Yesterday I shared with you some sweet and simple thank you cards that I made to give at a baby shower. Today I want to share both the packaging that I created for the thank you notes and also for the store bought gifts. One of the things I love about Stampin' Up! is the ability to easily make coordinating items and that does not mean just paper based ones!
There are 12 thank you note cards tucked into this Tag a Bag packet:
To create the belly band, I brayered a strip (1.5" x 11") of Whisper White card stock and carefully folded it around the packet. It was not quite long enough to go all the way around so I made created the little "tag" to hold it all together. The "tag" is securely hold the belly band together thanks to a bit of Sticky Strip. I liked the idea of the "tag" being a little wider and that is what I did and I also wanted a little contrast and chose to use Coastal Cabana card stock. I debated if I would add any sort of sentiment and ultimately decided to echo what was used on the cards.
The main gift that we are giving at the shower is a set of Aden + Anais swaddling blankets. We used these with Britt and they are truly incredible! Perfect for swaddling, covering loosely over a stroller or car seat when dashing into a store in the sun, covering a changing table, and more. Though Britt has not been swaddled in ages (she's nearly 3), we still have ours. These days the girls use them as fun capes, togas, picnic blankets and all sorts of other things that they think up!
Anyway, we needed something to put these in and I had a nice crisp white cotton tote bag. I realized that Baby We've Grown is available as an MDS download so I purchased that so we could decorate the tote bag. Here is the bag all set to go:
A little ribbon tied by the handle adds a pretty little detail to the tote and I also used the "sweet girl" sentiment from one of the stamps in Baby We've Grown. I simply cropped this out so that the shoes would not be seen. Not sure just what I am referring to? See the shoe "stamp" here:
When working on the tote bag image, Brooklyn asked me to make some coloring pages. It is so easy to do with MDS and this was one that I created. I increased the size of the stamp images significantly and printed the pages on 8-1/2" x 11" paper. Brooklyn colored in this page, I laminated it, and then tucked in the tote bag too!
I'll be off at the shower with the girls this afternoon and won't be creating anything. How about you? Will you be making soemthing today?
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