Hey Pumpkin Haunted House Mini Album: Make Your Own Halloween Keepsake or It's Done For You!

Every Halloween leaves us with a few pictures we absolutely love. The little one proudly showing off a costume. The family standing beside their freshly carved pumpkins. That enormous candy haul spread across the living room floor. And, of course, the picture where someone is making a face that deserves its very own scrapbook page.

But once the costumes are packed away and the last good piece of candy disappears, those photos often stay right where we took them: on our phones.

Let’s give those memories a home with a few friendly ghosts and pumpkins for company!

My Hey Pumpkin Haunted House Mini Album brings together playful Halloween designs, interactive pages, and places to preserve your favorite photos and stories. You can choose the finished, Done For You mini album, or enjoy making your own with my 20-page CREATE WITH ME digital tutorial.

The tutorial includes full-color pictures, a complete list of the supplies I used, and page-by-page instructions to help you follow along at your own craft table.

Whether you love the making or simply want a beautiful place for your memories, there’s a way to enjoy this little haunted house.

See my flip through video HERE.

A Little Haunted House with Plenty of Personality

I created this album using the Doodlebug Home Sweet Home Chipboard Album and the Doodlebug Design Hey Pumpkin collection. The house-shaped base sets the scene before you even turn a page.

The cover has the details you would hope to find on a tiny Halloween house: windows, a welcoming pink door, decorative roof trim, and cheerful seasonal characters. Layered elements add dimension, making the front feel like a little scene you can hold in your hands.

Inside, the coordinating patterned papers, colorful cardstock, and playful embellishments carry that same personality throughout the album. Pumpkins, ghosts, cats, witches, candy, and Halloween greetings give each page something fun to discover.

There’s plenty of traditional Halloween color, with pink and green adding an extra playful touch. It’s the kind of Halloween style that makes you smile as you turn the pages.

If your favorite seasonal decorations lean toward cute ghosts and happy pumpkins, this album will fit right in.

Open, Flip, Tuck, and Shake

One of my favorite parts of making mini albums is including features that invite you to explore. A page can hold a photo, but it can also open to reveal another memory or offer a little pocket for a handwritten story.

The Hey Pumpkin Haunted House Mini Album includes a flip-up, a fold-out, pockets with removable pieces, and a double-sided shaker window.

The inside-cover flip-up opens to reveal photo mats tucked beneath the decorated front. It gives the page an extra layer of interest and creates a sweet little reveal when someone looks through the album.

The fold-out offers another opportunity to place related pictures together. Imagine a costume photo on one panel and a picture from the evening’s festivities beside it. Opening the feature brings those moments together.

The pockets hold removable photo mats and tags. These pieces are lovely places for small photos, names, dates, or a few lines about the celebration.

Then there’s the shaker window. Give the page a gentle shake and watch the little pieces move. Because sometimes a memory album deserves a little wiggle along with its stories!

These details make looking through the album part of the fun.

What Memories Could You Keep Inside?

Halloween gives us so many little stories worth remembering, and they don’t all happen on October 31.

Your album could celebrate a visit to the pumpkin patch, an afternoon carving pumpkins, a school costume parade, or a family Halloween party. You might include pictures of your porch decorations, your pets in costume, or the treats you made together.

A few favorite moments from the season can tell a wonderful story.

You could dedicate the album to one Halloween and capture everything from choosing costumes to sorting candy at the end of the night. Another option is to bring together favorite Halloween photos from several years.

Imagine turning the pages and seeing how your children’s costumes change or discovering that someone has been making the same pumpkin-carving face for a decade.

The photos you choose don’t need to be professional. A slightly blurry picture can still bring back the sound of laughter, the excitement of the evening, or the personality of someone you love.

Choose the moments you want to revisit. That’s what makes an album meaningful.

Love to Craft? Create Your Own with My 20-Page Tutorial

If you looked at this album and thought, “I would love to make that,” I created something especially for you.

The Hey Pumpkin Haunted House Mini Album CREATE WITH ME digital tutorial guides you through the project one page at a time.

The finished tutorial is 20 pages and includes:

• Full-color pictures to reference as you work.

• A complete list of the supplies I used to create the album.

• Page-by-page instructions for building and decorating the project.

• Cutting and scoring measurements within the relevant instructions.

• Guidance for the album’s interactive features.

I want you to be able to sit down, find the page you’re working on, and have useful information in front of you.

You can read through the project first, gather your materials, and then work through the album at a pace that suits you. Make a little progress during a quiet afternoon or return to it across several crafting sessions.

There’s something satisfying about watching a collection of paper, cardstock, and embellishments become a finished memory book.

Full-Color Pictures You Can Refer to Along the Way

When I’m following a crafting project, I appreciate being able to see what I’m working toward.

