Friday, May 2, 2014

Just Add Ink # 213 - Just Add Inspiration

Hi lovely blog friends ~

It's Friday thank goodness!  The weather here in Canberra took a nasty cold turn yesterday, brrrrr bring back Summer I say!  I'm already missing wearing shorts and jandals.  It's going to be a looong cold Winter this year I think.

At Just Add Ink we have a totally gorgeous inspiration pic provided by Nikki this week.


So much to choose from - chevrons, flowers, spots, gold, pink, white, blue, cake ... just scrumptious.  As soon as I saw this one I knew I wanted to use the beautiful packaging that Stampin' Up! has to offer - the Tag a Bag Gift Box.


This little package has been sitting on my desk for weeks waiting to be photographed.  It is awkward and the weather has been ho hum so I procrastinated for ages.  Still not sure I did a very good job :(


I managed to incorporate a lot of the elements that I wanted to.  Using Whisper White, Pink Pirouette and Soft Sky card stocks, and the new Spiral Flower die I made a lovely little cluster of flowers and topped them with Large Pearls.  I used my glue gun to adhere the flowers to my paper doily and chevron ribbon 'belly band'.  Can't wait to fill this little box and pass it on.  I love giving 'hand made'.

Pop over to JAI and have a look at all the other beautiful creations the design team has made this week for your inspiration.  I do hope you play along with us, and look forward to seeing lots of loveliness linked on the blog.

Busy Saturday for us this week as Gorgeous Kid has a birthday party and then we're off to Flip Out with friends, before dinner at our house with said friends.  Have a really enjoyable weekend!  Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to leave me some comment love - I do enjoy reading them.

9 comments:

  1. This is beautiful Patrice, the flowers are so pretty, that die is on my wishlist lol, have a wonderful weekend and try and stay warm, its turned cold here in Adelaide too, and rainy- I agree bring back the summer xx

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  2. Lovely box! Grand Job! Thank you for sharing! It is cold here in the North Eastern area of the USA. Rain and drizzle and fog. Someone made Mother Nature mad! I want Spring!

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  3. Totally gorgeous P! Your beautiful rose cluster is amazing, so classy and elegant. Melbourne's no better, remember to pack those woolies...:0) Have a fab weekend! xxx

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  4. Naawww how pretty are all those flowers!! I'm sure who ever receives this gift will love it.
    Have a fab weekend xox

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  5. This is such a special gift box, P; I just love the gorgeous cluster of roses you've created. Your photography's fabulous - stop beating yourself up!

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  6. Just love that gorgeous cluster of shimmery flowers P!! So pretty grouped up like that and the big pearls look fab. I loved the lace reflection in the photo too! xxx

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  7. Patrice those flowers are stunning and I love the large pearl centres. The doily addition is very pretty and with the reflection it looks as if the pattern continues on the sides. A lovely gift box.

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  8. I'm so loving this little gift box with those stunning roses!

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  9. Patrice, your box is just stunning! The flowers are gorgeous, made all the prettier because of the soft colour pallet.

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