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Candy Pops Peppermint Treats with Wanda

by Betsy December 12, 2023

written by Betsy

Hi there my creative and crafty friends! It’s Wanda here on The Greetery Blog today to share a fun project with you! I’m always happy to be here with you. Happy Holidays! I am definitely in the Christmas mood and I made some pretty peppermints to share with you today! I made these for treats for my Bible Study group and they are filled with yummy M&M’s! These would also be so nice on a Christmas table for place card gifts. These Candy Pops Peppermints really are the most fun project to make! I hope I’ll inspire you to make some too!!

I made these peppermint treats using lots of products from the Candy Pops Suite of items. I used the Candy Pops Circle Dies, the Candy Pops Sentiments, the 1/2″ Circle Bubbles, and the Peppermint Dies. I used cream cardstock with red, and some gingham to give a bit of a vintage flair to my peppermints. One trick I use a lot is to use cream cardstock instead of bright white, whenever I want a vintage look.

These are truly so easy to make, and Betsy has an excellent video about the assembly (Click Here) so you really can make them so fast. I filled the bubbles with red M&M’s to match the red cardstock. I die cut out all my pieces using cream, red, and white glitter cardstocks. I assembled the bubbles into the candy portion and then splashed on some silver watercolor paint for more shimmer.

My finishing touches are black and cream gingham ribbon (1/4″ from Hobby Lobby) and the gorgeous Holly Embellishments from The Greetery! I used the tear away circle die on the back of the candy pops to make them easy to open and enjoy. This is such a happy theme and cheerful little treat to hand out.

That’s it for my card for today! I hope I’ve inspired you to make some candy treats! I’m wishing you a wonderful and creative day and I look forward to sharing with you again soon. In the meantime, happy crafting and Merry Christmas! XO Wanda

December 12, 2023 8 comments

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TGIF – All Wrapped Up Sneak Peek #2 + Winter Snowglobe with Wanda

by Betsy November 18, 2022

written by Betsy

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Wanda has an amazing TGIF project to share with you today, and we also have another sneak peek of our new All Wrapped Up collection that’s coming to the shop on Tuesday!

Here’s peek #2 of my smorgasbord board of paper goodies. Our new All Wrapped Up collection is mainly dies (with a couple of great sentiment stamp sets) that are filled with possibilities that I think you will love. What do you spy in this fun peek?

Now let’s turn it over to Wanda for her incredible TGIF project…

Hi crafty friends! I’m so happy to be joining you here today on The Greetery Blog for TGIF! It’s always my pleasure to share a project with you! I’m totally in the mood for Winter and Christmas crafting and I have a blizzard of a project for you today! I was inspired by my small snowglobe collection, so I created a shaker/snowglobe card to share with you today! I used lots of my favorite products from The Greetery – including those awesome Candy Pops! So, yes, my snowglobe is inside a candy!

My finished card is an A2 white card base layered with red and then striped cardstocks. I used the Postal Frames as my top layer. The feature of my card is a Candy Pop that I made into my snowglobe shaker. I’ve also added pretty silver snowflakes from the Snowflake Soiree Dies.

I die cut out the City Skyline and the Tree from the Christmas Time in the City Dies. I added bits of glitter to the tops of the buildings and the star on the tree. For the background I used Distress Oxide Ink to blend a bright blue sky. I stamped in some tiny snowflakes from the Christmas Time in the City stamp set. I stamped the sentiment from the Candy Pops stamp set onto the outer edge of my candy.

I assembled the Candy Pop using the 1/2″ bubble. I added fake snow from the craft store and some tiny white sequins into my snowglobe candy before assembling it all together. The candy pop was fully assembled first and then glued onto the card. I added some twine to the wrapper and some festive holly and berries! This was such a fun project!

Have a great weekend, and happy Winter! Don’t you just love Christmas projects?! Take care and I will see you soon. Until then, happy crafting! Wanda

Candy Pops Dies
Candy Pops Stamp Set
Postal Frames Dies
Christmas Time in the City Stamps and Dies
Snowflake Soiree Dies
1/2″ Circle Bubbles
White, Silver, Red, Green, Gray cardstocks, striped paper
Twine
Red Ink
White Enamel Dots
Adhesives

November 18, 2022 39 comments

TGIF – Spooky Sweet Candy Pops with Angelica

by Betsy October 22, 2021

written by Betsy

Happy Friday! Angelica is here with the sweetest, spookiest project to kick off your weekend!

