Thank you gifts

Welcome to the April Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop!  I'm thrilled to be hopping with demonstrators from around the world!  Make sure to follow the blog hop links below so you don't miss any inspiration.
Our theme this month is to focus on tools.
Did you know Wednesday was Administrative Assistants Day?
My husband absolutely knows that he must include handmade gifts whenever he is thanking people because a gift you have purchased is nice but a gift with a handmade touch is extra special.

He commissioned our daughter to make French Macrons.  (See the story of  how the French Macrons entered our home at this blog post)

Here are a few of her macrons.

Then I was called upon to develop the packaging for the macrons.

Here's the wrapped gift.  Sweet and Simple.  I decided to use the retiring Peek a Boo Peach colour because it seemed cheerful and lovely for spring.  Don't miss out on retiring colours and items!  Shop now on my online store. 

It was so easy and satisfying to make this.  I used some white gift boxes and wrapped the striped ribbon around...making sure that the ends were long to drape over the box.  For some reason using lots of ribbon makes the gift seem more extravagant to me because I'm not being stingy with the ribbon.
Maybe no one else would understand but for me to use LOTS of Stampin' Up! ribbon means that I really like you!  You are so amazing that you deserve LOTS of precious, high quality Stampin' Up! ribbon.

Here's the fun part that involves tools...
I stamped the flower and sentiment from the Cake Soiree set and punched it out with a 1 1/2" circle punch.  I then punched out the Peek a boo Peach cardstock with the 1 3/4" circle punch.  The two circles layered perfectly.  I then punched a tiny hole with the 1/16" circle punch and used the silver bakers twine.

Circle punches are a "must have".  I used them to make little tags but also to layer onto card fronts.

Thanks for letting me share my project today and thanks for dropping in! Make sure to hop around and see other project ideas using various tools!

tams# 22273

Product List

Peekaboo Peach 3/8" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

[144228]

$9.25

Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad

[141398]

$8.50

Peekaboo Peach 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[141417]

$10.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$11.25

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

$9.25

Cake Soirée Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[145521]

$62.00

1-1/2" Circle Punch

[138299]

$21.50

1-3/4" Circle Punch

[119850]

$23.50

1/16" Circle Handheld Punch

[134363]

$11.75

Silver Baker’S Twine

[145569]

$5.25