Dec 11, 2016 | Boxes, Christmas, Gallery, Holiday, Kits, Tags |
Have you seen the Tin of Tags Kit and stamp set? It’s amazing! It comes in an adorable little red tin. You get the pieces to make 30 tags (3 each of 10 designs!) including tassels, twine, washi tape, and other embellishments, and instructions. All you need is the Tin of Tags stamp set, an acrylic block, some ink, and adhesive! The tags are perfect for Christmas, but can be used for other events, too. And after you finish the tags, you have some goodies left over to use on other projects! And look at the stamp set – great for Christmas and other gift giving occasions. This should be in everyone’s gift stamping arsenal.
The kit is quick and easy. And both the kit and the stamp set are on sale! Grab them while you can!
Tin Of Tags Photopolymer Stamp Set, Item # 142180, $21.00 $16.80
Tin of Tags Project Kit, Item # 142011, $22.00 $15.40
Here’s what I used:
Note: Blocks A, D, and G are recommended for use with this stamp set. The smaller blocks do make it easier to use smaller stamps, but you can use only the larger D Block for this kit. You can use a large block with a small stamp, but you can’t use a small block with a large stamp.
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Dec 10, 2016 | Bags, Boxes, Christmas, Food, Gallery, Gift Wrap, Gifts, Holiday |
Need a cute little gift for someone? This is perfect, and it’s a whole lot easier than you may think. I’ve made and given several of these already. One day I was running late (imagine that!) and made 8 of these in about 15 minutes.
Here’s what I made:
Here’s how I did it:
Cut one piece of Garden Green card stock to 2″ x 10″. Score on the long side at 3-1/4″, 6-1/2″, and 9-3/4″. Score on the short side at 1″. Fold it in half to 1″ x 10″ and glue to keep it closed. Fold all score lines to form a triangle. Glue the 1/2″ area at one end to the inside of the other end.
Cut one piece of Garden Green CS to 2″ x 11″. Score on the long side every 1″ for the full length. Turn a quarter turn and cut to create two 1″ x 11″ strips. Cut one of those strips into two pieces: 4″ and 7″. Fold all three pieces like this: two valleys then two mountains, then repeat to the end of each piece. Insert them into the triangle, the longest at the bottom, the smallest at the top, and the middle one in the middle. Insert one Hershey’s Kiss into each little triangle – 9 pieces. I used the almond ones with gold wrappers, but you can use any color. I think a combination of red, green, and silver would look very festive.
Note: If you want, you can glue all the pieces inside the tree, but the pressure from the kisses and the ribbon keep it together just fine.
Wrap ribbon around the perimeter of the triangle and tie at the top. I like to use a little Fast Fuse to hold it in place. For these examples, I usedReal Red 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon on some, and Cherry Cobbler Ribbon from the Silky Taffeta 3/8″ Ribbon Combo Pack on the others.
Cut one piece of Chocolate Chip CS to 2″ x 5-3/4″. Score on the long side at 1″, 2-3/8″, 3-3/8″, and 4-3/4″. Score on the short side at 1″. Fold in half to 1″ x 5-3/4″ and glue to keep it closed. Fold all score lines to form a rectangle. Glue the two end areas together. Insert two Hershey Nuggets. I used two of the gold wrapped ones from an assorted bag.
Adhere the Chocolate Chip base to the Garden Green tree.
Here’s what I used:
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Dec 6, 2016 | Boxes, Christmas, Gallery, Gift Wrap, Gifts, Holiday |
Today’s project is another in a series of quick, easy, small, inexpensive gifts. The white, unscented candle came from the Dollar Tree (my local store where everything costs $1.)
Here’s what I made:
Here’s how I did it:
I cut five 2-3/4″ x 2-3/4″ pieces of Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper, and glued them to the sides and top of a White Gift Box.
I took a length of Whisper White Organza Ribbon and colored it with a Night of Navy Stampin’ Write Marker. I let it dry for a while before tying it around the box.
I put 3 strips of Tear & Tape adhesive around the candle, then rolled it in Mica Flakes. I brushed off any loose flakes with my fingers.
I put some blue tissue (also from the Dollar Tree) in the box, put in the candle, and tied the ribbon around the box.
That’s it!
Note: I didn’t use the clear acetate sleeve that comes with the box, so I’ll save it to use with another project.
Here’s what I used:
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Dec 4, 2016 | Boxes, Cards, Christmas, Gallery, Gift Wrap, Gifts, Holiday, Tags |
Yesterday I showed you a box I decorated to hold Christmas tags. You can see that post here. Today I’m sharing the actual tags. I made an assortment, as you can see. No two are exactly alike.
Here’s what I made:
Here’s how I did it:
I cut pieces of card stock to 2-3/4″ x 5-1/5″, then scored them on the long side at 2-3/4″, then folded them in half. I used Thick Whisper White, Delightful Dijon, Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, Real Red, Emerald Envy, and Crumb Cake card stocks.
