Gift Card Holder + Holiday Treat Set

Gift Card Holder
by Tya Smith

A big Ho-Ho-Hello to You! Tya here and I am going to show to you today a nifty little gift card holder that would be perfect for a special teacher, co-worker, or neighbor. Gift card holders are somewhat impersonal and not so cute. I decided to use my stash from the Home for the Holidays line to jazz the gift card up. I  used this tutorial on Splitcoaststampers as well. I adore fun fold cards. They add such a wow factor to giving a card!

Diagonal Double Pocket Card 

Along with the gift card ,I added one of our cute pixies and then slipped a little treat in the top fold as well. I love that this also doubles as a greeting card on the inside so that you can add a personal sentiment wishing the recipient a Happy Holiday!
Thanks for stopping by today and be sure to pick up some Home for the Holidays so you can make your own holders!

Treat Mix with Card

by Stephanie Buice

Hello everyone, Stephanie here to share with you a gift that I made for my hubby to give to one of his co-workers/friends. She's always been so helpful and giving to us so I thought I'd take my turn and return the favor. My motto is that giving is always better than receiving and this time of year is my favorite to do just that, to give.

For this project I baked up some of my hubby's favorites and put them in a canister that she could reuse for other goodies on her desk at work.This came together rather quickly which is perfect for me in all the crazy that's happening right now. 

Mostly everything I used is from the home for the holidays collection, I adhered a 4x6 simply put card to the front of it with some Doodlebug washi tape and decorated the top of the container with some patterned paper and a mini bow. I then filled that baby up and called it quits, done, fini, haha.

Here's a close up of the goodies and 4x6 card:

To finish off this gift I made a card to match, the mini doodlepops also made this a quick part of the project. 

I hope you enjoyed this as much as I did making it. So go pull out some Doodlebug goodness and spread some Christmas cheer, giving really is better I promise.

Sweet Gift Ideas by Amanda & Tiffany

Peppermint Oreo Pops 
by Amanda Coleman

When it comes to neighbor gifts during the holidays, I am all about quick and easy (and yummy).  These dark chocolate peppermint Oreo pops are super easy to make and are delicious to boot.  Hand them out individually or gift them as a fun bouquet.

Oreo pops have been around for a while, but I'll bet you haven't seen them made with Doodlebug's colorful pixies straws!  Rather than insert a regular ol' white lollipop stick, add some extra holiday cheer to your treats by using pixies straws to turn Oreos into pops.

Insert finished pops into treat bags and tie with Doodle Twine and a cute Pixies tag.  The back side of each tag is blank making it perfect for labeling.

The dark chocolate-peppermint combination is divine!  Dark chocolate candy melts and peppermints are widely available so you won't have to hunt down a bunch of supplies.  For more detailed information on how I made these Oreo pops, click HERE to head over to my blog.

Happy Holidays!

Amanda

Caramel Apples 
by Tiffany Hood 

Our traditional neighbor gifts are Caramel Apples.  We've been making these babies since 2006, and they're a labor of love, let me tell you. :)

We buy the biggest granny smith apples we can find, and the best caramel and white chocolate coating, and we've perfected the technique. Most of the time we add cinnamon-sugar to the outside, but we've also done toffee, candies, or chocolate drizzles.  Yummy!!!

(The cinnamon-sugar is my favorite- just like Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory)

I made this super simple card using Doodlebug's "Simply Put" cards, added it to a white piece of cardstock and then a green cardstock base, and then added a sticker with dimensional adhesive, and a "Mini Bow" that are Doodlebug's cute little embellishment kits that coordinate with the "Home for the Holidays" collection.

The apple was simply dressed with another bow, some twine, and a sticker!

Don't you wish you were my neighbor? :)

-Tiffany

New Collection Release: Sweethearts

We are too excited to share the new Sweethearts Collection that we couldn't wait another moment. This new Valentine collection begins shipping now. So after you wake up from your Christmas celebrating you can start working gifts for those you love!!