Some gifts

Today is the last day of term and of course there are all sorts of people that I want to thank. I'm always bowled over by the fact that there are lots of lovely people who really go the extra mile in this day and age. Of course they deserve the moon on a stick - and more! - but since I'm not up to that, I just give small gifts like this:

The smell of this unusual lavender was intoxicating as I was wrapping it! I cut some Bravo Burgundy Patterns designer paper to fit the plant pot, wrapped it round and secured it with Sticky Strip (now, repeat after me: Sticky Strip - For Total Confidence! It's true - you never need worry that your wrappings will spring apart with this amazing tape!)

I used my cropadile to punch a hole through the plant pot as well as the paper and tied some Very Vanilla taffeta and some 1/8" Rich Razzleberry ribbon through the hole. This makes it all really secure. The beautiful images from the Four Frames stamp set make fabulous labels when cut out with the coordinating decorative label punch.

Here's another little gift for a lovely lady who really makes a difference - not just to us but to the lives of many other people too.

I wanted her gift to be handmade so I baked these ginger biscuits specially for her. My son assured me she likes ginger! They're packaged in one of my little boxes made from Crumb Cake card stock and lined with Patterns designer paper.

I wrapped the box neatly in cellophane and tied some of the Old Olive wide striped grosgrain ribbon around it in this extravagant bow. Hmmm. It's supposed to be an extravagant bow anyway!

That lovely bird has popped up again to make a tag which is tied into the knot of the ribbon with gold elastic cord. I love wrapping up gifts with my Stampin' Up supplies - you really can make them look special.

Supplies needed for these wrappings:

Stamps: Four Frames

Ink: Markers

Card stock: Crumb Cake for the box

Other: Patterns designer paper, decorative label punch, cropadile, ribbon, gold elastic cord

You can buy any of these supplies from me and I can have them delivered to your address in the UK. Just send me an email or give me a call on 01280 820593.

So, today school finishes for six or seven weeks and our house will be full of children! I'll start getting up very early to craft, doing a lot of cooking and having a lot of fun with my favourite people but also having an on-going battle with messiness! I love the holidays.

Have a wonderful weekend and I'll see you very soon,