Happy Birthday!

I made the below items for a sweet friends Birthday. I could not make it to her Garden Birthday Party so I thought I would make her something "Garden" themed. The below pic is everything that went into the decorated gift bag. The petite pocket is holding a gift card, the square purple box is holding some ribbon and embellishments and the purple rectangle box contains lip gloss. Then in the background are a couple of pre-made cards bundled together.

I just love the colors going on here. Ooops...I just noticed the adhesive coming loose on the box. OK...mental note, next time, more adhesive or sticky strip. :0)

For the "Just for You" stick, I cut a lollipop stick in half and adhered the punched out card stock to it with hot glue.

 Here is a closer look at the boxes.

This is what I used to decorate a plain white gift bag. As you can see, I also stamped on the tissue paper which was placed inside the gift bag. It adds extra color and stands out against the white bag.

Here is a close up of the die cut items on the front of the gift bag.

Items used for these projects:

Card Stock: Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant, Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit
DSP: Newsprint
Ink: Elegant Eggplant, Melon Mambo
Stamp Sets: Betsy's Blossoms, Mixed Bunch,Perfectly Preserved
Punches: Boho Blossoms, Blossom
Embellishments: Basic Pearls,Large Basic Pearls, Linen Thread,3/8" stitched Satin Ribbon (Summer Starfruit)
Brads: 3/16" Brights
Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack
Big Shot with Bigz Beautiful Butterflys, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Bitty Banners Framelits, Little Leaves Sizzlits, Beautiful Wings Embosslits, Vintage Wallpaper Folder
To get the pearl shine to the Melon Mambo flowers: after I punched them out, I sprayed them with Stampin' Spritzer which had Rubbing Alcohol combined with Frost White Shimmer Paint.