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A Haunted Halloween Surprise Box by Kristin Batsel!
Filed under Art Projects, Back in Stock, Giveaways, Halloween, Kristin Batsel, Newsletters, Sale
Design Team Member Kristin Batsel is back with another wonderful Halloween project! (“Back” cuz she made 3 little Halloween shrines featured in last Sunday’s newsletter.)
I love this mash-up of the Double Explosion Box from the July kit with this month’s Halloween theme!
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Here’s some text from Kristin’s blog post:
I don’t know about you, but if someone gave me a beautifully wrapped little gift that had a tag proclaiming it “haunted”, I might think twice about opening it up. It’s so tempting, though. I do love Halloween, and look how fun that bow is… [Psst.. see below for another photo showing the box all closed up.]
But beware! This is not an ordinary box, it’s an exploding box straight from Alpha Stamps. Once you lift the lid, the sides of the box slowly open, and you see exactly what’s doing the haunting.
Yikes! It appears to be a forgotten cemetery, and one of the grave’s occupants seems to be clawing his way up from underground. I cut those hands off of an unfortunate plastic skeleton.
The chipboard tombstones were painted in mottled black, grey and white acrylic paints, and then embellishments were added: a silver medal flower on the cross, some rub on scrolly lines and a painted RIP on the rounded stone, and a silver skull charm, also painted, on the pointed headstone. Some tiny bats, cut out of a chipboard border, fly overhead. A spooky skull has also made an appearance.
Read more in Kristin’s blog post. And/or see her supply list (plus check below in the Giveaway for another photo and a special drawing prize)!
New Halloween Goodies!
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Tons of Dresden Trims Back in Stock!
Hooray for the Halloween Essentials Giveaway!
Here’s that promised photo showing Kristin’s Haunted Halloween Surprise Box all closed up (and decorated so fancy)!
There’s a special Giveaway today: one of the Vintage Halloween Collector’s Essential Kits! The 12×12 plaid scrapbook paper in it is very close to the plaid Kristin used on her box.
AND this kit is HUGE:
– 8 sheets of double-sided 12″ x 12″ cardstock paper plus 4 sheets of double-sided element pieces on cardstock (not pre-cut) (so 12 sheets of 12″ x 12″ cardstock),
– one roll of 15mm wide washi tape,
– one 12″ x 12″ sheet with 55 cardstock stickers,
– one set of “bits & pieces die cuts” (65 pieces) and
– one 6″ x 12″ sheet of chipboard stickers (37 pieces).
More photos are on the Vintage Halloween Collector’s Essential Kit page.
BONUS: just cuz I love them so much: I’m also including one of the new Black Ouija Board Planchette Pendants!
To enter the Halloween Essentials Giveaway drawing all you have to do is leave a comment BELOW on this blog post TODAY or TOMORROW (the deadline is 11:59 pm PST, Monday Night, September 10, 2018).
Don’t forget to leave your (hello!) correct email address, too, so I can contact the winner; your email address does not need to be made public. Note: I’m offering free shipping, too, but only within the USA. International shipping will still apply.
Please be patient! Spammers try to post crap here a lot so comments are moderated. So if you don’t see your post in the comments section, be patient and check back in a few hours before re-posting it, please!
After midnight, I’ll randomly pick the winner (via Random.org).
Hey, who won the Nature’s Anthology Giveaway from Thursday’s newsletter? That would be Rebecca R! Congrats! Check your email for info.
How awesome. I’m loving the new Halloween goodies
Such unique items!~!
The little Ouija Board is adorable. I love Halloween and would love the chance to win.
Rhe wrapped box is so pretty, love it! And the wonderful surprise inside is awesome!
Love the way she wrapped the box!
Love that little Ouija board planchette!
Oh! I LOVE exploding boxes. This would be so much fun!!!
WOW! I love everything about this project. Great Halloween project and spooky graveyard.
I love the box and especially love Halloween
OMG THAT IS SO WONDERFUL. I would put it with my cemetery project. It would fit perfect.
Halloween exploding box awesome idea.
that is the perfect idea for a little cloche. Thank you.
Spooktacular! Gruesomely divine!
I love this Halloween project! I think I would turn the exploding box into a Witch’s Ball.
Alpha Stamps had a Witches Ball ATC swap a few years back and I love that theme! Happy Halloween everyone!
Sharon
That is so cute I would love make one!
Spooktacular planchet!
This is the coolest thing ever!
My favorite time of year- The projects are cute and creepie.
This is really cute. Loves the goodies.
I love the box! Halloween decorations are the best. I make some every year and send to my sisters and nieces.
My favorite holiday…what a treat these boxes are…can’t wait to try this technique…thanks for sharing!
Wow – awesome project ! xx
Such an awesome box!! Love it!!
Love the Ouija planchet. 🙂
the surprise box is so cute! AND it’s time for Halloween!! 🙂
Love the Halloween exploding box! Perfect addition to my Halloween
Stash!!
