We have such a great challenge this week at Stampin' Royalty, and it's an easy one too! It is a Recipe Challenge to use Patterned Paper. Now if any of you are like me (and I am betting you are :) you have a ton of beautiful papers just waiting to be used, so get creative and make something with them. For added inspiration be sure to check out all the Design Team samples.
For my project I decided to create a fun birthday gift bag, tag and matching card using the Celebrations Designer Series Paper. I needed to take a little break from holiday projects and this paper is so fun to work with. I love the bright colour combination of Real Red, Pear Pizzazz, Pacific Point and Bashful Blue. I started with a plain white gift bag and using the SU! exclusive Tasteful Trim Die and my Big Shot I cut out the large scalloped strip from Real Red textured card stock and attached them to a large piece of the the polka dot patterned paper.
I also wanted to make a coordinating tag but instead of having it hang from the bag I attached it with Dimensionals. The tag was created using another SU! exclusive; Two Tags Die (this has to be one of my favourite dies-it is so versitile). 1 1/4" Striped Old Olive Ribbon and a Real Red button with some Linen thread was used through the top slit in the tag. And I still had a few premade images lying around from THIS CARD.
The Party This Way stamp set is the perfect match with this paper and the whole Birthday Bash Suite can be found in the current Stampin' Up! Catalogue (p. 52&53)
For the card I started with a Bashful Blue base and used the Perfect Polka Dots Impressions folder on the full front of the card. I then just took three 1 x 4 1/2" strips of DSP and for the main focal point I used alot of punches. I first punched out a 2 3/8 Scallop Circle then a 1 3/4 Circle and finally a 1 3/8 Circle. The number 8 was die cut using SU! Timeless Type Junior Alphabet.
Have a great day and happy stampin'
Great card! Very fun.
Posted by: TrishG | 11/20/2010 at 03:51 PM
These are fabulous! Love the CAS card, and the great colour combo you used. Fantastic xx
Posted by: Jesica T | 11/20/2010 at 03:09 AM
This is so terribly fun looking! Love these colours together on that white bag. It just POPS!
Posted by: Marlene Peters | 11/18/2010 at 08:32 AM
I love this paper and I love what you did with it. What a fun looking set!
Posted by: sandra farrell | 11/17/2010 at 09:35 AM