Here are some ideas to use with carbon paper and tag board. I wanted to share this in case anyone else finds themself in a similar situation and needs some kind of Halloween prop making fix.

Last year my Halloween fund was empty before Halloween so I had no money to buy any new supplies or any fun new stuff. I used up all the supplies I had around the house to make a few new props last year for the yard haunt. I usually work on props through the winter but I didn't have any supplies left for props for this year. I did have some carbon paper and tag board though. I decided to make cut-outs of future tombstones. I drew the designs on the tag board and cut them out. Now when I finally do get some styrofoam all I'll have to do is trace the tombstone on the foam. And then I can paint the tag board gray and use the cut-outs as indoor tombstone decorations.

For the epitaphs, I printed out letters of different sized and styles of fonts on the computer. I put carbon paper between the printouts and tag board and traced them onto the tag board. Then I cut out the letters with a razor knife. Now I have stencils to trace onto the tombstones when I get some made.