Bearing Gifts of Peppermint Cocoa

There are always folks you want to do a little something for during the holidays, like your delivery man, dry cleaner, and others you see on a regular basis. Here’s an idea for a yummy little treat to keep them warm during the holidays. It holds an individual pack of hot cocoa mix.

The Garden Green card stock base is the standard 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″. The DSP is from the Trim The Tree stack. The mats are Cherry Cobbler card stock. I used the Scoring Tool with the Diagonal Scoring Plate to create the flap at the top right of the card, just to give them a peek inside. I sealed the bottom shut with Sticky Strip.

The Bearing Gifts stamp is a friendly way to let folks know there’s something inside for them. I stamped the image in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and colored it with Blendabilities (Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Calypso Coral, Smoky Slate, and Skin Tone Assortment.)

I used Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine to attach the marshmallows to the card. I punched 6 holes through both layers of the card base with the 1/8″ Handheld Circle Punch, then laced the twine through them.

Here it is from the back.

The 1×8 Cellophane Bags fit miniature marshmallows perfectly – I happened to find peppermint flavored ones. For the toppers, I punched bits of Garden Green and Cherry Cobbler card stock with the Modern Label Punch. Then I stamped greetings from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set on Whisper White card stock, and punched them out with the Word Window Punch. I used the Hand Held Stapler to attach the green and red pieces to the top of the bag, then I glued the white pieces on top to cover the staple.