The Purrfect Valentine Treat Holder

I drew my inspiration for this next treat holder from BJ Peters. She created a Halloween Cat Punch treat holder that was so adorable, I had to create one myself!

I used the Painted with Love Designer Series Paper pack as the base of my treat holder. The cat is adorned with a Calypso Coral Ombre Ribbon bow and a gold enamel heart.

 

Start by punching two cats out of Painted with Love Designer Series Paper. I chose the small heart pattern, but all of the patterns in this paper pack would be gorgeous! Make sure to punch one cat with your chosen pattern facing you and one cat with your chosen pattern facing AWAY from you. That way your chosen pattern is facing outwards on both sides of the treat holder.

Essentially, you are creating a mirror image with the Cat Punch.

Then cut a 2-1/2" x 3/4" piece of Painted with Love Designer Series Paper. With the 2-1/2" side along the top of the Simply Scored Scoring Tool at 3/4" and at 1-3/4". Burnish all of the score lines. This piece will connect the two cats and form the base of the treat holder.

Line up the bottom edge of one cat with the bottom edge of the 3/4" score line and adhere in place.

From the side, the treat holder is starting to take on the shape of the letter U.

Add a glue dot to the bottom of a Hershey Kiss and adhere to the center of the treat holder base.

Line with the second cat's ears with the first cat's ears, pinch together while adhering the bottom of the second cat to the other side of the treat holder base.

Adhere the two cat heads together. Tie and attach the Calypso Coral Ombre Ribbon bow to the cat. Then adhere a gold heart enamel shape to the center of the bow.

This treat holder is so quick and easy and uses very little supplies. I made four variations using the Painted with Love Designer Series Paper.

You can create a plethora of treat holders in no time. I think I got a little carried away!

These cuties are ready for delivery! I hope you give these Valentine treat holders a try. How would you decorate your Cat Punch treat holder? I would love to see what you make!

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

Cat Punch Valentine Treat Holder Supply List
Stamps
Paper	#145580 Painted with Love Designer Series Paper
Ink
Embellishments	#144235 Calypso Coral Ombre Ribbon #134583 1/8” Gold Ribbon #141679 Subtles Enamel Shapes #141678 Metallic Enamel Shapes #141680 Brights Enamel Shapes
Tools	#144666 Cat Punch #103683 Glue Dots® #122334 Simply Scored Scoring Tool

2-in-1 Thanksgiving Pumpkin Treat Holder and Placecard

Is it a treat holder or a place card? Why not be both!? Delight your Thanksgiving guests with this a pumpkin chocolate kiss triangle treat holder!

This style of treat holder is so easy, quick to make, and can be customizable to the materials that you have on hand.

The base is a piece of cardstock bent into the shape of a triangle. Then a die cut or punched shape is adhered to 2 sides of the triangle and then adhered together. Lastly, a chocolate kiss is placed in the center of the triangle.

You may be familiar with this treat holder style with my plethora of cat punch treat holders for Valentine's Day and Halloween. Now that the cat punch is retired, I had to brainstorm other punches and dies that I could make the triangle treat holder with.

Don't worry. I didn't sell my cat punch after it retired. The cat punch is one punch that I plan on keeping for a long time regardless of its current or retired status. So, you may see some projects in the future with the cat punch.

With Thanksgiving coming soon, the pumpkin stamp and die from the #159634 Hello Harvest stamp set and the #159643 Rustic Pumpkin Dies was a great place to start!

Once I made the treat holders, I added a name tag across the front of the pumpkin to add the name of a guest. I wrote the names for these samples with my computer. However, I recommend a Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker or a Basic Black Stampin' Blend to write the name of your guest before you attach the name tag to the pumpkin.

These treat holder place cards are versatile. Use them during the dinner or after. The place cards can be put at each guest's place setting or on a side table for guests to pick up when they arrive or for when they leave.


Below are the measurements and the supply list for my pumpkin place card and treat holder. If you need supplies to recreate this project, please, shop my online store HERE.

Measurements

• Triangle Base: 1" x 2-1/2"; scored at 3/4" and 1-3/4" (Pumpkin Pie Cardstock)
• Pumpkins (cut 1 of each color of cardstock): 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" (Pumpkin Pie Cardstock and Basic White Cardstock)
• Name Tag: 1/2" x 2" (Basic White Cardstock)

Supplies

Stamps
#159634 Hello Harvest
#159644 Hello Harvest Bundle

Ink
#147114 Early Espresso Ink Pad
#154897 Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (both)
# Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (both)

Paper
#105117 Pumpkin Pie Cardstock
#159276 Basic White Cardstock

Embellishments
#104199 Linen Thread

Tools
#159643 Rustic Pumpkin Dies
#103683 Mini Glue Dots
#110755 Multipurpose Liquid Glue
#102300 Bone Folder
#103579 Paper Snips
#130148 Grid Paper
#152392 Paper Trimmer
#149653 Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
#126200 Stampin' Scrub
#153648 Stampin' Mist Cleaner
#118485 Clear Block D
Chocolate Kisses

I hope you enjoyed today's pumpkin place card and treat holder. I know your Thanksgiving guest are going to love receiving this sweet treat holder at your Thanksgiving dinner!