Written directions explain the steps, while pictures help show how those steps come together. That’s why full-color pictures are an important part of this tutorial.

As you work, you can refer to the photos to see the arrangement of patterned papers, the placement of photo mats, and the way decorative elements come together on a page.

For interactive features, having a visual reference is especially helpful. You can look at the finished design while working through the instructions for a pocket, flip-up, or fold-out.

The pictures also help you keep track of the album’s overall style as you move from one page to the next.

Instead of trying to hold every detail in your head, you have something to return to when you need a closer look. Read the step, check the picture, and keep creating.

That little bit of visual reassurance can make time at the craft table more enjoyable.

A Complete Supply List to Help You Get Organized

Before the first piece of paper gets cut, it helps to know what the project uses.

The tutorial includes the full list of supplies I used to make my Hey Pumpkin Haunted House Mini Album. That includes the album base, patterned papers, cardstock, coordinating decorative elements, dies, adhesives, and other tools and materials.

You can use the list to check your craft stash, make a shopping list, and organize your workspace before you begin.

Perhaps you already have some of the products waiting for their moment to shine. We all have a few supplies that have been “waiting for the perfect project,” don’t we?

Having the list gives you a clear starting point. You can see what went into my version and make informed decisions about preparing your own materials.

The tutorial is a digital instructional product. Physical supplies and tools are purchased separately, so reviewing the supply list is part of getting ready to create.

Gathering everything first can help you spend more of your crafting session enjoying the project.

Follow the Project One Page at a Time

An interactive album can look like a lot when you see the finished project all at once. There are decorated pages, layered mats, removable pieces, and features that open in different directions.

That’s why I’ve organized the tutorial around working through the album page by page.

The instructions for each interactive feature stay with the page where that feature belongs. When you reach a pocket page, its construction is part of that page’s directions. When you work on a fold-out, the relevant instructions are there with it.

This keeps the project focused on the piece in front of you.

You can take your time with a step, refer to the pictures, and check how a feature opens before moving ahead. Cutting and scoring measurements appear where they’re needed, helping you connect each piece with its purpose.

My goal with CREATE WITH ME tutorials is to bring a little of that “Stacie is right here helping me” feeling to your craft table.

You bring your supplies and creativity; I’ll provide the project guidance.

Short on Crafting Time? Choose the Done For You Album

Maybe you love the finished album, but making one doesn’t fit into your schedule right now.

That’s exactly why I offer Done For You memory books.

With the finished Hey Pumpkin Haunted House Mini Album, the designing, cutting, assembly, and decorating have already been completed. You get to enjoy choosing your photographs and adding the stories you want to remember.

For busy women and moms, this can make memory keeping feel much more approachable. You don’t have to plan page layouts or gather a collection of coordinating papers before you begin.

Start by choosing a few favorite photos. Look through the album, decide where you would like them to go, and add your own personal touches.

The finished album also makes a thoughtful gift for someone who loves Halloween or enjoys celebrating family traditions.

It’s handmade, full of playful details, and ready to become personal through the memories placed inside.

[Shop the Done For You Hey Pumpkin Haunted House Mini Album →]

Add a Few Words to Bring the Pictures to Life

Photos show us what a moment looked like. A few words can help us remember what it felt like.

You don’t need a long paragraph for every picture. A name, a date, or one funny detail can make a page more meaningful.

Try answering a few simple questions:

• Who chose the costumes this year?

• What was the favorite candy?

• Which pumpkin design caused the most laughter?

• What did someone say that you never want to forget?

• Which Halloween tradition do you hope to repeat?

You could write something as short as, “She insisted the dog needed a costume, too.”

That one sentence may bring the whole afternoon back.

The removable tags and photo mats give you opportunities to include these little stories alongside your pictures. Let your own voice show through. Years from now, familiar words and funny details can be just as precious as the photographs.

Choose the Experience That Fits You

Both options begin with the same idea: giving your Halloween memories a special place to live.

Choose the Done For You mini album if you want the finished handmade project, ready for your photos and journaling.

Choose the CREATE WITH ME digital tutorial if you want to enjoy making the album yourself, with 20 pages of guidance, full-color pictures, and the complete list of supplies used.

If you’ve been saving a collection of Halloween photos for “someday,” this could be a lovely reason to choose a few and get started.

And if you’ve been looking for a seasonal project that lets you play with colorful paper, dimensional decorations, and interactive features, I would love for you to create along with me.

Shop the 20-Page Hey Pumpkin Digital Tutorial → HERE

Shop the Finished Hey Pumpkin Mini Album → HERE

Let’s give those costume photos, pumpkin-patch smiles, and candy-filled memories a little haunted house of their own.

Much Love,
Stacie
Fords Unique Creations

Beautifully Crafted. Meaningfully Remembered.