the twinery & skipping stones design | blog hop

Thanks for stopping in today...welcome to you all!

The Twinery and Stepping Stones Design have teamed up to share projects and inspiration over the next two days. You should have arrived here from the blog of the fun and creative Taylor Usry.

gift wrap

Have you ever been caught without wrapping paper for that perfectly perfect gift you found? Well, no more. Using the gorgeous flower stamp from the Victorian Summer collection, I varied the inks used each time I stamped the image along my roll of kraft paper which allowed me to choose a variety of baker's twine, specifically Orchid, Cantaloupe and Buttercream which serve as sweet, subtle contrasts to the kraft wrapping paper.

Rather than adding a bow, I stamped the same flower image and embossed it, fussy cut around the edges, and topped my baker's twine wrapped package with the flower image. As a finishing touch, I stamped "You're amazing" right onto the wrapping paper.

note card

I love the look of square cards, so I just trimmed the more common A2 sized card into a square which still makes it fit into a standard envelope without the extra postage for a square envelope. I again embossed my project with the flower stamp to serve as a background and wrapped my pennant shape with some Lilac baker's twine.

This photo really highlights the beauty of the Skipping Stones Design stamp and how plump and luscious The Twinery twine really is!

gift tags

I actually made several tags just like this one so I won't be caught empty-handed when it's time to wrap a gift. And really, cute stamps and baker's twine make everyone smile. After tying a bow, I tied yet another bow to make a more full bow using Lemondrop to embellish the tag and Cantaloupe to tie the bow.

thank you

I envision that I would have used cards just like these to place on the desk of a co-worker, back when I had a 9 to 5 office job years and years ago. Now, it's just me and myself all day long as I work to create goodies for my Etsy shop. Telling someone thank you is something that should never be overlooked...

...and to tell them just how amazing they are, everyone needs to hear that now and again! The feather stamp from the Victorian Summer set adds a classic feel to my duo-toned stamping technique.

the prize

The Twinery will be giving away a 'Colorful Bunch Sampler Pack' (retail $20) 

to win      |   visit each blog on the hop and leave a comment
deadline  |  comments one each blog must be left by 11:59 pm EDT, Friday, May 25th  

winner     |  will be announced on The Twinery blog on Sunday, May 27th

Now, head on over to the blog of the talented and creative Wendy Price