18 October 2010

Something different

I had a fabulous weekend away at Macleay Island celebrating my birthday with three very special friends... I'll probably share some of the highlights in a layout or two sometime. I feel very blessed to have such amazing friends.  The time spent with them over the weekend would have been more than enough for me, but they also gave me some gorgeous birthday presents:







And it's not a birthday party without some little take-home treats.  I had assembled the little goodie bags during the week, then I had the last-minute idea to make some treat-covers to go over the top. 



The embellishments are super simple and not terribly decorative, but I enjoyed making them and they look much more interesting than the gift- wrap version I was originally considering.  The contents included journalling cards, chipboard shapes, chocolate, a lottery ticket and a few other little treats. 

I'm submitting my creations at:
# Project Tuesday ~ Treat bag cover
# Charisma Cardz ~ Week 41 ~ More than one fold

5 comments :

  1. Hi Karen,

    Late congratulations to you! How lovely to hear you had such a nice day!! and a bit of spoiling is not necessary, but it is very nice!!! Great things your friends gave you! Curious what you'll make with them!

    Wishing you a wonderful week,
    Wendy

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  2. oh so gorgeous karen! happy birthday!! <3

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  3. What a nice thing to do for your friends. Your treat bags are great! Thank you for joining in on our challenge at Project Tuesday.

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  4. Well Happy Birthday to you Karen!! Hope you really enjoyed your weekend away...bet you did!! What marvellous scrapping presents..they know you well!!
    Love the treat bags...what a great idea!

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  5. Very cute! Thanks for playing at Project Tuesday!

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