Wednesday 18 April 2012

Seed Packets and New Beginnings


Its the Waltzing Mouse Stamps blog party today so I thought it was about time I did some papercrafting.  The theme is "New Beginnings" and what could be more suitable than a packet of seeds.

I've offered to make wedding favours for a work colleague who is getting married in October and have been toying with the idea of seed packets - they are all over Pinterest and I love the idea.  I don't think the favours have been upon decided yet but lottery tickets were mentioned and seed packets would be suitable for those too.


Here are a few I've been playing with today using Waltzing Mouse stamps.  I used a template I found on line and stamped using colours I associate with Provence to go with the France themed stamp set - blue, green and yellow.  But I wish my photos were more Provence-like - its such a dull day today I just couldn't make them look sunny!


I've got the seed packet bug now and have a few more ideas I want to try for birthdays coming up next month.  These packets are the perfect size for gift cards - something I like to give those hard to buy for teens.

Supplies: Waltzing Mouse Stamps -  French Country, Nordic Spring; PTI Year of Flowers (sentiment); PTI Oval Layers die collection

14 comments:

  1. Oh these are fantastic seed packets! I think my favorite is the Bon Appetit one! Love the fun background and the sweet colored flower with the label. But who can resist the Nordic Spring one with the sweet birds and perfect sentiment? Can't look past the lovely wide pattern stripe that you colored so beautifully either! Ohhh, your friend is going to have such a hard decision ;)!!

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  2. Oh I just love that you made seed packets, how fitting for new beginnings!! I LOVE the french country stamps on the bottom photos, the way you have coloured it looks lovely!

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  3. What a fantastic idea to use these images for seed packets!! So charming!! Love the patterns you've created!!

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  4. What a clever idea! Love how you elegantly decorated the seed packets! So pretty and a lovely keepsake of the big day!

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  5. What a fabulous idea!!
    And a fantastic keepsake for the big day!!
    I've seen them all over Pinterest too...
    never thought I would see so many ideas with a seed packet!! :)
    But this one is gorgeous with the French Country strip...
    love the colors!

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  6. What a fantastic project, Ann!! I love all your seed packets, fabulous designs. Such a wonderful idea and yes, it can be used as a little gift packet too. Great job!!

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  7. Now this is just a great idea for wedding favors, and I just happen to have a wedding coming up next year too! Super smart to use French Country on the packets and how fun to use lottery tickets as the favor!

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  8. wonderful projects, your seed packets are beautiful!

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  9. Ann, this is lovely, and yep I'm getting bitten by the seed packet bug here!! Bookmarking this for future reference(ie copying..lol!) Thank you so much for playing along with us at WMS!!

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  10. Ann, these are simply FABUKLOUS! Love this idea, and what a wonderful wedding favour! Beautiful colours and great stamping here, thanks for the inspiration!

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  11. What a fantastic notion for the new Beginnings theme of the party this month! I adore all these and cannot decide on a favourite. So clever of you! Yours is my last stop in making the rounds (a three hour marathon of clicking and commenting!) but I am so glad I persevered. This is a great way to end the party! :-)

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  12. You are right Ann, these would make great wedding favours and I love your designs. The scatter seeds of kindness stamp is a lovely sentiment.

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  13. Wonderful idea and beautiful seed packets for use at a wedding for favors! I like how you have used the latest stamp sets to decorate these. Happy spring to you!

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