Alas, it's the first day of summer and my crafting self has been on a bit of a vacation - putting off craftiness in lieu of outside play dates and long afternoons paddling in the baby pool. But, that isn't to say that I haven't been doing any crafting. I have, just not a lot. So, without further ado, here are a few of my recent projects. (I also made a felt hippo plush for a little boy's birthday present, but it's already wrapped up and ready for gifting!)
Above: I didn't make this for any particular purpose...I was just dying to use this brightly colored floral paper. And, of course, one can rarely go wrong with lime green polka dots. The envelope liner is adhesive backed card stock - I was rather pleased with the ultra smooth finish, rather than the occasional lump underneath the liner via errant glue stick.
Below: One of my very best childhood friends got married a few months back, and I wanted to make her a heartfelt and useful gift. I made her a set of thank you notes and envelopes in springy, coordinating shades of purple with yellow striped envelop liners. I sent lavender adhesive mailing labels too. I found some beautiful floral stamps at the post office and thought they'd be the perfect match. What newly weds couldn't use a few extra, pre-stamped thank you notes to send off to other wedding guests?! Hope they liked them as much as I enjoyed making them!
Below: I'm lucky enough to have three deserving men in my life to which I sent Father's Day cards. Here's my favorite one. Ah ha, the lime green polka dots again...this time paired with a wood grain envelope and kraft card stock notecard with a pocket made out of the same adhesive green card stock as in the first image above. Draw on the stitches in fine point marker, and voila!
