cardstock. For the Spiderweb Frame I shrunk it down to 6 inches and cut it apart into 4 pieces, one for each corner of my page, then topped them with silver paint splatters on a white cardstock background. Next onto the Porch cut file, I backed it with several different patterned papers from Tricks & Treats. The cut files did all the heavy lifting in this layout so just a few embellishments sprinkled throughout including pieces from the Cardstock Stickers, Enamel Dots, Mini Puffy Stickers, Ephemera Die Cuts, Floral Die Cuts, and Puffy Phrase Thickers. I hope you have spooktacular time creating with Tricks & Treats and Halloween Cut Files!
SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, stickers, die cuts, embellishments: TRICKS & TREATS; black cardstock; white cardstock; Cut files: Spiderweb Frame and Porch from Paige's 20 Halloween Cut Files by Paige Evans

Trick or Treat Layout by Sophie Delorme


Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Hello friends! It's Sophie Delorme with you today and I am so excited to share my very first layout made with Paige's Tricks & Treats collection along with her Bat Border from the 13 Halloween Cut Files!
I cut the Bat Border from white cardstock and used several ink colors from my stash to paint the bats. I adhered them to their center only to make sure that their wings would be curled up a little bit. I hand stitched the borders of the cut file with white thread to add texture. I used a photo of my two labradors Fiona and Farine trick or treating on a past Halloween! I embellished around the photo with Ephemera Die Cuts and Floral Die Cuts and used the Puffy Phrase Thickers for my title. On the bottom of the page, I selected a few strips of Washi Tape and a strip from Paper 7 to ground everything. Oh gosh this was fun to make! I love the color scheme of the Tricks & Treats collection so much! Be sure to check out the 13 Halloween Cut Files!
SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, die cuts, stickers, embellishments: TRICKS & TREATS; white cardstock; Cut file: Bat Border from the 13 Halloween Cut Files by Paige Evans

October 2023 Mini Album by Paige Evans


Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Halloween is my favorite holiday and I love documenting all of our spooktacular traditions in a 4x4 mini album throughout October!
🎃👻🕸🕷🍬👹🧟☻😈🦇👽🤡🍭💀⚰🧡♡🖤🕸️🔮🧛🌙🧙‍♀️🕯🍫☠️👺👾👀🐲
Be sure to check out my virtual class for this mini album HERE!
I have been making these October 4x4 mini albums since 2012 and you can find my previous albums blog posts here:
2012 // 2013 // 2014 // 2015 // 2016 // 2017 // 2018 // 2019 // 2020 // 2021 // 2022 // 2023
I have a playlist of all my October Mini Album Flip Throughs HERE.
Here is a video flipping through my finished October 2023 Mini Album:
This year marks 12 years of documenting our Octobers in 4x4 mini albums!
Here are some ideas for documenting your October festivities:
This was the first time I did a Halloween-themed kit & class so those who also love spooky things could make an album too! The kit sold out in about 2 hours which has never happened to me before! These are my people :) You can still purchase virtual access to my class HERE. 
This was also the very first sequin album collaboration with Gi DeMello in Brazil. When she reached out to me and said she can make a custom 4x4 sequin mini album I said HECK YES! Even though I already had a 4x4 black mini album planned for the base, this was a huge upgrade. Since then, we have made probably close to 40 sequin albums together.
For the intro video for my class I got dressed up as a witch :)
Here are pics of the finished album:
And that's my album in a nutshell! Let me know if you have any questions!
Be sure to check out my virtual class for this mini album HERE!

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