Sunday 3 April 2022

Bron's 60th Birthday Blog Hop




Hello and Welcome to Bron's 60th Birthday Blog Hop and Insta Hop.
Bronwyn Eastley will be turning the BIG 60 this year.
There will be 6 Blog Hops over the coming 6 months all with different themes.

Tonight we kick-off the Blog Hop with our project inspired from the above picture.
Bronwyn has asked a few of her Stamping friends to join her virtually to help her
celebrate such a HUGE milestone later on in the year.

I decided this morning that I was creating a Scrapbooking Layout for this Hop,
BUT my plan quickly changed once I got out a few products to play with.
I was going to use the
Celebrate Today Magnet Board 
to create a Mood board for my Studio Shabaz.
After playing for some time I realised that I needed to simplify my ideas...

So still using products from the
Celebrate Today Magnet Board
 I created my very own lil envelope like is in the kit with Very Vanilla A4 Cardstock
So I traced around it and then carefully cut it out...




Next I used a retired product
Coastal Weave 3D Embossing Folder
which has basket weave like on the bag, so I ran the Very Vanilla envelope
folded in half through the embossing folder in the Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
This became my handbag from this envelope design.

 
Well a handbag needs handles right?
So I dragged out another retired product
Braided Burlap Trim
to which I used for the handles of the envelope bag 😏

 I needed to decorate SAID envelope bag, so again diving into my STASH!!
Who has a STASH of products? 
Well I do.
I have so many products tucked away in a cupboard waiting to be used...
So this time I used
Striped Burlap Trim across the front my envelope stuck
adhered down with
Tear & Tape Adhesive
Next I added Petal Pink ribbon from Cotton Ribbon Combo Pack
on top of the Striped Burlap Trim.
This bag could be used to add a gift card or some Birthday cash. 



 
Using a card from the Celebrate Today Magnet Board,
I fussy cut some daisy blooms for the front of my envelope bag.
Then I used
Petal Pink Classic Stampin Pad and a Blending Brush
to add colour to the image to give it some dimension.
All the flowers are glued into place with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
Then I added some
Elegant Faceted Gems to the front of the Bag.
I also used Sponge Daubers with Crumb Cake Classic Stampin Pad to add
some colour around the edge of the
Envelope Bag.


Now onto the card that I created for inside the bag.
Card measures 5 1/4 x  3 1/2 - cut from

Very Vanilla A4 Cardstock
I once again use the
Coastal Weave 3D Embossing Folder to add
texture and dimension to the card front.
I also used Sponge Daubers with
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin Pad to add
some colour around the edge of the card. Just to bring in the brown colour
from the Coconuts in the picture.
 
 

Now in the photo there is a blanket inside the bag so I used
White Frayed Ribbon
and pulled away some of the thread to make a fringe to replicate
the fringing on the blanket.
Next I added some of the White washed board to the front of the card,
I cut this out of the
Heart & Home 12x12 DSP
I also added some more of the
Striped Burlap Trim across the front my card
Next I added Petal Pink ribbon from Cotton Ribbon Combo Pack
on top of the Striped Burlap Trim with Tear & Tape Adhesive .
 


 
In the Celebrate Today Magnet Board there are stickers so you can decorate your board.
I used "Celebrate Today" sticker sheet on the front of my card.
Next I
fussy cut some daisy blooms from the card from before
Then I used Petal Pink Classic Stampin Pad and a Blending Brush
to add colour to the image to give it some dimension.
 
All the flowers are glued into place with
Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
 Then I added some Elegant Faceted Gems to the front of the card.

Seen as though we are celebrating Bron's 60th I decided to add a 60 on the inside of the card. 
These numbers were die-cut with
Playful Alphabet on the Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
from Petal Pink Cardstock with some
Foam Adhesive Sheets to give them dimension.
Next I cut some more of the daisy blooms for the inside and once again I used the
Petal Pink Classic Stampin Pad and a Blending Brush.
All the flowers are glued into place with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.


I added a quick sentiment in Crumb Cake Classic Stampin Pad
"Just for You" from
Ranunculus Romance Cling Stamp Set.
Finishing off by adding another Elegant Faceted Gems to the inside of the card.
 
 
Lastly as this was not a normal sized card I needed to make
a custom sized envelope for the bag and card.
I pulled out the retired
Envelope Punch Board and measured my card
to work out which size cardstock I would need to make an envelope.
I needed 9"x 9" piece of  Very Vanilla 12x12 Cardstock to create my envelope.



Next I ran each of the panels of the envelope through
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine inside the Coastal Weave 3D Embossing Folder
to continue the theme through to finish off decorating it.
Then I stuck the envelope together with
Tear & Tape Adhesive.
On the front of the envelope I stamped "Happy Birthday" and "To You"
with
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin Pad from the retired set
Happy Birthday To You.
 


 I hope that you enjoyed my project and feel inspired to create one for yourself.
Thank you for following along with Bron's 60th BirthdayBlog Hop,
I am loving all of the creations from the super talented fellow designers.
Up next is Bronwyn with her creative design.
 

10 comments:

  1. This is such a cute and clever idea, Sharon!

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  2. Wow! Such a clever and creative idea Sharon. Love the use of the Coastal Weave embossing folder to bring in the elements of the photo. Beautiful!

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    1. Thank you Monica, you know sometimes you just have to believe in yourself and your ability to create something beautiful <3

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  3. How creative and cute. You really did think outside the box with your gorgeous projects. Thanks so much for joining in on the 1st virtual 60th birthday celebration.

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    1. Thank you for inviting me Bronwyn, You have kicked started your birthday celebrations off with a BANG <3

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  4. that's just adorable Sharon. I love how your creative process evolved. So clever with the embossed envelope flaps too. I'd love to see the Celebrate Today magnet board when it's all done too - I'm sure you'll embellsih that just as beautifully

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  5. Oh wow Sharon. I absolutely love all of the texture and detail in these. I think your magnetic board will turn out brilliantly too. Love the idea of using is as a mood board for your studio. x

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  6. What a dinky duo! The basket weave texture is just perfect.

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  7. Totally AWESOME. What a stunning gift combo. LOOOOVE all the textures. Loooove the ribbon details. LOOOOOVE the pocket card. LOOOOVe the envelope too. So much creativity. So much awesomeness.

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Hope your day was AWESOME, and involved creating something that made your heart happy <3 Thanks for your comment, I appreciate you taking the time <3
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