Friendship Bag Favors

A few weeks ago, I teased you about the friendship favors I was making for my Women's Group using the new CTMH embossing folders. Here they are all finished up!  I used extra papers from For Always (black and white) and Arianna (purple). The flowers were made with Ruby, Hollyhock and White Daisy cardstock embossed with the Quadrafoil folder and finished with a pearl from the Dakota embellshiments (retired). The leaf was embossed with a non-CTMH folder; everything was attached to the burlap ribbon and glued together. The bags were cut from the Artiste Cricut cartridge.

I found some inspiration on Pinterest for filling the friendship bags with little things a woman would need to maintain her friendships.

Here is the text I used to make our tags: 

Candle .............. Friends Light up your life

Paper clip.......... To help hold your friends together

Button.............. To button your lips, when tempted to gossip

Tissue............... To wipe away tears of joy and sadness

Gum................. To help you stick with your friends

Toothpick.......... To pick out the best in everyone, including yourself

Puzzle piece...... Because you’re an important piece in a friend’s life

Marble.............. To replace the ones you’ve lost along the way

Starburst........... For when you’re bursting to share a secret

Cotton ball........ For cushioned support on those rough roads

Band-aid........... For hurt feelings, either yours or someone else’s

Tootsie Roll....... To let things “roll” off your shoulders

Rubber band..... To remind you to be flexible