and have a houseful of kids and no desire to take them all to the maul mall to choose a birthday present for a little girl whose party is in a few hours and you’ve had all kinds of other things to do during the week and didn’t get a chance to buy said gift and are whining to a friend about your poor, poor situation, try this!
Thank you, Lori, for a fabulous idea. I so, so, so appreciate it!
Here’s a closeup:
If I’d had a little more time, I probably would have painted the skewers green, and used shredded green tissue instead of the crumpled pink stuff.
Edited to add: I’ve had several emails asking how I got te leaves on the skewers. I made another flower, and took a few pics. You can see those after the page break.
Here’s the card:
This is something I’ll do even when I only have my two kids and time to shop for a gift.
Thanks for visiting!
Click for supplies and a how-to for the leaves:
This should explain. If it doesn’t, let me know!
Stuff I used on the bouquet:
Stamps: Playful Alphabet (Kitchen Sink Stamps – a new favorite for sure!)
Ink: Stampin’ Up! Tempting Turquoise Classic Ink
Paper: Pink Acanthus (Amy Butler for K & Co) on pail, Just Perfect Flowers (Tres Jolie by My Minds Eye) on flowers
Accessories: Medium weight coasters, Cuttlebug Flower #1 Dies, Acrylic paint can (I used an empty Prima can), Ribbon from my stash, Bamboo BBQ skewers, tissue, Diamond Stickles, foam dots and sticky strip to hold stuff together, Heidi Swapp silk flowers, cash
Stuff I used on the card:
Stamps: Playful Alphabet (Kitchen Sink Stamps)
Ink: Brilliance Ink in Pearlescent Orchid and Pearlescent Lime
Paper: Cool Caribbean long note, Pixie Pink, Whisper White, Parrot green scalloped edge cardstock by Bazzill, Stripes are scraps by Amy Butler and I’m unsure of the pattern name.
Accessories: Turquoise glitter, Swarovski crystals, ribbon from my stash, Diamond Stickles
49 Comments
Oh this is even prettier than I thought it would be!! Awesome gift, Jenn! LOVE it!!!
So fun ! I love the font — very cool!
Oh I LOVE this idea! You always have just the right touches to finish stuff off Jenn. I will definitely borrow this idea for future birthday parties. Got any ideas for boys?
This is awesome! Love it.
Really cute..I’m definately gonna have to try this..
VERY cute! Thanks for sharing.
Girlie Girl indeedy! Youhave the touch for all things girlie! Beautiful job. TFS!
Only you could make money look even better than it already is! Soooo clever! And why, oh why, did you show that new alphabet stamp set?! You know (well, maybe you didn’t know, but now you do!) I’m an alphabet junkie! Ugh!! Limited resources + unlimited wants = ugh!!
Girl…this is stinking AWESOME!!!! LOVE it!
AWESOME ideas! Thanks for sharing!!
Oh MY! This is ADORABLE!!!!
I knew that Lori was good for something! This is adorable, Jenn — I’m sure it was the most creative gift there! I’ll definitely be using this idea myself!
SMART and SASSY gift!!! love it!!
HEY!! Did you get a new haircut in your pic??? Super cute!!!
Over the top! What a great gift idea. AWESOME!
Teresa
Genius! Love the idea!Although I would miss that trip to the mall.. this is a super alternative. =)
This could NOT be any cuter! TFS!
This is just the CUTEST! OH my goodness, what a great gift!
Wow! This is fabulous! I love it, what a unique gift, was is it the best birthday gift for the birthday girl?
I love it Jenn! You are always a superstar..even under pressure!
xoxo
ronee
What a wonderful idea! And very girly! i love it!!
Shame we dont have £1 one pound notes any more, smallest we have are £5 fives. What a fantastic idea 🙂
I love love love this idea. Man, now I HAVE to get a die cutting machine to make those scallops. I want to make this for my son’s birthday, but only need 4 of the scallops, as his name is Alex..LOL..how cool to see how you did this!
I LOVE this. Great idea.
What a great idea, thanks for sharing!
FANTASTIC!!! Oh so girly and fun!
WOW this is an awesome gift idea….I will definately be using this for party gift ideas. tfs
Pretty nifty!! I wish I were Alexa! LOL
amazing! thx for the inspiration – i can’t wait to try this!
What a great project! Thanks for sharing Jenn.
Oh my gosh…..this is the cutest, Jenn!!! Wow…I really love it!!
WOW Jenn this is AWESOME, what a great gift and card. 🙂
I with Caz on this one – great idea but bit pricey to do in the UK.
OMGoooooooooooooosshhhhhhhhhhhh! This is “A”dorable! I am so going to case this idea for a birthday party my son has to go to this weekend for a friend in the neighborhood! How cute!!!1
Hi there,
Love the little tin. Where did you get it? I would love to do something in the Dashing designer paper as gifts. Please let me know!!!! Thanks!
Elyse
PERFECTION. Absolute. Yes, indeedy. *grin*
This is gorgeous! Glad I have four nieces I can try this out on. TFS!
Oh too cute… can’t wait to make this myself.
Money AND flowers….lovely!
OMW….this is just way too cute. This is the perfect gift. Handmade with a splash o’ cash:) Great job!
What a perfect gift for a teenage girl who has everything! I am definitely going to use this for my nieces! Thanks for the idea!
I just saw this and love it! I am definitely using this for a couple of girlie birthdays I need gifts for I can just see my DD-inlaw’s face for something this fun. Both love to shop anyway. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
Jenn, this is absolutely the most darling gift for a girl. You are wonderfully creative, and I appreciate all that you share. I have one granddaughter, just 2 1/2, so this will be perfect for her 3rd birthday. This would be great for some holiday gifts as well. Thank you again for sharing.
Donna
I finally got to make one – well actually three – of these! Thanks for being such a wonderful inspiration! My family flipped over their gifts! I’m sure they’ll all be visiting your blog for more inspiration as well!
Happy New Year!
Teresa
This is awesome! My niece is graduating from college and this is exactly what I am going to do for her.
Thanks for the idea!
This is the greatest gift. Granddaughter will get this for her May birthday, I gave another granddaughter the tissue box with dollar bills taped together in it for her b’day. She loved that, also. Can’t wait to make the flower one. I have two more granddaughters, help me come up with
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ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!!!
Thanks for sharing your talent and vision 🙂
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