Bon Appetit!

You should know by now that I don't limit myself to using stamps soley for cardmaking.  Today's post is no exception. ;-)

I recently purchased a couple of cookbooks as a gift for someone and thought, "I can't just give it to him like this!  I need to dress it up a little!" lol

Here's an example of something else you can do with stamps....

















Ya like it? I do...hopefully he did too! :)  But then, he's a guy, so he may not appreciate it as much as a gal might...which is why I didn't spend too much time on it. ;-)  (shhh....it's our little secret, ok?)

Anyways...here's what I did, using the stamp set "Voila".

Wrapped the cookbooks together using white Newspaper Roll end paper, stamped Bon Appetit all over it. {I waited until after wrapping to not waste time stamping something he wasn't going to see. :) }  I stamped the chef onto Naturals White cs, added the cover to his platter, colored him with SU's Watercolor Wonder crayons & blender pens.  I remembered to add a little shadowing here & there, so he doesn't look like he's just floating on the page, lol.

I wrote a little note on the backside of the black cs.
Well, what do you think?

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The Small Print (All Stampin' Up)
Stamps: Voila
Ink: Basic Black
Cardstock: Naturals White, Basic Black
Accessories: WWCrayons, Blender pens
Other: Newspaper end roll, Black curling ribbon

Thanks for stopping by, and have a GREAT day! :)
Crystal