Earlier this week, Nicholas (my now 4yr old) had the chance to celebrate his birthday with his Preschool class. It’s a special circle time they call a “Birthday Circle” and they all sit around and the birthday child can have mom/dad/siblings come in for the circle while they share photos or something special about each year the birthday child lived.
And treats…. we “get” to provide treats.
Now, the school is, um, “progressive” I’ll say and so they are very particular about what kinds of treats you can bring. The list looks something like this:
fruits and vegetables – or – 100% fruit – or -dried fruit – or –
a snack from one particular organic company. ~Done~
Now, I am still trying to get my “Crafty Mom” cred, and so I couldn’t just send him in with applesauce squeezies… oh no, they had to be CUTE applesauce squeezies! So this is what I created for him:
Isn’t that lizard so adorable?
So, I sat down the night before (at 10:45 pm, talk about last minute!) and started coloring this one stamp from the Tag It stamp set with my markers so I could stamp 18 of these guys for the treats. Then I cut each of them out using the coordinating Chalk Talk framelits…. oh and adding the tag hole from the same framelit set. Do a little sponging and then just the right twine to tie them off.
(psst – sneak peek alert! This twine is from one of the accessory sets available as a freebie during Sale-a-Bration!)
I got them all ready and sent them in to school, but then I figured the teacher needed a little thank you as well, so I had to make a card for her too using the same theme. You know everything has to be coordinating!
Ta-Da!
Same idea but just a little mixing around of extra accessories and embellishments to turn it into a card.
I needed some bright paper to match the bright colors in the stamped image (I got lazy, no tag this time) and and then the AWESOME candy dots to break up the pattern of the paper and tie it into the birthday image.
So see, it is like a coordinating set!
Card Supplies Used
Stamps – Tag It
Ink – Crushed Curry, Markers: Gumball Green, Real Red, Crushed Curry, Island Indigo, Early Espresso
Paper – Crushed Curry cs, Whisper White Cs, Real Red cs, Quatrefancy specialty designer paper
Accessories – Early Espresso Bakers Twine, Candy Dots (Brights, Regals, Neutrals), 2 1/2” Circle punch, Chalk Talk framelits, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Sponge Daubers, twine (SAB)
So, don’t forget to try something simple and cute when you need a treat for something. It doesn’t have to be complicated to be fun and appreciated by the recipients… even if they are 3 yrs old!
Want to see more great Birthday Card ideas?
Today over on the Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration blog, we are sharing different Birthday card ideas. This was mine, but there are lots of other ideas and variety to check out. So, hop on over and see what other cute ideas you can try.
4 responses to “Birthday Celebrations with a Treat Topper and Card”
Super cute card! I love how bright and cheerful it is. Its something about the twine that just ties it all together!
LOVE your card and your tag on the fruit pouch! SO CUTE!! That stamp is one of my favorites and I need to use it more often! Thanks for the INKspiration!
What a fun idea with the fruit pouch…way better than any sweet treat! Love the card with the coordinating candy dots! Happy Birthday to your little man!
Love your card and matching applesauce decoration. So cute and fun, what a fun way to celebrate a special day!