Snowman Oreo Cookie Balls

Since the Thanksgiving Turkey Oreo Cookie Balls I made a couple weeks ago were such a big hit, I was excited to try these cute little Snowman Oreo Cookie Balls using the same technique to take to a party we are going to on Saturday.  Didn’t they turn out cute?

snowman oreo cookie balls 2

They were super easy to make, and I got the idea from the original Turkey Oreo Cookie Ball Inventor/Blogger, Jennifer West at Pink When.  Thanks for the great creativity and inspiration Jennifer!

snowman oreo cookie balls

These quick, easy, and adorable little just-starting-to-melt snowball faces would be great to take to your child’s school party, for a winter sledding party, holiday get-togethers, and as a fun addition to your holiday cookie trays.

Here’s the recipe (as created by Jennifer at Pink When)

Snowman Oreo Cookie Balls

1 Package Oreo cookies, finely crushed (about 36 cookies)
1 package (8oz.) cream cheese (softened)
16-20 oz White Chocolate, Melted
Black and Orange Icing
Mini Rolo Candies
Deocorative Candy Snowflakes

Crush OREO cookies to a fine crumbly mixture (I placed in a Ziploc Freezer bag and rolled a marble rolling pin over them).  Mix in the softened cream cheese.

Roll into one inch cookie balls, and freeze for 10 minutes.

Dip cookie balls into melted chocolate and place on a prepared cookie sheet covered with wax paper.

Place into the refrigerator for 15 minutes to an hour before decorating.

Add an orange carrot nose with icing and black coal eyes and mouth.

With an additional dab of white chocolate (I used a toothpick), adhere a decorative candy snowflake to the hat (of course this is optional or you could use whatever fun thing you have), then with one more dab of the white chocolate, adhere the rolo “hat.”

Enjoy!

Cheers & Snowy Hugs,

Jodi

 

Sparkle & Glitter!! Napkin Cards

napkin glitter card ho ho ho

I went a little nuts last night with glitter and napkins!

napkin glitter card gold and blue dove and ornaments

When I first started seeing these glitter napkin cards, I poo-poo’d them thinking cards made of napkins take no talent, no effort, no creativity……

Then I went to a class where we made one recently.  I almost didn’t go, because I didn’t want to make cards from napkins – being a bit of a snob about it I must admit…..

napkin glitter card snowman and snowflakeWell – now I am eating my words, because I had so much fun making these cards!  It’s okay if something is a little easier, a little less creative sometimes….

napkin glitter card merry christmas wreathas long as you enjoy it… and I’m actually kind of excited with how these turned out!  All made from paper napkins!

napkin glitter card joyI am excited to share this simple, but beautiful technique, because I think many of you might enjoy trying this method to making homemade cards that doesn’t require a lot of equipment and materials.  And if you like do a “production-line” style of getting a bunch of the same thing done at once, one pack a napkins can make a ton of beautiful cards.  In fact, each individual napkin makes four cards!

napkin glitter card suppliesBesides some card stock and some pretty napkins you can get at the dollar store or craft store or wherever you might find paper products, the only other things you need are a VersaMark stamp pad, some type of adhesive tape, Heat & Stick Powder, and glitter (I used Stampin Up’s “Dazzling Diamonds” Dahling) :).

There is a great video tutorial on Youtube done by a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator from Canada, Tina Weller that you may want to watch if you are interested in learning how to do this:

Tina talks about using a specific type of Stampin’ Up adhesive sheets, but I just used double faced tape and/or the glue tape runner you can find at any craft or drug or variety stores and completely covered  some white card stock with it to adhere the napkin.

napkin glitter card santa and sleigh

I made all of these cards last night, and I pretty much love all of them!  🙂

If you haven’t bought, made, sent your holiday greeting cards, you may just want to try this fun and easy technique.

And if you are interested in purchasing any Stampin’Up products, just let me know, and I can hook you up. 🙂 

And I think I am going to enter the snowman/snowflake card as another entry into  The Paper Players PP224 Tic Tac Toe Challenge for White, Snowflake, & Glitter.

napkin glitter card snowman and snowflake

Have a sparkly, glitterly, dazzling day!

Cheers & Hugs,

Jodi

 

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas….

December 1st already!  Where did 2014 go?!  I do adore December and decorating for the holidays.christmas deco front porchI had fun creating a woodsy rustic setting on the front porch with lots of fresh greenery, wood, red berries, burlap and pine cones in my fave antique crates I got for Mother’s day from Jake and Colleen.  Out with the summer ferns, but not putting these beloved crates away.  🙂

christmas deco tree bellThe tree is up…

christmas deco stockingsand the stockings are hung by the chimney with care.

santa prefers wineThis Santa is chillin’ on the mantel with the some others (real Santas drink wine not milk)…

santasand other Santas pop up in just about every corner.

ceramic treeI love tucking this little ceramic tree in a special corner.  It so reminds me of my Grandma.

christmas snowiesSnowies are chillin’ too.

snowiesWishing you toasty toes and a warm nose as we gear up for the holiday season!

Cheers & Hugs,

Jodi