Halloween Treat Card
Halloween is ALL about the candy so why not incorporate it into a card? Using a few simple supplies {that I am sure you have laying around the house!}, you can easily create these fun Halloween treat cards.
MATERIALS
- Digital Kit – Spook Ville Designer Kit by Mary Koegelenberg
- Thin cardboard box
- clear applesauce or fruit cup container {make sure it has a small lip at the top}
- black ink
- double sided tape
- clear glue {I used Quick Grip}
- baker’s twine
- black spray paint
Cut out 2 pieces of cardboard roughly 6.5 x 5 inches. For the front of the card {first piece of cardboard}, you will need to cut a hole slightly smaller than the size of your fruit container towards the bottom of the cardboard piece {leave at least 3/4 inch at the bottom of the cardboard}.
I found that most containers were about 2 inches in diameter so you will need your hole just a little smaller than this. You want the container to fit snugly in you hour hole so that the lip of the container will not fit through the hole.
For the back of the card (second piece of cardboard), you can vary the size of your hole depending on the size of the candy you are using. My hole is approximately 1.5 inches in diameter but you may want to go a little smaller or larger. Just ensure that this hole is CENTERED in the middle of the hole from the front of the card.
Once my holes were cut, I spray painted black paint over the written side of the cardboard to speed the process up a bit. You could also just use regular paint or cover your cardboard entirely with paper.
Print out the papers and embellishments that you would like to use to decorate your card. I chose to decorate only the front of my card but you could do the back as well. I inked the borders of all of my papers with black ink for some added definition.
Once you have decorated the front of the card, attach the fruit container by gluing the underside of the rim to the back of the cardboard.
Using double sided tape along both sides and the bottom of your card, attach the two cardboard pieces together. Make sure that you do not use tape along the top of these pieces
Now you need to create the orange card insert. This is what will cover the hole to keep the candy contained. My insert measures approximately 3.5 x 7 inches.
Remember that this needs to be narrow enough to slide up and down within your card. I added the gimme candy tab and some bakers twine to the top of mine. You can also write a greeting on this if you choose.
Slide the insert into the card and you are done! When you are ready for a little treat, just slide the insert up to open up the hole in the back of the card. You do not need to remove it all the way.
Now go enjoy some treats and don’t forget to share them with your friends!
Other Articles by Jennifer:
- Candy Cane Hot Chocolate - December 12th, 2011
- NOEL Banner - November 23rd, 2011
