July Project Parade~Day One...

Welcome to Verve's July Project Parade!!  This month's theme is very fun and spirited...

. . . . . MY HERO . . . . .

This may be a person serving your country, a family member or a friend.  For mine, I was inspired by 2 things...people who in general make my life happy and those fighting for our freedom.  When brainstorming for this project, I knew that I wanted something fun, festive, a 3D project and, of course, a little chocolate always makes it better...right!!??  So this is what I came up with using the new Verve release, American Hero...

Are you looking at this and questioning "what in the world are those?"  They are chocolate dipped and sprinkled marshmallows on lollipop sticks. YUMMY!

I created the base of the box by cutting out 4 Nestabilities die cuts from red cardstock and scoring them on each side, as well as along the bottom.  I then attached another piece of cardstock to the bottom, creating a box.  I cut out 4 more of the Nestabilities from white cardstock and then just cut out a strip about an inch wide from the middle portion.  I used a styrofoam sphere that I cut flat on one side and adhered to the inside of the box using hot glue to hold the lollipop sticks in place.  The ribbons were tied around the lollipop sticks and are supposed to reminiscent of fireworks.  I placed a stamped and punched star with a shiny rhinestone over the knot to give it a little something "extra."

To make the marshmallows you need:

Large marshmallows
Dipping Chocolate (I used Baker's in it's own microwavable container)
Sprinkles
Lollipop Sticks

To make them...
Heat chocolate according to packaging instructions.  Place a marshmallow on a lollipop stick and dip into chocolate.  Shake excess chocolate off (I actually twisted it off so there wouldn't be too much on the marshmallow).  Roll in the sprinkles and place stick upright  (I used a stryofoam block) and place in refrigerator to harden.

Here are a few more shots of the marshmallows and supplies...

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And as with all of our project parades, there are prizes!!!!


1. Play along with us and link up your new My Hero creation (posted July 12th or later) to the linky widget on TODAY'S (Day 1) parade post before midnight on July 30th. One lucky stamper will win a $30.00 gift certificate to the Verve Store. Verve Stamps are not required, but we LOVE to see ‘em! 


2. For another chance to win, be sure to give the Divas a little shout-out in the comments section as we parade our My Hero creations. One lucky commenter during the course of the parade (July 12 ~ July 28) will win the Verve stamp set of their choosing!