What a fun box! I love all the tiny Halloween goodies!
OMG, the box is fantastic! But I am crazy about the pendant too!
I Love this box!!I have been searching all month for Halloween papers seems this year all the paper companies seemed to have forgotten Halloween this year. So sad…This is just what I need to make to cheer me up!!
I am so in awe of the creativity in your posts!!!! Big hug to all the artists, cat
OMG what an amazing giveaway! Halloween is my fav hope I win! That pendant is to die for!
Love the planchette, love the box. Inspires me to do a tarot reader’s box for my tarot table at parties.
Awesome giveaway ❤️
What a fun Halloween scene! Love Kristin’s project! Halloween is my favorite papercrafting occasion!
Halloween is so much fun! Lots of great inspiration!
Love the creativity. Love Halloween! Love to win!
This surprise box looks like a lot of fun to make. I love Halloween🎃
Love the Oujia board planchette and the resin tombstones! Kristin did an amazing job making her Halloween surprise box! It is wrapped up so beautifully! So many little details to See! TFS!
Congratulations to Rebecca on winning the last giveaway! Enjoy!
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I have to admit that I was not in love with the explosion boxes….until NOW. This box is so awesome, I now have to make one! Great inspiration.
Love the Halloween stuff…wanna make a Halloween explosion box!
WOW! I’ll love Halloween!!
Thanks for a chance to win this beautiful kit!
I love Halloween so much, my living room is done in Halloween all year long! Yes, I would love all this Halloween stuff!
Thank you so much guys! Im so excited! 🙂 Its so nice and generous of you to do these wonderful and inspiring give-aways! I am truly so Grateful! Thank You! I love the Ouija charm! So cool!
Loving all the new Halloween!
I love Halloween!
I would love to win this as halloween is my favorite holiday and I love surprise boxes….
The Halloween paper collection is Awsome!
The Halloween box is soooo neat. Wish I had seen it before my Granddaughter’s B-Day
next week. I love Halloween.
This is so cute?!!!! I love Halloween!
I love exploding boxes! Think of all you could make with this amazing kit of Halloween paper goodies…my mind is exploding
Exploding boxes and Halloween! What a fun project!
Love Halloween! What a fantastic exploding box and creepy center!
Hooray for Halloween! What a great use of the exploding box!
Love, love, love he Halloween box!
Halloween!!! YAY!!!
I always think that Summer is my favorite season, but when Fall comes I love everything about it- especially Halloween. What a delightful project!
I love all these ideas and wonder why I can never come up with anything this creative.
All I can say is “WOW” what a giveaway.
This will make one lucky person very happy.
Gorgeous! I wish I were as creative as all these designers! The only way for me to be successful with creativity is to buy a kit and follow instructions!
How cute is this. Love all the Halloween items, it is my favorite holiday!!!
Such an amazing project! Loving those leaves and looking forward to ours in Michigan being that color!
love making these kinds of little graveyards. fun fun fun
Absolutely love the surprise Halloween box!! Perfect gift
“I LOVE” exploding boxes. This would be so much fun to make. What a great idea.
Congrats Rebecca! Love the Halloween kit goodies and the great explosion project. Thank you for one of my favorite give aways this year.
Halloween delight! the box is such a fun way to surprise. Would love to win this!
HELLO
Halloween has always been one of my favorite fun times!
Love all the goodies
This is awesome!
I absolutely love Halloween!! I think I might just start keeping some of my Halloween decorations out all year. This exploding box is going to be one of them. I just love the ribbon!
Loving the Halloween goodies, such cute ideas!
I love all of the Halloween goodies. Can’t wait to get started on my ‘spooky’ projects.
What a great Halloween “gift!” Love the project, especially the skeleton trying to escape!
Great box love the hands coming up. Also love the giveaway-fantastic paper collection.
How fun!
Ohhhhhh! Halloween! It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
Love making explosion boxes. This is the first Halloween one that I have seen and Love it.
I’ve never made an explosion box. What a great way to start!
I love everything. Those day of the dead buttons could really dress up a cardigan. so cool
I love Halloween! This explosion box is amazing! I have never done one, but am now thinking I may have to try a Halloween one.
Oooooooo I’d make little surprise boxes for my four grand babies when they come to haunt! And yes…I’d include candy! Adorable
Love it!! I can think of so many cool projects with these images and pages!
Halloween projects get my creative juices flowing
WOW! What a great giveaway! I’m a huge Halloween fan and this box of goodies is a dream come true. Thank you for the opportunity!
Love cemeteries…so peaceful!
Luv the Hlwn surprise box & new Ouija planchette.
Love the Halloween paper! Looking for a Fall project to use with my exploding boxes. This one would be a real treat (pun intended)!
Wow! Love it!
Trick or treat…
pick me! pick me!
The Black Ouija Board Planchette Pendant is purrrfect for a Halloween swap I’m in! Love it all!!