Basic Grey says Good Fortune and a Little Bit of Blog Candy

Good morning friends, its Katie here welcoming you to another day at Clearly iStamp.  I hope you've enjoyed all the great samples this past week.  Lots and lots of eye candy and lots and lots of great new items to fill your carts. 

Well, I know that its Sunday and its not my normal posting day, but I've got something for you anyway.  This was an idea that was suggested by a fellow Design Team member and I did a little bit of browsing and found lots of tutorials and even a few video tutorials as well, but as usual, its always slightly different when you do it yourself.

I'm making fortune cookies today and I'll say up front that I felt that the whole process was a bit temperamental, but I loved the end result.

I started with some Basic Grey Paper (Lime Rickey)  The great thing about making these fortune cookies is that they will work for whatever type or themed event you want to make them for.  They are just plain fun looking.

Now, you can make your fortune cookies any size you would like and I've got several sizes to show you.  I wanted to make 6" circles, but it wouldn't work for me.  Curious as to why?  Well, my hand width is too small.  You'll have to try one yourself or get your hubby to do the scrunching for you :)

So what I did was create some different sizes with my circle nestabilities.  Remember your sandwich will look like this:  Plate A, Plate B, Die, and Plate C

Another size I made was using a CD.  I just traced it with a pencil and hand cut with a pair of scissors.

So what is the mister for?  Well, for the life of me I couldn't get my cardstock to fold right without getting a rip here and there.  So my solution is to very lightly mist my cardstock.  It softens it just enough that its very pliable.

 

Fold in half.

 

Ok, this part is a bit difficult to describe in writing, but the picture speaks well.  It doesn't have to be exactly in the center.  This is why I couldn't do a 6" circle.  My fingers wouldn't spread far enough.

 

Just keep folding down.  Leave folded and your cookie will keep its shape even when its still damp.

 

Now you can create your "fortunes" for the cookie centers.  This is where any theme goes.  I decided to use the set called Kid Encouragements, and even though "kids" is in the title, these sentiments really apply for everyone.  I just got my oldest a new lunch bag for the school year and it has a separate compartment that I'll be able to toss one of these fortune cookies in without it getting smooshed.

 

Open up your cookie slightly and place your fortune inside. Once everything is closed, trim the edges of the strips of paper.

 

Place some double sided tape towards the center.  Make sure that your piece isn't too long so it doesn't show. 

 

Squeeze cookie together.

 

Well, that is it.  The process is easy, but like I said, it was temperamental for me.  I swear each time I folded one it folded slightly differently than the one before it.  BUT... again, I loved the end result.

Below you can see the range of sizes I created.

Here is a complete picture... and what do  you see in the background?  Don't forget that I promised some blog candy.  Lori was kind enough to send me a pad of the Basic Grey Lime Rickey to play with and I didn't even come close to using all of it so I have most of the pad left over.  She also sent some matching brads to go along.

 

Just leave me a comment and I'll randomly pick a winner and post on Tuesday.

Thanks for visiting and enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Katie signing off for Clearly iStamp.

Comments

[Charlene Itamura]

The cutest!!! I always wondered how these were made and now I know how to make them. I shall be making them for our birthday group in August. Since we live in Hawaii we are a diverse group and I know they will absolutely love these!! Thank you so much for sharing.
Aloha,
Charlene

[Jennifer]

CUTE, CUTE, CUTE idea! These would be great at New Years.

[Becky]

What a great idea, and so cute. Thanks for sharing!

[Jenny Lavender]

Thanks for another great inspiring idea and candy too!!

Jenny L.

[Jamie S.]

that is such a cute idea, thanks for sharing it :)

[Rebecca Ednie]

Yet another inspired tutorial! Thanks for sharing!!

[Sharon L]

Great cookies I have been seeing these and wondered how they made them thanks

[Jackie]

Those are just too cute! That paper is yummy - I love Basic Grey.

[Debbie Fisher]

Great project! These would be fun for the kids to make.

[Lenoria]

This is such a cute idea. This would be a cute little extra to put into my hubby's brief case!

[Katrin]

OMG I love those papers by BasicGrey! They look like a lot of fun!

[Carol]

These are really cute! Can't wait to try this. Thanks for the chance to win.

[Sonia Rowe]

Tooo cute. I will have to try my hand at this. My daughter loves it when i put notes in her lunch box and I think she'll get a hoot out of this. tahnks so much for sharing ;-). I just love all your projects.
Thanks
Sonia

[Beth S]

Love this idea. Thanks for the tutorial. I've got it bookmark. I'm thinking perfect for parties.

[Karen]

Wow....so simple and yet, so effective!
Thanks for the great tutorial.
Karen

[Mandie Wade]

I am a Basic Grey fanatic and I just LOVE this awesome idea! I think I'm going to have to make some of these fun "cookies" for my daughter now! Off to cut some circles :)

[Connie]

I love this idea (and the putting it in the lunchbox. I will have to try this when I get home from work ;)

[Justine]

This is amazing, thank you so much for the fantabulous tutorial, I really enjoyed learining how to make these and will be making a few of my own very soon
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[wendyp]

What a cute project and i LOVE those Basic Grey papers you used! So cheerful!