resa likes colors: Junk Mail Queen

If you've been a reader of my blog for a while, you'll know about my hand-spun, junk mail clutch purses. Apparently, I'm the queen of junk mail because my latest obsession is security envelopes!

I was in a bit of a crunch for time, I had a baby shower to go to and while I managed to find the time to pick up a gift, I got home and realized I had no gift wrapping supplies. I guess after Christmas last year, I was so busy I never replenished my stash.

I had planned to make the card by hand already, I love handmade cards, they add a personal touch to a gift. I started by sketching little onesies on some card stock until I was happy with the size and shape, then cut it out to use as a template.

I picked three different patterns that were similar but had slightly different shades of blue to give it a little variety. I cut them out, glued them on a blank card and...done. Super easy and fast.

Then for gift wrapping, I had no boxes the appropriate size and no gift bags that would work either. Honestly, I don't usually have gift bags unless someone gave me a gift in it. I love gift wrapping presents and think gift bags have killed the art of gift wrapping. Of course, here I am, ultimately using a gift bag, haha.

I always keep a stash of shopping bags that I can use later to tote things around. They are good to use instead of your fabric re-usable bags when you're taking something somewhere and you don't want to worry about getting your bag back. So, I had a Banana Republic bag that was just about the right size for my gift. As Banana Republic does not have a baby line (though maybe they should!), I wanted to cover the logo.

I cut a few strips of the security envelopes I had used on the card and layered them over the logo to cover it. Stuck a few pieces of yellow tissue in the bag and I was off to the baby shower!