Have you tried this triangle style treat holder? What stamps, punches, and dies did you use? Post a photo on social media and tag me with the hashtag #craftwithbeth, so I can find your projects. I would love to see what you create!

If you need supplies to make this project, please, shop my online store HERE.

If you have any questions about today's project, please, don't hesitate to ask me.

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

Week 1: Spooktacular Cat Treat Holders

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays! I love it all - the costumes, the candy, the decorations! I go all out! I have so many decorations that I need a closet just for them. Eek! What better way to share my favorite holiday than by making treat holders and cards with you! Over the next 8 Fridays, I will sharing frightfully adorable projects to help you get ready for Halloween.

Week 1 starts with a quick and precious Cat Punch Treat Holder. I modeled these Hershey Kiss(r) treat holders after the ones I made for Valentine's Day.

 

I used solid cardstock as well as the Toil and Trouble Designer Series Paper for the cats. The solid cardstock cats have a witch's hat die cut from the Toil and Trouble Designer Series Paper. Most of the framelits in the Cauldron Framelit set coordinate with the stamps and the images in the Designer Series Paper! Talk about quick and beautiful! The witch's hats on the Designer Series Paper have a variety of designs, including a sunflower, spiders, and stars - for adding even more possibilities for your treat holder designs!

I chose Basic Gray and Basic Black cardstock because my own two cats are gray and black. They are my sweeties! My gray tabby even greets trick or treat-ers every year! I think she likes Halloween as much as I do.

The rhinestones are custom colored using Stampin' Blends. Now you can have rhinestones in every Stampin' Blend color! The permanency in the Stampin' Blends helps bind the color to the rhinestone, so it doesn't come off easily.

The color palette stays with traditional and newer Halloween colors - Basic Black, Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Lemon Lime Twist, Rich Razzleberry, Fresh Fig, Mango Melody, and Granny Apple Green.  I am loving the combination of Basic Black, Whisper White, Lemon Lime Twist, and Rich Razzleberry!

After finishing the cat treat holders, I thought, "Could you make this with a witch's hat?" Yes, you can! The only caveat is that the witch hat stamp and the witch hat framelit are NOT symmetrical. So, you need to flip one witch hat to the other side just like the cat punch. To work around this, I used solid cardstock, but you could absolutely use the reflection technique to stamp a mirror image of the witch hat too!

For the Pumpkin Pie hat band, cut a 1/4" by 11" strip of cardstock and adhere it to the hat. Then trim off the excess.

The size of these treat holders is purrfect for school parties, the doctor's office staff, coworkers, family members, neighbors, friends, and more while still remaining economical.

Give this project a try for your next Halloween party! I look forward to seeing how you decorate your Cat Punch and Witch Hat treat holders!

You can find the measurements and a supply list at the end of this post.

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

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Halloween Cat and Witch’s Hat Treat Holders Supply List
Stamps
Paper	#147531 Toil and Trouble Designer Series Paper #121045 Basic Black Cardstock #105117 Pumpkin Pie Card Stock #121044 Basic Gray Cardstock
Ink	#144577 Dark Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blend #144583 Dark Rich Razzleberry Stampin’ Blend #146877 Dark Granny Apply Green Stampin’ Blend
Embellishments	#103683 Mini Glue Dots® #144220 Rhinestones #144234 Lemon Lime Twist Ombre Ribbon #104199 Linen Thread #141682 Basic Black Baker’s Solid Twine #146910 Faceted Dots #144174 Fresh Fig Sheer Ribbon
Tools	#126889 Stampin’ Trimmer #144666 Cat Punch #147914 Cauldron Framelits Craft Knife Pencil

Halloween Cat and Witch’s Hat Treat Holders Measurements
	Paper	Dimensions
Cat	Basic Gray Cardstock	4-1/4” x 2-1/2” (for both cats)
	Basic Black Cardstock
	Toil & Trouble DSP
Treat Holder Base	Basic Black Cardstock	2-1/2” x 3/4"; scored at 3/4” & 1-3/4”
Witch Hat	Basic Black Cardstock	4-1/4” x 2-1/2” (for both hats)
Witch Hat Band	Pumpkin Pie Cardstock	1/4” x 11”