Isn't this just the perfect gift to give to your assistant, someone who helps you, a secretary perhaps! I purchased the lotion bottle from Violette's months ago. The office theme seemed so appropriate to come up with something for a unique and unusual gift. I made a scene and watercolored a strip of watercolor paper. When dry, I opened up this specially made lotion bottle and placed the painting inside between the plastic walls. I then put it back together and filled it with peach handscrub (to match the peachy colors). I made a beaded tassel using pearl beads (Darice)from JoAnn's and SU's retired gold cord. The ribbons are layers of white organdy, Martha Stewart taffeta, and SU gold cord. I tied the bow around the lid and voila, a perfect gift.
I embossed four Fabriano Medioevalis 3 3/8 x 5 cards with petunias and stamped sentiments using SU's Small Script set. The bee is from SU's Bloomin' Beautiful in the new Mini Occasions brochure. The cards are blank inside and have deckled edges; four matching envelopes will be included. The sentiments make the ensemble very practical for many different uses. I don't know about you, but I never seem to have enough cards or stationary on hand.
Paper: Fabriano Medioevalis cards (purchased at Dick Blick)
Ink: Versamark
Accessories: Tombow Markers, More Mustard Marker; Range EP (gold & gold tinsel); watercolor brush, plastic palette; heating tool (SU), Dimensionals, SU Old Olive polytwill ribbon; pearl beads; lotion bottle; SU white EP; Martha Stewart Tafetta; SU gold cord
Registered: March 23, 2006 Location: Camas Prairie, MT Posts: 264
Fri, Mar 21, 2008 @ 9:36 PM
What a beautiful set! Just read the thread you posted a link for - your artwork has lots of stampers dieing for these stamps! Wonderful watercoloring girl!
Registered: September 18, 2004 Location: CHARLOTTE, NC Posts: 3782
Mon, Apr 07, 2008 @ 11:57 AM
This is SO BEAUTIFUL!!! Love the colors you chose.
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Registered: April 16, 2006 Location: Stamping with friends when I can Posts: 17694
Sun, Apr 27, 2008 @ 6:26 PM
I received one of these cards and let me say the pic does NOT do it justice, the EP IRL is gold flecked with sparkles, the coloring is phenomenal. Thank you, I was the lucky winner of a gift bag of DD cards from Tracy's get together in WNY!