Heart's Delight Cards: quickie gift

Saturday, November 5, 2016

Cutie Patootie Snowmen!

Here's an idea I've seen all over on Pinterest. These adorable snowmen are made from three Hershey's Nuggets and are the perfect little gift for coworkers, or for stocking stuffers! I made a bunch of these for my school teacher daughter to give to her colleagues, as well as some for my stamping friends, and to share with some special people at OnStage today.

They really aren't difficult to make. The three white paper strips are 1-1/8" x 3" and you stamp the face from the snowman in the middle of one strip first. Use a Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker to ink just the face part of the snowman. It's easy to see where you will stamp since it's a photopolymer set. Color the nose (Peekaboo Peach used here) and wrap firmly around the nugget. I used Tear & Tape to secure the end.

Stamp the hat in Basic Black, the scarf in Cherry Cobbler, apply ink to the holly berry cluster with Cucumber Crush and Cherry Cobbler markers and stamp. Cut out with coordinating dies and adhere with liquid glue.

Wrap the other two nuggets the same way and glue the black buttons (1/4" circle punch) with liquid glue.

The tray they rest in is a piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock 1-3/4" x 4", scored at 3/8" on both long sides. Fold up the sides, put the nuggets in, slide in a pretzel bag, and tie with baker's twine.

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Almost Forgot to Post Today!

Yikes! I nearly missed my NaBloPoMo challenge. November is National Blog Posting Month, and the challenge over at Stampin' Addicts is to post something new every day. I got so busy with other stuff (spelled L-I-F-E, or more commonly known as - the conspiracy to keep me from my stamp cave), I almost forgot to upload this card!

I've been a Starbucks fan for a while (gotta love that "motivation in a cup"), and now they have these adorable little portable packets of instant coffee, called Via. Now, before you gag and wretch and run for the door, let me tell you, I feel the same way about regular instant coffee, but this is so different, you'd NEVER know it was instant if nobody told you! Yes, it's that good! I love being able to make just one quick cup without dragging out the coffee beans, grinder, filter, etc. Yep, call me lazy..... Anyhoo, it comes in Italian Roast (very strong), and Columbian (not quite as strong). The directions say to mix it in 8 oz. hot water, but believe me, 16 oz. is a lot more like it (and I like my coffee strong!).

So, I designed this little gift/coffee/tea bag/cocoa packet holder. It's a regular A2 card size. I cut the card base from a half sheet of 12x12 textured CS, added the DSP, and since I didn't have any coffee-themed stamps (gasp!), I made my own mug using SU's three oval punches. Clever, 'eh?

Edited to add: Click HERE for the punchy cup tutorial.

Stamps: Sanded (109294), To You & Yours (111706 - retired)

Cardstock: Whisper White textured (108693), Kraft (102125), Real Red (102482), Chocolate Chip (102128), Vellum Paper (101839)

Designer Paper: Christmas Cocoa Specialty Designer Series Paper (116770)

Inks: Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad (115657), VersaMark pad (102283)

Accessories/Tools: Small Oval Punch (107304), Large Oval Punch (107305), Wide Oval Punch (112082), Designer Label Punch 107590), Modern Label Punch (116630), Word Window Punch (105090), White Stampin' Emboss Powder (109132), Heat Tool (100005), Real Red Playground Designer Button (116313), Big Shot Die-Cut Machine (113439), swirl die, Paper Cutter (104152)