It's a Wrap!

Hello, today I am sharing my latest design team make

for the Dies R Us Inspirational Blog - A Chocolate Bar Wrapper!

I think it's nice to give as a small thank you gift to someone or maybe to cheer them up.

I first saw the idea on my friend Christine's blogs HERE and HERE, where she has made
a selection of wrappers for all sorts of occasions and got me started on them!

I first cut a piece paper of My Mind's Eye from the Wild Asparagus 8"x 8"paper pack to the size of the chocolate bar - 8"x 6" ensuring the two edges overlapped to stick together, on the underneath.

Next I ran a green Promarker along each long side and wrapped it around the
chocolate bar, using double sided tape to join together at the back.

With the Sue Wilson Designs - Petite Peony Cluster die, I die cut the larger die in
cream card and the peony die in plum card. This I did twice.

Next I glued the plum peonies behind the cream ones on the flourish.

With the second set, I did exactly the same, but this time I snipped off the foliage.

Using 3D foam pads, I attached them to the flourish.

Next, using the Sizzix - Framelits 'Hello' set of dies and stamps, I stamped

the 'for you' and die cut it with the smaller die of one of the pairs of frames and cut the
larger die in plum card to matt it.

Lastly, I added a couple of punched butterflies and some diamantes to finish.

Here are the dies I have used:-

Challenges entered:-

Pixies's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes

Creative Craft Cottage - Must use Flowers

The Paper Girls Challenge - Patterned Paper

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Calender Challenge - Something New (Sizzix Framelit Dies)

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Dies and Punches

Craft for the Craic - Pick Me Up!

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Janice

Chocolate Bar Wrapper

Firstly, I would like to welcome the six new followers to my blog.
They are Donna, Di, Birgit, Donna, Marianne, and Barb.
I am sure they would be pleased if you could pop over to their blogs and take a look
at all their fabulous makes.

Today I would like to show you my latest project for the Fiskarettes Design Team 

which can be found here on their Facebook page.
My friend Christine from Creativity Continues got me into making wrappers for
chocolate bars, after I saw quite a few different ones she had made, which she posted on
her blog and also earlier on Hope and Chances.

Last year I was lucky enough to be one of Christine's six winners in a competition she ran
to make a chocolate bar wrapper. If you would like a peek, details can be found here.
They make an ordinary bar of chocolate look something special and can be given for all occasions.

The items I have used are:-
Fiskars
Interchangeable Border Punch - Ivy Cassette
Lever Punch Medium - Butterfly
Tag Maker - Standard and Scallop
Sentiment - free gift with a magazine

I would like to enter this wrapper into the following challenges:-
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Use patterned paper
Not Just Cards - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiment Designs - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking in.
Janice x

A Wrapper for a Bar of Chocolate

Hello, today I'm sharing with you a wrapper for a bar of chocolate I made recently, 

for a competition held here by Christine, of Creativity Continues.
Christine had recently become a member of the "Chocolate Lovers' Club" which 
is a group that is having fun promoting Carole Matthew's
 latest book - The Chocolate Lovers' Christmas, see Carole's blog here.
The task was to make a wrapper for a bar of chocolate, any design and using
something Spellbinders if possible.

I was thrilled to discover today, that I am one of Christine's five lucky winners!

My prize is a copy of Carole's new book, a box of chocolates and a tiara!

I can't wait for the post man to arrive!

The items I have used are:-
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Snowflake
Joanna Sheen - Ivy Flourish
Spellbinders Shapeabilities - Layered Pointsettia 
Tattered Lace - Noel 

I am entering the following challenges:-
Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes
Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes
ABC Challenge - Tis the Season
Scrapy Land - Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything goes with a Twist/Something beginning with B...Bar of chocolate!
The Sisterhood of Crafters - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes/use Die cuts
Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes
Pixie's Snippets Playground - Anything Goes 

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x