A very warm welcome to stop no. 3 on the Stampin’ Addicts Holiday Mini Blog Hop…you have arrived from Holly’s Blog where she showed you some spooky ideas using Dark & Dreary…I am continuing the Halloween theme and will be showing you some cute treat ideas using the very kid friendly set Fang-tastic which you can find on pg 10 of the Holiday Mini Catalog set to debut on Monday.
Halloween makes me think of yummy treats and so I have designed some treat holder ideas for grown-ups and kids alike…for some of my items I used Test Tubes which are an extremely affordable way to package treats…the Test Tubes I am using are plastic and have flat bottoms which makes them absolutely PERFECT for kids – and they have screw tops so wont accidentally spill or leak their contents.
First up is my Test Tube Rack…this would be a great treat for adults and kids alike and you could fill the tubes with anything…bath salts…different candies…drink mixes…for all sorts of occasions…
I went looking for ideas to create a Test Tube Rack but could find nothing to fit with what I wanted so I decided to design my own – this box is very easy to make from one sheet of cardstock and I sized it to fit 3 test tubes which I filled with candy corn. I decorated my box using adorable stamped images from Fang-tastic and a piece of Designer Series Paper which was perfect for creating my fence that the little characters are peering over…
Come back here on Monday and you will find my template and printable tutorial showing you how to make this Rack – you can bookmark me to make it easy to come back!
Then I got to thinking about some Individual Test Tube Treats that would be perfect for my girls to hand out to their classmates…
Aren’t they cute? I used the taller 6″ Tubes here so that each kiddo would get a good amount of treats (I used 4″ ones in my rack above) and I designed a collar to fit on them that stays put – I used a new embossing folder called Spider Web for the cute dracula’s background and used the characters and wording from Fang-tastic to decorate my collars – don’t you love em?
And again, when you return on Monday you will find my Tube Collar Template so that you can recreate these treats very easily…I am going to make lots of these for my girls to hand out in October, they really are that easy to make…
Thinking about school got me thinking about halloween treats for teachers…one of my girl’s had a teacher who loved herbal tea and a little while ago my wonderful downline Janet mailed me a card that contained tea bags and so I decided to adapt that design to make a grown up gift…a Tea Bag Holding Card…
This is the front of my card – isn’t it sweet? I can’t show you photos of the inside of it until Monday but I can tell you about it a little…inside there is a folder made of Designer Series Papers that holds 2 tea bags – the papers I used to make my folder are from Island Oasis which is featured in the Summer Mini Catalog – believe it or not, that pack of papers has a couple of designs that work well for halloween…but if you want some of that paper you need to order it fast as on Sunday it retires when the Summer Mini Catalog ends…
And notice the lace I used to tie my tea bag card – isn’t it beautiful? It is called Raven Lace Trim and you can find it on pg 8 of the Holiday Mini Catalog – you can order if from Monday…I just LOVE it…
And again, when you come back on Monday you will find the Tea Bag Card template and printable tutorial showing you how easy it is to make along with photos & details of the inside…
My final project features Test Tubes again! Can you tell I love em?! But this time I am using them a bit differently – I am incorporating one of the smaller Tubes into a card to create a cute gift without candy…you could easily adapt it for kids, tweens, teens…and this idea would make great party favors or sleepover gifts for girls…so here is my Lip Balm Card…
I adapted my tutorial for a lip balm holder to create this card – the background is made using that very cool Spider Web embossing folder and I embellished my card front using punches and Designer Series Papers…notice the center punched shape? I made it using the brand new Decorative Label Punch that you can find on pg 25 in the Holiday Mini and it is just GORGEOUS…
In the spine of my card is a halloween themed lip balm that is contained in a Test Tube along with a couple of other goodies…come back to find out lots more details about it including photos of what it looks like inside and…
On Monday you will find my template, tutorial and photo of the inside of my card showing you how to make it :-)
Speaking of Monday…it reminds me I haven’t yet mentioned my Blog Candy…leave me a comment to let me know which project you like the most and you will be entered into a drawing to win a set of 3 test tubes just waiting to be filled with your own goodies as well as a little treat from me!
I hope you enjoyed your visit – you are now leaving to visit the very talented Rhonda and see what she has come up with using the very cool Candy Wrapper Die on her blog by clicking HERE – enjoy!
