Category Archives: Candy

Last Minute Halloween Treat Ideas!

These Halloween treat ideas may be from years past, but they still work! Use your current paper and things or use your old retired things you are hoarding! 🙂 The trick or treaters won’t care!

Halloween Candy Bars

This is one of my favorite ideas and simple enough to do. Just wrap a chocolate bar in designer paper! Maybe add some ribbon or a tag if you are making it for someone special. You can use any size of candy bar!

Triangle Halloween Treat Box WIth Ghosts

These triangle boxes are so easy to make and I have made them for lots of occasions! Read my blog post HERE with directions.

Cute Halloween Treats

I always love making treats with chocolate nuggets! Just cut a strip of cardstock at 1 3/4″ x 5 1/2″. Score the paper at 2 1/4″ and 3 1/4″. This makes a little space so it will sit flat and so it will hold a nugget inside. OR just cover nuggets with strips of designer paper and put in a bag or box! A 1″ x 3″ strip should do it!

Witch's Boot with Candy

This witch’s book has been quite a favorite! Save a toilet paper roll or a paper towel roll and cut it down, wrap with designer paper, and add the triangular boot bottom! It’s easier than it looks. Directions on this blog post HERE.

Halloween Witch Trick or Treat Candy Treat Box

Nothing wrong with just making a little box or bag out of designer paper or cardstock and decorating it for Halloween! This one is from five years ago but you can update it easily! Read the blog post HERE.

Those are just a few ideas to spark your creativity for parties or trick or treaters Monday night! Have fun!

Christmas Candy Cane Card

Christmas Candy Cane Card

As long as I still had the paper, stamps, and dies out from yesterday’s card I decided to make another card design with all those materials. As I looked through the Sweetest Christmas Designer Series Paper, I liked this small candy cane print with this little red and white print on the backside of a candy cane stripe and that’s how this Christmas Candy Cane Card was born!

The card base is Real Red. I cut the two pieces of the designer paper to overlap a little bit. I intended to use Real Red Ribbon across the seam but I glued the paper down to the card base before I put the ribbon across. So the next best thing, maybe even better, was to use a strip of the Real Red Glimmer Paper! It really makes it festive!

To decorate the card, I die-cut one of the candy canes on the Sweetest Christmas Designer Paper from the Candy Cane Dies. You can cut it out with Paper Snips if you don’t have the dies. However, you can purchase the Sweet Candy Canes Bundle with the stamp set & dies and save 10% over buying them separately. I popped up the candy cane with Stampin’ Dimensionals and tied on a bow with the Real Red Ribbon in the Real Red and Garden Green Ribbon Combo Pack. Then I used some diecuts of leaves, Gold Foil and Garden Green, using the Christmas Banner Dies. You can decorate the candy cane as much or as little as you like.

The greeting is in the Sweet Candy Canes Stamp Set. I used the oval die in the All That Dies to cut it out. I think it fits perfectly along the glimmer band. For a finishing touch, I added two of the Adhesive-Backed Seasonal Sequins in green. They come in four different colors.

This would be a relatively easy card to make multiples of because it’s mostly designer paper. The candy cane is easy enough to cut out by hand or die-cut and the extra greenery, whether gold foil or green doesn’t need to be stamped, just diecut. Only the greeting is stamped. Even if you don’t make lots of multiples, you could make 5-10 of this same card, and little by little as you make new Christmas cards you will end up with enough to mail out to lots of friends and family!

You can get by making this card with just the package of the Sweetest Christmas Designer Series Paper, the Real Red & White Glimmer Paper, some ribbon, and a Christmas greeting (which we all have in our stash!) plus some die-cut leaves (and if you have any die cuts, you probably have some leaves or sprigs or a punch!). This Christmas Candy Cane Card is really a basic card design with two different patterns of designer paper top and bottom, a focal point, and a greeting. Here you can see some cards from a few years ago with the two patterns of designer paper and a greeting. Easy peasy!

Cup of Tea Teabag Holder

This Cup of Tea Teabag Holder is really an old project I have made many times through the years, but the Tea Boutique Suite Collection is perfect for it! As you will see, this little card opens up to be more than a card! It is a card but holds a teabag inside in a side pocket.

