Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Dog Treat - Exploring Cricut

Happy Tuesday everyone!  It is my day to share a project over at the Exploring Cricut blog.  The kids and I decided to make some homemade doggie treats for all the dogs in our lives this past Christmas.  Once I made them, I decided they needed cute bags.  Here is what I came up with:



Aren't they cute??  I cut the bone and dog from Create a Critter 2.  I love how they turned out :)


Here is a pick of the bones in the bags.  I found a cute set of dog cookie cutters at Michael's and got them at 50% off - gotta like that!!  I used Scrappy Moms "Amusing Animals" for the sentiment.  I thought it was perfect!


I found the dog treat recipe on Pinterest, the link to it is HERE, and just in case, here is the recipe for the treats.  They were really easy to make up:

Homemade Dog Treats

Ingredients:
1/2 cup of peanut butter
1/4 cup honey
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup chicken broth
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup all-purpose flour

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Whisk together peanut butter, honey, oil and chicken broth. In a separate bowl, combine flours and oatmeal. Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients.

Place dough on flour dusted surface. Roll or press dough out to about 1/4” inch thick. Use a small bone cookie cutter to cut out cookies. My cookie cutter was a 5-inch bone-shaped , but for small dogs you may want to use a small cookie cutter (around 2″). Roll out leftover scraps and cut out as many as possible.

Put cut out cookies on a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for 14-16 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack.


Don't forget that every day, each one of the designers has a Cricut creation to share with you.  We hope to inspire you to explore your Cricut cartridges and have lots of fun doing it!!  Be sure to pop by the blog everyday and be prepared to be amazed!

A challenge or two:
Created With Love - anything but a card
Challenges 4 Everybody - anything goes
Dream Valley - anything goes
Clearly Inspired - puppy love
Crafty Catz - anything goes
Fairy Tale - animals and pets
Fussy and Fancy - furry friends
Inspire Me Fridays - anything goes
Make It Monday - anything goes
Lady Bug Crafts - anything but a card

A la prochaine... 

17 comments:

Tina Campbell said...

2 Cute, thanks for the recipe will have to try it for my dogs

Sharon said...

Love the treat bags!! And what great doggie treats!! I bet all of the little fur babies that got them were happy little ones!! :)

Chris Hanselman said...

Super cute. I bet the doggies love them. Thanks for joining us at Created With Love Challenges

Chris

Migdalia said...

Adorable Treat Bags!!
Have a wonderful day,
Migdalia

Scrapping Girl said...

Absolutely adorable! Makes me wish I had a dog to make treats for :)

Shirley-Anne said...

Fabulous treat bags and perfect images . Thanks for sharing on Make it Monday
Shirley-Anne

Created by Kathi said...

Thanks for sharing... what a cute idea and decorated just right! What a fun stamp set :) thanks for linking to exploring cricut blog too! Kathi

PaperDaisies said...

Love those treat bags. They are so adorable. Thank you for joining us over at Crafty Catz. Hugs Nina

craftin-dawn said...

What a fun treat bag for the doggies!!! Thanks for playing along with us at Created With Love Challenges
DawnD

Diana said...

Um, how cute are these? ;) Love em. Funny how you used CAC2 for a design post on Tuesday and I used the same cart on Wednesday! ;) Have a great day!

Andrea W said...

Perfect gift for the doggies in our lives! I love your project. Glad you joined us at Created With Love Challenges.

Lindsay Craftymonster81 said...

Really adorable, I love those cute puppies
Lindsay xx

Cassie said...

Very sweet, Michelle! Thanks for playing along in our 'Puppy Love' challenge over at the CIC :D

Lady Bug Stampers said...

cute idea very creative. Thanks for playing along with us at Created With Love Challenges.
Linda K.

Eva Marie said...

Lovely goodie bags!
Thanks for playing at DVC
xx

Bianca said...

What a lovely idea! A perfect gift for doogys. Thank you for joining us at Fairy Tale Challenge! xx Bianca

Sue said...

These are gorgeous, I love the bag design and such a fab recipe too.
Thank you for taking part in the Ladybug Crafts Challenge
Sue