I had fun this past weekend creating this gift bag and mini scrap-booking album for Amber's baby shower. I decided to use the theme from the invites I shared yesterday but changed the colors just a little for a brighter look, and to match the Designer Series I used. The colors are Bashful Blue, So Saffron, Old Olive and Rose Red. I used markers to color the boat then stamped them and added the doodle line in Old Olive.
The gift bag has a topper that I use as a giant card that fits over the handles of the gift bag so there is no peeking. I tied a bow around the handles with the new white organdy ribbon. It is very soft and creates a nice look for baby's and weddings.
The gift bag was rolled with the jumbo roller, Whimsy and So Saffron stars were added.
For the gift I made a X album monthly review for the baby's pictures. The idea is to take a picture a month and put it in this mini album and you have a review book of the growth of your baby the st year.
I used the same colors as in the gift bag.
I cut 1 sheet of X card-stock into X sheets and alternated them through out the book. The layout is the same for each page just rotated and moved to different positions on the page.
The book is designed for a X photo. I cut several 1 3/4" squares and 3 3/4 x 1 3/4 pieces from designer papers. The front cover is just scraps of designer papers glued across the bottom and the bundle of love and boat accents attached with dimensional.
For each monthly page I stamped a boat and cut it out. I stamped the month and punched it with the Designer Label punch, sponge around the edges for a soft look. I then tied the punched image onto the page. Each page is different colors, designer papers and layout but basically the same. This makes this book easy to do and easy to look at.
I put all the pages in a ring album. It seemed to be hit at the shower. I won twice because I loved making it and everyone loved looking at it and I hope Amber enjoys it for years to come.
Comments