Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Christmas morning penguin cookies!

I am so excited to be working on a project with Marlyn again, the amazing cookie decorator also known as Montreal Confections. She decorated these adorable cookies, to look like the penguins from Lawn Fawn's Toboggan Together.

christmas morning penguin cookies

We came up with the idea of making a larger cookie, and creating a paper holder for it, so that it can be discovered on Christmas morning, hung on the Christmas tree. My kids would go nuts for this!

christmas morning penguin cookies

Marlyn made a video showing step-by-step how to decorate this cute penguins - click! and I made the paper holders to go along with, using Lawn Fawn products.

christmas morning penguin cookies

I didn't want to hide too much of the cookie, but I wanted to create a little something that would securely hold the cookie and look festive and cute! The fun part about this diy project, is that you could use whatever colors you want, to match your tree. I went with cool colors here, but the snowy backdrop would look adorable in other colors. I recently made a card where I cut it out of kraft paper (click!)

The first thing I did was to create the backing. I used the partial die-cut technique, careful to match up the scallops when I ran the die through again to make it thinner. I then cut a rectangle with the snowy backdrop die using the same technique. It makes everything look festive. The sentiment is from Critters of the Arctic and I stamped it into a Bannerific banner.

christmas morning penguin cookies

To hold the cookie, I created a quick box. I started with a sheet of cardstock measuring 4 inches by 5 inches. I then scored at 1" on the short sides and 1.5" on the long side.

christmas morning penguin cookies

This next step is completely optional, but it adds such a special quality to the box! I used a snowdrift die on the top and bottom of the box, and cut the flaps as shown in the photo. You may need to trim down the middle flap, as shown, but it really depends on the angle of your snowdrifts. Once the box is assembled, you can adhere it to the long rectangular backing, and add additional snowdrifts to dress up the front if you so desire. I like 3 snowdrifts myself.

christmas morning penguin cookies


Once everything is assembled, pop your rosy-cheeked penguin cookie inside, punch a hole at the top and string him onto your tree. Isn't he cute? I love that the paper parts can be made from now, and the cookies can even be made and frozen so that the only thing you're doing on Christmas Eve is the cookie decorating. What a fun surprise for the kids to wake up to!

christmas morning penguin cookies


Thank you so much for your adorable cookies, Marlyn! nom, nom, nom. Don't forget to check out her YouTube video showing how to decorate these cutie penguins - click!

♥.

6 comments:

  1. AMAZING!!! These cookies are wonderful and your pocket is super super cute!
    Cristina
    thehouseoftheblackbirds.blogspot.it

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  2. Love this idea! Marlyn's cookies are always amazing!

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  3. My goodness it's a small world (web!) I have been a long time admirer (and subscriber of her Utube channel) of Marlyn's. I have done just about every craft in the book...when my DD came on the scene I naturally was so excited to do sugar cookies with her...until I learned that I am SO lousy at icing a cookie I mean at two she looked like a pro compared to me, they are messy and it frustrates me that I can't make a good looking cookie. So much so that I threw in the towel after swearing I would NEVER attempt them again and I got a cookie press so we could still make special occasion cookies without me going crazy! So I spent HOURS looking at her gorgeous creations. I know the trick is in the icing but I am so afraid to attempt them again. Maybe...just maybe...one...more...try ?? :D
    TFS I love your holder and Marlyn's cookies turned out looking just like the LF penguins! TFS

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  4. This is the most adorable cookie I've ever seen. And it looks absolutely delicious! And of course, the little packaging for them is just genius. Love love love this!!!

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  5. Those cookies are just adorable and the cookie holders are such a cute idea!

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