C4C 306 Halloween Treats-in-a-Pull-Card

Good morning friends

It's Saturday and that means a new challenge at the Crazy 4 Challenges Blog. Jessie Rone is our Hostess for October, with Tangii Crain as our Guest Designer.

Edited to add:  Not sure what happened with the ECD Blog Post - We've been away on a bit of a Road Trip and I had everything scheduled while we were away. I'm sure it will show up on the ECD Blog at some point.

I'm on the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog today as well, so if you'd like a tutorial on how I made this card, be sure to check there after 8am MST.

Here is my Treat Card packaged up in a clear envelope, and ready to give to someone special.

Check out the C4C blog to see how the Crazies have been inspired by the challenge. We'd sure love to see your take on it, so be sure to stop by the Crazy 4 Challenges blog and link up your creations. If you are uploading to an online gallery, please use the keyword C4C306.


Supplies:
Spiral Circle Pull Card, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Clock and Gears, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Fine Point Tweezers - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Elizabeth Craft Designs Clear Double Sided Adhesive Tape 64mm, 2-1/2" & 1/4"
Alpha 1 - Caps, Elizabeth Craft Designs
Numbers & More - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Fine Point Tweezers - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Off-white card stock
Patterned paper - Recollections
Green card stock
Black card stock
Orange Card stock
Purple Brad
3 pieces wrapped chocolate
Liquid Glue

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C4C 257 - Halloween Treats

Good morning friends.

It's Saturday, so that means a new challenge at the Crazy 4 Challenges blog.  Our October Hostess is Jessie Rone, and she LOVES Halloween. She challenged us to create Halloween Treat Holders.  The Guest Designer this month is Roxie Glaza.

Normally I'd be all over this challenge, but this year - with our 3 year old Granddaughter's heartbreaking diagnosis of Pulmonary Hypertension - MY heart just wasn't really in it. But I took the challenge as an opportunity to make a little treat holder for Olivia and one for Ethan. Zachary at 6 months isn't eating treats yet, and neither is 4 week old Ilai.

I started with textured card stock cut at 3-1/2 x 8-1.2".  Using the new Elizabeth Craft Designs "Tags and More' dies, I cut the top end of each strip with a different shape. I cut a backing piece for each tag out of contrasting card stock cut at 3-1/2 x 2-1/2".

I added the coordinating 'window' die to each tag and ran them through my die cutter again creating the openings which I then attached the smaller pieces to at the back.

I added a couple of score lines and attached the bottom edge below the decorative openings with this little bookplate die which comes with the Tags and More (Deco) set. If I had any idea which box my brads were in, I would have unpacked it and added brads. Hopefully soon they will be found. The movers stacked all those boxes in our garage, but it's hard to see what is in those boxes in the middle.

These treat holders aren't too fancy, because - let's face it - they will be torn apart within seconds to access the treats inside. But I had fun making them and the Grandkids will be excited to get them.

The Crazies would love to see what you come up with for the challenge, and be sure to check out the Design Team (linked on the right of my blog) to see their spooky creations. Please use C4C257 in the keywords if you upload to an on-line gallery.

Supplies:
Tags and More - Lace
Tags and More - Deco
Textured card stock - Recollections
Halloween stickers - my stash
Bakers Twine

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Thanksgiving Treat Bags

Good morning friends!

This year I made little treat bags to put at everyone's place for our Thanksgiving dinner. I had purchased the Tim Holtz "In the Bag" die many months ago and I haven't used it nearly as much as I thought I would.  These bags were all cut from Kraft card stock ...

I kept them fairly simple since really, my family just wants the treats inside. These were more because I wanted to do them as part of my table decorations, than they would mean 'so much' to the family. The one exception would be my Mom - I know SHE loved them, and took both hers and Dad's home with them after dinner. :-)  (Our Canadian Thanksgiving was last month.)

Just for fun, I did try an extra one with an embossing folder and that was really cute. But I didn't have the time to run each of the THIRTEEN bags through twice with an embossing folder. I just tucked the idea away for another time, because these little bags make great Gift Card Holders!

I decorated the fronts with die cut leaves, a label to pen their name, a glittery sticker and a Bakers Twine Bow.  Inside were little cello bags filled with Candy Corn, which was also tied off with Bakers Twine.

I wish I'd had the camera out and focused on Olivia when she saw she was getting a whole BAG of treats.  This Gramma has a sensible side too though, and Olivia and Ethan's cello bags were quite a bit smaller than the adult ones.  :-)


Supplies used:
Bag die - Tim Holtz "In The Bag", Sizzix
Kraft card stock - Michaels
Leaves die - "Autumn Accent's, Stampin' Up
Patterned paper - Basic Grey 
Label punch - Stampin' Up
Leaf Stickers - Jolee's Boutique

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