Reindeer Choc jacket

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge is

"use a die or punch'

I used a die to make the nose on these reindeer chocolate jackets

 

I halved an A4 piece or card stock, scored the sides twice so that it fitted snuggly around the choc bar and then used double sided tape to adhere it tightly.

The nose was cut with a die and the antlers are cut freehand. Two wobbly eyes finished the jacket.

 

I will also be entering this at Simon says stamp blog Monday challenge where it's

'Not a card'
as well as at The holly and ivy Christmas challenge where it's
'Anything Christmas goes'

 

 

Supplies:

Kraft Card stock

Scrap of brown card stock

paper: 80gsm in red

Cuttlebug

Die: Sizzixx circle die

Oval wobbly eye

Double sided tape

26 /29/26july

A Santa Jacket

Jingle belles rock have the cue of

'Santa Baby'

A couple of years ago I made these covers for a bar of chocolate but never shared them so here are mine

I halved an A4 piece of card stock and then scored the side panels using my Crafting Companion for a neat fold. The belt was measured carefully before cutting and the buckle was die cut using my Cuttlebug. Some double sided tape secured the jacket at the back.

A fun project and well received by the reciprocates.

 

My inspiration

 

Source: Karie

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in red

Flat backed gems in black

Cuttlebug

Die: Sizzixx squares

Paper: 80gsm in black and gold

Doubl sided tape

Crafting Companion

Embossing Tool

 

 

 

19 june link on email

Bats

Simon says stamp blog Wednesday challenge is a little different this week, it's

'Anything but a card'

 

Halloween isn't very big here in South Africa but once I had spotted this cute photo I was really keen to try out these bats

 

 

 

At the end of every school year I make a little gift for my class and so at the end of last year I decided to forgo the usual bag of sport themed moulded chocolates that I usually make and give these a try. It has been my experience that most boys love all things gross, scary and/or slimy so I reckoned that I couldn't go wrong. I had a lot of fun making them and was really happy with how they turned out.

 

 

 

On the whole they were a great success with the boys, mainly I think because they couldn't believe that they had just been given a 'whole chocolate' all for themselves. There was the one little soul, however, who didn't undo the string, just slipped the choc out of the jacket, so didn't realize that there where actual wings involved. He thanked me for making him a 'cat'! I can see where that came from too!

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in black

Wobbly eyes

Template: Hand cut

Sentiment: Computer generated

25 jan

Butterflies and Xanthine

What, you may ask, is xanthine? Well until it was included in the new challenge over at Butterfly challenge. I had never even heard of it, let alone asked what it was!

Here is the definition supplied on their website

 

"Xanthine =  The yellow colouring matter found in certain plants as in Yellow Madder.
(Madder is from the Genus Rubia and has small yellow flowers, whorled leaves and a reddish brown root.)"

 

So basically it's just a fancy way of saying that we have to make something which includes a yellow butterfly and something else yellow too.

As school finished for the year in early December something to use as a Thank you gift was in order and these little thank you chocolate folders fit the criteria perfectly (both to hand out to colleagues and for the challenge).

 

 

I machine stitched the punched butterflies onto the folder once I had scored the folding lines but before I attached the pocket for the chocolate. The bars of chocolate where all 120g. The ribbon was also attached by machine prior to adding the pocket. I used double sided tape to secure the pocket.

 

With the "mistakes" and left over butterflies I made some little gift tags

 

and here.



 

All the butterflies are punched out of paint chip sheets and the sentiment is computer generated.

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in a variety of colours

                    Paint chip cards

Satin ribbon

Double sided tape

Butterfly punch

Sewing machine

White thread

Tags: Flat backed gems 

          Rolfes metallic marker in gold and pink

          Scraps of paper

          Pentel fine liner in black