Fall is in full swing in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. We have been visiting pumpkin farms almost daily… in our rain boots of course. The neighborhood is decorated for Halloween, and I thought it would be fun to put together some really cute Halloween treats for my daughter’s gymnastics class. The first thing that came to mind was Candy Pops, and a lollipop idea Betsy shared a while back. So, my daughter and I took a trip to Micheals to pick out paper straws and twine, then I sat down and got to work.

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The Candy Pops Circle Die comes with 5 dies, which I used to cut all my card stock. Starting with black card stock, I die-cut the front Candy Pop, and used the included circle to die-cut the window. I picked a sentiment from Candy Pops Sentiments stamp set, and stamped and white heat-embossed it three times around the window. I also die-cut the backs of the Candy Pops, this time using Tear Away Circle Die in replace of the circle die. The Tear Away circle will make it easy for the little girls to get to their candy.

My next step was getting the Circle Bubbles ready. I added 1/8th inch Scor Tape around the front and back of the bubbles’ edges, and took the top adhesive backing off. I attached the front Candy Pop, then flipped the bubble over, and filled it with M&Ms. I took the rest of the adhesive backing off, and attached the back Candy Pop.

I picked coordinating glitter paper to match the M&Ms, and die-cut them with the accessory dies. I attached them to the Candy Pops, then trimmed one of the wrapper edges off. To attach the straws, I used mini glue dots, making sure I attached them to the straws in a straight line. I adhered the straws to the backs of the Candy Pops, and finished with black and white twine bows.

I know the girls are going to squeal when they see them. Vera sure did when she saw them. (And she was happy to get a handful of M&Ms! lol) The moms are going to love them, too. Who knows… maybe I can get our small group of moms into paper crafting~!

Such a cute project from Angelica! Before I sign off, I just wanted to share some special news from one of our Inspiration Team members! I know many of you are like me…fans of Dawn McVey’s beautiful, colorful work. Dawn is launching a new venture next week and we couldn’t be more excited for her! I have loved watching her artistic journey, and very soon you’ll be able to purchase some of Dawn’s artwork to brighten your space! You can find out more HERE, sign up for her newsletter, and be entered in a fun giveaway. 😊

October 22, 2021 9 comments

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TGIF – Postal Valentine Treats with Lizzie + Save the Date!

by Betsy February 7, 2020

written by Betsy

As if Fridays aren’t sweet enough, Lizzie is here for this week’s TGIF post with a super sweet Valentine project!

Let’s see what Lizzie has to share about these cute treats, and make sure to read all the way to the bottom of this post for some news about a few new things coming your way next week!

Let’s hear it from Lizzie first…

“Valentine’s Day is coming in hot (next weekend already!) and I, for one, needed a few quick and easy treats to share with the people in my life. So after a bit of experimenting I came up with these sweet little packages and I thought it might be fun to share them with you!

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The Postal Frames dies are the perfect size for pairing with the Candy Pops Collection. I used the rectangles on today’s projects, but the circular ones would be cute, too! A combo of greetings from the Candy Pops Sentiments and Sentiment Suite Love were just right for building a sweet message.

One of my favorite things about creating seasonal items is digging around in my collection of stamps, dies, and stencils to see what might be useful despite being “off season.” For example, the Pine Boughs stamp set might not immediately jump out at you as a Valentine’s Day set, but those pretty posies turned out to be absolutely lovely stamped in softer pinks and greens.

And you don’t have to get super complicated with your patterns either. A simple repeating pattern like the one using the Signed & Sealed With A Kiss heart is fun and quick to stamp. Of course, I am also of the belief that you should never underestimate a good background, so the Windowpane Plaid paired with a few images from Pretty Postmarks gives a charming collage-style feel without a lot of fuss.

The 1/4″ Rectangle Bubbles were just the right depth for a single serving of the candy I chose, but you could certainly use the 1/2″ Bubbles for thicker treats or a slightly more indulgent experience. I don’t think you can go wrong either way!

I hope these treats have given you an idea of how you can use your supplies to spread a little love this Valentine’s Day. I hope you enjoy the day with people you love!”

What a cute project from Lizzie! I’ve been thinking about how cute the Candy Pops collection would be for Valentine’s Day and it’s been on my to-do list. Now Lizzie really has me in the mood to find the time to put together a few cute treats.

Now for a bit of news! We have a handful of new products that we’ll be releasing next week!

This mini collection features pretty things for Easter (and beyond!). We’ll be showcasing these new products in a single day of projects and reveals. I hope you’ll join us next Thursday, February 13 for an Inspiration Team blog hop, reveals, projects, and prizes. This new mini collection will go up in the shop on Friday, February 14!

February 7, 2020 31 comments