Thank You, With Gratitude

I had a regular dental check-up last week (yay for clean, healthy teeth!) and they gave me a bag of dental "goodies" so I immediately thought of recycling it.  If you're looking for a project that is super fast and easy, then this is IT!  

This border stamp was just perfect for this project and made a beautifully bright, colorful accent for this basic kraft paper bag.  It took just a few minutes to color with Copics.  The "with GRATITUDE" sentiment was stamped directly onto the bag, carefully aligning it to avoid the bumpy handle attachments and the bottom-of-the-bag folds so that it would stamp clearly and cleanly.  

I used a Tim Holtz tag stamped with a sentiment from the same stamp set, set atop a Spellbinder's heart die cut from Craft Consortium's Ink Drops Sunset designer paper.  I love that this die looks pretty even from the wrong side!  The kraft colored seam binding and jute thread allow the heart and the leaf border to remain the star of the show but still balance the color scheme.  

Supplies:

• Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Falling Leaves Border Strip
• Craft Consortium Ink Drops Sunset 6x6
• Memento Full Size Dye Ink Pad - Tuxedo Black
• Spellbinders Nestabilities - Classic Hearts
• Sizzix Thinlits Dies by Tim Holtz - Tag Collection
• Seam Binding Sampler - Vintage Neutrals - 40 yards
• May Arts Baker's Twine - 110 Yard Spool - Kraft
• Copic markers
• tea dye distress ink 
• recycled kraft bag (from the dentist!)

Please say a prayer for those in the path of Hurricane Helene!  We have done as much hurricane preparation as possible as we "Plan for the worst and hope for the best!"  Now all we can do is "hurry up and wait!"