Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Marshmallow Snowman and Thank you card set

Happy Tuesday!  I have a few things to share with you!  Today is Ariel's last day of school before Christmas break!  I had so many ideas running through my head on what to make her teacher but with all the sickness over here I didn't get a chance!  So I decided to go with a card set.  Coming up with a design that suited her teacher was hard with a foggy mind when your not feeling well since I don't see her teacher liking a very girly set of cards or the color pink.  (And friends lately I am in the mood to play with hot pink but haven't got the chance!)  So on Sunday night after our crazy crazy day I finally got inspired and made her these:

I stamped the silhouette flower by Hero Arts on cream cardstock with Tumbled Glass by Tim Holtz on 4 and Chestnut Roam on the other 4.  I made 8 cards, 4 of each color and stamped with 2 different thank you sentiments by HA also.  I really like the touch of the button!  I am also glad that I made the card purses early that I shared a few weeks ago, I gave one of those to the Education assistant in her class.   Here it is all "wrapped up" I made a simple tag for it:

Last night I was online searching around when I saw this and had to make them!  Nevermind being sick and all.  I had another more papercraft idea in my head but never got a chance to make it.  When I saw this snowman idea I got so excited.  I asked Chad what he thought since he was going to be helping me make it! (little did he know...) And I ran to the store and bought supplies.  Here is what I made for each of the kids in Ariel's class:
Basically I put 3 marshmallows on skewers dipped them in melted white chocolate wafers and added mini m&m's for the eyes, nose and buttons.  From the girl who I got the idea she made earmuffs too, I was going to but I couldn't find twizllers pullaparts only licorice laces so I gave up on that idea!  They look good but not perfect but hey it's my first try with anything like this!  And by the way they are sooo yummy!  :>  Here they are all wrapped up, wrapping them up took longer than it did making them!


I wrapped them up since I wasn't sure if they would stick together or if the kids would have time to eat them at the party.  I made simple tags too!  These were so fun to make and I plan on making more!  I am so glad that even though I didn't feel that well I made myself make them, I knew if I didn't I would totally regret it and I want to be the sort of mom who does these things.  

I have so many crafty ideas for gifts so I am hoping they work out, I want it to be a crafty Christmas!

14 comments:

Tiffany Ervin said...

LOVE the simple elegance of your cards! And oh my! I'm wanting to eat some of them marshmallow sticks now! So yummy!

Anonymous said...

Cute snowmen, Anita! And I absolutely love your card set-beautiful! TFS! :)

stampingandstitching said...

Ariel's teacher must have been delighted with this set of beautiful, elegant cards! The snowmen treats are adorable and yummy looking - I'll have to give them a try!

Sarah J Moerman said...

Beautiful set of cards, Anita! LOVE the marshmallow snowmen too. So cute!

Barb said...

Wonderful set of cards, anita! And love those adorable marshmallow men! So fun!

Alice said...

beautiful set of simple cards,Anita! and those marshmallow snowman look so fun! wonderful gift ideas!

Dawn T said...

Your card set is wonderful Anita and your snowmen just adorable. You must have been feeling pooped when you finished,... but oh the satisfaction!!!!

Sanne said...

He he love your snowmen :0)

Beautiful set of cards Anita!

Merry Christmas :)

donna mikasa said...

Hi Anita! Sorry to hear about all the illnesses--your poor son, and poor YOU!

Love your set of cards--so simple and I love the presentation! And those marshmallow men are too cute! Such a great idea! Hope you all have a Merry Christmas....take care!

Cindy said...

Those are super cute snowmen, Anita! Love the cards too. Very clean and simple. I'm sure Ariel's teacher will love them.

Karen B. said...

Your cards are gorgeous and those snowmen soooo cute! Thanks for the idea, that's a great things about blog. Good to see your name appear on Laurel's blog (I think, I hope?!) for her blog candy too!

Kathy (krolski) said...

These snowman are so darn cute! I'm sure all the kids loved them! And Ariel's teacher is going to love the card set too. Beautiful cards! Hope you're feeling better. Merry Christmas and Happy 2011 to you and your family!

Nat said...

Hi Anita, these snowmen are so adorable and cute, I am sure the kids adored this hand made treat! Wishing you a very Merry Christmas, all the best in 2011!

ivy said...

can you remind me next year to make these snowman treats on a stick!
again, love your card set!

 

Crafty Girl Designs | Creative Commons Attribution- Noncommercial License | Dandy Dandilion Designed by Simply Fabulous Blogger Templates