BBTB2 Paisley Purse, a Blog Hop and Candy

I can't believe the end of the month has quickly arrived again, so it's time for our monthly blog hop at BBTB2. You should have arrived here from the super talented Krista's blog. If not you will want to go back to the BBTB2 site and start from the beginning. Our newest design team member, Lori, chose our cut for this week's challenge. She gave us our choice of purse cuts from the Paisley cartridge. I chose Purse #2 on page 54. As soon as I found out the challenge I knew exactly what I was going to make. That doesn't always happen. Sometimes I agonize for days trying to make a decision. I knew I was going to use my Gypsy to make a shaped card and I knew I was going to make a large purse using my new K&Company 12 x 24" paper pad. There are some really colorful prints in this pad of paper and I just love it. I chose this print with a brown background and grey, red, and gold flowers. I used brown kraft cardstock for my handle and gold textured cardstock for my upper purse layer. The dimensions for my purse are 10.13 width and 17.08 height.

I used the words feature on the cartridge for shop til you drop. I cut the words from gold textured cardstock at 6 inches.

I made this little pocket to hold a gift card. I embellished the inside of the card with flowers cut from the dp. I added a big jute bow and red button to the handle of the purse for a little extra texture and dimension. I love being able to use my Gypsy to create a shaped card. Making a large shape using the 12 x 24" mat is a fun way to make a cute presentation for a gift card. It's something a little different from the usual box or envelope. Now you will be heading over to Marina's blog and wait 'til you see what she has created. Please make sure you leave a comment and become a follower of my blog (if you aren't already) to be in the drawing for my Spring blog candy. I've gathered an assortment of beautiful Spring colored embellishments---flowers, ribbons, pearls and a cute new Studio G stamp.