Monday, February 29, 2016

LID Spring Release - Day 1 - Bunnies and Carrots!

Hello! The day has finally arrived to share the sneak peeks of the brand new fun spring release from Lil' Inker Designs! Being primarily a card maker, it was kind of fun for me to play with making some different things - although also a bit of a stretch for me I must admit! Especially taking photos - I definitely feel more challenged with that - so I took a bunch to make sure I had some good ones turn out - then couldn't choose which ones I liked best, so forgive the flood of photos from me today! Haha! But seriously - these are pretty darn cute products to work with, so it was pretty easy!


First up, there are these Clear Cone Treat Baggies - they even come with a green twist tie, perfect for making your own carrot theme projects! While these would be easy to fill with orange candies or goldfish crackers, or something similar - our family has been trying to eat healthier, and I didn't happen to have anything like that in the house - and no time to run to the store and get them! So...I got creative and rolled up a 6x6 piece of orange pattern paper to insert, and filled them up with my own version of "Carrot Cake Trail Mix" - which they ended up loving! I added my recipe (of sorts!) at the bottom of this post if you're interested in more info! 


I also used the new Embossed Dots Tag Dies to cut a green tag, and heat embossed a sentiment on there using Easter Hodge Podge Stamp Set - made to coordinate with an earlier released bunny die, but also perfectly usable on it's own, as you can see!  


I finished off with a bunch of hemp twine tied around the top - I absolutely love how fun these were!


My youngest daughter kindly loaned me her hand to model the treats (in reward, they got to enjoy their treats right after the photo shoot - so they were happy!) Heehee!


The little bunny treats? EEEK! I am in love with that little die! SOOOO clever and fun! That is the Bunny Hugger Die and Stamp Set - and I adore it!


I wrapped them around a Trader Joe's Honey Mint (only 3 ingredients - honey, unsweetened chocolate, and mint oil - pretty much as healthy as candy can get, right? And pretty cute to boot I think!) The faces were stamped on with the stamp set it comes with - and accented with a white gel pen and Copic markers.


I added a bow using a bow die included in the new Stitched Easter Basket Die set - which we realized helped them to stand up perfectly on their own! A little enamel dot helped finish them off.


Once they had been opened (and enjoyed by my daughters!) - we took another photo of each one to show what I stamped on the inside of them!


SOOOO cute, right? I'm seriously LOVING these cuties! (Did I mention that yet?)


And in case you were wondering about that "Carrot Cake Trail Mix" I made up to put in my carrot treat bag - here is a quick photo I snapped with my phone when I put it together that evening. (The "Carrot/Strawberry Fruit Chews" were from an online snack company called Naturebox if that is something you're interested in!) I don't have a specific recipe, but I added some pecans, unsweetened dried coconut, sunflower seeds, and raisins to the mix - and they LOVED and gobbled it up! I was seriously afraid it was too healthy and they wouldn't be excited about it! Haha!


Here is a closer look at the mix:


And now the really fun part! There is, of course, a chance to win some shopping money to spend on the new goodies! YAY! Laura is giving away 3 gift certificates for random comments left along the hop - so the more comments you leave, the better your chance of winning!


Here is the entire Blog Hop line-up - make sure and check out each stop and leave your comments:

Heather Hoffman - You are HERE

Here are my supplies for these two cards today - thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!!!



42 comments:

  1. The bunnies and carrots are just too cute, Heather (and the trail mix looks really yummy!)

    ReplyDelete
  2. Adorable projects and amazing photos and a good recipe. You've hit the trifecta!! ;)
    Love!!

    ReplyDelete
  3. I am in love with that Bunny Hugger! Great projects!

    ReplyDelete
  4. These two treats are so sweet and I'm in love with the bunny's face!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Ohhhhh Heather! The cuteness! I love it all!!!!! And the trail mix looks SO yummy too!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Oh my word. Totally cuteness!!!

    ReplyDelete
  7. OMG!! HOW CUTE? VERY!! LOVE both your projects, but the BUNNY HUGGER ROCKS! After seeing your project, I literally ran to Lil Inkers' site and snatched that cutie up!! Can't wait till it arrives, so I can play!! Thank you for the inspiration!! AWESOME!!

    ReplyDelete
  8. Adorable treat containers and thanks for the trail mix recipe.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Oh my goodness!! That bunny hugger is sooooooo stinkin' cute!!! Adorable projects, Heather!!!

    ReplyDelete
  10. SWEET sweets! I really want a KITTY hugger next!!! >^.^<

    ReplyDelete
  11. Hi Heather. Your treat containers are darling. And the snacks look perfect and healthy. Looks like that mix would be great as a slow baked granola as well. Yum.

    ReplyDelete
  12. Such fun creations and the mix looks yum !!! Those huggers are awesome xx

    ReplyDelete
  13. It's so nice to see non-card projects ready for Easter. Your bunnies are adorable and the colour on those mints!!! I love your ingenuity for the trail mix. It looks really interesting (Altho I'd rather eat real carrot cake!!) All round fab!!

    ReplyDelete
  14. Hi Heather, what lovely ideas! The little bunnies are just adorable. Both are fantastic gifts for all ages. x

    ReplyDelete
  15. The bunny treats are super cute!

    ReplyDelete
  16. Carrot cake trail mix? I love carrot cake, thanks for the recipe. Your projects are adorable! Love these cute bunny treat holders.

    ReplyDelete
  17. I am so in love w/ Bunny Hugger and you just made it worse. Cute!

    ReplyDelete
  18. Both of these treat holders are adorable and anyone would love to get them in their Easter basket! I love the "some bunny loves you" sentiment. So sweet! And your trail mix looks delicious :)

    ReplyDelete
  19. Thank you Heather for your amazing treat holder ideas and for the yummy recipe!

    ReplyDelete
  20. Wow! That bunny hugger de and stamp set is too stinking cute!

    ReplyDelete
  21. Love the sweet bunnies. The sentiments on their tummies are so cute!

    ReplyDelete
  22. Your Easter Treat creations are just darling. What a great release!

    ReplyDelete
  23. SUPER CUTE and TASTY too!!!
    ... I would be happy to be your official taster Heather :)
    THANK YOU for sharing your creative inspiration with these new LID goodies!!!

    ReplyDelete
  24. SQUEAL!! SUPER SWEET!! =) THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS Release Week!! =)

    ReplyDelete
  25. carrot cake trail mix is so clever! and I just adore those cute little bunny that holders!! <3

    ReplyDelete
  26. Delightful treats! Love the cute carrot treat bag with the fun tag! And your Bunny Hugger treat is absolutely adorable!

    ReplyDelete
  27. Loving your paper wrapped
    treat bags, great idea.
    And love that you added
    that bow to the bunny
    huggers, how charming!
    Carla from Utah

    ReplyDelete
  28. Loving your paper wrapped
    treat bags, great idea.
    And love that you added
    that bow to the bunny
    huggers, how charming!
    Carla from Utah

    ReplyDelete
  29. I love them all so much! The way you made the treat bags look like real carrots is perfect!

    ReplyDelete
  30. Fabulous projects! The bunny hugger is just too adorable!

    ReplyDelete
  31. Adorable projects, so stinkin cute to make and give away!!

    ReplyDelete
  32. Very cute way to present treats in a fun way.

    ReplyDelete
  33. Beautiful and cute projects! Carrot is a great idea. Thanks for the inspiration. Hugs ;)

    ReplyDelete
  34. Oh, my goodness!!! Those treats are just too cute for words!!! Love the TJ honey mints too!!! I have a little bag of them on my desk at work for a quick pick me up - they are the best things ever!!

    ReplyDelete