Think Outside the Card...

I am so excited about this week's PaperPlay Challenge, because my favorite stamp set company is sponsoring. Yep, you guessed it, Waltzingmouse Stamps! To win a fabulous stamp set of your choice (and oh - this would be so tough for me to choose!) you'll have to take on this week's challenge with PaperPlay: use an object not intended to craft with. Are you ready?

For my project I decided to use a glassine bag and wrap up a CD case as a gift.


Stamps: (Rescue Remedies, Rescue Remedies Additions) Waltzingmouse Stamps
Paper: (Basic Card Stock - Scrap Pack) Recollections
Ink: (Memento - London Fog; Brilliance - Pearlescent Orange, Pearlescent Sky Blue) Tsukineko;
Embellishments: (Vintage Button - Autumn Mix; Rustic Jute Button Twine) Papertrey Ink; (Round Paper Doily - Style 1; glassine bag) Dudley & Tyler; (Cuttlebug A2 Embossing Folders - D'Vine Swirls) Provocraft

A little close-up on the simple label...



This challenge is perfect to think outside the card, or outside the layout. And it makes it a perfect opportunity to recycle something in your household. Hope you play along with us this week and you never know - you may win a Waltzingmouse Stamp Set.

Embellished Wine Gift Bag

I missed the last Embellish Challenge and vowed to play along on this next one. The theme is Bags! Here the cute poster to sum it up:

Isn't the babe on the picture just too cute? I had saved this William Sonoma bag from a purchase since its form factor was so unique. 



Slender, tall - perfect for a wine bottle. I also tend to save things and want to refurbish it and never get around to it ;) Also known as pack rat behavior. So this challenge was the perfect motivator. So with the color combo poster, I went to town. Thanks, Embellish!



Here an up-close look of the bag's label. Don't you love Waltzingmouse Stamps Rescue Remedies? The "Syrup of Kindness" makes the perfect label for a wine bottle. 


Stamps: (Rescue Remedies) Waltzingmouse Stamps;
Paper:  (Paper Basics Card Stock - True Black, Raspberry Fizz) Papertrey Ink; (Basic Card Stock Scrap Pack - Pink) Recollections
Ink: (Brilliance - Graphite Black) Tsukineko
Embellishments: (Border Punch - Arch Lattice) Martha Stewart; (1/4" Spool 'o Ribbon - Pink) Michaels; (Silver Jewelry Thread) ?

The wine gift bag would make a good hostess gift and not so much of a host ;) I must say, I'm loving my current pink binge...Do you have a current color obsession?