Gift Bags

I like to read craft blogs.
Okay, I am obsessed with reading craft blogs.
That's where I get most of my craft ideas.
And most of the time, the craft ideas turn out really great.
This idea came from Cosmo Cricket. Click HERE to go to the blog post I got this idea from.

Now onto my own gift bags. I made 2 for work. We had a salsa competition in honor of Cinco De Mayo. The first prize winners got the bags. Let me know what you think of the bags. Aren't they cute???

I like creating things like this. I also made a gift bag for a friend's baby shower but forgot to take a picture of it before I gave it to her. If she posts a picture of it, I think I shall put it on here. :)

Thanks for stopping by and let me know if you have any questions about how I made these.

Emma 1

So Thankful

I like to peruse the internet for craft ideas and freebies. I have found a great website to go to for free downloads: www.creativityprompt.com. There are lots of great ideas for mini albums and especially things to use for all seasons. For example, there was a PDF download for "So Thankful" journal cards that I used to create this:

This is the "Thanksgiving 2011 So Thankful" book. This one is for my sister and I made another one for my cousin. Amanda, my sister, had thanksgiving with just her family this year and I intended to get this to her...but did I? No, of course I didn't! The one for my cousin, Jenni, was so she could remember her first Thanksgiving as a married woman. Maybe I can get it to her by next Thanksgiving...for her 2nd holiday as a married woman. :)

On the cover and the books I did a lot of stitching with my sewing machine. I have never stitched on paper before so it was a pretty cool experiment. The velcro tabs used to close the cover of the book were sown by hand. Totally worth it!

Now for the inside: 

I made this front cover using free download digital scrapbook kits from Two Peas in a Bucket digital store. (www.twopeasinabucket.com)

These are the pages I made using the Creativity Prompt "So Thankful" journaling cards. They turned out pretty nice!

Here are the pockets I made for the So Thankful book for my co-workers. Everyone said they liked them. I hope they used them. I put a lot of effort into these little suckers!  :)

 Maybe for Christmas I will do something similar. So, thanks Creativity Prompt for your inspiration and I encourage all of you to checkout the website.

Emma 1