Today I have a couple birthday themed projects for you including a gift bag!

Using paper from the Chantilly Paper Packet I cut long banners and attached a bow using Color Ready Seam Binding Ribbon to the handle. This ribbon is great because you can color it with any ink color you choose! No need to buy ribbon in multiple colors anymore!!! I chose not to add any ink to the ribbon, and it still looks fantastic leaving it white!!!

Using the Cricut® Art Philosophy Collection, I cut two journaling tags ( 2 inches and 2 ¼ inches) and used a coordinating stamp set that comes with the Art Philosophy collection for the face of the tag using Cotton Candy Exclusive Ink. I also used the Universal Backgrounds Stamp Set  in the same color for the design on the background tag. Don’t forget your 3D Foam Tape to add dimension to the tag!! I tied the tag to the bag using Natural Hemp.

One of the great things I LOVE about the Art Philosophy Collection is there are a variety of 3D flowers that can be cut! To give the tag a little POP I used one of those flowers in Cotton Candy Cardstock and added a little Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel to the center to liven it up!!!

*Products mentioned are from CTMH (minus the gift bag)

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 Close To My Heart offers a variety of ways to enhance any birthday party or special occasion.

From party favors…

{Products used from CTMH: Perfect Fit -Birthday Stamp Set; Perfect Fit- Frames 2 Stamp Set; Buttercup Exclusive Ink®; Sky Exclusive Ink®; Ruby Exclusive Ink®; Art Philosophy Cricut® Cartridge; Artiste Cricut® Cartridge; Stardust Glitz™ Glitter; Liquid Glass; My Creations™ Clear Treat Tube}

…and gift ideas…

{Products used from CTMH:  My Creations™ Clear Pillow Box; Buttercup Cardstock; Smoothie Exclusive Ink®; Buttercup Exclusive Ink®; Scallop Border Punch; Baker’s Twine Paradise Assortment; Distressed Background Stamp Set; Liquid Glass; Piercing Tool Kit; Perfect Fit-Birthday Stamp Set}

{Products Used from CTMH: Outdoor Denim Cardstock; Blush Cardstock; Cotton Candy Exclusive Ink®; Artiste Cricut® Cartridge; Art Philosophy Cricut® Cartridge; Stardust Glitz™ Glitter Gel; Sanding Kit; Black & Gray Glitter Paper; Liquid Glass; Hook and loop dots- not shown}

Thanks for stopping by!!

-Kelly

{Gift bag inspired by: Amy O’Neill; Treat tube inspired by CTMH Spring/Summer 2013 Idea Book page 81; Pillow box inspired by Tessa Wise}

Okay…here’s the deal….this post contains blunt information about the Tooth Fairy so if there are any innocent eyes on the screen you may want to come back and view this post at a different time.

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My 5 year old son has two VERY loose teeth…the Tooth Fairy will be making a visit very soon.  The Elf on the Shelf was such a huge hit last year and I know the Tooth Fairy will be as well.

We recently watched The Rise of the Guardians movie and Aidan has a clear picture in his head what the Tooth Fairy is like…full of glitter, joy, and most importantly to a five year old gifts. When Teddy, the elf, arrived last year he came in a very big way, and I wanted to be sure the Tooth Fairy arrived in the same fashion.

So a glittery letter arrived with a package. It contained a burlap sack for my son to leave his teeth in, and in return he would receive a gift or money.

Close To My Heart has great products to use for scrapbooking and card making, but they also have products for projects such as this.

I grabbed the My Creations™ Burlap Drawstring Bags, and the Adventure Exclusive Inks® Mini Pigment Set. Using the Cricut® Art Philosophy Cartridge I cut a flower that led to a mask of a tooth shape. {Thanks to the idea from a fellow Damask Diva, Amie Kiger} I used the shape as a mask and sponge daubered the Honey Pigment Ink to create the tooth on the burlap. I used the new Cricut® Artbooking Cartridge for the font and followed the same technique in Lagoon Pigment Ink.

Because the Tooth Fairy is full of glitter I had to add a little shimmer to these bags!!!! Using the Stardust Glitz™ Glitter Gel I traced around the tooth to add a little extra bling to the bag.

Fortunately the burlap bags come as a set of three, so I made two identical bags to make the swapping of the tooth for the money and gifts just a little bit easier. Aidan only knows that one bag exists so I have to keep the second bag hidden very well!!!

While I am so exited to see his reaction when he loses his first tooth, it also makes my heart a little heavy. My sweet little baby boy is growing up so incredibly fast and there is no slowing it down. I wish I could freeze him at this age forever, but I know that just isn’t possible. So I’m going to continue to soak in every moment of his 5 year old craziness, and enjoy every minute!!!!

-Kelly

Update: Since I started writing this blog entry my son has lost both of his lower front teeth. As a full time working mom I was nervous of the possibility that I could potentially miss out on witnessing this first experience of his. But I was home when he lost both of his teeth, and I got to see that excitement all over his face!!! Even though it may not sound like a big deal to some…this was a tremendous blessing for me that I was a part of that very special moment in his life!