Easter Favor Bags

One of my favorite papercraft vendors is Mama Elephant.  Their designs are really cute!  I made these Bunny Favor bags for Easter using Mama Elephant's Favor Bag Accessory - Bunny die along with their Favor Bag - XL die.  The tags were made with the Slim Tag trio die.  Wouldn't you be excited to receive this favor for Easter?  

Other favor bag accessories include a Dog.  I posted unconventional Chinese New Year red envelopes using the dog die in a previous blog post here.

Stamp 'n Chat Halloween Treat

It's that time of the month again, my monthly Stamp 'n Chat with a group of talented local demonstrators.  Our theme this month was anything holiday.  I made a simple Halloween treat using the new Sizzix Candy Wrapper die.

Stampin' Up Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Halloween Hoot

Ink:  Rich Razzleberry, Basic Black

Paper:  Rich Razzleberry, Wicked Fun Specialty DSP, Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories:  Sizzix Candy Wrapper Die, Circle Punches:  1 3/8" and 1 1/4", Raven 1/2" Lace Trim

Ribbon Flower Favor Box

A few years ago at a Stampin' Up Convention, we learned how to make flowers out of ribbon.  You basically take a big needle (the kind used for cross stitching) and sew a running stitch at the top of the ribbon.  Then at the end, pull the thread so the ribbon ends up scrunching together.  Stitch a securing stitch at the bottom to close off the flower and you've got a simple, cute adornment to put on boxes, cards, etc.  I love, love, love the 1.25" striped ribbon. 

Stampin' Up Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Afterthoughts (Level 1 Hostess Set)

Ink:  Pumpkin Pie

Paper:  Crumb Cake, Confetti Cream, Baja Breeze

Accessories:  1 1/4" Pumpkin Pie Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Bitty Box & Envelope Sizzix XL Die, Build-a-Brad, Linen Thread, 1/2" Circle Punch

Packaged Cookie Favor

Momofuku Milkbar is a popular bakery in New York City.  I served these yummy copycat Momofuku Milkbar cookies at the Stamp 'n Chat I hosted last week.  I promised everyone in the group I'd post the recipe on my blog.  Instead of just taking a picture of the cookie, I decided to create a cute cookie packaging idea.  The cookie is housed in a simple and quick-to-make box.  Here's what the box looked like during the construction phase:

The dimensions of the box are 4" long by 3.5" tall.  Score at 1.5" on each of the short sides.  Then turn it lengthwise and score at 1/2" on each side.  As the picture above indicates, cut up to the score lines on all four sides.  Attach sticky strip to each side and adhere to create the box.  Attach 4 x 1.5" strips of decorative paper to the front and back of the box.  If you don't want your box to get greasy, wrap the cookie with a piece of parchment paper.  Use medium cellophane bags to package the cookie and tie it with Peach Parfait ribbon.  Before closing the bag, punch out 1/4" and 3/4" confetti circles in Peach Parfait and Melon Mambo cardstock and drop them in the bag.

Here's the recipe for the yummy copycat Momofuku Milkbar cookies.  The secret ingredient is caramelized cornflakes.  There's a recipe that's been posted on the internet, but I made a few changes to it.  This is my copycat of the copycat recipe.

Copycat Copycat Momofuku Cookies:

Caramelized Cornflakes

2 cups cornflakes

6 T milk powder

12 T sugar

1 tsp salt

7 T melted unsalted butter

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.  Lightly crush the cornflakes in a bowl.  Mix together the milk powder, sugar and salt.  Pour the butter over the cornflakes and sprinkle the dry ingredients on top.  Toss until evenly coated.  Spread out cornflake mixture on a lined baking sheet and bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until the cornflakes haave a deep caramelized color.

Remove from the oven and cool completely before using. 

Cookies

2 1/2 cups flour

1/4 tsp baking powder

1/8 tsp baking soda

Pinch of salt

1 c unsalted butter

1/2 c + 2 T sugar

1/2 c + 2 T light brown sugar

2 T corn syrup

1 large egg

1 T vanilla

1 package semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 1/2 c mini marshmallows

2 c caramelized cornflakes

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Line baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside. 

