Valentines Flowers

Happy Valentine's Day to you all.

What a great time to let our friends, family and significant others know that we love them.

I thought today I would share what my oldest son, Mitchel, made for his girlfriend Samantha(Sammy).

A candy Bouquet! 

Using the Big Shot with the Stampin Up! Flower Folds Die along with Rose Red and Regal Rose card stock, he was able to cut petals for his flowers. After layering them he poked a hole through the center to put a Cherry Tootsie pop. Put the end of the lollipop into a straw, wrapping it with Floral tape. 

For his vase he layered MM's and Mini Marshmallows, to hold his flowers in place. Finishing it off with a piece of Rose Red 1" Double Stitched Grosgrain ribbon.

Totally sweet!  

Hand crafted by Mitchel Dygert

Class Valentines

Valentine's Day is upon us and since today is the last school day before Valentine's. I thought I would share some treats. 

This first one was created by my Down Line Shannon Freeman. She used the Heart Treat cups and the  Sweetheart stamp set to create these adorable treats to be handed out by her son RJ.

My son, Jonathan and I went an easier route. We ordered the Love Bots-Boys.             My son easily put these together. Then we put an Oatmeal pie (School Guide lines don't allow candy at my son's school). 

                                        Both Jonathan and I thought of the same thing when we looked at this one. 

We thought of Disney's Laugh Floor,  Where the monsters all greet the humans with "Hello Humans!" and everyone raises their hands and makes a noise.

Sweetheart Card

I couldn't wait to create with these adorable Heart Treat Cups and the Sweetheart stamp set. 

Using several punches I created this pull tab so you can get the candy out without destroying the card.

To create these wonderful raised dots on the Basic Gray card stock you will need the Stampin' Up! Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impression Folder found in the Occasion Mini Catalog. 

A must Have!

Hand crafted by Gina Dygert

Cold & Cuddly Chocolate holders

Here's some LOVE to keep you warm.

 
What a cute saying for a candy holder. I love the little penguin from the Cold & Cuddly stamp set. Using my Stampin' Write markers I was able to give this image lots of color. 
You can make 4 holders out of 1 sheet of card stock. First score your paper on the 8 1/2" side at 3", 6", 6 1/2", 7 1/4", and 7 3/4" then cut on the 11" side making each piece 2 3/4" wides.  The Word Window punch makes a great slot to put a piece of nice chocolate in. 
My son and I made many of these to be given out to his friends. Just a little something to let them know we care. 
 I forgot to mention that this Stamp is only available until January 4th. Don't forget the Holiday Mini Catalog items are only available until January 4th. So place your order today by visiting my website at www.ginascardsandmore.stampinup.net


Hand crafted by Jonathan and Gina Dygert

Sweet Season Candy Bar

A Beautiful way to dress up a plain candy bar. 

 

This is a Hershey Bar wrapped with Chocolate Chip card stock followed by Merry Moments Designer Series Paper trimmed with a 1/4" strip of Real Red card stock. I stamped with Stampin' Write markers and the Sweet Season stamp set onto Very Vanilla card stock then punched it out with the Wide Oval punch and then sponged around the edge so it wouldn't look so stark. 

Hand stamped by Gina Dygert

You're a HOOT!

Here's a cute candy holder that was done a while back. 

It uses the Sizzix Top Note and Scallop Circle Die. 

For the eyes you use circle punches and the beak is made from the 5 Petal punch cutting off one petal. 

Just too cute. 

To get the feather look I used a leaf stamp from Lovely As a Tree stamp set. 

The words "you're a hoot" are from the Owl Together Now stamp set.

hand stamped by Gina Dygert

Penguin Treats

I took a penguin (made like the Penguin Magnet) and I glued a Small Flat cellophane bag of Swedish Fish  with a Top Note folded over and stapled  closed  onto the back to make a cute treat bag. 

Hand crafted by Gina Dygert

Have a honey of a day!

What a sweet treat bag. 

This project uses the Just Buzzin' by stamp set. 

This treat bag requires a little bit of work. The image of the bee and honey pot were stamped several times and cut out, layer it all for some depth. 

Some Dazzlin Diamond Glitter adorns the bee's wings. While Crystal Effects gives the honey a realistic look as it oozes out of the pot. I used a Stamp-a-ma-jig to get the words just where I wanted them.

Created by Gina Dygert

Necco Candy Box Holder

With  a little stamping  and a little paper crafting I created this Necco Candy Box Holder. The image is from a Happy Heart stamp set. This beautiful outline image was stamped in Basic Black which is a water proof ink, allowing me to water color with a little ink and  aquapainter.

