Try This Sweet Songbirds Tea Bag Match Book Favor You Can Make Loads of for a Tea Party, Holiday Party, or Any Occasion Really!

Gosh, I haven't shared a fun, easy little project in a long time. With Christmas on the horizon, the Sweet Songbirds stamp set, the Decorative Circle Punch and some soon to be released Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper (DSP) inspired me to create this Tea Match Book Favor that you can adapt for most any occasion and use what you have on hand.

Follow along and make one today! Here's the basic information for constructing one.

Cardstock color of your choice - cut 3" x 8 1/2". Score at 3 1/2" and 7 1/2".

Piece of Basic White for inner layer cut 2 7/8" x 3 3/8"

Stamp sentiment of your choice in ink of your choice on Basic White piece. I used Celebrate Tags stamp set with Real Red ink.

Adhere stamped layer with 1/16" margin away from top fold as shown in photo. 

Flipping holder over, you will need two pieces of matching Designer Series Paper. I used the Joy of Christmas DSP.

Cut one piece 2 7/8" x 3 3/8" and the other 7/8" x 3 3/8". Adhere as shown in photo with 1/16" margins all around.

Create your focal point image using the Decorative Circle Punch. Finished image will be raised on dimensionals on Match Book front. I used Real Red ink, Memento Ink, and retired 1/4" black and white gingham ribbon.

Flip the project over and place a staple centered from each side and about 1/4" up from the bottom fold.

Slip the bottom of the tea bag into the bottom folded up section.

Apply one glue dot at top of Basic White inner layer to attach a tea bag top and to keep it in place.

Tuck the front flap in behind the bottom flap and there you have it! A Tea Bag Match Book Favor!

Thanks for giving this little project a go! I hope you'll make more for an easy favor to give out.

Try out this fun idea with this set too!

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Stampin' Up!s Sweet Songbirds Stamp Set and Matching Punch Makes the Cutest Birthday Card for You to Make and Share

You know how you purchase a stamp set or bundle with great intentions of using it right away? Well, that was my plan with the Sweet Songbirds Bundle I purchased last year. But life got in the way!

Fast forward to today...The Sweet Songbirds Bundle isn't bundled anymore. They are two separate products in this year's Annual Catalog - Sweet Songbirds photopolymer stamp set and Songbirds Builder Punch. But the good news is they are still awesome, high quality products that are super fun to craft with. 

This Birthday card uses several products along with the five 2023-25 In Colors ink pads and the Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper (DSP) in today's card share with you. There is one new product coming in the Fall Mini Catalog called Deckled Circle Dies and that is what I used for the focal point on the card front. I think I even tweaked a fun fold card layout a little bit to create this fun, fun birthday card for all your bird loving friends and family.

Above - Look close and you'll see how the 1 1/4" right section of the card front is folded back on itself and secured with dimensionals. Then the Sweet Songbird focal point on the Deckled Basic White cardstock circle is adhered to the fold back and the rest of the circle is raised on dimensionals to make for a flat card front. 

Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper

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Songbird Builder Punch

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I started with a 4 1/4" x 11" piece of Boho Blue cardstock. Scored at 1 1/4" and 5 1/2".

DSP Envelope Flap is 2 3/8" x 6". Adhere to exterior flap and trim off excess with paper snips.

Night of Navy cardstock pieces needed:

Front 4" square

Folded back flap 1" x 4"

Inner Layer 4" x 5 1/4"

Countryside Inn DSP pieces needed:

Front 3 3/4" square

Folded back flap 3/4" x 3 3/4"

Inner Layer edge piece 7/8"" x 3 3/4"

Basic White Cardstock Inner Layer piece 3 3/4" x 4"

Once all the layers are applied, then you can add 3 Dimensionals to the folded back flap to secure it to the card front, so it will be ready for the focal point application a little later.

In addition to the sentiment from the Sweet Songbirds stamped on the inner layer in Pebbled Path, I also used the "happy birthday" from  Best Family Ever stamp set. The musical notes were stamped in Boho Blue.

Birds Eye View (ha ha!)

For the Front Focal Point:

Start with 4" square of Thick Basic White cardstock and die cut with the 7th largest Deckled Circle Die.

Leaves were stamped in Wild Wheat

Flowers in Moody Mauve with 2023-25 In Color Dots as flower centers.

Branch in Copper Clay

Bird feet, sentiment and musical notes in Pebbled Path

On a separate piece of Basic White 3" square, stamp the Songbird body in Boho Blue ink, then use Songbird Builder Punch and punch out. Add Dimensionals to the back of the bird, but don't apply yet.

With remaining portion of Basic White scrap, stamp wing also in Boho Blue ink and punch out. (Two separate times punching the paper.)  Use Tombow Multipurpose Glue to adhere wing to bird body.

Use a scrap of Daffodil Delight and punch out the beak. Use Tombow Multipurpose Glue to adhere where the beak goes. You'll see a spot where it goes (use a dot of glue.)

When wing and beak glue is dry, affix bird to deckled circle.

Now you have a wonderful Sweet Birthday card to send or share with a bird loving family member or friend.

Check out this post with another fun idea using this set.

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