1/2 bag dark chocolate, 1/2 bag of milk chocolate (you can find these at AC moores or Joann's for 2-3 bucks each), shredded coconut, sliced almonds, wax sheet, bowls, baking pan, and a spatula
1. line a baking pan with wax paper. Set aside.
2. melt the dark chocolate in the microwave at 30 second intervals on the defrost setting until complately melted (stir after each 30 seconds).
3. When fully melted use the spatula and pour choclate on wax sheet.
4. While chocolate is still melted sprinkle coconut on top, and gently pat down with the spatula. Put tray in freezer
5. While the dark chocolate sets and hardens, melt the milk chocolate using same method as you did for the dark chocolate.
6. When milk chocolate is completely melted, take the pan out of the freezer and layer the milk chocolate on top of the coconut.
7. Take almond slices and crunch in palm of your hand and sprinkle over melted milk chocolate, pat down with spatula so it stays on! Put in freezer for about 20 minutes (though it hardens pretty quickly).
8. After it is completely hardened, break it up- I used my hands, but you could also use a hammer (just remember to put a ziplock baggie over it so it is sanitary!). If you decide to use the hammer, it is easier to lift the bark from the wax and knock off chunks.
9. Eat..it's delicious! :) Or I suppose you could give them as gifts...mine didn't last long enough so I need to make more!
I also made some more cards. I have been playing around with heat embossing, and my favorite color lately is brown. Here's what I came up with!
I got these stamps (music notes and angel) from Hero Arts. I want a full sheet of music stamp now though, because I am by no means musical soo I made up a really bad tune. But I don't care because I love the colors and how the whole card came out :)
I heat embossed the music notes, and embossed the dots to add some texture
I went into JoAnns to buy some new Christmas paper, and ended up with 2 pads of paper and a set of stamps. I couldn't resist tea mug stamps! Also while in Micheals (..my poor boyfriend was sooo nice and took me to all three that day :) ) Alan found a stamp that was just flat rubber on a wood block- it is so you can reverse an image! How cool is that?? I didn't buy it but I have a circle stamp from Hero Arts that is just a flat rubber circle. That is how I ended up with two mittens (or some reason the set only included one) and matching mugs! :)
The third is simple, but I really enJOY it...ok sorry, that was stupid but I couldn't resist!
The last but not least is one I created for my mom. The text is French Script, but I had to spell out Joyeux Noel, because I don't yet have french sentiment stamps. But soon!
The flower is tissue paper which I cut out using different sizes of Spellbinders scalloped circles
ahhhh this is fun :)
until next time!
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