When you pull up on the taffeta ribbon it pulls the candy up. It is very easy to recreate this. 

-Punch a slot with the slot punch on the front and back. 

-Insert ribbon thru then put candy box in pushing down on ribbon until candy box is push in all the way. 

-Tie a knot at the top and then a bow. 

-Cut the ends of your ribbon. and Voila, it is complete. 

hand stamped by: Gina Dygert 

Hugs & Kisses Candy Box

Using the new Sizzix Box Die now available thru my Stampin' Up! website: www.ginascardsandmore.stampinup.net I created this cute box. Before putting it together I stamped the three hearts from the Love You Much Stamp set to create a designer box. Then I cut a strip of Candy Lane Designer Series Paper to go all the way around the box. Hiding the seam I used the hugs and kisses stamped several times and punch out with various punches. I wrapped each Hershey nugget candy with some Candy Lane Paper to give it a matching look.  

hand stamped by: Gina Dygert 

Parasol Candy Dish

In my Quest for new ideas, I stumbled on a candy dish made from a piece of paper. 

It looked like the paper was folded like that fortune teller game we made as kids, but turned upside down.

What an AWESOME idea! 

I made mine from a 10" x 10" sheet of the new Raspberry Tart Designer Series Paper, to be available with the release of the new Idea Book & Catalog on January 19th. 

I used a new set Petal Pizzazz to stamp the top of my Parasol. I stamped the image 3 times to give the end a little bit of a different dimension.

Directions to fold paper into fortune teller came from http://www.yasutomo.com/project/fortuneteller.html

Jolliest Time of Year Candy holder

It is a great time of year. A time to let people know you appreciate them.

What better way than with chocolate. 

I made these candy holders to share with friends, teachers, bus drivers and more. 

To make this you need a 2-3/4" x 8-1/2" piece that you score at 3", 6", 6-1/2", 7-1/4", 7-3/4". 

Using the Word window punch on the section between 7-1/4" and 7-3/4" just a little more than once side by side. 

Glue section to make small box to place candy in. 

In the past I have used a glue dot to seal it shut, but this time I tied gold elastic cord thru the open box, so the flap would slide in behind the bow.

Hand crafted by Gina Dygert

Holiday Line Up Milk Carton container

What an adorable design! I love the idea of making and decorating milk cartons and putting them in a container to give out as a gift. 

This pattern is adorable. I think the Holiday Line up is the perfect stamp set to make this with project. I used a Stamp-a-ma-jig and masking technique to line up the snowman so they would go the entire length of the container. Each of these milk cartons opens from the bottom so you don't have to ruin the carton to get the candy out. I wheeled each piece with the jumbo snow wheel. Then using the Scallop circle you can make a cute tag for each carton.

Penguin Twisting Box Head

Today my youngest son Jonathan wanted to make a paper craft. He definitely had his heart set on making a twisting box head, but had to decide what to design on it. He thought about a penguin, then a polar bear and even a cow, but decided he really wanted a cute penguin. His first search of a picture, he was able to really see the ideas. Our neighbor Kris suggested looking up Happy feet. We sponged the dark area and colored in the rest with markers. 

So this Penguin head is suppose to be Mumble from Happy Feet. 

What do you think?

Winter Buddies

Winter Buddies made from punches. Each 

Little guy holds a candy nugget. You start out with a base of 1-1/2" x 5", scoring at 2" and 3" and round the corners.

 

The Scarves for the Polar Bears are made from 3 separate strips of paper. The first is folded to fit under the circle of the head and the other two are for the flappy ends.

 

Halloween Treats

With Halloween drawing near I am always looking for great ways to decorate candy or candy boxes. 

The spider has a peppermint patty between the layers. It is made using scallop punch, circle punches and photo corner punch. 

The mummy is made from the Sizzix Top note and Circle punches. It is the front of a candy box. 

Halloween Boxes & Baskets

In my looking for new ways to use the Sizzix Die cuts, I discovered cute boxes and baskets were being made 

with the Bigz Scallop Envelope. 

I just had to try it out for myself. 

Since Halloween is the next major holiday I couldn't resist making them into Halloween goodie holders. 

Thanks a Bunch goodie bag

Yes it is a SOCK MONKEY goodie bag. 

If you haven't yet seen the new Fall/ Winter Idea Book & Catalog, Stampin' Up! has a cute Sock Monkey stamp set. He even has accessories. You can find him on page 51. 

I stamped him several times on Bella Rose Designer Paper, Natural White and Riding Hood Red card stock. Then cut him out and pieced him together. You can buy these bananas either thru a specialty candy store or pick out all the bananas from a box of runts.