In a large bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and pinch of salt; set aside.  Cream butter, sugars and corn syrup.  Add egg and vanilla and mix.  Add flour mixture and mix.  Add in chocolate chips, marshmallows and caramelized cornflakes.  Scoop dough into balls and place about 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets.  Bake for about 12 - 15 minutes until cookies are golden brown.  Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Enjoy!

Stampin' Up Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Homemade

Ink:  Peach Parfait

Paper:  Peach Parfait, Melon Mambo, Level 1 Hostess In Color DSP Pack

Accessories:  Medium Cellphane Bags, 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Extra Large Punch, Peach Parfait 1/2" Stitched Poly Ribbon, Circle Punches:  3/4" and 1/4"

Sneak Peak: Candy Wrapper Die

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My oh my.  You are going to love all the fun new items to play with once the Stampin' Up Holiday Mini goes live on September 1st!  Here's a sneak peek at the new Sizzix Stampin' Up Exclusive Candy Wrapper Die.  Isn't it darling?  There are so many possibilities with it!  I made mine Christmas themed using the Level 1 Hostess In Color DSP pack.  I looooooooove this paper.  I used it for practically every project I created this weekend.  I may go into hoarding mode, that's how much I love it.  Anyway, these would make great Christmas favors or even placecards for your holiday table.  The paper is 6"x6" and is just the right size for the die.  AND I went back to using my favorite reliable Timeless Type Alphabet Sizzlits dies.  I'm getting my money's worth from these dies.  They're really worth the investment.

Stampin' Up Supplies Used:

Stamps:  None

Ink:  None

Paper:  Level 1 Hostess In Color DSP pack, Early Espresso, Pear Pizzazz, Poppy Parade, Marina Mist, Whisper White

Accessories:  Candy Wrapper Sizzix Die, Oval Extra Large Punch, Timeless Type Alphabet Sizzlit Dies, 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon:  Early Espresso and Daffodil Delight

It IS Easy Being Green

Have you seen these adorable gift coins at Target?  You can find them at the end of the aisles that hold gift cards; they're sold in bags containing 5 coins.  I thought these gift coins would be a wonderful favor for a child's birthday party and I was thrilled to see they fit perfectly in the Bitty Box Bigz XL die by Stampin' Up.  Ever wonder what to do with the brown paper that comes with your Stampin' Up shipments?  Go green, shred it and use as filler!

Stampin' Up Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Everything Nice

Ink:  Early Espresso

Paper:  Wild Wasabi, Marina Mist, Whisper White

Accessories:  1 3/4" Circle Punch, Linen Thread, Bitty Box & Envelope Bigz XL Die

Auction Donation

I donated 25 invitations + 25 favors to an auction my friend Amy was holding last month and these were the samples I created for her to display.  I used an Accucut die to make the favor box to the far left and Sizzix Big Shot dies to make the boxes in the center and right.  The matchbox favor to the right uses a die that's exclusive to Stampin' Up only.  It's one of my favorite favor boxes to make.  I used heavy duty plastic sheets to make the clear slider portion of the matchbox.

Stampin' Up Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Everything Nice

Paper:  Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss (retired)

Ink:  Chocolate Chip

Accessories:  Circle Punches - 1 3/4", 1 3/8", 1 1/4", 3/4", 1" Double-Stitched Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Thick Window Sheets, Stampin' Dimensionals

First for me, first for Claire

My very first blog post! And appropriately it's a post of my niece Claire's 1st birthday party favor box. My sister Janet (my Stampin' Up downline too!) and I created these cupcake favor boxes to coordinate with the cupcakes served at Claire's birthday party. The boxes were created using the Sweet Treats Cricut cartridge and Stampin' Up cardstock.

Supplies List:
Cardstock: Pink Pirouette, Melon Mambo, Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue, Baja Breeze, Barely Banana
Ribbon: Pumpkin Pie and Kiwi Kiss (both retired)