I’m always looking for ways to create unique gift sets for family and friends. It’s easy to do when you combine your love for scrapbooking with preserving family memories. These days we are all looking for ways to save money, yet not sacrifice the joy in giving gifts to others. I find making my own gifts affordable. Stamp sets are a great value because you can use them over and over again. Here I embellished a small canvas tote that I purchased from the local craft store and created an album to fit inside. Here are the supplies and instructions on how I made this set….
Supplies Used:
Stampendous! Four Flower Squares Set (SSC171)
Hirschberg Schutz & Col. It’s so me! Canvas Bag
Zutter 4” x 4” Canvas Art Board Covers & ¾” O’Wires
Bo-bunny Ribbon
Mark Richards Crystal Accents
Memories Black Ink Pad & Cardstock
Pentel Fabric Fun Pastel Dye Sticks
Instructions:
1. Using Stampendous! Four Flowers Square SSC171 Set, stamp the canvas tote with permanent ink.
2. With fabric crayons, color in the flower petals.
3. Use Helmar Gemstone Glue to secure the gems on the tote bag.
4. On the mini album, I used Zutter Canvas Covers that I brushed with green acrylic paint. Once the paint dried I stamped a flower on the cover using a Stampendous! Flower stamp.
5. Cut out coordinating cardstock for album pages, I used bright green cardstock.
6. Use the Zutter Bind-it-All tool and the ¾” Black O’Wire to bind the album together.
7. Embellish the album cover by coloring the flower with fabric crayons.
8. Apply black gems to the cover using Helmar Gemstone Glue.
9. Tie ribbons on the album and tote.
10. Tuck the album in the tote and use as a gift.
Tish Treadaway, Helmar USA Design Team Member