All of your projects are awesome!! I love the test tube rack the most but they are all very creative. Great job!
CUTE! I need to find me some of those test tubes. Your patience in cutting out those images really shows.
I love the lip balm holder best! I’ve been carrying lib balm for so many years now! and how fun to gift it like you did!
Really cute projects Sarah! This is such a cute stamp set and I love what you did with it.
Wow, Sarah! These are adorable! What great ideas!
Great projects
Your projects are all just so darn cute! Great job!
Great projects! The kids are just adorable!
I love all you projects, but the lip balm holder is my favorite! I’ll be back Monday for all the deets!
Great projects – the box is adorable!
I really like the lip balm card. Thanks for sharing.
How cute! I love all of your little treat holders, Sarah.. especially that tea bag holder!
Love all these great Halloween ideas! The lip balm holder is perfect for giveaways!
Those test tubes with the boy and girl theme are perfect (my favorite if I HAVE to choose). What wonderful things you have done with this set.
I love creating for Halloween and am anxious for Monday for your tutorials! I can’t seem to decide between the triple test tube project or the lip balm one as being my favorite. Thanks for the chance to win some test tubes. Until Monday…happy crafting!
These are adorable. Not sure which I like best!
Love the lip balm card – where in the world did you find the lip balm that matches our colors?
Super projects! Love the test tube ones! Where do you get the test tubes? I’d love to make a few of these for my granddaughter. TFS!
I’m not a Halloween person, but your projects are super cute, can’t wait for the tutes.
I love the test tube rack! And I am always so grateful to you ladies who can come up with these templates to make life so much easier for the rest of us! Thank you!
Cute and adorable projects!! :)
I love them all….you are so creative!
Yvonne
I love those test tubes, I have some on the way and can’t wait to play with mine. Your projects are cute and fun thanks for sharing.
Great projects!!! Super cute. That lip balm card is my favorite!
Lip balm? Great idea! I love those cute little test tubes!
Those are just about the cutest things I have ever seen. I love the ones for your girls to give to classmates. What a great idea!
What a fun group of projects Sarah!
I just love all your ideas – I think I am leaning towards the lip balm card. Thanks for sharing your talent with us!
These are amazing! I love your ideas. I can see adapting them for different holidays.
I absolutely love the test tube rack!! I was a life science major in college so these are so perfect to me. Where do you get the test tubes? Thx.
Such great projects Sara! I’ll be back to see the single test tube embellishment how to….but they are all super cute!
Very fun Sarah! Pick a favorite…are you kidding! After much deliberation and a bit of eeny meeny mo I’ll have to go with the Test Tube Rack as my fav though the Lip Balm Card is very cool as well. Really I like them all.
Wow, these are some cutie patootie spooks! Great projects!
I will be enrolling in your kids’ classes so I can get one of those fabulous treats in October!
Wow you have been busy! I get emails with your blog updates, so now I will have to backtrack for the blog hop. Looks fun! Thanks for all the cute Halloween ideas!
These are so stinkin’ cute! I’ve got ideas now on how to use my (as yet uninked) stamp set! Love the lip balm card. TFS!
Very cute ideas using “Fang-tastic” and tubes! I think my favorite is the individual candy tubes and your girls’ friends will love them!
All of the projects are wonderful. It just like with your kids, you can’t choose a favorite they are all great
LOVE each of your projects—your sooo talented! Could you share as to where we could order the test tubes?? THANKS
The test tubes are great! Thanks for sharing!
Absolutely LOVE all of the test tube ideas! Too cute! I’m seriously going to have to get me some of those!
Love those little images!
great projects! I really like all of them. Your stop is my favorite so far.
Hi Sarah!
I think your lip balm card is the cutest! And think of the possibilities for this card…Christmas..Valentines Day.. I can’t wait for the new mini!
I love the tubes! I am looking for Ideas for happies for my daughters Kindergarden class! Bookmarking you!!!
Great ideas and projects, thanks for sharing. Now which to do first!!!!!
All your projects are cute. I really like the lip balm project the best.
Thanks for sharing.
Kristi
This is the most adorable set of projects!!! I would have to say the lip balm adaptation is my top pick. The cats peeking through are perfect!
I like you test tube with candy and holder, these are adorable. But all your project are nice.
Love all of the projects – amazing. Especially love the lip balm card!