When you open the card, there is a decorated panel on the left on which you can write a message and on the right is space for a teabag or if you wanted, a piece of chocolate or another treat!

It’s really very easy to make one of these holders. Start with a piece of cardstock 11″ x 3 1/2″. I used one of the new In Colors, Sweet Sorbet. Score this strip of cardstock at 3 1/2″, 7″, and 7 1/2″. Crease all the folds. On the third section on the right, cut that piece on a diagonal as you see in the photo below. When you fold that diagonal over, that will make the pocket to hold the teabag.

Tea Bag Holder scoring

Now all you have to do is decorate the teabag holder however you like for the occasion.

For the cover of the teabag holder, I added a layer of Basic White, cut at 3 1/4″ x 3 1/4″ with a layer of the Tea Boutique 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper, cut at 3″ x 3″. The white helps the designer paper and the teacup stand out better.

The teacup is diecut from a floral pattern of the Tea Boutique Paper with the Teacup Dies. It reminds me of many old teacups I have from my grandmother. She used to have a tier table full of teacups and saucers that oddly enough, she said my grandpa brought home from birthday parties as favors! Then there is also a collection of handpainted teacups that my grandpa’s sister painted when my grandparents got married.

But back to making the teabag holder – the greeting is in the Cup of Tea Stamp Set. I wanted to use it because it was small enough to fit in the space. With the stamp set and dies, you can stamp and cut out the lemon slice, the little hearts, and even the tag on the teabag. There are two teabag dies so you could layer them, but the word “enjoy” only fits on the larger tag but I didn’t want that large of a tag on this project, so I just cut it down smaller by hand. I added a small piece of white baker’s twine to look like it is attached to the teabag inside the cup brewing tea.

On the inside panel, I just used another pattern in the Tea Boutique Designer paper, and added a small piece of Basic White on which to write a message or sign your name. I didn’t want to cover up much of that cute paper so I made it smaller than a regular layer.

To make the diagonal pouch on the right side, I used a piece of Tear & Tape just on the bottom of the diagonal. I also cut a piece of the designer paper in a 3 1/4″ square and then diagonally cut it to layer on the pouch.

This is really a fun project to make. The extra scoring in the center leaves space for the thickness of the teabag of candy, whatever you put in there. The only thing I forgot to do was put ribbon around the whole thing to tie it closed. You would likely adhere it underneath the layers so that it would tie on the side to hold it closed. But it’s okay as is, really. If it is presented in an envelope, it’s not going to fall open anyway until the person opens it themselves! There are no mistakes in stamping!

Easter Bunny Treat Basket

Easter Bunny Treat Basket

I was asked to make two Easter treat baskets for two little boys. I had kind of a normal little basket idea with a handle (made of cardstock, of course, not a real basket! but when I got home, I saw one of my Easter decorations on my fireplace mantel that I made years ago. I just copied myself and made these two Easter Bunny Treat Baskets! Plenty of room to put some chocolate candy and other treats inside!

To make these baskets, I pulled out a lot of my retired Stampin’ Up! products! The main thing I used was the Sizzix Scallop Envelope Die, I think it is called. It was one of those first dies we had with our Big Shot, the black thick platform kind of die with the cutting blades inside the die. I cut four pieces, cut off one tab on one side of the envelope piece, laid them side by side, adhered them together, and folded in the bottom flaps to form the basket. So if you have been die-cutting for a long time, you may have this die. We could make a lot more things than just an envelope with this die. The bunny on the back of the basket is simply a sketched bunny shape. There may be a template somewhere online. I traced the one I’d already made on my basket. The bunny feet on the front of the basket are made with the retired large oval punch, the 1″ circle punch, and some smaller punched circles. There were several punches I had that could make those, like the Owl Punch and the Gingerbread Man Punch (not sure that’s the correct name). For the ears, I punched oval shapes but you could color them in with a marker. The face can just be drawn in or just small circle punches for the eyes, a small heart, or a circle for the nose. Add a little blush to the cheeks! Draw on some whiskers or use some crinkled strips of paper or this crinkled shred that I happened to have.

If you do not have the Scallop Envelope Die, just make some little kind of square box. Just take a square piece of paper, score it like a tic tac toe board, fold and crease, then cut the flaps at the bottom and the top down to the horizontal scoreline. Fold in all the sides to form a box.

