Thanksgiving Treat Bags and Treat Holders

Thanksgiving treat bags and the treat holders are done... Used lots of card stock scraps and all items used are from the stash...  Starting with:

Used kraft gift bags from the stash bought on sale at HobLob awhile ago. Wanted to use cut printed card stock sheets rather than cut full 12x12 card stocks so each of the bags the front pieces do not measure the same. For this bag I used a beige printed card stock for the bag front and I put that onto a piece of white card stock and then the striped card stock this is on is from PaperTreyInk. The oversized pumpkin is the "Pumpkin" die set from KIS Cuts (Keep It Simple) and I picked this die set up at the stamp show earlier this year in Fredericksburg, VA.. This is a two piece pumpkin die - the bottom solid layer and then the detailed layer that I cut out of a print. First I cut the solid pumpkin piece and then using different  background stamps from IO Stamps (Impression Obsession) I stamped all the pumpkins using pumpkin ink to give the pumpkins some dimension. Cut the layered die out and used liquid glue to put these two pumpkin pieces together. Cut out a leaf/swirl and pumpkin stem using pieces in the die set and assembled the pumpkins. 

For the scalloped piece at the top of the bag I used an older Spellbinders border die and cut those out. For the cream lace I took that from a package of Fun Stampers Journey trims that my PIC had gifted me (Stamping Partner In Crime) and I hot glued that along the top of the scalloped piece. Added gems to the scalloped piece from the stash. 

For the "GRATEFUL" sentiment I used the Autumn Leaves die set from Scrapbook.com:

This die set has a shadow piece behind the letters and these letters are not connected so to keep it all straight on the shadow piece I used white card stock and cut out the word:

I used temporary adhesive and yellow tape I put this die cut white piece on the brown shadow piece. Then I put the pumpkin coloured card stock letters onto the brown shadow piece using liquid glue:

Removed the tape and here it is with the letters in place and perfectly placed:

When I finished with this sentiment die I put my white pattern piece in with the die set for next time I use that word for a project. At the bottom of the bag fronts I used a green mesh trim I had picked up long ago from the Dollar Tree. I cut that to size for each bag and put it on the bag fronts using liquid glue. Here is another bag using another card stock scrap for the bag front:

Used crepe paper circles and made the flowers at the tops of the bags and put them on the bags using hot glue. The sunflowers I added to the pumpkins are from Dollar Tree that I had in the stash and I had just enough for all the bags I made. Now for treat holders:

Some of the pillow box treat holders I made using scrap card stocks and the Sizzix 660660 A Pillow Box die. Really nice die and these boxes fold nicely even on the curved edges. For the sentiment I used the Autumn Sentiments stamp set from Trinity Stamps and I used scraps for those. Pumpkins were left overs from last years projects so I added pumpkins to all the pillow boxes. Tootsie Pop Holders:

Used the My Creative Time "Pumpkin Lollipop Holder" die set. I wanted to dress up the holder so I used scraps for the center pieces on the fronts of them and then also used scraps for the backs just to make the holder more sturdy with the card stock I used and to also use more scraps:

A closer look at the fronts:

Also from My Creative Time I used her "Square Treat Box" die set for these boxes and this die set is soooo easy to assemble and easily folds on the scored lines:

I was able to use more scrap prints for the small pieces the die set cuts for the box sides and tops. I closed my boxes using mini clothespins from the stash that I hot glued a wooden leaf from HobLob from the stash on. I wanted to use more of my washi tape stash so I put washi at the bottom of all the boxes and I added some liquid glue to the tape to be sure it will not pop off as washi sometimes does:

Now for the real scrap user -- Hershey Nugget Candies. First I decided how many candies I would use for each treat holder and then I went through all the smaller scraps and cut them 1" x 3 1/8". Used tear and tape to attach this wrapper to the candies - here are some of the ones I made:

With them all wrapped I made the tray to put them on - since I was using 6 candies I knew the 'tray' would have to be 6" long. For the width I cut the card stock to 1 7/8" - so a solid piece of card stock that is 1 7/8" x 6" would work. With the long side of this card stock on the side of the score board I scored this at 1/4" inch and flipped it over and scored the other long side again at 1/4". With the trays scored I used a bone folder to crease these lines and I put the candies on the trays and used pretzel clear bags from the candy aisle at the craft store (also have them in the stash) to hold these. Tied them closed with twine. Wanted a sentiment for these so I used cut a-parts from an unknown paper pack for those. I used a scallop punch slightly larger than the circle and cut out scalloped circles from solid card stock scraps. Layered these two together using liquid glue and used a small circle punch and punched a hole in each one for the twine to add these to the holders:

The last treat holder uses the only new product added to the craft room -- the Pixi Dust Designs Holiday Mini Tag Box die set. I had made two Christmas treat holders using this die set the day it arrived but I wanted to also use it for a Thanksgiving treat holder:

Here are some of the treat holders I made:

For these treat holders I also used scrap card stock prints for the backs:

Again I used the Trinity Stamps "Autumn Sentiments" stamp set for the "Happy Thanksgiving" banner that I die cut out using a banner die set from Pink&Main that I have in the stash. These holders hold 2 of the Ghirardelli Square candies. This box also goes together quickly and is easy to assemble. Here is a photo of the two Christmas treat holders I already made using this die set:

Photo of one of the boxes of these Thanksgiving treat holders ready for the holiday ahead:

Happy to have these all finished and now into a full Christmas mode in this craft room...... YAY

BOO Day Treat Bags and Holders

Here is a photo of one of the BOO Day treat bags I made for Halloween this year:

To start I wanted the focal point of the bag to be the  "Who's There?" cover plate die that I bought on sale last year from CatherinePooler.com.  First I hot foiled a spider web plate from Spellbinders using silver holographic foil onto black card stock. With that done then I cut out the "Who's There?" cover plate die on this piece. To back the piece I used a lime green card stock from the stash so all the eyes are lime green and spooky looking. But this is a card sized cover plate so to fill the bag front I put this hot foiled/die cut piece onto white card stock as a frame around it. Then I looked through the stash and found the black and white striped card stock and cut that to size for the front of the bag. Used a lime green card stock print from the stash and cut two strips of that for the sides of the bag front. "boo" was cut out using the Poppy Stamps "Boo Outline" die set and I centered the letter "b" over a small spider frame on the hot foiled piece so it looks like the spider web was made inside the "b". Used two older ghost dies from my stash and cut out the ghosts using glittered white card stock. Put those onto the front of the bag. Wanted something for the top and bottom of the eyes cover plate piece so I used 6 pieces of crepe paper - 3 white and 3 black - and layered those white, black, white, black, etc and with those hot glued together I used fringe scissors and cut the top and bottom of the crepe paper piece from one end to the other. Then used my hands and crumpled these up so they are puffy. 

All the treat holders I made for inside this bag are from the stash as are all the card stocks, ribbons, gems, etc..  First I used an older Cheery Lynn Fry Box die set for this treat holder. This is a smaller box and it has a scalloped edge at the top of the fry box"

I used black card stock for all my fry boxes. Hard to see in the photo but I lined the inside back of the fry box using a Halloween printed card stock and I used that same card stock for the rosette on the front of the box. For the rosette I used my favorite rosette die set from Sizzix/T Holtz and I used the scalloped rosette die set. But this is a small box so once I had my rosette strips cut out, and before I began to fold them into the rosette shape, I took the two flat rosette strips to the trimmer and cut off 1/4 the straight edge on each strip - I used two strips for my rosettes as I like them to be full. If I did not cut off the 1/4 then the rosette would be a 2" rosette - too big for this box - so cutting off the 1/4 now gives me a 1 1/2" rosette and that works with this size fry box. With the rosette made I used scissors and cut out a spider web from the spider web tulle from the Dollar Tree from the stash and put this piece on top of the rosette. Then added a glittered ghost made using an old Cuttlebug ghost die. For the "BOO!" that was stamped and cut out using the Halloween label maker die set from Frantic Stamper (She closed her store over the summer). Inside this box is a small holiday printed bag from the Dollar Tree filled with small candies and tied with a piece of twine. Here is another fry box treat holder I made and I added the crepe paper witch broom to that next to the bag of treats:

This taller treat holder is made using the Mama Elephant die set Favor Bag:

This die set is scalloped at the top but I took my die cut bag front and back pieces to the trimmer and cut off the scallops. The spider web bow is the Spider Bow #2 die set from ScrapdivaDesigns.com that I bought a year or so ago. Used black eyelash trim behind the bow and added a black pom pom to the center of the bow. The sentiment is from KSCraft and their Halloween release this year. The rick rack lime green piece at the bottom is from the CatherinePooler.com die set "Rich Rack Strip Dies". These next treat holders:

Box on the left is self closing and it is the die set "3D Double Self Closing Gift Bag" from Scrapdiva Designs.  Again added one of the label maker sentiment strips from FranticStamper. Box holder on the right is a milk carton made using the We R Makers Carton Stamp board and I made the medium size. Used various print scraps from the stash to decorate these boxes. Covered a clothespin with washi tape and put a holiday sticker from the stash on that to close the carton. 

Last candy treat holder is a printed cellophane bag from the stash and I used the Witch Shoe bag topper die set from ScrapdivaDesigns to close that. These witch shoes are so cute - die set has the small and the larger die set included and I used one of the witch shoes on the front of one of my rosettes:

Fun holiday projects for Halloween but back to Thanksgiving and Christmas projects in this craft room and hoping to use more and more of the stash items....

Holiday Mini Tag Boxes

These treat holders were made using the new release this week from Pixi Dust Designs - their "Holiday Mini Tag Box Die Set".  I saw this shown on a YouTube video and ordered it right away. It arrived today and I have made two of these treat holders for Christmas. Here is a photo of the die set:

These little treat boxes can hold two Ghirardelli Squares or 4 of the Hershey Chocolate Nuggets or you can use other wrapped candies for a holiday treat. Here is a photo of the two treat holders I made:

The green holder on the left I made using a half of a sheet of 8 1/2" x 11" green card stock. I cut out the box die. Then I used the stitched layering die and cut out a red and green plaid piece for the front and sides of the box. The front plaid piece I cut at and angle so that it would not over power the green tree I was going to use from that die set for the front of the box. With the green box piece die cut I layered my plaid pieces onto that using liquid glue:

Set this aside to dry. Using scrap green card stock I used the two tree dies from the die set and cut out one tree and for the second tree I cut out gold mirrored card stock. That die cuts out the tree outline piece as well as a tree piece and once die cut they are two pieces. For the front of the box I used liquid glue and put the gold mirrored card stock tree frame on the diagonal plaid piece. Then put the solid green tree in the gold frame. Using hot foiled sentiments I made last year in the stash I used a "Merry & Bright" sentiment for the top of the box. Inside this box is two Ghirardelli Squares:

I tied my box at the top using red and white twine. Remember to buy your twine on the baking/candy making aisle at the craft store. It is cheaper than the twine sold in the paper crafting section and you get a lot more in that aisle for your money. 

