Valentine Lollipop Treat Holders

Jeri of Bug 'n Me Creations here again today as Guest Designer.  I'm following through with my theme from yesterday using Create A Critter animals.  Today for lollipop holder treats.  These are perfect for classroom treats for Valentine's Day or to give your children or grandchildren.  You could decide to decorate your lollipop holders in your favorite theme or style.  The choices are endless using images from Cricut cartridges.  I used Create A Critter because it's my granddaughter's favorite and these lollipop holders are for her school Valentine's Day party. 

The design for these are very simple.  I cut rectangles from pink cardstock measuring 3x4".  Then I cut the fancy mats and frames for my critters to sit on.  This cut came from the Sweethearts cartridge.  The mat is in row number 5, key number three on the overlay with the shift key pressed.  You'll get the frame by pressing shift, layer.  I cut the frame and mat at 2.5".  I placed my lollipops onto the pink rectangles and taped them in place.  Just like yesterday's Valentine cards I printed my sentiments directly onto the white mats before assembling the cuts.  After reading through the comments on my post yesterday, I noticed there were questions on how I got the sentiments onto the mats.  I simply use my word processing program on my computer.  I move my cursor down to about the middle of the page and then set the print to justify center.  I type the sentiment then print it out on regular copy paper.  Then I take my pre-cut white shaped mat piece of cardstock (not my Cricut mat) that I'll be placing my image on and position it over the printing, tape the cut in place and run it through the printer again.  I added pink brads on each side of the mats merely for decoration.  My animals are cut at 1.65" and attached to the mats.  I used Tacky Tape to attach the the mats to the pink cardstock to ensure a strong bond since they had to go over the top of the lollipop sticks.  Please visit my blog, Bug 'n Me Creations, to see the list of animals and sentiments I compiled for my Valentine's and treat holders in yesterday's post here.  Tomorrow will be my last day as Guest Designer and I've made an incredible 3-D project from the Sweet Tooth cartridge you won't want to miss.  Thanks so much for all the sweet comments you've left on my projects.  I've enjoyed reading them all so much.  See you tomorrow.


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