An origami gift box and butterfly birthday wishes

I’ve been a busy little worker bee these past few days. I’m just putting the finishing touches on a custom order for 40 bridal shower invites. Just a few more ribbons to tie and then I’ll be able to share them with you :)

In the meantime, here’s a little package of goodies I’ve put together for my sister’s birthday which was last week. I found this tutorial for an origami gift box and had to try it for myself. It’s super easy to make and no adhesive is needed!

I used some sparkly dp from my stash and some purple cardstock for the bottom- the picture for some reason makes it look indigo, but it’s purple.

So what’s inside you ask?

Some goodies from one of my favourite Etsy stores, Savor. Some whipped soap and lip butter, yum!

I have something else to add, but it doesn’t fit in the box. This box was made using a full 12x12 sheet of DP for the top and I cut the cardstock to 11.5 x 11.5 for the bottom. You want the bottom to be a little bit smaller than the top so the fit together nicely. I will definitely be making this gift box again and will play around with the sizing.

A simple birthday card to go along with gift. I’ve been very envious of all the butterflies I’ve seen on cards lately, so as I was buying everything browsing at Michaels, I found some butterfly stamps. I really like them, but I wish a co-coordinating punch came along with them…does anyone know if there’s a company that makes the butterfly stamp and a punch together? it’d be so much easier to cut out! I used some purple and pink MS markers to add in the ‘flight path’ of the butterflies

Sorry for the dark picture, when I tried to fix the lighting, it made everything really bright and skewed the colours, KWIM?

I’m hoping my sis will find the package soooo cute, she’ll ignore that her gift is going to be more than a week late! Love ya sis! ;)

Well, that’s it for me tonight, back to the table to finish the bridal shower cards, and then I have two more custom orders to complete. AND, it’s A Paper Buffet tax time, so I’ve been trying to do a little bit of accounting every night…that’ll put you to sleep no doubt!

Make sure to check out The Character Cafe blog tomorrow, where Mary will be hosting Work it Wednesday and a challenge for you all to play along!

Happy Tuesday,

Ciao for now,

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A Valentine’s card inspired by…soap? Etsy Seller Feature: Savor

Inspiration can come from anywhere, and here’s how a Valentine’s card was inspired by soap.

I was cruising Etsy and I stumbled upon some “Princess Bride Soap” and decided, since the soap shares the name and is inspired by my favourite movie, I had to have it. I started looking at the rest of Savor’s products and I found this:

“My Boyfriend's Tshirt -- Olive Oil Soap
Scent:Such a perfect blend of fresh linen with a small dash of cologne -- comforting, tomboy-ish and enveloping!
It reminds me of a lovingly worn, favorite t-shirt -- something you "borrowed" from your boyfriend and like to snuggle up in at night :)” Savor

How perfect! Let’s be honest, who doesn’t like the smell of a guy wearing cologne and a clean shirt? {it may not happen often, right? ;)}

I thought this would be a perfect Valentine’s gift for my single girl-friends, and I bought one for me too :)

And so…this soap inspired this Valentine’s day card:

I took the green colour from the soap and added a few different shades and some brown accents. The card base is Bazzil Mudpie with Bazzil Capers and Pale Verde as the greens. I used a white piece of card stock and sponged SU Old Olive, and Mellow Moss, with SU Chocolate chip around the edges as the background/frame of the T-shirt. I drew the T-shirt on white cardstock and cut it out, sponged it in Old Olive and Mellow Moss and then mounted with dimensionals. I used my trusty computer for the sentiment, my oval punch and my Crop-o-dile to set the eyelets; some brown ribbon to finish it off.

Now I needed a message for the inside of my card…hmm, the smell of a boy, without a boy…ah-ha!

“My Boyfriends- T-shirt…

Without the boyfriend drama!!”

Both of the recipients loved their presents, one even asked if it was a packaged deal because the card matched the soap! Me?? BUY a card?? That’s TREASON! (unless it's another handmade card, of course).

Savor has a lovely shop with wonderful products. This soap smells fantastic and makes your skin nice and soft. I have yet to use my Princess Bride soap, I’m saving it, although I’m not sure for what, lol.

Here’s the story behind Savor, taken (with permission) from their Etsy shop:

“Savor is run by a wife and husband team of soapmakers: Lisa, a full-time computer tech and and Mike, a full-time operations analyst. We work in San Francisco and many of our soap photos are taken downtown. We live just outside of San Francisco and love to source our ingredients locally whenever possible.”

Make sure to check out their Etsy shop and their website: http://savorsoap.com and join their mailing list for specials and updates.

I think next on my Savor shopping list will be their Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Crème Fresh- whipped soap… it looks good enough to eat!

I highly recommend Savor, Lisa was such a delight to deal with, and helped me put together a custom order AND she offers flat shipping on a wide range of her products. I will definitely be going back.

♥ Happy Valentine’s day! ♥

*product photos gently borrowed from Savor.etsy.com*

Ciao for now,

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