Great Value for Valentines!

I made up a few these little Valentine treats with our Valentine Treat Bundle special. Such a super cool, easy treat to make - and what an unbeatable price! For $5.95, you get the cute Happy Valentine's Day stamp and you get 50 cello bags!! Wish these were around a "few" years ago when my own kids handed out Valentines! 

And there are so many cool treats you fit in the tall skinny cellos - licorice, tootsie rolls, Sixlets, Candy Corn, M & M's, Skittles - even pencils!

 

Here's a closer look! I got the layering idea from a sample on Stampin' Connection. I love using the Two Tags die for the background. It just gives it a little something more! And I added some Pool Party Baker's Twine - everything just needs some kind of ribbon or tie!

It's not too early to start thinking about those Valentine ideas!!

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie B

Re-Make of a Fun Treat!

I wanted to make a few little treats today. So instead of re-inventing the wheel, I used an idea I had done last year (click HERE to see!). But I just changed up the stamps and colors.

 

And my color scheme came from the candy treat I put inside! Gotta have your inspiration from somewhere :) - And they are Dove (yum!) sea salt caramel (yum!) inside dark chocolate (yum!).

So to make these candies have enough room (they are a little thicker than the Andes mints from my original idea), I scored the front flap 3/8" from the pre-scored center score line on the tag. Then they fit inside just right.

 

That little front flap tucks under the scallop circle layers.  And lookie how cute the little 'thanks so much' (from the Tiny Tags set) is when you punch it out using the Little Labels punch pack! - Cute, but very tiny!!

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie B

"Ghoul Friend" Hand Sanitizer Tutorial

Here's the cool hand sanitizer treat I made yesterday.  And here's the tutorial on how to make it!

You start with a 2-1/2" x 8-1/2" piece of card stock folded in half.  Lay it on the Two Tags die, with the folded edge just before the bottom edge.

Here's a closer look of where the fold line should be.
 

After it's die cut, score a line across the bottom edge at 1/2".
 

Then, lining the score line up with the edge of your large scallop punch, punch out an oval.  Try to keep the punch centered! 

 

On the inside back part punch two 1/8" holes in the center, about where the scallops start. (This will hold the 'neck' of your hand sanitizer bottle)

 

Feed a 9" piece of ribbon through the holes you just made.
 

Use one Dimensional to hold the bottle to the back of the card stock piece.
 

Create your scallop layers and glue/dimensional them together.
 

Glue the scallop layers to the front.  Then use your Crop-A-Dile (I know it's retired now, but it still works the best to punch through all those layers!) and punch the larger size (I think 3/16") hole in the bottom edge.

 

Feed through the ribbon ends, around the bottle and into the front hole you just made.  My hint for tying: make a knot, with the tails going top and bottom, and turn the pattern so it's facing down.

Then when you fold over, pull through the ribbon bringing the pattern side back to the front.  Other part of the hint: Hold one end of the ribbon, and pull the other - it helps make the knot a little neater in the middle.

 

Fold the ribbon in half and cut to create the 'fishtail' ends.
 

And - Tah Dah!!  Pretty easy!!  I especially like that the base of it isn't a lot of work, and really takes hardly any card stock.  The rest is scrap sized pieces too!  It's only when you decided to make a boatload of them that it takes a lot of card stock :)

Hope you have fun making some!  

Thanks for stopping by, 

Julie B

For My 'Ghoul' Friends!

I'm getting ready for some "Ghoul Friends" to come over and do some Halloween stamping tomorrow - and I decided to give them each a little gift!  So don't tell if you know any of them, but this is what I made :)

I thought these Bath and Body Works hand sanitizers were perfect with the "Ghoul Friend" title on them when I saw them!  And I know I've seen a few different cute ways to dress them up.  But since I'm making a bunch I had to figure a cute, but not too time-consuming, way to package them up.

 

I used the Two Tags die (with a little special trick) to make the base of it, and then easy circle punches.  And I added our cute Striped Satin Ribbon to help hold the bottle inside!

I'll be making up some more of these later today, and I'll make a quick picture tutorial.  So if you want to know how to make one, check back tonight or maybe tomorrow morning.

And, boy, I think Stampin' Up! demonstrators should really get a kick-back from Bath and Body Works for showing how cute we can make their product, huh?!

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie B

Stand-Up Lollipop Treat - and tutorial!

I saw this adorable lollipop idea somewhere last week, and I've been searching again and again to see where I originally saw it! Not sure if it was Pinterest or Stampin' Connection? (If you've seen it and know who inspired me, please let me know!)

Anyway, I'm always excited to use my Big Shot Dies to make fun little treats. So when I saw the original, I knew I wanted to make my own, with a Valentine twist!

Here's the side view of it, so you can see how perfect the Tootsie Pop fits in there! I used a Mini Glue Dot to hold the top of it in place. And I love how you can make a perfect little stand-up treat with a Tootsie Pop!

You start with a piece of 2 1/4" x 8 1/2" of Poppy Parade, folded in half. You lay the folded edge about 1/4" down from the straight edge of the scalloped tag (on the Two Tags Big Shot Die).

After opening up the tag piece flat, lay the center scored line on 1 3/4" and score it.

Then turn the piece around and lay the center score line at 2 1/4" and score again.

Then punch a 1/8" circle on the center of the score line you just made.

Lastly, fold up the sections, with the hole at the top for the lollipop stick to fit through. Once you put the lollipop through, you'll 'Dimensional' the front scallops together. Then add your scallop circle with all the circle punched layers. Mine were done with the PS I Love You set!


Hope you have all your Valentine treats ready! If not, you have this last weekend to finish them up - and this is a super quick and easy one!


Thanks for stopping by,


Julie

Tag with A Little Something!

I found these super cute little Lindor Truffle packages, and thought they'd be a cute quick gift for some of my co-workers. They're definitely just a "little something," but they're so cute. The package has 3 truffles in it, and they were just $1. I have to admit (cause I'm sure you want to know) that I got them at Walmart. I'm usually a Target shopper, but they do have some good things at Walmart. I just know when to go there - only first thing in the AM, before work, and only on a weekday. Otherwise, I just don't do Walmart :) Not to be snobby, it's just a little crazy during the day - and slow annoying lines to get out!

So, anyway, I didn't want to do too much to them. I will be making a few of them so I wanted to keep it simple!

So I made a tag with the Two Tags die, and added some "details!" I used the Scallop Circle punch and Red Glimmer Paper, then I used the 1 3/8" circle punch with a stamp from the Pines and Poinsettias set. I love that little image! And I was going to use a to/from stamp on the tag, but then I found this Christmas stamp in the Delightful Dozen set - luuuuvv it!! And love how it fits on the tag! - Not much room to put a 'to and from' now, but that's ok - it'll be a quick 'from Julie B!'

And my favorite part - the little clothespin with the bow to hold it together! (and we'll see how many little bows I can get done?!) - Love those clothespins, and it was 'needed' to hold the tag on - Perfect!


Well, I better get busy making some more tags!


Thanks for stopping by,


Julie

A Treat that's Snow Much Fun!

This is a quick little treat I made, and I was inspired by one of my own projects from last Spring (click here). Since I found the Andes Peppermints - and I loved this project, I re-vamped it into a Christmas version!

And I love the Pool Party with Real Red. It's kind of a retro-look to me, but also kind of a fresh look, I think! And, especially paired with the Snow Much Fun set - I love the look even more!

So here's the Andes mints inside :) - You thought the green ones were yummy? You gotta try these Peppermint ones for the season!!


Thanks for stopping by,


Julie

PS - There are directions on the original post here for making it!