Gift Bag Envelope and Card

I've been on the road this week spending time with family in North Carolina and having such a wonderful time.  And of course, when you stay with someone, you really need to give or send a thank you card to show your appreciation.  The combo I'm sharing today was made for my sister Connie.  She's very artistic and I'm usually trying my hardest to make something I think she might like.

To make it different this time, I used one of the adorable Ombre Gift Bags as the envelope for her thank you card.  I had just gotten these and thought they were so pretty.  I was looking for a way to use them, and this is really pretty basic, but it was a good start anyway.

This one is the Evening Evergreen shade and is a nice dark backdrop for the lighter, softer flowers.  I die-cut a piece of Basic White cardstock with a Scalloped Contours Die for the front label.  On a scrap piece of Basic White, I stamped the two flowers using the Flowers of Friendship stamp set and Pale Papaya ink.  The leaves are from the same set and were stamped with Soft Succulent ink.  These were all punched out using the coordinating Flowers & Leaves Punch.  (You can get these items together in a bundle and save 10%.)  To add a little more color, I used the same color Stampin' Blends on both flowers and leaves.  

Next the sentiment was stamped on the label.  I stamped this with one of the cute thank you sentiments from the Flowers of Friendship stamp set and Soft Succulent ink.  Did you notice the two fonts on the same stamp?  Isn't that cute and eye-catching?  Love it! 

The flowers were attached to the label with Dimensionals.  Then the leaves were tucked under the flowers and attached with a little adhesive after curling the ends of the leaves up a bit for dimension.  Then two sequins from the Artistry Blooms Adhesive-backed Sequins were added to the flower centers.

A twist of the Pale Papaya and White 1/2" Ribbon was added under the label.  Then Dimensionals were added behind the label to lift it from the bag.  Ok, the envelope was finished, on to the card.

I liked the cards I made earlier with this special fold, so thought I'd make another one.  This one used Evening Evergreen for a card base cut 11" x 4 1/4" and is folded at 5 1/2".   Measuring in 3/4" from each side, a strip was cut off.  A 1/2" strip of Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper was added to each side with a Basic White piece inside under the top flap for writing.  Another piece of the DSP was cut to fit and added to the front flap using Adhesive.  A piece of Vellum was  die-cut using the Stitched Rectangle Dies to match the label on the envelope and was attached to the card front.  

The Hand-Penned bouquet was stamped on Basic White cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink then colored using Blends: Light Pale Papaya, Soft Succulent, Pool Party, and Cinnamon Cider.  It was then die-cut using the coordinating Penned Flowers Dies.  This was attached to the card front using Dimensionals.  A strip of the Pale Papaya and White 1/2" Ribbon was tucked under the bouquet of flowers to match the envelope we just made. 

The sentiment is from the same stamp set and stamped with Tuxedo Black ink.  It was then 'bubble-cut' and attached to the label using Mini Dimensionals.  A sprinkle of the same Artistry Blooms Adhesive-backed Sequins was added for a little touch of bling to finish it off.

If you can't tell by now, I really love this Hand-Penned Petals Bundle and tend to reach for it quite often.  Isn't it funny how attached to one special set we get?  Or is it just me?!?  I'm so happy that Stampin' Up! gives me so many different coordinating sets and bundles to choose from to meet my needs and moods.  Wonder what my next favorite set will turn out to be.  hmmm...

That's it for today.  I want to remind you that I'm here to help you with your stamping needs and questions.  I love to hear from you.  Leave me a comment and tell me what you think of my projects.  Is there something in particular you'd like me to work with?  If so, let me know.  I'll work on trying to fulfill your requests.

Remember we still need to send cards during the summer so  take time to do some stamping during this wonderful summer weather.  Enjoy the sun, but don't get too much!   Happy stamping and creating!

Sharon