Hey there Halloween peeps! Dress up mini bubbles with my custom Mini Bubble Holder. The detailed tutorial below will have you crafting simple shelf inserts to raise the bubbles up and hold them upright in place securely. Tailor the cardstock and patterned paper to coordinate with the color of the bubble wands and you have a speedy make with ordinary craft supplies. Let’s get started!
cutting & scoring guide
| Paper Dimensions | Score Short Side | Score Long Side | ||||
| 2¼” x 11″ Pumpkin Pie cardstock base | 3¾” & 4¼” | |||||
| 2¼”x 5″ Pumpkin Pie cardstock for shelves | 1″, 1½”, 3½” & 4″ | |||||
| 2″ x 3⅜” Spooky Sweet patterned paper for upper | ||||||
| 2″ x 3⅝” Spooky Sweet patterned paper for bottom |
step by step instructions
Cut the smaller strip of scored Paper Pumpkin cardstock in half at 2½”, creating two equal pieces. Fold and burnish on the scorelines. Place one of the pieces on a self-healing cutting mat and using a blade (like an exacto knife), cut an ‘X’ in the middle with one leg running from one score line to the other and the other approximately the same length in the opposite direction. Turn over and fold back each triangle, creating an opening about ½” in diameter. Check that the mini bubble holder will fit inside the opening, remove it, and set both aside.
Fold and burnish all other scorelines. Ink the sentiment from the Sweet Halloween stamp set in Tuxedo Black Memento ink and stamp at the top of the lighter Spooky Sweet patterned paper strip. Ink and stamp the stars image and stamp randomly down the same paper and on the darker patterned paper strip. Adhere the two strips on the Pumpkin Pie cardstock strip as shown.
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putting it all together
Add adhesive to the back side of the Pumpkin Pie platform WITHOUT the opening. Position inside the folded base, lining up the sides and the bottom edge with the scoreline. Press to adhere.
Next, add adhesive to the back side of the Pumpkin Pie piece WITH the opening. Position about ¼” below the upper patterned paper, lining up the sides and press to adhere.
Then add liquid glue to the front side of the bottom platform, fold up the holder making sure the sides align and press to adhere. Adjust as necessary to square up the bottom.
And lastly, add liquid glue to the front side of the top piece with the opening and press the front of the holder to adhere, lining up the sides.
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decorating the mini bubble holder
Fussy cut the bat from the patterned paper and adhere to the front bottom section of the holder. Punch out the die cut from the patterned paper pack and adhere with Stampin’ Dimensionals slightly over the bat image.
Insert the mini bubbles into the opening, and there you have it — a customized Mini Bubble Holder! I’ve made several versions to match the emblem and color of the bubble toppers, see below. I’ve swapped out the Pumpkin Pie cardstock for Basic Black, used different stamp images and added embellishments like Holographic Sparkle Dots or Low Profile Sparkle Dots. All patterned paper and die cuts are from the Spooky Sweet DSP pack.
I’ve put together a YouTube video tutorial as well – check it out over on my channel.
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