Friday, December 17, 2010

Home for the Holidays ....

 
Today was the last day of school for my little ones.  They are so excited to be home for "two whole weeks!" ... as they say it.  I'm excited too.  There will be lots of reading, cuddling in front of the fire, watching old movies (the best kind), baking, and of course - crafts.  I can't wait to spend time with them.

We made sweet treats for the teachers this year.  The kids were thrilled to hand them out today.  It all began with some color inspiration.  Isn't this a wonderful combination from the Design Team at Colour Q?




I began with Elegant Soiree papers to capture the blue in the color palette.  Cut to width and stitched on the sides, it makes a pretty patterned pouch to hold your treasures.  For this project it's Totally Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies!  They are delicious and are part of my inspiration colors!  I put two in each Large Cello Bag, slipped them into my paper pocket and tied it all up with a Real Red Striped Ribbon.




My ribbon embellishments were created with our Snowflake Punch cut from Whisper White Cardstock and "glitterfied" with Dazzling Diamonds Glitter.  The buttons are a gorgeous shade of Bermuda Blue.  Using a die to cut out a doily, I softened the edges with Crumb Cake Classic Ink.  The polka-dot print is a retired pattern in Kiwi Kiss color and a 2 1/2" Circle Punch was the perfect size.  A Scallop Circle Punch was matched to my red stamped image from last years Vintage Labels stamp set.  The center sentiment is from the Holly Jolly Rub-Ons  collection.  Watching Sabrina work on these little details brought back such great memories.  I used to LOVE rub-ons when I was young .... to be honest - I still do!  These little cuties were the perfect size for my 1" Circle Punch and I raised them up with a Dimensional.




These were such a joy to make with the kids.  They loved helping put it all together ... even the baking!  They were so proud to hand them to their teachers today - and I was proud of both of them.

I'm glad you had the time to stop by.  Be sure you go see the amazing projects at ColourQ this week and thanks so much for visiting with me again!


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10 comments:

  1. omg.. such a gorgeous project and creation.. love the gorgeous bow (i would be so reluctant to undo the bow :) ) and pocket is just such a gorgeous idea...Lovely tag to go along... so very pretty!!!!!

    Thanks for dropping by my blog and leaving such lovely comments :)I will be following your work :)
    Have a great weekend and Christmas hols ahead :)

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  2. These look amazing! I would covet them as much as the yummy cookies they contain.

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  3. Joanne,this is stunning! Aww....I keep looking at it; that blue paper!!!! I love love love it. And the combo with that green and that breathtaking bow ( Yours are always FAB!!!!)
    This what I like about yout blog; always another beauty to see and I love it. Yes you could say I'm a fan :)!!

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  4. What an adorable gift idea! I love it, Joanne. The colors are just perfect and each and every embellishment awesome!

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  5. AWWW! these are too cute! I love that bold bow along with the pocket, such a great, fun idea:)

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  6. Love your little treat bags! That bow looks amazing!

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  7. Your treat bags are gorgeous, Joanne! How much fun to be able to give treats like this. Great use of the colors. Thanks again for playing theColourQ challenge this week! Happy Holidays

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  8. Wow!! These are fantastic, what a great idea! And i LOVE the embellishement you created for the focal point. Thanks for playing along with ColourQ this week. :)

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  9. What a fantastic idea, and these little treat pouches turned out spectacular! The embellishments are just perfect, and I LOVE the wide striped ribbon. Thanks for joining us at the ColourQ!

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  10. These are just lovely as well, you have a great eye for colour!

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