I know, your looking at the title of this post and saying, “She’s gone mad!”. Oh, but you would be so wrong! I’ve gone into full swing Easter creation mode! This past weekend I took the time to make lots of fun goodies and gifts for Easter. Be sure to stop by this weekend as I have lots more to share!

I created this fun Carrot shaped jellybean container which would be the perfect touch to an Easter basket for people of all ages. Each year my parents create Easter baskets for myself, my siblings, and our significant others. I have tried to come up with items that I can give them for something I put together in return and I think I have found a winner! These little Carrot treats are so darn cute! It took a bit of trial and error for me, since the number of jellybeans in the Carrot change the weight and if your using sticky strip for the central seam it may come apart. The solution to this is to use Tombow Multi-Purpose Adhesive (the green bottle!) for the central seam and use Sticky Strip at the other seams. Be sure to let the glue dry before adding any candies, you don’t want a mess of glue everywhere.

I used a piece of 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ Crisp Cantaloup cardstock to create the base of the Carrot and Pistachio Pudding to create the Carrot top! Then, I ran the Crisp Cantaloupe through my Big Shot with the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder from Sale-A-Bration to create the texture. If you weren’t able to take advantage of the awesome freebie offer last month there are so many Dot Embossing Folders offered by Stampin’ Up! that you can create this texture using any one of them. I then created what is referred to as a ‘sour cream container’, they are a little tricky to start, but after one it all makes sense! The only difference was that along one of the long sides of my paper (5 1/2″ side) I attached the Carrot greens that I used my Paper Snips on to create the illusion of a carrot top. To finish off my creation after adding the Jellybeans of course I stamped ‘Happy Easter’ from the Delightful Dozen stamp set on a Whisper White Modern Label Punch and then mounted it on a Pistachio Pudding Scalloped Oval Punch backing.

I do hope you enjoyed what I had to share with you today! I gave my Facebook Page followers a sneak peak of my creation yesterday. If you want to see some special postings and peeks be sure to join my facebook page at Stampin’ Jackie! Have a fabulous day!