For the card fronts I cut an assortment of 2-1/2″ x 2-1/2″ squares from Designer Series Paper. I used Candy Cane Lane, Warmth & Cheer, and Presents & Pinecones DSPs. For a few, I used a leftover scrap of paper that was about 2″ tall x 2-3/4″ wide.
Onto Whisper White CS, I stamped images from the Holly Jolly Layers (host) stamp set in Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, Real Red, and Emerald Envy inks. I cut them out with the Layering Circles and the Layering Squares Framelits Dies.
I glued all the pieces together. That’s it!
By the way, the White Gift Box will hold more tags than this, but I thought 30 was a pretty good number.
Here’s what I used:
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Dec 3, 2016 | Boxes, Christmas, Gallery, Gift Wrap, Gifts, Holiday, Tags |
Today’s project is sort of a meta-gift. It’s basically gift wrap for gift wrap. Everyone needs tags for their gifts, right? I decorated this little box full of Christmas gift tags to give someone with a lot of gifts to wrap.
Here’s what I made:
Here’s how I did it:
The White Gift Boxes in the 2016 Holiday Catalog are 3″ x 3″ x 3″, the perfect size for so many small gifts. For this project I left the box as is, and decorated the clear acetate sleeve.
I cut a piece of Presents & Pinecones Designer Series Paper to 2″ x 9″. I notched both ends with the Banner Triple Punch, then adhered it with Fast Fuse to the sleeve as shown.
I attempted to make a pompom out of Cherry Cobbler Thick Baker’s Twine, but I am an abysmal pompom maker. So I flattened it out and put a button on top. I tied the button onto the flattened pompom with another piece of twine, then adhered the whole thing to the DSP with Glue Dots.
I slid the sleeve onto the box and voila!
Check back tomorrow to see all the tags inside!
Here’s what I used:
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Dec 2, 2016 | Boxes, Food, Gallery, Gift Wrap, Gifts |
Recently I had the honor of presenting at an event for Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators. Today I’m sharing one of the small gift ideas I showed. (I didn’t photograph the items until after the event, so some of them are a bit worn looking. Lots of people handled and looked at them.)
Here’s what I made:
It’s just a tiny blue box (1-1/2″ x 1-1/2″ x 1-1/2″) with brown and gold on all sides.
When you lift the top off, the sides fall away to expose one delicious Ferrero Rocher candy. It’s an elegant way to dress up a very small gift.
Here’s how I did it:
For the box:
I cut a piece of Soft Sky card stock to 4-1/2″ x 4-1/2″. I scored it 1-1/2″ and 3″, then turned it a quarter turn and scored at1-1/2″ and 3″. I cut away the corner areas, then folded on all score lines.
For the interior, I cut 6 pieces Chocolate Chip CS to 1-3/8″ x 1-3/8″, and I cut 6 pieces of Gold Foil Sheet to 1-1/4″ x 1-1/4″. I glued 5 of the Chocolate Chip pieces to the interior squares, and 5 of the gold pieces on top of those. I saved the other 2 pieces for the lid’s interior.
For the exterior, I stamped and heat embossed the smaller medallion image from the Frosted Medallions stamp set in gold onto Chocolate Chip CS 5 times. I used the Layered Squares Framelits to cut each image. I cut 5 pieces of Gold Foil Sheet to 1-3/8″ x 1-3/8″. I glued the gold pieces onto the 4 sides of the box, and the embossed pieces on top of those. I put a gold embellishment from the Metallic Enamel Shapes on the center of each embossed piece. I saved the other 2 pieces for the top of the lid.
For the lid:
I cut a piece of Soft Sky CS to 2-1/16″ x 2-1/16″. I scored it 1/4″ in from each of the four sides. I cut one score line at each corner, and folded all score lines. I glued the small pieces at the corners to the inside of the adjacent side, forming the lid.
I glued the leftover pieces from above to the lid’s interior and exterior, to match the box.
Note: I almost always use glue for this kind of project, but I prefer to use Fast Fuse when adhering something to a slick surface, like the gold side of the Gold Foil Sheet.
TIP: When making this type of box, I find it helpful to make it just big enough to hold the contents without any extra room. In this instance, the candy helps to hold up the sides of the box when the lid is on. If there is too much empty space inside, the sides can lean in and your box won’t look, well, like a very good box.
Here’s what I used:
YEAR-END CLOSEOUT DEALS HAVE BEGUN!
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• Promotion period: December 1, 2016 – January 3, 2017
• All products (and discounts, if any) can be found in the Year-End Closeouts category of the online store beginning December 1.
• Year-end closeout items may be added to all order types: demonstrator, workshop, customer, and online.
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• Following the Year-End Closeouts promotion, some products may remain on the Clearance Rack; other items may be removed from the Clearance Rack to be added at another undetermined time.
• High-inventory items will only be discounted through January 3; beginning January 4, they will still be available, but at regular price.
• Retiring item availability will follow standard retiring item rules:
• Retiring stamp sets are guaranteed available until December 21, after which they will be only available while supplies last.
• Retiring accessories will only be available while supplies last.
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