Good Morning!
Today is Monday, the 6th day of Verve's Project Parade and it's my turn!!! The theme this month is "Happiness for Hostesses". I love Julee's new set, Express Yourself so that is which one I chose to use for my project. For the purse, I followed the instructions included in THIS tutorial. I did change the top flap but all else is as per her instructions.
For the front and back panels I used some old shiny black paper I have had for quite some time, cut it out using my Top Note die and then ran it through my Cuttlebug using the Mosaic Squares embossing folder. I trimmed the sides off the decorative piece and matted the decorative piece on top of a mat of Basic Black CS that I also cut out using the Top Note die.
The top flap is just Basic Black card stock that is 4" x 4 3/4". I rounded the corners, scored at 1 7/16ths and 2 9/16ths and then pierced around the entire flap. I adhered the back flap to the back of the purse using Sticky Strip. I stamped the Just for You sentiment, which is included in the A Cup of Life set, using Basic Black ink on Whisper White CS, cut it out using my circle Nesties, adhered it on a pink (Bo Bunny Alyssa DP) Nestie Dahlia and pierced along the right edge and added clear rhinestones. To hold the flap closed, I added half of a black Velcro dot. The inside box is Pretty in Pink CS. The handle, which is black ribbon with white flowers that I picked up at Micheal's, was tied on to pewter hodgepodge hangers using pink fiber.
Here is a peek at the inside of the purse. The finished size of the inside of the purse is 1" x 3 1/2".
Here is a picture of the inside of the wallet. Pretend that the Velcro dot is NOT crooked!! LOL!!
Here is a picture of the sentiment ~
The sentiment is from Verve's Thankful Blossoms set and was stamped on Whisper White using Basic Black ink. I then added the flourishes from A Cup of Life set using Pink Pirouette ink. The shoe, from the Express Yourself set, was stamped on the Bo Bunny Alyssa paper using my Versamark and then heat embossed using black EP. I then cut the shoe out, mounted it using dimensionals and rounded the edges of the card. This and the gift card fit perfectly inside the wallet that measures 3 1/2" x 5 1/4". The wallet was scored at 1 1/2" and 3 3/4" and was held closed using the other half of the black Velcro dot.
I hope you've enjoyed seeing this project. We can't wait to see what you come up with! To play along, just make a project or card that shows us your take on the Happiness for Hostesses theme. Verve Stamps are not required, but if you've got 'em we love to see 'em! Then just add a link to your creation to the Mr. Linky form in DAY ONE's POST before 8PM Mountain September 12. Two lucky participants will win a stamp set of their choice from the Verve Store. We've also hidden another $25 gift certificate somewhere along the parade for a random commenter. So if you like what you see, be sure and give a little shout out in the comments of each post! Have fun and good luck!
Before I go, I want to mention to you about a NEW challenge blog I am lucky enough to be part of. We will have weekly challenges starting this Saturday. You can check out all the details HERE!!
Thank you so much for stopping by and I will be back tomorrow with my Jbelle card!
~Lynda
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