The Maui Stamper

Enough pink and red for a bit…how about some Chocolate?

• Eat Chocolate stamp set
• Chocolate Chip Classic ink pad; Marina Mist and Pear Pizazz Stampin’ Write markers
• Whisper White, Marina Mist and Chocolate Chip card stock
• Greenhouse Gala Designer Series Paper
• Marina Mist 5/8 inch grosgrain ribbon
• Scallop trim border, 1 3/4 inch circle and 2 3/8 inc scallop circle punches
• Crop-a-dile, Sponge Dauber, Sticky Strip and Crystal Effects
  
• Hershey’s Drops

Oh, Becky Roberts, did you have to introduce me to Hershey Drops?   I didn’t need to know about them, but I saw your post and then found these little demons at Costco!  You know what that means – not one package, not two packages, but an abundance of King Size packages!  Can’t you just taste them?  So shiny, so smooth, so…Chocolate!!

We used these at the Maui Stamper team meeting on Tuesday night, so some of those packages are already out of my house.  Chocolate calls my name so loudly!

{FULL DISCLOSURE:  I am a Weight Watchers® Leader, and as such I feel an obligation to report that this 2.1 oz King Size package has a Points Plus value of 9!}

Here are a few construction hints:

• Make your band a little smaller than your package when it’s a “squishy” package
• Use Sticky Strip to provide a secure hold on the band
• A Sponge Dauber works best when applying ink to a bold image like the chocolate
• Assemble the entire project, then apply the Crystal Effects and set everything aside to dry

Speaking of our Maui Stamper team meeting, we had a great time doing Sale-a-bration and Occasions Mini shoe-box swaps.  You’ll be seeing a lot of great projects in the next few days as we were in a stampin’ frenzy!