Sunday, February 5, 2012

Valentine's Day Goodie Bag Toppers

Love is in the air! I feel like we just finished Christmas and New Year's yesterday and here we are getting ready for Valentine's Day.  I guess I need to run out and take down my Santa Claus yard flag. I can't believe I haven't gotten that down yet. Anyway, I spent my morning making my daughter's Valentine goody bag toppers for her class. She had a specific request that it have a cupcake with a heart on top. The Cricut Expression 2 anniversary edition came with the Cricut American Alphabet cartridge downloaded inside. It's a cute cartridge and I absolutely love the font. It also had the image that would make the 5 year old very happy. I cut the cupcake at 2.25 using Reflections red card stock for the base and a pink card stock for the frosting. I used the Cricut Imagine to cut a fun tag using Bubblegum Stripes to fill the tag. This is another cartridge that became a favorite quickly. The paper on it is perfect, especially for girly type projects. I cut the tag at 2.7. Once that was all cut out and cupcake assembled I cut the bag topper at 5 1/2 by 4 1/4. Fold it in half and begin by attaching the patterned paper tag and cupcake. I used the You're Sweet! Stampin' Up stamp from the Mini Mates set with CTMH black ink. The To: and From: is also a Stampin' Up stamp. I'm off now to fill bags with candy and attach them to these cute toppers. I'll be sure to post a pic soon. Get crafting!