Peppermint Patty Snowmen, the Perfect Stocking Stuffer!

Hi everyone!  Just getting back in the blog post swing today with a quick project for you!  My hubs is doing well with his new hip, so I am trying to get some crafty time in again when I can.

I had these guys finished before he actually had surgery in preparation for a couple of upcoming vendor/craft fairs that I will be working in December.  I found these adorable snowmen last year on Pinterest, and they were a big hit with the kids at school.  They will make fantastic stocking stuffers too!

I cut the scalloped circles on my Cricut at 1.75 inches on different papers including this great candy cane striped B&T Duo from the new Sparkle and Shine Papers in the new Holidays From the Heart  Gift Guide from Close to My Heart.  Then I used a punch to make 1.25 inch circles out of my White Daisy CS.  The snowman parts are stamped with a retired CTMH My Acrylix called All Decked Out, but they are pretty easy to dress up on your own too.  A couple of big glue dots hold the peppermint candy to the paper.  Slide your snowmen into pretzel bags and that is it!  One little tip for building your snowmen....be sure to slide all three pieces in so they are touching before you slide them down to the bottom of the clear bag...otherwise your snowmen could end up with their parts upside down on the way in!  Also, you have to get the kind of candies that are wrapped in a round wrapper, not the brand name kind in a sealed square wrapper.  :)

Now I have an army of snowmen ready to go!  

Hope you like this super-easy winter project! 

Chevrons, and Sequins, and Snowmen, OH MY!

Happy World Cardmaking Day!

Today was an absolute blur...so by the time I sat down in my crafty spot, I managed to put together just one card, lol!  To top it off, my photo stream is on the blink again!  I am at a total loss on that one, but until I get it figured out, I will just need cords, sigh. 

Alright, on with the CARD!   I combined a couple of challenges for this one, and I think it's pretty cute!

When I saw the sketch for CAS(E) this Sketch this week, I thought I could pull it off nicely with  a snowman, and by flipping it upside down, I did!  :)

Then I saw that the gals over at CAS-ual Fridays wanted to see chevrons and sequins in our creations.  No problem!  I used a Darice embossing folder for the clean white background.  Some miscellaneous sequins sparkle up the fringe of the snowman's sweet scarf, and black sequins from the Close to My Heart Mini Medley Accents Black Collection make his merry buttons.

I used the Close to My Heart Countdown and All Decked Out (retired) My Acrylix clear stamps to make this jolly little man.  The papers are all CTMH as well:  White Daisy, Cranberry, and a great green pattern in the Chantilly Paper Packet!  Bet you never thought the Spring flavors of Chantilly could be used for Christmas!  ;)

Thanks for popping in here today!  Go spread your sparkle!  :)

On the Ninth Day of Christmas (cont...)

...my crafty hands made me, a fleet of snowmen!

I found this fabuloso idea on Pinterest, of course!

I cut the scalloped circle at 1.75 inches on my Cricut with the Art Philosophy Cartridge.  I cut the white snowman parts at 1.5.  I have a retired stamp set called All Decked Out that has all kinds of snowman parts that I used to stamp the face and buttons.  A little bit of coloring for the carrot nose was all that was left to get ready for assembly.  I used glue dots to attach the scalloped circles to the individually wrapped mint patties.  You have to buy the generic brand, because the York mints are wrapped in a square now.  No worries, though, because my studies show them to be just as delicious!  ;)

So cute!  Won't melt in your hands either!  ;)


ALSO....
Today is a very special day when my family remembers one of our most special Christmas presents of all...

Happy, happy birthday to my beautiful dolphin lover!

Here is the card I made for her.

I think I also have warm weather on the brain, lol.  I could not resist putting a cute little santa hat on the dolphin.  I cut it by hand and used my new friend, Liquid Applique, to puff out the white parts.  The tree, dolphin, and wave cuts are all from the Life's A Beach Cricut Cartridge.

The layers on this card are accentuated by inking the edges of the paper piecings.

I tore the island to add some texture.  Here you can see the waves popped up with some foam tape.

This sentiment is from Close to My Heart's Card Chatter Birthdays My Acrylix set. 
The inside of the card says...

 I loved having a chance to create with some of my other Cricut cartridges for a change!  :)

See you back here again tomorrow!