Inkredible Stamping

My cousin is getting married today – Congratulations to her and her new husband!! They're having a very small ceremony with just my Aunt and Uncle along with My other cousin and her husband. They've been engaged for a while and just decided a fun "destination" Wedding while they are on a big family vacation this summer was the perfect option for them! They'll have a bigger reception party this fall so the rest of their Friends and Family can celebrate with them!

Now if you know me it's against my rules to let anyone have a milestone event without a little handmade touch added! So I wanted to send a little something along with them for their big day and I needed to make something quick. Mom brought home some lavender "rice" from a local lavender farm, Winding Brook Estates. (If you live in the area a visit is a great summer activity, check it out) Lavender rice is just Dried Loose Lavender Buds. Mom though it would be fun to send the Lavender Rice along with them so they had something fun to shower the newlyweds with after the wedding – plus it'll make their suitecases smell fabulous! So we filled some Small Cello bags with the lavender and created these window boxes.

Supplies Used:

• Bashful Blue Taffeta Ribbon
• Almost Amethyst card stock
• Tea Party Designer Series Paper
• Taste of Textiles Specialty Paper
• Movers and Shapers with Curly Label Big Shot Die
• Small Cello Bags
• Eyelet Border Punch

I used adhesive to attach the Amethyst paper from Tea Party DSP to the White Striped paper from Taste of Textiles so that I would have the Amethyst inside showing through the window. After cutting the paper with the Movers and Shapers Die I did some scoring and modifying to create the pouches. Decorate the pouches (I had to add the blue ribbon just to make sure they had their little something blue) and add the small cello bag inside and you're done!

I LOVE the Taste of Textiles paper – it comes with an assortment of neutral papers in fun textures and looks - It's hard to capture their beauty in a photograph. The white has a great texture and sheen – here's a close up but it's still better in person!

This is one of the papers on the Last Chance Accessories List. It's one of the 25% off items. If you want to have some of this paper for yourself be sure to visit my online store and purchase it before it's gone!