Today we’ll be working with the Halloween Spooky Pockets digital from Pink Monarch Prints.
It’s only a little creepy — which is good for me. I am not a fan of the super-creepy Halloween stuff. So this is a perfect digital for me.
I’ve downloaded and printed all the pages onto 110# card stock. I like the Pen + Gear brand (from Walmart) card stock for all my ephemera.
Supply List
For this project, you’ll need:
printed images
scissors
paper trimmer (optional)
Vintage Photo distress oxide and applicator
small scraps of fabric from your stash
small scraps of paper from your stash
glue (I’m using Elmer’s Glue-All)
sewing machine with black thread (optional)
Creating the Spooky Halloween Pockets
Here’s the first spooky Halloween pocket I put together. The digital download comes with the background piece, a pocket and three tags to tuck into the pocket.
I sewed around the edge of the tags and added some bits and bobs as topper for two of the tags.
The pocket was carefully glued to the background piece and then sewed in place — taking extra care to keep my needle away from the glue!
The “OCTOBER’ label came from another digital I purchased on Etsy. It’s simply glued to the pocket.
I left the tails of my thread extra-long on purpose. I think it helps give a little extra spookiness to the project.
Another Pocket-full of Tags
This version of the pocket + tags is very similar to my first one. I used dark thread and sewed around the perimeter of the tags using both straight and zig-zag stitches. I found a small red-bordered label, folded it in half and sewed it to the top of one of the tags. For the other, I had a small scrap of paper in my stash box, tore it and folded it in half. Then, zig-zag stitched it to the top of the tag.
I think they look great!
With all that was going on with the pocket, I chose NOT to add any ephemera there.
Spooky Halloween Pocket and Tags No. 3
My third pocket-full-of-tags includes a bit of fabric scrap from a bed sheet I got at the thrift store a LONG time ago. I used paper scraps for the tag-toppers.
Of course, all the tags have been edged with Vintage Photo distress oxide from Ranger. You could also use Black Soot and it would look great too!
I chose to allow the owl to be the focal point on the pocket — so I didn’t add any ephemera there.
Again, the long thread-tails look good on this one.
My Final Spooky Halloween Pocket and Tag
My last project continues with the sewing machine used to outline all the tags (and the background piece). Thread adds such a huge dimension to projects. I highly recommend it!
And yes, the pocket was glued and sewed down around the edge.
A scrap of dark green paper was used as one tag-topper. \
One tag has no topper. And that’s okay!
The last tag has a bit of muslin sewed at the top.
I also used a strip of muslin on the pocket and glue a fold-over of paper to create a tiny ‘booklet’ next to masked lady. I think it looks good!
So, what do you think? Easy right? Just a bit of glue, some thread and a few pieces of scraps and this project came together with ease.
Add a comment below to let me know your thoughts. Or if you have questions.