"Too Cute to Spook" Gift Bag

Hello Friends! It's still August, but I've got Halloween in the bag!

“this is where the cowboy rides away…”

We have a fun new theme this week for the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. This week, May Flaum, our esteemed team leader, had a song stuck in her head. "this is where the cowboy rides away...."  When she told us the theme I knew exactly what I wanted to do. I wanted to make something for my cowboys.

I don't really have cowboys. But I do have two wonderful sons who are hard-working, brave and adventurous.  I don't discuss my family very often on my blog, but perhaps I should.  I have an awesome family and I'm very proud of them!  When my oldest son graduated from college in Michigan, he accepted a job offer in Texas.  He bravely packed his belongings and headed to the lone star state.  He didn't know a soul there, but he's created a wonderful life for himself now.  His birthday is coming up so I made him a fun gift sack.  The smaller bag will be used for my younger son, who is the sweetest guy and always makes time for his Mom.  (ie. he brings me Gigi's cupcakes...for no reason!)

I had a lot of fun making these bags.  I used my gift bag punch board to create  a bag out of a 12x12 piece of scrapbook paper.  I'snt that awesome?  That punch board is making me look at my paper stash in a whole new way! I used my gelli plate to create painted prints.  I die cut stars from the prints and made fun stamped stars to embellish the bags. And of course I had to add a couple glittered embellishments as well. :)

Do you have a song stuck in your head?  Or maybe you'd like to create a fun western-themed project.  We'd love to see it! Be sure to link your project to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge blog for a chance to win one of our weekly $50 gift vouchers to the Simon Says Stamp store. Your project could also be chosen to be featured and you could get a cool new badge for your blog.

Happy Stamping!

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