Well, you'd have to guess I'd do a bag because I'm not a great 3D person and I know some of the very talented women in this group will be crafting their own boxes...yes, from scratch. Not me. I have to make every stamping moment count from here to May so I created a bag that will be used for a Bridal Shower I'm attending next weekend. Her colors are Cherry Red and White. So, here's the bag which will be used for the gift my mother and I are presenting to the Bride-to-Be.
I purposely left the glare on the bag so you could see how this fabulous Bridal Designer Series Papers reflects the light. And it is a stunner when you stamp on it. I used Really Red Ink and the Wedding Sweet stamp set for the focal image. It doesn't stamp in the areas that reflect the light; however, I used Black Staz-On for the sentiment on the bottom of the panel (Well-Scripted) and it stamped right through, which is really perfect for the sentiment!
I chose to add black as the back panel for some added POP! Black, red and white are such formal colors anyway and I think they work well together here. I won't go into the boring details -- this one is pretty straight forward. Since I did the front of the bag, I needed to do something to the back of the bag. Here's a picture of the back of the bag, using the same paper and the same stamp set.
Am I the only one who loves that light reflection off this paper?
We are getting her gift cards for Bed, Bath and Beyond and I'm going to make thank you cards in her colors for her to use for her shower gifts. If she doesn't choose to use them for shower gifts, they will just be pretty thank you cards for her to use "whenever". I'm going to use this paper and I can tell you now that the ideas are flowing. If I can just get them from my brain to my fingers and onto paper, I'll be one happy camperette!
Enjoy your weekend. I'm looking forward to getting some stamping projects done this weekend. So much to stamp...so little time to do it!
Many blessings to you and yours!
Tami, this is so pretty! I love your use of the Bride paper here and the added hearts to the stamping is great for the occasion! Super cute!
Posted by: Robin Merriman | 02/26/2010 at 08:10 AM
Tami, this is GORGEOUS....
Posted by: kristen | 02/26/2010 at 08:47 AM
Pretty bag and it fits in with a bridal shower theme very well.
Posted by: Lisa M | 02/26/2010 at 08:48 AM
So pretty, Tami! This will be a wonderful gift!
Posted by: Connie Babbert | 02/26/2010 at 09:07 AM
Love this- beautiful bridal paper, love the flourishes and the color are pretty! TFS
Posted by: Shelly Schmidt | 02/26/2010 at 09:47 AM
Very classy - love the colors!
Posted by: Lisa Somerville | 02/26/2010 at 11:02 AM
Very pretty bag, love the shimmer of that paper.
Posted by: Kim Howard | 02/26/2010 at 11:42 AM
oh wow! Now this is just stunning! Excellent job Tami!
Posted by: Selene Kempton | 02/26/2010 at 02:56 PM
This is so pretty. I love the DP and you can't go wrong with those colors.
Posted by: Ida | 02/26/2010 at 03:38 PM
These are soooo pretty!! I just love that DSP!!
Posted by: tiffany bauer | 02/26/2010 at 04:01 PM
Gorgeous!!! I love the way the red flourish highlights the sparkle of the bride paper!!
Posted by: Lisa Bohler | 02/26/2010 at 09:06 PM
Gorgeous bag Tami! Those Bride papers are elegant, and you've really accented it perfectly.
Posted by: Toni | 02/26/2010 at 10:17 PM
What a lovely bag Tami! So pretty and elegant! :D
Posted by: Kimberly Gajewski | 02/27/2010 at 11:29 PM
That bag is absolutely STUNNING!! Wonderful job!!
Posted by: Connie Smith | 02/28/2010 at 03:04 AM
Just beautiful Tami! Love the colors! It is so elegant and so romantic! Perfection!
Posted by: Tangii Crain | 02/28/2010 at 09:08 PM
Great colors and SO elegant...nice job :-)!
Posted by: Marsha | 03/01/2010 at 09:10 AM