BERRY SWEET TEACHER THANK YOU GIFT | with Karen

Up here in Canada, we are still in school until the end of June. So that means it is time to get some "thank-you" gifts together for staff and teachers. And really, I couldn't think of a better collection to create all sorts of goodies. 

One of my favourite boxes for teacher gifts is a cut file from Lori Whitlock called - Pencil Shaped Box. The other night I was thinking what adorable stationary this collection would make so it seemed perfect to team it with this cut file for a project. I used the 12x12 patterned paper from the collection for the base with a few accents make out of Doodlebug's textured cardstock.

I then topped off the lid of the box with some of the die cuts from the All The Things pack. I also added one of the tags that I cut from the 6X8 patterned paper pack (still one of my new favourites from Doodlebug).

It's a simple project that I think has a bit of that "wow" factor! Now my next task is to figure out what to put inside - am I the only one that makes the cute packaging before they figure out what the gift is going to be?! Thanks for stopping by! Hugs!

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Berry Sweet Collection
Berry Sweet Coordinating Textured cardstock

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Lori Whitlock cut file - Pencil Shaped Box

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FARMERS MARKET VEGGIE GARDEN PILLOW BOXES | with Karen

Every morning, my four-legged furry beast wakes me up with the sun for our 5:30am "walkies". But a funny thing happened this last week - it was clearly noticeable that morning walks have gotten darker and chillier. Fall is knocking on the door and answering the knock means the start of canning season, apricot and plum dumpling season, and all things spicy and comforting. And I am here for it!

Featuring the AMAZING Farmers Market collection for my post this week was the perfect way to kick off my seasonal celebrations! This collection captures everything that is wonderful about the Fall, in all the amazing Doodlebug colours we have come to expect. Bright, rich and spicy is everything I love about the season, and it's all wrapped up in this collection.

I decided to have some fun and play with the Veggie Garden Odds & Ends pack to decorate up some pillow boxes made as thank-you gifts.

The start of my summer was met with a huge hail storm that wiped out my garden, so "harvesting" these cuties for the pillow boxes made up for missing out on this fun fall task! And I do have to say that sorting through the die cut characters to "harvest" the ones I wanted was the perfect way to heal a broken gardening heart! I simple layered them on top of each other to create some little scenes that were unique to each box.

I filled each with some cute mini fruit-flavoured candies, but the great thing about a project like this is that it can hold anything - a gift card, little piece of jewelry - whatever works for you!

With the addition of a little sentiment I printed out, these are all set to go! So if you are all ready for the Fall, grab this amazing collection and get started. And if not, grab it anyway - because like it or not, fall is knocking! Thanks for stopping by! Hugs,

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Farmers Market collection

Veggie Garden Odds and Ends
Petite Prints - Floral and Graph

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Printer paper for sentiments

PETITE PRINTS CANDY BAR WRAPPERS | with Karen

Well, it is almost the end of the school year up here where I live and that means it is time to crank out the thank-you gifts. I have one teenager and one preteen and let's just say that their teachers are saints (actually, I am just kidding - my girls are awesome...as are their teachers).

    

So I decided to pull together some candy bar wrappers created with one of the new Petite Prints - Candy-stripe Sprinkle. I love this new print and it comes in all the Doodlebug colours we have come to love! Wrapping this pattern around candy bars seemed rather fitting! :)

 

 I then used my Cricut to cut out some letters from the same paper. I love that the paper is think enough to really hold it's own, even with some of these intricate cuts.

 

And then I just finished off with a little heart die cut that I pulled from the Lot's of Love Odds and Ends (you could simple cut our a heart shape from the Petite Prints as well - I just didn't think of that at the time ;)), and added some sparkle with some mini jewels.

 

I just love the bright and fun look of these and the fact that it really is the paper that steals the show here! It's a great example of how awesome Petite Prints can be just on their own! Well, if you have some "thank-yous" of your own to create, I hope you find some inspiration in these little wrappers. Thanks for stopping by! Hugs,

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Petite Prints - Candy-stripe Sprinkle

Lots of Luck - Odds and Ends Mini Jewels
Mini Jewels

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