Wunder's Crafty World: Cookie Treat Holder

I was asked to give a little more detail on how I made the cute Easter Bunny Treat Holder last week, so I'm going to show you how I created this treat holder for a cookie. It uses the exact same file I created for the last project just a little bigger. As an added bonus, I've included the basic treat holder svg for y'all to enjoy!

To start, I laid out all the pieces of cardstock to coordinate with my online mat.

Here you will see all my pieces cut and ready to inked/airbrushed for dimension.

I chose to airbrush my "cookie" base and all the chocolate chip pieces.

Using a brown sharpie it adds a nice layer of color that gives the pieces a "baked" look. I then go over just the edges with some Chestnut Roan to make them a little bit darker.

I then chalk the edges of the cookie and eyes. I use different layers of chalk to add more dimension. For the cookie I start off with a lighter color, then come back over with a darker color to give the cookie a crispy baked edge appearance. The eyes are done in a similar fashion with green chalks. All colors used are listed below.

Now it's time to assemble the cookie. I place the glasses in the general area I want my eyes to be, then place the chips spaced out around the cookie. Once I'm happy with the chip placement, I will glue them in place.

I then add my eyes. I also wanted to make my chips have a little sheen like they are just at that wonderful melting point so I covered each one in Glossy Accents. I also wanted my glasses to be shiny and have some dimension so I covered those in Liquid Glass. Now let the adorable cookie dry while you create the treat holder.

The file has a flat top but you can give it a decorative edge using a border punch or a die. I chose to use a die but ONLY cut the top portion off. I put the edge under the die and ran that through the Big Shot giving me a little decorative edge.

Now it's time to get your scoring board out and score the treat holder. You will score the treat holder at all the points of the flaps. The flaps at the bottom of the box in the image below are scored 3/4" from the edge on both sides. Refer to the image if you have questions on where to score.

Next, add some double sided tape to the flaps you folded at 3/4". Adhere those to the back of the treat holder. You can add a small piece of tape to the smaller flaps and adhere those to the sides if you'd like as well.

Add a small hole using a punch to the top center. Add a little ribbon and tie it off with twine.

You can add a sentiment to the base of the treat holder if you like. I HIGHLY recommend adding it BEFORE you add the ribbon or assemble it if using a stamp pad. I did have to remove the ribbon and use an acrylic block to stamp the sentiment so it's not perfect, but you live and learn right?! =)

Once the cookie was all dry, it's time to add that to the front of the holder using some foam tape or 3d dots.

Here are a couple close-ups of the shiny chips and "plastic" looking glasses.

For those that would like to create a treat holder like I have done, I'm giving the file to y'all to download the file for free. Remember, you will need to score the holder as I did not add score lines. You can resize it to fit the size you need, just remember to lock the dimensions so the height/width stay uniform.

Click HERE to download the Treat Holder.

For the project I used the following goodies:

KaDoodle Bug Designs ~ Shoptastic Cuties One Smart Cookie

Bazzill Cardstock

Core'dinations Cardstock

Recollections Cardstock

eBrush

Sharpie ~ Brown

ColorBox Chalk ~ Toffee, Creamy Brown, Chestnut Roan, Sour Apple, Warm Green, Dark Green, and Chestnut Roan

Pebbles Classic Chalk ~ Black, White, and Pink

Recollections Black Pen

Signo White Pen