There are so many ways to make bunnies, too! If you are uncomfortable drawing a bunny like mine and cutting it out, just use some circle or heart shapes to put one together! Use dies or cut freehand.

Since these were boy bunnies, I tied bows and attached them to the bunny chins rather than on their ears! You could also make kind of a paper necktie if you wanted! Just have fun with the project! Nothing has to be perfect!

Here is my original bunny I made a few years back I guess!

Easter Bunny Treat Basket Pink

If you need one more Easter idea, this Easter Bunny Treat Basket might be just the thing to inspire you!

HAPPY EASTER!

Some Last-Minute Easter Ideas For You

In case you are looking for some last-minute Easter ideas, here are a few I made in the past! Maybe it’s something different than what we’re all seeing right now or maybe you have these older stamp sets and products. Just pull them out and start creating! Or update with your current products! It’s all fun! Just click on the title to go to the blog post.

Springtime Joy Lamb Easter Card

Springtime Joy Lamb Easter Card

Easy Easter Candy Treats

Easy Easter Candy Treats

Garden Lane Easter Bunny Card

Garden Lane Easter Bunny Card

Welcome Easter Yellow Chick Card

Welcome Easter Yellow Chick Card

Chocolate Bunny Easter Joke

Chocolate Bunny Easter Joke

Easy Easter Folded Candy Holders

Easy Easter Folded Candy Holders

Make an Easy Paper Easter Basket

Three Easy Paper Easter Baskets

Easter Basket of Flowers Card on a Basket Weave Background

Easter Basket of Flowers Card

Happy Easter! Lattice Easter Cross Card

Lattice Easter Cross Card

Playful Pals Easter Bunny Pyramid Treat Box

Playful Pals Easter Bunny Pyramid Treat Box

Well, that’s probably more ideas than you need but it was fun for me going down Easter Memory Lane! So many cards and treats over many years and seeing them always brings back wonderful memories because stamping is always so much fun! If you need more or different ideas, just select Easter in the Categories drop-down box under the catalogs.

HAPPY EASTER!

Expressions in Ink Easter Baskets

Expressions in Ink Easter Baskets

Easter will be here soon, less than a month now, so you might be thinking about making some little Easter decorations such as these Expressions in Ink Easter Baskets. These little baskets are super easy, you have probably made them before. After you make them with designer paper or cardstock, just decorate and embellish however you like.

I had the idea to make these Easter baskets a little “fancy” by using the Expressions in Ink Specialty Designer Series Paper. I love the watercolored look of all the designs on the paper plus the gold foil accents on some of the papers. It is incredibly beautiful paper! If you want a sturdier basket I would suggest making the basket with cardstock, maybe even the Basic White Thick Cardstock, and then adhering designer paper on the cardstock to decorate. My baskets are just made with designer paper and then the inside is also gorgeous!

To make the basket, cut a piece of paper at 6″ x 6″ and score like a tic-tac-toe board. Score at 2″ and 4″, then turn the paper and score again at 2″ and 4″. Cut up on the two vertical score lines up to the horizontal score line. Do the same on the opposite side. See the photo below. Cut a handle of about 8 1/2″ x 1/2″.

Score and Cutting on Easter Basket

Here’s how to fold the sides in and how to overlap them. If you want to round the corners, you can do that with and corner rounder punch you have or the current Detailed Trio Punch. The photo below from a couple of years ago shows how I folded the sides. You can mostly eyeball where they go or make a pencil mark on the inside of the basket at the 1″ mark since each section is 2″ wide and you can use that mark as a guide to see how far in the sides should go to be even. Use a brad on each side or just some decent glue to hold the basket together.

Easy Paper Easter Basket Assembled

On the basket I made on the left side with gold stripes, I die cut the flower out of a piece of the designer paper using the Artistic Dies. It didn’t match exactly but it was pretty close and looked fine. Then I also cut out some leaves with the greenish portions of the designer paper.

On the green basket, I simply cut out the flower and leaves by hand. It doesn’t have to be exact because the flowers are so “flowy” anyway, there isn’t an exact image line. On both baskets, I popped the flowers up with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

If you don’t have “Easter grass”, you can make some but cutting narrow strips of green cardstock and then running it through a Paper Crimper if you have one (mine is from long ago when I first started stamping) or just crush and crumble it in your own hands and that will work too! In the other basket, I found a piece of green tissue paper and just wadded that up in the bottom of the basket.

