How cool is this!?!?
The genesis of this set began with the tiny little envelopes that have been lurking in my stash for about five years. They are from Hero Arts and only hold a 1" square card.
In the same drawer as the envelopes were some pre-made tags. I used Faux Ribbon, a silver metallic marker (in two nib widths), and various snowflake stamps to make the design, and accented each snowflake with a bit of silver Stickles. A bit of sheer white ribbon tops each tag.
The next element was a bit more involved. Using my Bind-It-All, I made a small book with simple white matte-board covers stamped the same way as the tags. This little book is a great way for my friend who will receive this to keep track of her Christmas shopping.
A final element of the set (that I didn't photograph) was a package of two rolls of blue and silver ribbon for adding to the gift-wrapped packages.
The next step will be to make a coordinating card to accompany the set.
Hope you like it!
What a great little set...can't go wrong with a book to hold your Christmas list that fits in your purse!
ReplyDeleteThis is an adorable set! LOVE the blue and white and details!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love your site! It's one that I go to each day. This set is awesome..love it!
ReplyDeleteEverything is perfection. Love them all! And the colors are my favorite for Christimas -- blue & white!
ReplyDeleteSo fresh & clean! Love it, Susan!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely gift this will make!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous gift idea. It is so simple looking that a person could mass produce these for teachers and helpers {goodness know we all have these people in our lives.}
ReplyDeletewhat a great idea! you are soo clever. i am not very familiar with the binder machine. is it difficult to use? can you use different kinds of binding materials (like those black plastic rollers?) do you think this machine is a good investment? thanks for your input, susan. marty ferraro
ReplyDeleteMarty,
ReplyDeleteThe Bind-It-All uses specific wires called O-wires to bind books. It's very easy to use, and I've already gotten my money's worth out of it. For Christmas 2007 and 2008, I made about 80 books (printed off the computer). It's a great little machine, and very high quality. But I would only recommend it to someone seriously interested in wire binding books. Like me! For the infrequent binder, Kinko's is more cost-effective. Not to mention even easier!
HTH,
Susan
ooh I DO like it ... another simple but clever idea from you Susan and now I know what to do with the little envies that have been lurking for way too long in my drawer. They seemed such a good idea when I bought them!!!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy clicking on your site every day ... never disappoints ... thank you.
What a lovely set!
ReplyDeleteI am behind in going through the blogs I read - but had to stop and look and look at this project. What a great idea! I make tags for some family members and am always looking for ideas. I am also a "collector" of snowflake stamps - where did you get this set??
ReplyDeleteThanks for so many womderful ideas!!
Sue
Sue,
ReplyDeleteThe largest snowflake is from PTI's Snowflake Serenade, and the other two are from different Hero Arts clear sets.
Hope that helps!
Susan
Beautiful, Susan!
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