Welcome to a LOVEly blog hop with Clearsnap and Ann Butler Designs! Last month at the CHA trade show, we released a new collection of foam and rubber stamps with Ann Butler Designs, called Background Basics, to compliment her line of ColorBox Crafter's Inks, ColorBox Art Screens, and her existing faux quilting stamp lines. Today, our teams are sharing Valentine craft ideas you can make tonight for your special someone for Valentine's Day. I created an easy spa gift set to give to someone special on Valentine's Day, using the Background Basics Stamps to make a pattern on a plain muslin bag:

Create a Pretty Faux Quilted Gift Bag to welcome a guest with Clearsnap ColorBox Crafter's Ink and ColorBox Background Basics stamps byAnn Butlder Designs.
Create a Pretty Faux Quilted Gift Bag to welcome a guest with Clearsnap ColorBox Crafter's Ink and ColorBox Background Basics stamps by Ann Butler Designs.

This project some together lickety split with a few basic supplies:

  • Muslin Bag
  • ColorBox Crafter's Ink, assorted colors
  • ColorBox Background Basics Stamps by Ann Butler Designs
  • Iron

I added a removable pin to the bag as a pretty way to dress it up. The pin can be clipped anywhere so the recipient can wear it in their hair, on a sweater, or attach it to another gift in the future.

  • Handmade Flowers – Rose Tutorial and the Posie Tutorial are on my blog
  • Bobby Pin
  • Felt Circle
  • Offray Heathered Iris 1.5″ Ribbon
  • Glue Gun

Fill the bag with all kinds of fabulous spa goodies. I am planning to use this bag for a guest welcome gift when we have guests stay over. I've filled it with an essential oil lavender spray for the bed, a bag of cedar shavings to place in their suitcase, and a scented soap for freshening up.

Here's how to create the bag and the flower pin:

Be sure to pin this idea to save for future use! This project is great for Mother's Day or a gift for a friend who travels and so much more beyond Valentine's Day!

Follow the Clearsnap team and Ann Butler team on a blog hop showcasing faux quilting with stamps and ColorBox Crafter's Ink!
Follow the Clearsnap team and Ann Butler team on a blog hop showcasing faux quilting with stamps and ColorBox Crafter's Ink!

Hop along to each blog in the hop and leave a comment on each post.

Hop List:

Steph Ackerman

Zoey E. Scarpelli

Tami Sanders

Roberta Birnbaum

Sabrina Alery

Larissa Pittman

Suzanne Austin

Irit Shalom

Vishu Reberholt

Jennifer Priest YOU ARE HERE

Gracie Chavez GO HERE NEXT

Vivian Keh

Kristi Parker

Clearsnap 

Ann Butler Designs 

Who do you enjoy creating gifts for? Tell me in the comments!

Enter to win this fabulous giveaway from Hydrangea Hippo: ColorBox Crafter's Inkpads, ADORNit Quilting Fabric, and Simplicity Quilting Tools.
Enter to win this fabulous giveaway from Hydrangea Hippo: ColorBox Crafter's Inkpads, ADORNit Quilting Fabric, and Simplicity Quilting Tools.

 

 

Author: Jennifer Priest

It started with jewelry, beading, sewing, home decor, painting, basket weaving, pottery, and cross-stitch. Marry that to an entrepreneurial spirit & at 9 years old a girl is selling her wares at craft fairs as far as her parents and grandparents would drive her. These days, Jennifer enjoys crafts of all genres from sewing to scrapbooking to jewelry with a little dabbling in the mixed media world. Her style is approachable and she wants everyone who sees her work to feel that they too can embrace creativity and make their home and life beautiful.

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5 thoughts on “Easy Romantic Spa Gift – Ann Butler Blog Hop

  1. Love you project. I would even be a nice gift for someone in a nursing home. The background stamps are so versatile and could be used for so many different projects. Love the colors of the Clearsnap inks and have put both on my wish list.

    Posted on February 13, 2015 at 6:36 am