Birthday Gifts

I made the following for a girlfriend's birthday.  I gave her some crafting supplies which wouldn't all fit in the bag, so I just "wrapped" some of the items in the same paper and tied the package at the end with ribbon.

Here's a closeup of the card.

And of the bag

And here are the specifics:

A2 card from a pack of metallic orange cards that were on clearance at Joann's!! (love the metallic look and the cardstock is very thick).

The background mat is from DCWV Citrus matstack (as well as inside mat).

Solid colors from my cardstock stash; green patterned paper inside the glass and for label is Heidi Grace.

The martini glass is cut from Nifty Fifties (modified a bit); I call it an Appletini!  Label cut from Lacy Labels.

The ribbon came from a pack of self-adhesive birthday ribbons I've had for a while.

Stamps:  Cheers to You from the $1.00 bin at Michaels; Let's Party was given to me: Happy Birthday from Humorous Birthday set from Inkadinkadoo.

Added some bling!

The bag is cut from Making Memories pack of designer papers called Chloe's Closet (on clearance at Michael's!).  This cardstock is really thick and has a nice smooth finish on it, making the bag very sturdy. Cut the bag from Wrap It Up at "fit to page" which made it about 7-1/4" tall.  Cut the Happy Birthday label from Hello Kitty Greetings.

So what do you think?  I love all the colors together.  TFL!!  Appreciate all your comments.

Coordinating Purse and Card Set

I'm trying to link this project to Craft Junkie Too's Linky Party and when doing so, I lost my original post, so I apologize if some of you are seeing this again for a second time!  Click on the link above to check it out!

Here's a project I've been waiting to share, but I had to make sure the recipient had received it before I posted it.  Let me provide a little background first.  My girlfriend really loves Vera Bradley purses; she has MANY of them along with coordinating accessories.  Since I had the Forever Young cartridge, I was determined to make her a "mini" purse for her birthday.  So I cut the largest purse possible with my Expression, which turned out to be 6-1/4" tall with the handle.  The body of the purse is about 3" tall by 1" deep.  So I knew I could fit some 3x3 note cards inside the purse, and that's what I did.

 I also made a silly birthday card for my friend, still going with the pocketbook theme.  Here's the card.

And I wrapped the pack of cards with ribbon that I found in the $1.00 ribbon bin at Michael's.  I couldn't believe when I saw it.  I knew it was perfect for this project.

How I made it:

Pocketbook from Forever Young cut at "Fit to Page" (page 70, it has no cutouts on the purse).  The lipstick, sunglasses, hat, and nail polish bottles also cut from Forever Young.

Layered different colored petals for a flower with some bling in the center

Flowered paper is K&Co Sparkly Sweet Specialty Paper, two-sided (I just love this paper)

Solid colors from my cardstock stash.

Mats for front of cards cut from Elegant Edges (flower pattern at 2-3/4"; solid cardstock at 2-1/4"); used the shift feature of 4 different base cuts:  Butterfly1 (p.30); Stamp (p.37); Bird2 (p.40); and Scallops (p.48).  Lined the inside of the card with matching solid cardstock too.

Stamped with clear rubber stamp sayings.

I was real pleased with how this set turned out.  Love to know what you think; appreciate all your comments.  TFL!