The fabric-covered egg in each basket is handmade from @sewafineseam on Instagram that I purchased last year!

Here are some other Easter baskets made three years ago if you need more ideas!

It’s time to start making Easter cards, treats, decorations, and these little Easter baskets would serve as a treat or a decoration for your home or your Easter dinner table. Have fun making some! Bet you can’t make just one!

Sweet Little Boxes For Valentine’s Day

Sweet Little Boxes For Valentine's Day

Be sure to not overlook these cute boxes in the Spring Mini Catalog that I used on this Sweet Little Boxes For Valentine’s Day. These boxes are great because they are food safe and come scored and even have adhesive strips on the sides of the box! All you have to do is fold on the score lines, pull the paper strip off the adhesive (like Tear & Tape), and adhere the sides of the box. Just one end opens. Then decorate!! They store flat, of course, until you need them.

Sweet Little Boxes Flat

It would be great to keep a stash of these boxes on hand because they can be decorated for any occasion. Just add some candy treats, tea bags, small tags or cards, a small gift, whatever fits! Right now we are thinking of Valentine’s Day treats but these could be for Halloween or birthdays or Easter!

On this box, I just wrapped around a piece of designer paper, the cute Sweet Talk Designer Series Paper. First I just wrapped the paper around and creased it with my fingers on each edge of the box. Then I took it off and folded it on those creased lines making sure the paper stayed straight. You could also score it with your Paper Trimmer but I didn’t find that necessary. You just don’t want to measure first and then score without wrapping around the box or it might turn out to be too tight of a fit. My paper was cut at 3 3/8″ x 7″. That wrapped around with enough margin to place Stampin’ Seal Adhesive on the overlapping edge.

You could use any of the pretty patterns in the Sweet Talk Designer Paper. I chose this one with the lines of little hearts. I die cut the tag shape in the Sweet Hearts Dies from Basic White cardstock. I wanted it to show up a little better, so I adhered the Basic White tag onto Real Red cardstock and simply cut around with Paper Snips following the shape. It doesn’t have to be perfect!

From another sheet of the Sweet Talk paper with the candy prints, I cut out the heart-shaped lollipop and a couple of the small candies. I wouldn’t do this if I was making multiples of the box! It would be a little too tedious! But I loved the candy sheet of paper and wanted to use it as decorations on my box! I glued those flat onto the tag and then popped the tag up with Stampin’ Dimensionals®. I tied a small red bow with the Real Red Faux Linen Ribbon and adhered that to the top of the tag with Mini Glue Dots.

You could just add a heart and a greeting to make a simple decoration. There are so many ways to decorate these boxes and it is so easy to do! Order several packs and keep them on hand whether you are making Sweet Little Boxes For Valentine’s Day or other occasions!

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Chocolate Santa in the Chimney

Chocolate Santa in the Chimney

I made this Chocolate Santa in the Chimney late last night but couldn’t resist posting it today in case anyone sees it and can use it over the holiday! My friend I texted last night said it was “too cute”! I copied it from Melanie, @sternenglanzpapierzauber, a Demonstrator (I assume) in Germany. She didn’t have directions but I figured it out! All you have to do is make (or use) a box and stick a chocolate Santa inside!

My Santa is a Lindt chocolate Santa and a decent size, not really small. You could use a smaller Santa, just make the box smaller.

I started with Real Red cardstock 5 1/2″ x 10 1/2″. Score at 3″, 5″, 8″ and 10″. Turn the paper longways to score the bottom flaps at 1 3/4″. Just like we do on most boxes and bags, cut those flaps on the score lines up to the score line going across. Cut off the tiniest 1/2″ section. Crease well, see how it goes together, then glue that 1/2″ flap to the other side. Fold in the flaps and apply adhesive. I like to stick my bone folder inside and rub to really adhere the bottom flaps together.

For the white fur part at the top, I cut a 2″ x 11″ strip of Basic White and then just cut it curvy freehand! You may have a die to use as Melanie did on hers. The only thing is you want the ends to match in width so that when you get to the back of the chimney where they meet up, you don’t want one narrow and one wider (If you want it perfect!). I applied adhesive and placed the middle of the strip in the center of the chimney on the front and wrapped the ends around the sides and to the back. Since I was copying, I just punched out a Gold Foil star with a retired punch (you can use a die) and adhered that to the white.

