Printed petals and style beautiful on a scrapbook page

"Life is Beautiful"...
This is the Title stamp my daughter chose for our scrap book page ... (my scrapbooking is mainly for her so it is only fitting that she chooses what goes on them) and it gets me over the creative block of starting a scrapbook page !    She approved the colours too.

"Life is Beautiful" - somes up a 7 year olds life I guess... a morning at the park, warm sunshine, and someone to push you on the swing. It is missing some journalling and the date but the flowers and photos are in place.

I stamped a half page of printed petals flowers using Melon Mambo, Riding hood red and Pink Pirouette.
Some I cut out free hand and some I punched with a 1" circle punch.

I rock and rolled the large six petalled flower in the melon mambo and then the riding hood red around the edges giving a bit of depth to the patterned flowers. We agreed on a few pearl accents on the centres of some of the flowers.

Look at that smile! She is a delight this one.

Scrapbooking Page Recipe:

Stampsets: Style Beautiful, Printed Petals

Ink: Riding Hood Red, Melon Mambo, Pink pirouette.

Cardstock: Pink pirouette textured, Riding hood red textured.

Whisper white smooth.

Accessories: half backed pearls, snail, dimensionals.

Tools: 1" circle punch, scallop circle punch.

Printed petals box or bag?

Is it a box ?
Or is it a bag?
Or a Box-Bag with a handle to carry it with.
You can make this box with a big shot die ... put on a ribbon handle with brads, two pieces of cardstock for decoration.
Some more ribbon tied in a bow and a rhinestone - your done for the cutest little gift bag.

I have put some little leaves in behind the bow. Who could ever cut out such a bunch of leaves with a craft knife?  The big shot is a wonderful invention to save the sanity and your scissors.
Put this box with a note card (see my previous post) and you have alovely birthday gift bag and card for some chocolates inside, jewellery, scented soaps, a stamp, or a small bag of biscuits, or slice perhaps.

Box Recipe:
Stampset: Printed Petals set
Cardstock: Bashful blue, Old olive, Whisper white.
Ink: Melon mambo, elegant eggplant, Perfect plum, Old olive.
Accessories: Old Olive 1 1/4" striped grosgrain ribbon
Clear circle rhinestone brads, Sizzix Big shot, Fancy Favour bigz XL die.
A paper clip from Clips assortment, Elegant eggplant 1/4" grosgrain ribbon.
Handle: Bashful Blue stitched ribbon and two black brads to attach.

Printed petals happy birthday

Here is another project we made at Convention using a new stampset in the catalogue.

Isnt this a gorgeously simple card?

The flower is only one of the 5 stamps in this set - stamped here in bashful blue.
I love the idea of a perforated flower centre up-lifted on dimensionals and a bright Melon mambo heart.
The Happy birthday is from "Party this way" stampset.

The card base is a whisper white note card and matching white envelope.
It would look a little more robust if we used textured cardstock, though you have to admit, 20 white note cards and envelopes for $9.50 is a pretty good idea to whip up a bunch of birthday, gift or thankyou cards if your in a hurry.

Card Recipe:
Stampset: Printed petals, Party this way.
Cardstock: Melon mambo, Old olive textured cardstock, Soft Saffron textured cardstock, whisper white.
Note card and envelopes $9.50 p.123 of the 2010/11 IB&C.
Ink: Bashful blue, Melon mambo, So saffron.
Accessories: Small Heart punch, 1/16" hole punch, 1" circle punch, stampin dimensionals.