Happy and Perfectly Packaged

I got a lot accomplished during yesterday's World Card Making Day! I'll have a bunch of stuff to share over the course of the week. This morning, I have a few projects featuring images from My Favorite Things.

First up is my card for this week's MFT Wednesday Stamp Club sketch challenge. I went more scrappy than stampy on this one.

I started with a cloud patterned paper panel and worked from there. A strip of green grass, punched with a border punch since somehow my MFT grass die slipped away from me between my table and die cutting machine and hasn't been seen since . . . I wrapped some green baker's twine around the grass and tied it off in a bow to dress it up a bit.

For the sketch's slanted panel, I used a pair of layered butterfly die cuts. The base is a dotted pattern and the top layer is a piece of vellum. I added a trio of pearls to the center to make a pretty body.It's attached to the card with foam tape. The "think happy thoughts" sentiment from the Happy Thoughts set is stamped in turquoise on a yellow strip and attached to the panel with the end hidden underneath the butterfly. After layering a dot embossed turquoise panel across a yellow card base, I attached the completed image panel.

Materials Used:
Happy Thoughts stamp set, Die-Namics butterfly die (My Favorite Things); Tempting Turquoise Classic ink, Daffodil Delight, Kiwi Kiss, and Tempting Turquoise cardstock (Stampin' Up!); white vellum (The Paper Company); Lime Twist-Fly a Kite "Genuine" Sky designer paper, Stella & Rose-Gertie 6x6 paper pad (My Mind's Eye); Polka Dot embossing folder (Cuttlebug); grass border punch (Martha Stewart); baker's twine (Timeless Twine); pearls (Recollections); foam tape

This little ensemble is for this month's MFT guest designer contest to create a Perfect Package. I went with a teacher thank you theme, combining a Pure Innocence image with a versatile three pocket caddy template from Creations by AR.

I printed the template on pieces of red and navy cardstock, cut it out, and assembled it with the help of my ScorPal and some ScorTape. The panels are covered with pieces of coordinating designer paper. I went with one plaid pattern--something about that just says "school" to me--and one large dotted one.

A piece of red grosgrain ribbon, embellished with a red wood button, is wrapped around the outside of the caddy. To coordinate with the school theme, I attached a dimensional ruler sticker to the front of the caddy. I stamped and colored the little girl image from the Book in Hand set, then cut her out so I could put her on the front of the box with some foam tape.

Once all the elements were in place, I filled the box with a bunch of school supplies. It's hard to see in the photo, but this small caddy holds a bunch of pencils and pens, a pair of scissors, a bottle of school glue, a highlighter, a roll of transparent tape, and the all-important hand sanitizer. As a teacher, I can tell you that all of these things need "refreshing" during the course of the school year and any teacher would be thrilled to get this little kit.

I placed the filled caddy inside a tall plastic bag and tied it closed with some red grosgrain ribbon. I attached a tag made with the same papers as I used on the caddy. I stamped the manuscript lines and "thank you" sentiment from the Teacher's Pet on a circle and set the panel on the tag. A wood button, just like the one on the caddy, is added as an embellishment.

Materials Used:
Book in Hand and Who's that Girl-Teacher's Pet stamp sets (My Favorite Things); 3-Pocket Caddy Template (Creations by AR); Memento Tuxedo Black and Rhubarb Stalk inks (Tsukineko); markers (Copic); Riding Hood Red and Night of Navy cardstock (Stampin' Up!); designer papers (Girls Paperie); Tag Sale #1 die (Papertrey Ink); circle punches (EK Success); ruler sticker (Me & My Big Ideas); red baker's twine (Divine Twine); red grosgrain ribbon (Michaels); red buttons (Simplicity); Scor Pal and ScorTape; foam tape