Hot Chocolate Anyone?

I just had to share one more treat tonight. With 4 fluffy inches of snow yesterday and more in the forecast for the entire week, it's time for some hot cocoa!
I've made these "Pull-treats" with Hershey bars, microwave popcorn, packets of gum, etc...but this one contains a package of hot chocolate.

The brown card stock measures 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 and is scored at 2" and 6" on the long side to fit a single serving size packet of hot chocolate.
The blue Dotted Swiss belly band measures 9x3.

I've punched a couple of strips of scalloped border from white card stock with my new Scallop border punch from Stampin' Up! and adhered them to the back side of the blue belly band. The belly band is then folded around the Brown card stock.

The ribbon measures about 16".

You can find directions here in the resources section of Splitcoaststampers for assembling the pull-treat.
The image is "Hot Cocoa Changito" from Stampendous. Gotta love these monkeys!!
He is colored with Copic markers.

Thanks for stopping by and stay warm & toasty!

Julie

Brrr...it's cold outside!

Good Evening!
The wind is howling outside tonight and we even have a few snow flurries. It's the perfect night for a snowman card.
I took a Copic Certification class in Minneapolis last Fall taught by Marianne Walker and I've been hooked on COPICS ever since. I just have to say that I LOVE these markers.
I've used this cute little Penny Black Snowman stamp called "warm & cold" and colored him with my Copic markers. After the image was completely colored, I masked the snowman and airbrushed a light blue background using the airbrush tool. Not a lot of color blending on this little guy. This one's a quick and easy card!

Thanks for stopping by!
Julie

Big On Christmas

Greetings! (originally posted December 2008)
Just a few more pictures from my upcoming Christmas Card workshop! I love the stamp set "Big on Christmas" with the large greetings and sweet images within the words. This is a great set for decorating candy bars, but this time, I'm just sticking with cards!
I've used some designer series paper on these cards. You can get a large amount of cards from just one sheet if you cut the paper just right. These samples use a 4x2" piece of designer paper, so I can get 18 cards from just one sheet.
It might be nice to add a little "SPARKLE" to these cards:-)

Stampin' Up! Supplies:
Stamps: Big On Christmas
Paper: Frosty Day DSP, Kiwi Kiss, Close to Cocoa, Bashful Blue, Whisper White
Ink: Black Stazon, Bashful Blue, Kiwi Kiss, Only Orange & Basic Black Marker
Accessories: Aquapainter, Cutter Kit (Distressing tool to rough up the edges of the Happy Holidays card)

Snowman Poop

Snowman Poop is a fun little treat I make every year for the craft shows I participate in during October, November & December. I was so excited to be able to use my Big Shot for the Bag toppers on this year's treat!!
First, I cut all of the bag toppers from Whisper White card stock using the SU! Top Note Die. Then, I dug out my Cuttlebug Snowflake embossing folder and ran all my bag-toppers through my Big Shot machine to emboss those gorgeous snowflakes. The bag toppers fit the SU! small cello bags perfectly, so it's a quick and easy little treat!
Thanks for stopping by!
SU! Supplies unless otherwise noted:
Stamps: Window Dressing (Hostess)
CS: Baha Breeze, Whisper White
Ink: Black Stazon, Baha Breeze, Kiwi Kiss
Accessories: Small Cello Bags, Aquapainters, Top Note Die
Non-SU: Cuttlebug Snowflake Embossing folder, mini marshmallows

Ready, Set, Snow

Snowy Greetings!
After some shopping, I finally found the transparency film (acetate) I was looking for so I could make some cards. I just love this stuff so you may find many more posts in the coming weeks using transparency film!! The White Stazon ink works great on the transparencies!
We don't have any snow on the ground, but the wind is howling outside. It makes me feel like it's time to plan my Christmas cards and get some samples ready for upcoming Christmas classes.
This is a "Sneak Peek" of one of our club projects this month and I can't wait for the girls to give this a try. It's so crisp, clean and wintry!!
Stampin' Up! Supplies:
Stamps: Window Dressing (Hostess Set), Best Wishes and More
Ink: White Stazon, Black, Bashful Blue & Certainly Celery Markers
Card Stock: Bashful Blue & Whisper White
Additional Accessory: Write-On Transparency Film ~ I found this at Staples!!