Candy Thank You

Written and Created by PaperCraftCentral Susan

A candy thank you is a sweet way, in more than one way, to thank someone for their thoughtfulness or kindness, and dressing up candy your own way makes it even more special.

Sometimes a person is just so nice. I really feel I want to thank people quite often for their kind words, kind thoughts, or kind actions.

I wanted to thank a bunch of people recently by sending them a little something through the mail. As summer was coming I didn't want to send chocolate in case it melted along the way. So I chose wrapped caramels. Look for boiled sweets or little packets of wrapped lifesavers or similar if you cannot find hard caramels.

Then I received my Curly Label Punch Bundle (retired) that I had ordered and I knew what I could do. I could make Candy Thank You favours.

So I did. And now I want to share them with you.

Here's a way to make a Candy Thank You favour as a sweet treat.

"I would thank you from the bottom of my heart,
but for you my heart has no bottom".
~Anonymous

Make a Bunch of Candy Thank Yous in an Afternoon

These little treats can be made quickly. All you basically need is two punched or die cut shapes, some coordinating stamps (or a pen you can write with on the sides), some candy that will fit sandwiched between your chosen cardstock shapes, and a little time.

It helps to also have adhesive and thin cord.

Here is the stamp set I chose. It coordinated with my punched shape so I knoew the words and decorations would fit on my candy favour pieces.

This is the punch shape I used for my project, and the spool of gold cord, and some of the candy I chose.

First I gathered my tools. I needed some hard candies (I chose Werther's Caramels) the (now retired) Curly Label Punch Set from Stampin' Up!, some cardstock and inks, a spool of gold cord and some Stampin' Up! mini glue dots.

Then you just need a little time to do the following:

• Stamp your labels and sentiments out on a piece of A4 cardstock. I chose Yo Yo Yellow (retired) cardstock, Pumpkin Pie ink and Tempting Turquoise (retired) ink. If you don't have these colours, choose your favourites.
• Punch out two labels for each piece of candy you plan to decorate. Choose any label punch that takes your fancy, or any solid die cut shape.
• Ink around the edges of each label with a Sponge Dauber or Blending Brush
• Apply a glue dot to the wrong side of each of the labels. I worked with two at a time so I didn't wind up with a bunch of labels sticking together on my craft desk - lol!
  
• Adhere the labels to the two sides of a piece of candy with the glue dots.

The glue dots also help with the next step.

Cut a piece of gold cord about 30cms (12") long. Wrap it around the sandwiched candy and labels.

You will find there are little notches in the labels you can use as a guide for placing the cord evenly around the candy.

TIP: If you want to make a few dozen favours at the same time, punch or die cut all your shapes and put them in a small container to have handy. Measure how long the cord needs to be for one project and cut them all to length at once. Stamp all the shapes while you have your stamps and ink pads out. Assemble them step by step like a little factory or assembly line.

I hope you will let me know if you make any of these little treats. Imagine the possibilities!

And they don't have to just be thank you favours.

You could use this idea to make favours for weddings, birthdays, Valentine's Day, Christmas, or any other special occasion where you wanted to give someone a little something special and unique.

Have some in a bowl by the front door to give to guests when they arrive or when they are leaving. 

Just customise your stamps, colours, card stock and inks to match your occasion. And make your candy fit your punched or die cut shapes.

I'd love to see your own customised candy thank you treats or any other favours you make for other occasions

Now you might like to explore some more paper projects:

• Hand made candy box
• Hand made blessing box
• Hand made Hershey Nugget Bible favours