Thursday, December 1, 2011

Play Date Cafe 109 - Girly Gift Enclosures


Smoky purple, blush and champagne - these are the new colors this week for The Play Date Cafe!  I love how soft they are.

Our sponsor, Sweet Stamp Shop, gifted each of us on the design team with a cute set.  Thank you, Nicole!!  I received  "Hello Beautiful" -

I used the nail polish bottle stamp and created some mini gift enclosures.  My 13 YO used one of them to include with a friend's birthday gift recently.  She gave her friend two Essie nail polishes, Beach Bum Blu and Power Clutch:

Here's the gift enclosure duo --

The card stock base is Blush Blossom from Stampin' Up!, the patterned paper from DCWV's Once Upon A Time.  It had just the right smoky purple swirls on there.


You can see the purple swirls better in this close shot, as well as the shiny layer on the bottles, made with Crystal Effects (SU).  And I just LOOOOVE pearls, so I threw a few on there, too!

Check out the creations made by the rest of our design team at The Play Date Cafe.  They've got lots of Sweet Stamp Shop inspiration brewing for you!

Thanks for coming by today.  :)  I always appreciate your visit!

Colleen

Stamps:  Hello Beautiful - Sweet Stamp Shop
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Whisper White, Blush Blossom - SU; Once Upon A Time patterned - DCWV
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black - Tsukineko; Dusty Concord Distress - Ranger
Other:  Classic Scalloped Ovals, Floral Doily Motif dies - Spellbinders; Copic markers; Crystal Effects - SU; pearls

23 comments:

  1. Ok these sweet little cards take cuteness to a whole new level! Just delightful!

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  2. Totally cute and perfect cards to go with the gift!

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  3. These are the perfect gift enclosures for a teen girl. I love that added pearl on the nail polish bottle. Super cute!

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  4. Totally adorable, Colleen...love the sheen on the bottle...what a great effect! You've done an excellent job with the colors this week, a beautiful arrangement, indeed!

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  5. Oh, I would love the super girly gift! I love your elegant take on this~ Love the Crystal Effects on the bottle image!

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  6. So adorable, Colleen! This is a great idea. ;)

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  7. This is the PERFECT set for you--esp. with Haley and her love for lipgloss and the such:) LOOOOOOOOOVE these beautiful cards!! Your flourish dies and shading on the center panel--PERFECT!! LOVE LOVE LOVE:)

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  8. Hi Colleen

    What a lovely colour pallet it is this week and I love your stamp set and what you've created those little gift bags are just lovely!

    Hope you are well.

    Take care

    Tina
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  9. I love the pearls too, as well as all the rest! Adorable.

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  10. These turned out so cute and they're just perfect for the nail polish gifts! Great use of the colors and the set. Love how you added the pearl to the bottle. Fabulous finishing touch!

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  11. Such a great idea! The gift enclosures are gorgeous. Those purple swirls are perfect. TFS!

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  12. I my stars.. Those are so darn cute.. You have to smile when you see them..

    Hugs, Linda

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  13. This is beautiful and what a gorgeous colour story this time! Beautiful.

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  14. Hi Colleen! Adorable gift cards! I like how you added the Glossy accents to the stamped bottles. Stopping by to say Hi. Now a follower.

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  15. These are gorgeous, and such a lovely image too!

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  16. What perfectly sweet girly gift cards Colleen! Very cute ;)

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  17. These are just darling! And I LOVE that bit of Crystal Effects for shine! That's perfect for a nail polish!

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  18. This is just so cute. What a great gift card to include with that nail polish. Too bad we didn't live closer-there has to be a way to figure out how to make this into like a nail polish holder...hmmm...what fun. Darling!

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  19. Cute cards, I love the pearls on them!!

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  20. A really feminine and cute card!!

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  21. Totally cute, Col! I love the approach you took with this one. ;) Good thinking to make these fun gift enclosure cards!

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