One of my BFF’s sons is getting married in a few weeks and instead of hosting a party she asked me to put my creative hat on and do her welcome bags.
I was thrilled! She is a an artist herself and very laid back and said “just go where ever your mind takes you…”
The bride has chosen sort of a blush rose pink as her theme color~
I started with a photo of hot pink roses that I had in my photo library and tried in with the Waterlogue app [iphone/ipad]
and with Saturation Color in Pic Monkey
I tried several photos, and different colored bags
and finally chose a photo and technique that I created using hand tint in Pic Monkey because it had the color and softness I wanted
I printed them out 2 to a page and trimmed them with scalloped edged scissors
I made the labels on Pic Monkey too, by picking design and selecting the label I wanted and playing with it until I liked it
I kept them transparent and bought some pink dotted paper to print them on.
I cut lengths of ribbon
folding the edges and cutting it on the diagonal, creating finished edges as I went
Buy plenty, you can always return what you don’t need
And if you have a Hobby Lobby or Michaels nearby ALWAYS check their weekly ribbon prices, ribbon is 50% off at Hobby Lobby every other week.
I was starting to feel very bridal!
ready for assembly!
I wanted to use an eclectic mix of textures, and I wanted it to feel bridal and pretty, but a little rustic as the wedding is on a horse farm out in the country.
Spray adhesive makes quick work of this, but be careful, this stuffy is sticky. I used thick paper towels to lay the burlap ribbon strips on to spray
Assembly line
I used Tacky Glue to secure the rose photos
and then went back with the spray adhesive for the labels so they would lay flat on top of the floral paper
Once everything was glued down I topped each bag with a book to keep things nice and flat while the glue completely dried, only an hour or so.
My friend is filling the bags so I am delivering them to her flat, with some tissue tucked inside
This meant separating and refolding each sheet of tissue, which was kind of a pain, but it will be so easy to fill and fluff the bags
ready for the final touches
Tissue is tucked in and ribbons tied on to one side
I hope she likes them!
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