For the belt, I cut a 3/4″ x 11″ strip of Basic Black and adhered it the same way as the white above. Just use your fingers to crease on the edges to make a tight fit rather than trying to score and having it not fit right.

For the belt buckle, I cut a 1″ x 1″ piece of Gold Foil, adhered that, then adhered a 3/4″ x 3/4″ piece of Basic Black in the center to look like the belt going through the buckle.

It’s just that easy! I suppose you could even emboss the Real Red cardstock to look like brick or some other texture. You could even omit the white fur and belt and make it look really like a chimney and maybe add a greeting to the front. Whatever you like!

Growing up, Christmas Eve was really my favorite day because my family opened presents at our house on Christmas Eve with my grandparents and maybe other visiting relatives, maybe going to church before or after. Then on Christmas Day we would go to my grandma’s house, who hadn’t hauled her presents to our house, and have Christmas dinner at her house then open presents from her. Of course, Santa came to our house on Christmas morning! What is better than being a young child and having Santa come??!!! My mother would often”apologize” on Christmas Eve that my parents couldn’t buy us more than one or two gifts on Christmas Eve because they didn’t have the money! But Santa always came through!! LOL!

I hope you have a wonderful Christmas Eve!

Wrapped Christmas Candy Bars

Wrapped_Christmas_Candy_Bars

Christmas is getting close! If you need some fun candy treats or stocking stuffers, here is a fun and easy idea! Just decorate some candy bars with your craft supplies like these Wrapped Christmas Candy Bars. You can use any size candy bars you have, big or little!

These candy bars I used are just regular size Hershey Bars. It’s a great way to use up some scraps of designer paper you have around. You could use cardstock and layer with designer paper or stamp on cardstock! Whatever you want! It’s so fun to make these you barely need to think about it!

The paper sizes all depend on your candy bar size, of course. I found 5 1/4″ wide worked well on these candy bars. Then I just wrapped the designer paper around the bar and adhered the overlapping ends.

The top candy bar in the photo uses the Tidings of Christmas 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper. I was going to put one solid green tree in the center but I notice the other side of the paper was pretty so I punched three trees with the Pine Tree Punch and added some gems to the solid trees.

The middle candy bar uses the Penguin Playmates Designer Paper that was available during Sale-A-Bration. It’s such cute paper and you probably have some. I kind of picked the characters I wanted on the center of the candy bar and cut the paper to fit. Then I just tied some Soft Succulent 3/8″ Open Weave Ribbon around each end because I didn’t want to cover up the center image of the paper!

The third candy bar is wrapped with a piece of the Gingerbread & Peppermint 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (retired). Since there wasn’t much space and I was keeping these super easy, I just cut a strip of another pattern of the paper to get the ornaments and bell images for the center of the candy bar.

You could think of tons of ways to decorate candy bars for Christmas or other occasions. Here is a post from 2014 with candy bars decorated for Christmas! These are really fun and cute!

You still have time to make some candy treats for Christmas, for stockings, party favors, or table settings. Make them into place cards if you are having people for dinner! They are really fun so enjoy!

Gifts Galore Treat Packages November 2021 Paper Pumpkin

Paper Pumpkin Kit November 2021 contents

Yesterday I was able to take some time to work on my Gifts Galore Treat Packages in the November 2021 Paper Pumpkin Kit. This is really a super cute kit with so many fun ways to use the supplies in the kit. Of course, it is designed to make these nine double-sided treat packages that hold a cello bag inside filled with whatever kind of treats you put in the bag! But if you wanted to, you could make twice the number of treat packages by just using one image on the front of the little box instead of on both sides. You could make cards instead of treat packages. You could use them for scrapbook pages. These are just adorable images!

In this kit, the contents included little boxes to fold up to put in between the two cutout images. These are very easy to put together with the included Tear & Tape adhesive. Then just adhere the cutout images to the front and back of the little box. The kit also included printed cello bags for the treats.

There are tags to stamp with a greeting and attached to the package with a little paper clip and a twine bow. Such a cute stamp set as well included in the kit!