For the red and striped box - used red card stock and cut out the box. Cut out the stripes on the diagonal again and glued that to the front of the box. Used one of the candy cane dies in the die set and put that on the diagonal striped box front and cut that out:

With that cut out I wanted to use a small piece of acetate to put behind the candy cane opening on the box front:

Hard to see in the photo but I used a piece of clear packaging that I trimmed to the size I wanted and I used 1/8" tear and tape to put this acetate behind the candy cane opening. With that done I used the second candy cane die and cut out a piece of green card stock for the frame for my candy cane and I put that on the box front using liquid glue:

Used another hot foiled sentiment strip for the top of this box. Inside this box is four Hershey Nugget Candies that I wrapped with holiday prints:

These four nuggets fit easily inside the box even with me wrapping the scrap card stocks around the candies for decorations. This die was so easy to assemble and happy to have a new treat holder for both the Ghirardelli Squares and also another box for Hershey Nuggets...... Also a good use for scrap card stocks in the stash and esp like that you can get two boxes out of one piece of 8 1/2" x 11" card stock!

Triangles Snowman Card

Ordered the Scrapbook.com brand "Stitched Triangles" die set of 4 triangles for a card I wanted to make but as I was clearing off the craft table (again) I came across a piece of ink blended and then hot foiled background I had made. So I decided to use that snowflake background for this card:

Card stock base is a light turquoise card stock cut and scored at the top. I took the two larger triangles in the die set and cut out two triangles from the ink blended hot foiled background piece. I wanted this to be on a white background but I did not just want white card stock. I had used the Spellbinders Winter Peace press and foil plate from the stash for the inked background piece and sentiment and I wanted to use a piece of hot foiled vellum as the white card front. I wanted smaller snowflakes on that piece so I used the Spellbinders Snowfall Shimmer hot foil plate from the stash and I hot foiled a piece of vellum larger than what I wanted for my card front. I used Spellbinders white foil for that. 

I trimmed the vellum piece to 4 x 5 1/4 for the card front and I also cut a piece of white card stock the same size as the vellum piece. Using liquid glue I put the two ink blended/hot foiled snowflake triangle pieces onto the vellum piece. Then I used liquid glue and put this onto the white card stock piece. It is hard to see in the photos but IRL you can easily see the white snowflakes hot foiled onto the vellum piece:

Once again I used the Spellbinders/Frank Garcia "Sweet Snowman" die set and made a snow lady for my card front. I tried to use colours for her scarves that matches the colours on the ink blended background I did using oxide inks. For the sentiment I used a teal colour foil for that and cut that out with the matching die. Put the sentiment on the card front using pop dots:

Fun card to put together and happy to make one more of this cute snow lady for holiday cards.. I put her on the card front using pop dots for dimension:

Happy to use that extra ink blended/hot foiled piece for this card. Here is a photo of the Scrapbook.com triangle die set:

Lots of possibilities for this die set and nice detail that it has the stitching lines on it.....

Not what I expected.....

Just hot foiled the Spellbinders Glimmer Alphabet plates with die sets that was gifted to me from my PIC. (Stamping Partner in Crime).  Last year I had made these treat holders and I used a stamp for the letters on the project:

She said when she saw this hot foil plates/die sets that I would be able to use them since they are the full alphabet. I am working on some Christmas treat holders so I decided I would hot foil this alphabet set in gold and then in red foil to see how it foiled. Totally unexpected results..... here is the Spellbinders hot foil plates/die sets:

Looking at the photo on the packaging I thought the foiling would be thicker lines on each letter. First I hot foiled it in gold:

Not worried about the over foiling on the edges as I figured once I cut them out with the matching die set that would be cut off. Here is the piece after I die cut it out:

and the piece after letters came out of the card stock:

and a few words I put on black card stock to show the foiling on the edges of the letters:

also foiled it in red:

and the letters:

I only foiled these on white card stock but they will work well on coloured card stock with them just having a thin edge of the letters having foil on them. I expected the foiled edges to be thicker but I am happy with the way they turned out. I can easily use a small circle punch to put my individual letters on for holiday projects. Happy my PIC picked this set up for me - there are 2 hot foil plates - half of the alphabet on one plate and the other half on the other plate. There are two matching dies for these plates in the set so cutting out all these letters is very easy. Certainly not what I expected but surprised with the results in a good way!