M&M Holiday Cards

I decided to make a card and mini-present in one for my colleagues this holiday season. These adorable M&M cards are made with Oreo cookie molds by Wilton, used to make candy-covered Oreos.

To make these cards you will need the following supplies:

-Wilton Oreo cups

-Cardstock cut down to 8.5" x 5.5" (when folded will make a standard A2 card, I used Michaels' brand)

-Scraps of cardstock to layer behind ribbon and behind cup

-Various coordinating ribbons (I used 5/8" ribbon from Michaels from probably 2 years ago)

-Adhesive (I used my Pink ATG gun and Zip Dry glue)

-Something to cut a 2" circle in your cardstock with (I used Creative Memories shape cutter system with the medium circle cutter and green blade, but you could also use a punch or your Cricut)

-M&Ms (I used Mint Chocolate ones, as they came with red, white and green M&Ms)

The steps are as follows:

1. Fold your paper to form an A2 card

2. Cut your circle in the front of the card

3. Trim your Oreo cups individually (they come in a sheet of 8 I bought a 2-set at JoAnns for under $2 on sale)

4. Adhere your cups to the card, so that the shape sticks out of the front of your card (I used Zip Dry to make sure the cup stayed adhered

5. Adhere your ribbon to your scraps (I used a 1" piece and a 1-1/4" piece), and then adhere finished embellishment to card (I used my ATG gun for all of these steps - make sure you push down hard as some of mine started to come up the next day)

6. Fill your cups with M&Ms and adhere your scrap behind the cup so the M&Ms stay in the cup (I used my ATG for this step as well)

7. Add ribbon or sentiment to interior of card (I haven't done this yet, but will probably stamp something on the inside)

Below are the finished cards, as well as some close-ups of the cards.

*I'm not sure why, but the paper seems to have a tonal striped shading to it, however it actually just solid either lime green or red cardstock. Probably because I used my iPhone as I left my camera charger in Minnesota - oops!