Valentine's Candy Bar Wrapper

 Supplies:  MFT Stamps and die-namic (My Favorite Things), Martha Stewart Holidays DSP, SU! Naturals Ivory CS, SU! Real Red ink, heart and key locket from Oriental Trading Company, sticky tape, hole punch, ribbon (not sure), chocolate bar

I bought this chocolate bar for my chocolate lover this Valentine's Day (bottom photo).  I made a handmade wrapper for this bar, and the result is pictured in the top photo.  My husband loves dark chocolate, and he heard about a local (sorta) guy that makes artisan chocolate.  We are going to visit his chocolate store, soon - but found this bar in the meantime at Whole Foods.  I was pleased to see they carry his chocolate.  He also has a website.  It is www.askinosie.com
Hope my hubby likes this little gift!  Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!

Valentine's Candy Jar - Tart & Tangy

Supplies:  Jar from Crate & Barrel, Stampin Up Ribbon, Stampin Up Red and White Paper, Sentiment printed on home computer, Stampin Up Tart & Tangy Stamp Set, Circle Punch, Stampin Up Yoyo Yellow Ink and Glitter, Stampin Up Sparkle Brad, Quickutz Heart, Glue Dots, Lemon Candy

I made this little candy jar this afternoon.  It is a Valentine for one of my friends - I hope she likes it!  These cute little glass jars are from Crate & Barrel.  I purchased this one at Christmas - hopefully they still carry them.  This would have been cute if I would have inked the white banner around the edges in red, but didn't think of that until it was too late.

Enjoy - and please post a comment if you have a question or want to share some love!

Valentine's Clear Pail with Quickutz Heart

Here is my Valentine's Pail. This was my "If-you-brought-a-friend-to-the-girl's-night-out-this-is-your-prize" gift! Jessica brought a friend, so she got to take it home!

I just LOVE these clear pails from Stampendous. When the scrapbook stores get a shipment of these...they really fly off the shelves, so you have to buy them when you see them. They are $4.99 at The Scrapbook Page, and $3.49 at Archiver's, which is really weird...b/c usually The Scrapbook Page has better prices than Archiver's. So knows what was up with that.
Anyhoo...
This was my VERY FIRST TIME using vinyl in my Big Shot! *Pats self on back* Tee, hee!
It was so fun! And easy!
The trick is you have to take the foam out of your Quickutz die - or it won't work. You can buy more foam and replace it before you use the same die to cut paper. You DO NOT have to do this with the Sizzix Bigz dies. Well, those don't have foam anyhow...but you can cut paper or vinyl with those without having to make an accommodation.
The red frilly thing on the inside of the pail is actually a ribbon! I just love this very, very wide ribbon. It is at The Scrapbook Page...but I didn't catch the brand name. I tried using glue dots to adhere the ribbon on the inside...but got completely frustrated, and ended up just using tape. If you put the ends at the front - the heart will cover up the tape.
The striped ribbon is Bazzill. Can't remember the brand of the polka-dot...I think it might be Bazzill, too.
You can buy many colors of vinyl at The Scrapbook Page (a local store).
This looks really cute when candy is inside. In fact, I bought some red gummy hearts...but my son ended up eating all of them.
I'm going to make another one soon for my son, and fill it with candy. I figure it doesn't have to be Valentine's Day to give someone your heart! :-)

Valentine's Chocolate Drizzle Popcorn from Peggy

This one is Peggy's! If you click on her name, it will take you to her blog. She designed this delightful popcorn bag for our Valentine's Girl's Night Out! It was so much fun!
Let me tell you...this popcorn is to die for! I have been behind on household chores, and I didn't take a photo of this project until tonight. Now that the photo has been taken...I get to eat the popcorn! But, Peggy had samples at the GNO - and it is sooooo good. And, you are in luck...because HERE is the recipe! (click on the word HERE to get the recipe, and it will take you to Peggy's recipe blog.)
I did put my watermark on the photo, so that no one would copy the photo and call it "theirs", even though Peggy designed the bag. We each got to make two for ourselves at the event, plus 2 each of 3 other card designs...2 card designs were mine, and this plus 1 other card design was Peggy's.
See how much fun we have? Please join us at the next one!

Valentine Treat Boxes

Here are the treat boxes I made for the kiddos in Eli's class. The party was yesterday, and the kids really liked them! I was up late doing them the night before, as I procrastinated as always.
Although, they did turn out really cute - it was a frustrating project. I was uber uber excited to use my VERY FIRST COPICS (not pictured). I was told by the salesperson at a certain store that I could use my Archival Ink with Copics. NOT! I began the project at 10 PM...stamped the bunny...started coloring with my Copic...and the ink ran everywhere! So...much to my dismay I colored the bunnies in with Stampin Up markers. I suppose it looks fine, but I didn't get to use my Copics yet! Brand new goodies and nowhere to go! So, I am going to the scrapbook today to look for a Memento pad. They didn't have any last week...here's to hoping they have some in today.
I really love these treat boxes by Stampendous. They are a bargain, too, IMO! 10 for $3.99 at Archivers. I bought these for Eli's class, and I bought 10 more for Eli's basketball team. So, stay tuned for some fun basketball treat boxes. I could kick myself for not buying another 10 for all the teachers at school. I am pretty sure Archivers has sold out - but will go back and check sometime soon.
This little bunny stamp is by Verve Stamps. I discovered Verve Stamps in one of my papercrafting magazines, and I really like this stamp company! I will definitely order more from them in the future. The paper inside is white linen, and one of the ribbons is from Bazzil and the other is from Archivers.

Frap Bottle (Best Wishes & More)

Here is a quick little project using a recycled Frapuccino bottle (Starbucks brand from the grocery store).
To get the label off the Frap bottle: Fill bottle with hot water, empty, then zap with heat gun. If there is sticky residue left behind, use Goo Gone.
To get the expiration date stamp off: Use finger-nail polish remover.
Supplies
Stamp Set: Stampin Up "Best Wishes & More"
Ribbon: Riding Hood Red taffeta
Paper: Riding Hood Red DSP, Whisper White
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Black Stazon
Punch: Scallop Border Punch (SU)
Other: Dimensionals, Sticky Strip (to get the label to adhere to the bottle), and Crystal Stickers by Mark Richards (I got those at Archivers or Michaels)