Paper Pumpkin November 2021 Kit Treat Packages

I don’t know why the snowman has a green nose, but I plan to fix that! It’s still cute but I don’t know why the carrot nose is green! I’ll just cut a nose out of Pumpkin Pie orange cardstock and replace it. I may add some rhinestones or jewels to the Christmas tree.

I usually like to make part of the Paper Pumpkin Kits are designed, and then I sometimes like to look and see what alternate ideas are out there that I might want to try or copy. This kit was particularly easy to make!

I don’t know if there will be any extra full kits or refills available for purchase in the Online Store, but if you are interested, you have to subscribe to Paper Pumpkin and then you will be eligible to purchase extras or refills, if any are available. You can choose any month to skip if you don’t want an upcoming month’s kit. And all the kits are guaranteed by Stampin’ Up! No risk and no obligation! Give yourself the gift of Paper Pumpkin and get a treat in your mailbox each month!

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Don’t Miss the November Gifts Galore Paper Pumpkin Kit!

We all love to see piles of presents on Christmas morning. Make that your reality with the Gifts Galore Paper Pumpkin Kit! With classic Christmas sentiments, bright and festive colors, a sweet snowman, a tree with all the trimmings, or a playful pile of presents, you’ll have everything you need to make eye-catching treat packages that are sure to spread Christmas cheer. Each Gifts Galore box contains enough supplies to create nine treat packages—three each of three designs—and nine food-safe bags that are adorably styled for easy Christmas gifting. There’s plenty of joy to share with Gifts Galore! 

DETAILS

  • Kit contains enough supplies to create nine treat packages—three each of three designs—and nine food-safe bags. 
  • This all-inclusive kit includes printed die cuts, die-cut boxes, cellophane treat bags, adhesive, and more!
  • Includes an exclusive stamp set and a Classic Stampin’ Spot
  • Coordinating colors: Evening Evergreen, Flirty Flamingo, Old Olive, Pool Party, Poppy Parade

Every kit is guaranteed by Stampin’ Up!  No risk, no obligation. Easy to try out!  

Deadline Wednesday, November 10, 2021

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Make a Double Treat Holder

Treat Holder Front

I was looking for some kind of treat holder that could serve as a little favor maybe at your Thanksgiving table and I came across this idea, a Double Treat Holder. I think I first saw this idea years ago at a Stampin’ Up! Convention I attended (in person, back in the day!) and I know I have made some since then. It’s really a cute idea! There is a pouch on each side front and back and if you want to, you can even add a cookie or something in between the two sides! What a great treat idea!!

Oh, I just found a post I made about this first treat holder I saw at a “Regional” Stampin’ Up! event…..shorter and smaller than Convention! The design is a little bit different than this one, but it is the same idea! Check it out HERE.

This design is easy and uses a 6″ x 6″ piece of designer paper, or you could use a piece of cardstock. You do need a Paper Trimmer to score the fold lines or the Simply Scored scoring board. It is best if you can find a designer paper that on both sides it doesn’t matter which way the pattern goes. However, the treat partially covers up the paper and the recipient probably isn’t going to care if the pattern goes at a diagonal when it is meant to go straight! Hopefully I can show photos and describe the directions well enough here but you can find lots of videos online, too.

Fold the 6″ x 6″ designer paper in half as you see in the Paper Trimmer to form a triangle. After folding it into the triangle, you will score 1/2″ inside that fold. You can see the fold line is lined up at 1/2″ on the right side of the cutting track. Score and then turn the paper over to score at 1/2″ on the other side unless you can see the scoring well enough from just doing it on the front side. Just don’t tear your designer paper with too much pressure!

Treat Holder Folded Half

Now turn the paper so the fold line is at the top and score at 2 3/4″ on each end of the triangle and on each side of the paper if you need to.

Treat Holder Side Scoring

After creasing all the score lines, open up the paper and fold the side points in as you see below. You can also see three score lines in the middle. The middle one is actually the center fold line. I put my Bone Folder there just to hold it closed, but it is good to use a Bone Folder or whatever you have to get nice, good creases.

Treat Holder Sides Folded

Then just fold the top and bottom of that piece, with the pouches, backward to form the treat holder with the space in the middle. The center line is just flat in the middle and you fold on those outer score lines and match up the point at the top. Hold the top points together and use a hole punch to punch a hole for ribbon or staple or clip or whatever you want to do. No adhesive required until you decorate the front!

