A Passion For Papertrey Challenge

This fortnight's challenge on A Passion for Papertrey is to use one of Lauren's templates. I just love these and have 5 of these now, including the Pack A Picnic and All Boxed Up which I used for end of year presents for my 3 TAs, partner teacher and the teacher who covers my french release (I have been teaching French all year to Y4-6 as PPA cover for the other teachers and have to be released all day for it).

This is the picnic basket and card set in the pink. I did each of the 5 sets in different colours, all using the same patterned paper sets from Papermania (I actually didn't realise I owned 5 of the packs until I started sorting out what papers to use).

These are all 5 picnic baskets. I added some tissue paper in matching colours inside too. I filled them with some smellies from The Sanctuary Spa and 3 mini bottles fitted in perfectly. Each basket took about 30 minutes to make as I don't print onto cardstock because my printer is knackered and splodges ink everywhere so I printed one template at work and use it to draw round on the cardstock I want.

And these are the card sets all together. I extended Lauren's templates so that our envelopes would fit and the cover measures 7 x 11. The inside envelopes measure 6 1/2" across.

This is the inside. Each set had 5 cards, 5 envelopes and a pen to which I added a piece of patterned paper on the inside barrel.


These were the cards - very simple sketches as I was making so many of them. All of them loved the presents and I have to say so did I.
Recipe:

Stamps: Sincere Salutations, Polka Dot Punches, Frames With A Flourish, baroque Border wheel

Papers: DP - Papermania, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Elegant Eggplant, Pale Plum, Pacific Point, Bashful Blue, Creamy Caramel, Close To Cocoa, Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Whisper White

Inks: Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Elegant Eggplant, Pale Plum, Pacific Point, Bashful Blue, Creamy Caramel, Close To Cocoa, Old Olive, Always Artichoke

Accessories: Brads in various colours, 5 Petal punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Scallop Edge Punch, Elegant Eggplant, Always Artichoke, Bashful Blue 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, brown and pink grosgrain ribbon (Non SU)