Just Jawing Birthday

I have a niece with a Birthday coming up at the end of the month and what can you do for the "Tween" scene ? Well, I know that Nevie, short for Genevieve, like most young adults these days, is big into Twilight. Well - I don't have a Jacob or an Edward stamp, but I did have this Stampin' Up! Just Jawing set that I had only used a couple of times and I thought it kind of fit the Gothic-ish scene.



To help keep a "Girlish" feel to the card I used some Retired SU Designer Paper called Garden Party (I think) - The main colors are Old Olive, Orchid Opulence (retired color), and Basic Black. The back ground stamping, the main image, and the sentiment are all from the Just Jawing set. The background is stamped with the stars stamp in versamark. I did some paper piecing for the cross-bones and for the eyes. I used some of the Designer paper for the cross-bones and Orchid Opulence, covered with Dazzling Diamonds for the eyes. And for extra special girly flair - A Big Black Bow. I hope Nevie enjoys her Birthday card as much as I enjoyed making it and seeing how it turned out.



Here's a little secret - I read the Twilight series too.

Designer Paper Gift Bag

So - Now that the new catalogs will be coming soon (July 1st for those who don't know) I have been in my craft room looking for projects to use up some of my retiring accessories. I tend to accumulate sooo much stuff and since we bought our new house in February, I'm taking this as an opportunity to keep up on making sure I don't let too much stuff gather.

I came across a pattern for a gift bag that was from SU's Stampin Success magazine a while back - it happen to be one of the on-line extras. It was so easy to create from (2) 12 x 12 pieces of designer paper. It can also be done with 6 x 6 pieces of paper to create a smaller bag.

For this project I used the Rockabilly Designer paper, the Just Jawing stamp set, and the Riding Hood Red 1/2" ribbon. The Handles are threaded through two large jumbo eyelets and then knotted on the back side. For extra stability I cut a piece of cardboard (from the designer paper packages) and placed it in the bottom.

This is a GREAT way to help use up some extra patterened paper you may have lying around.