Free Halloween Cake Topper
We had a great Halloween birthday party for my 13 year old this year and I decorated the cake with my watercolor designs. They are really easy to print and cut! And I am sharing them with you for free! See the steps below and scroll down for the TWO free downloads.
First, you will want some supplies that are maybe all in your home already!
8.5 x 11 inch cardstock that is at least 100 lb
A home printer or a print shop
Heavy duty scissors
Skewer sticks
Halloween colored washi tape (I used purple)
Just in case you don’t have those skewers laying around you can use the link below to purchase some long ones that are great for cutting to the exact height you want. And this set of HalIoween washi tapes are just adorable. Also this cardstock is the perfect choice. I do receive commission if you use any of the links on my page. Thank you for your support.
First, you are going to print up these free cute images. Make sure that you set your printer to cardstock and full color. Pop in that 100lb cardstock.
There are 13 images in these two free printables. I used all of them on these two cakes except for the last bat. I love that none of the images are scary. It is more of a fun, playful vibe that is great for a kid or family friendly party. The images include several watercolor ghosts with hints of yellow and purple that really make them pop! My favorite image is the spider web with the tiny not scary spider. Then there are two banner buntings that are all watercolored Halloween colors. The bunting is cute and festive. It really makes the cake stand out. There is a cute purple candy with a swirl. Then an orange watercolor pumpkin illustration. Finally, there is a witch hat and broom with a lively look to them.
Once the designs are printed, cut carefully around all the images that you will use. There are different sizes of the designs to fit any cake size. Pick just a few or fill up your cake with all of them!
I then figured out what height I wanted all of the pieces to be at. I wanted some tall ones in the back and some short ones in the front, so I cut the skewers down to the size I wanted. I just broke them. But you could use a fine saw to make the cuts look better.
Then I adhered the images to the skewers with the washi tape on the back side of the image. The banner I used the tape to wrap around the skewer and the end of the banner at the same time. It held very well. Then you just stick those into the cake!!! I did press some into the frosting in the front. I didn’t have them there that long so they did fine.