Treat Bag Toppers for Catherine Pooler

Hello lovelies. How do you curl up in the cold weather months? Is it with a good book or a nice hot cup of coffee and a treat? Or maybe it's movie night by the fire. That is the question we're asking here at Catherine Pooler, who is coming out with a fabulous new release on October 15th called Curl Up With Winter. I'm creating with the Personalize This 3x4 stamp set that will be free with any order over $50.  I'm also using the Right at Home Patterned Paper Pack for today's project.

Please note, any clickable product links that I share for this release will not be active until Oct. 15th. Scroll down to see how I curl up because for me, it's all about baking and eating!

 (FTC Disclosure: as an affiliate for various companies in the craft industry, I will receive a small commission for purchases made through my convenient affiliate links, at no additional cost to you.)

Let me also mention, the Personalize This stamp set also has coordinating dies. You can also purchase those items as a bundle or purchase separately.

 

Banana bread is always a hit at our house, but I typically only make it during the Fall and Winter season. It smells up the house so good and is just one of those comforting treats that you just can't resist.

Fun fact, I'm a huge coffee and loose leaf tea lover. I had ordered some Banana Bread Coffee Pu Ehr Tea from one of my favorite tea companies and it arrived the very same day I sat down to create today's project. It was meant to be! I promptly brewed up a cup to enjoy with a slice of banana bread.

Both were delish!

I planned on making some bag toppers with the Right At Home patterned paper and had picked up some glassine bags at a local craft/hobby shop. They measure 7 x 4.50 inches.

I began by trimming some of the patterned papers to these dimensions:

4 1/2 x 2 inches, trimming the ends at an angle

I also made some embellishments to go with my labels, using burlap string from my stash and sequins from the CPD Kings Canyon sequin mix.

In addition, I wrapped burlap string several times width-wise around my trimmed paper, using tape on the backside to secure it in place.

To stamp all my images, I used the Cargo ink, then watercolored my images. To watercolor, I pressed my ink onto a craft mat, spritzed with a touch of water, then painted with my water brush. Here's the breakdown of the colors I used to watercolor:

Skylight, Amber (Pie Plate)

Cargo, Skylight (Hearts)

Clay Mask, Wintergreen, Eucalyptus (Flower)

Before assembling all my embellishments onto my trimmed cardstock, I needed to secure the bag. 

I folded the bag over by about 1 inch, then placed my trimmed paper on top, stapling right in the center where my label will go. That's it, just one staple. If you prefer, you can use an adhesive runner, however, I wanted to make it somewhat easy to open, as I plan on giving these to my neighbor.

Then I assembled all my elements, adhering my hearts and flower flat and my label popped up with adhesive foam.

This was so quick and easy to make these bag toppers. If you can't find glassine bags, most Walmart's carry the clear bags in the Wilton baking section, which is a great alternative.

Thanks so much for stopping in. Happy baking, and enjoy curling up this season!

Terri

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Exclusive Lilac Shimmer Platinum 6 Die Cut/Emboss Machine Shop at: Spellbinders	CPD Kings Canyon Sequin Mix Shop at: Catherine Pooler	Sizzix Hot Glue Gun Shop at: Scrapbookcom	CPD Personalize This Stamp & Die Set Bundle Shop at: Catherine Pooler
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