This is the backside of two treat holders using two different paper patterns. These were from the Pattern Party Host Designer Series Paper. A chocolate square or tea bag fit nicely in each pocket, front and back!

Treat Holder Back

Here is the view from the side where you could package up a cookie or two in a cello bag and stick it in the middle of the treat holder!

Treat Holder Inside

And to decorate the front of my treat holder I used images from the Banner Year Stamp Set! Then I die cut a circle and scalloped circle for a layer from the Layering Circles Dies to fit right on the front with a couple of gems! That’s the only place you need adhesive and I used Stampin’ Dimensionals on the back.

So fun! Let me know if you try them! A good way to use up some 6″ x 6″ designer paper or cut up a 12″ x 12″!

Treat Holder Front

Halloween Candy Bars

Halloween Candy Bars

It’s the day before Halloween but if you are still looking for a Halloween treat idea, these Halloween Candy Bars are one of my favorite ideas! And it couldn’t be simpler!

No matter what size candy bar you have, just cover it with paper and decorate! That’s it! These three are regular-size Hershey Bars that come six in a package. You could, on a very smaller scale, wrap the little Snack Size bars in paper for trick-or-treaters, keeping it very simple. And if you have one of the really big, giant chocolate bars, you can wrap that too for quite a spectacular gift! In fact, for Christmas, there is a funny poem that goes along with one of those big chocolate bars on the subject of Christmas fudge.

For these chocolate bars, I cut my paper at 5 1/4″ x 4 3/4″. The exact size might depend on your candy bar. You can use designer series paper or cardstock. On two of these candy bars, I used the Cute Halloween Designer Series Paper. On the first one, I just used the orange and black stripe paper and cut out ghosts and skulls from other patterns to glue on. On the third candy bar, I simply wrapped the designer paper with pumpkins and black cats around and added a greeting from the Cutest Halloween Stamp Set, and punched it out with the Tailored Tag Punch. I also punched two Basic Black pieces to layer underneath the Pumpkin Pie stamped greeting.

The middle candy bar is wrapped with Highland Heather Cardstock. You might want to kind of bend and soften the paper a little to make it easier to wrap around the candy bar. Just run it over a curved edge, like a table or something you have. Or just kind of loosen it up with your fingers. In the middle, I wrapped around a strip of the designer paper and tied some Black Glittered Organdy Ribbon around in a bow. Then I cut out a black cat and a pumpkin from one of the sheets of paper and layered them on a die-cut Layering Circle Die with a scalloped edge.

There was absolutely no planning involved in decorating these candy bars so you know it is easy! I just knew I was going to use the Cute Halloween DSP. If you need a last-minute Halloween treat, try decorating some candy bars with whatever you have for Halloween!

Cute Halloween Treats To Make

Cute Halloween Treats

If you want to make some quick and easy little Halloween treats either for friends or for trick-or-treaters, these Cute Halloween Treats are for you!! These were so fun to make and an easy way to use up some of your Halloween paper!

These are little things and we all know little things are so darn cute! Just cut a strip of cardstock at 1 3/4″ x 5 1/2″. Score the paper at 2 1/4″ and 3 1/4″. This makes a little space so it will sit flat and so it will hold a piece of candy inside. Those really good chocolate Nuggets work really well!

You could stamp a background on these or you could just cut a piece of designer series paper. I used my Cute Halloween 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper. You just need little pieces of designer paper. Mine are 1 1/2″ x 2″ to fit on the front. On a couple, I cut out a ghost and a pumpkin and popped those up on Stampin’ Dimensionals on the front of the designer paper. You can do anything you want to decorate these little treats!

Whatever candy you use inside, you might want to use a Glue Dot to hold it in place. You don’t want to use anything that would touch the candy inside so just be careful. Then punch two holes in the top and tie a ribbon through. Or you could use some other way to close them at the top like some little clip or even staple them closed.

You could also make this type of treat larger by making it wider and taller on the front and back. Just do the math and you can figure out what size you would want to make.

Once you make one or two I bet you can’t stop! They are easy and except for tying ribbon through little holes, they are quick to make!

Have some Halloween fun and make some little treats!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!