Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Life Is Good

As a mom with children of (or nearing) preschool age, I'm always looking for new ways to package little treats to send with them to school. My kids LOVE Swedish Fish, so I thought I'd create a summery treat incorporating fish. The Beach Bum set was perfect for this project. I used the Matchbox Bigz die from Stampin' Up along with paper from the Beach Bum Key Ingredients to create my little treat. I stamped the palm tree on colored cardstock and cut it out, layering the top twice and adding some Parisian Mist glitter. I also added some Nut Brown Flower Soft to ground the palm tree and add more of a "beach" feel.


I could barely finish the project and take a picture before my daughter took the matchbox for her very own! :) Hopefully you've been inspired to create a treat that's different than your norm and makes your kids or grandkids eager to get their hands on it! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Beach Bum (Taylored Expressions); Ink- Onyx Black (Versafine); Paper- Beach Bum Key Ingredients (Taylored Expressions), acetate; Accessories- Parisian Mist Glitter (Taylored Expressions), Nut Brown Flower Soft, 1 3/4" circle punch, Matchbox Bigz die (SU);

5 comments:

Rose Ann said...

Oh my gosh...how cute!! I love the sparkle, Flower Soft...and that window makes the goodies hard to resist!!

Amy Sheffer said...

Adorable, Charmaine! Love the Flower Soft for the ground! Such a wonderful, tactile touch!

Denise Marzec said...

I'm with your kiddos...I LOVE Swedish fish too! Yumo! Very cute box, I love the glitter on the leaves and the FS at the base of the tree. SUPER cute!

sunghee said...

You always have the coolest projects! Thanks for the super inspirations!

Karen Motz said...

What a sweet package of treats! You always have the best ideas for packaging, Charmaine!