So wouldn't you know that as soon as I received my long-desired stamp set "Tape It", it landed on the retiring list! Thankfully I was able to squeeze it into one card class, and then that card inspired THIS project. I LOVE this stamp set! It's so versatile, so forgiving and easy to work with, and I only wish I had more time to experiment with other color combos!
For this project, I paired "Tape It" with another product I'm currently passionate about – the "Mini Treat Bag Thinlits Die" (which thankfully ISN'T retiring). Colors are Bermuda Bay, Tangerine Tango and Rich Razzleberry…. all from the Brights Color Collection.
For the basic construction I cut both pieces of the bag and attached them together to make one flat surface….. and then stamped onto that in a random color pattern before assembling the rest of the way. I decided not to obsess over the fact that the images don't line up at the seam in the back (although I suppose I COULD have fussed with my grid paper and Stamp-a-ma-jig has I wanted to obsess), and I particularly love that this design is forgiving when the individual stamped images aren't even straight! The card inside measures 3-1/2" x 5". (Oh, and the little loop of Bermuda Bay ribbon on top is retired, but of course you could use any ribbon you've got handy.)
Finally, I dressed it up with a paper flower, a heart cut from the same die set, a vintage button and some fun matching sequins.
And perhaps the coolest thing about this type of card/bag combo? Without quite as many lumpy-lumps as this one has, it would fit into a regular envelope for mailing…. even without any extra postage!
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