Merry Christmas Packaging - C4C #112

Hi, all, this is going to be a quick post. It's time for Crazy 4 Challenges and this week's challenge is to create a gift package. Get all the details at the Crazy 4 Challenges blog.

I had a few of these little wooden "bags" in my stash so I got one out and made a little gift bag out of it.

First I covered it with patterned paper from Basic Grey's Nordic Holiday line, then made a tag to go on it. I cut the tag base with MFT's Tag, You're It! Die-namics die, added some patterned paper, and cut about a million little holly leaves using MFT's new Christmas Ornaments Die-namics set. I made a wreath with the holly leaves and the sentiment flag is made with the Fishtail Banner Die-namics set. I added some red "berries" and tied it on the wooden bag with some baker's twine. I love how it turned out!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to check out what the rest of the design team has for you, including our new member - Dawn Easton of Treasure Oiler Designz.

• Cindy Haffner
• Dawn Easton
• Frances Byrne
• Jessie Rone
• Joanne Grzelak
• Joycelyn Turner
• Lynda Benden
• Maria Bell
• Silke Kittmann
• Silke Ledlow
• Vicki Garrett

THEN, you know what to do--we'd love to have you come along and play with us. Just do your thing with the challenge and link it to Mr. Linky on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog. Please link directly to your project. And, if you upload to a public gallery, please use the key word C4C112.

~Supplies~

Stamps: Christmas Ornaments (MFT)

Paper: Whip Cream, Fossil; Nordic Holiday (Basic Grey)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories/tools: Vagabond (Tim Holtz); Tag, You're It!, Christmas Ornaments, Fishtail Banner Die-namics dies (MFT); baker's twin, flat back pearls, wooden "bag"

More easy little gift card holders

I've got a quick post for you today--I'm still needing to get Christmas cards ready to get into the mail. Yikes!


I *did* make more of these gift card holders using the Merry Little Christmas set by Just Rite Stamps. They're such good candidates for mass production--even though each one is different--and I just plain love the design with the belly band. You can get all the details here.

Thanks for stopping by! I'll have a Stamp Simply challenge card for you tomorrow :)

~Recipe~
Stamps: Merry Little Christmas Set (Just Rite Stampers)
Paper: Whisper White, Ruby Red, Handsome Hunter, Bermuda Bay (SU!); Aqua Mist (PTI); Good Cheer 6 x 6 pad (October Afternoon); Evergreen mat stack (K & Co.)
Ink: Sage Shadow, Bermuda Bay, Handsome Hunter, Ruby Red (SU!); Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento London Fog
Accessories: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Classic Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders); 3M foam squares, Pearl Cotton (craft store); snowflake punch (Martha Stewart); Vintage Buttons (PTI); Copic markers

Merry Christmas Gift Card Holder - Crazy 4 Challenges #14

It's a new month and we have a new hostess. Joanne has awesome challenges lined up for us this month--you're gonna love 'em! I especially love this one - gift card holders. I need to make a bunch of them for a friend and while I was looking for some cute ideas I ran across the template for this one. I love it! It's so cute and easy--I may never make any other kind of gift card holder again!

I got the template from Tori Wild's blog and went to work dressing it up. The base card is Sage Shadow with a layer of Riding Hood Red (What am I going to do when I run out of this? Will someone please tell me? I love this red!!) and a layer of a gorgeous pattern from K & Co.'s Evergreen mat pad. I love it when the paper does all the work :) Then I made the belly band and the focal image, which was stamped with a sentiment and border from Just Rite's A Merry Little Christmas set, using Memento Rhubarb Stalk ink. I cut it out with a Classic Circle Nestabilities die, matted it with Riding Hood Red, and popped it up on Pop Dots. I punched a snowflake from Riding Hood Red and tied a button on it with Pearl cotton.

For the inside, I put a layer of patterned paper inside the flap before I stuck it down with red line tape and embellished with another snowflake.


NOW, be sure to check out the samples by the rest of the Crazy 4 Challenges team!

Cindy Haffner
Frances Byrne
Jessica Diedrich
Jessie Rone
Joanne Grzelak
Joycelyn Turner
Lori Boyd
Lynda Benden
Mercy Kerin
Robin Willis
Vicki Garrett

THEN, you know what to do--we'd love to have you come along and play with us. Just do your thing with the sketch and link it to Mr. Linky on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog. Please link directly to your project, and not your blog. And, if you upload to a public gallery, please use the key word C4C14.

~Recipe~
Stamps: A Merry Little Christmas Set (Just Rite Stampers)
Paper: Whisper White, Sage Shadow, Riding Hood Red (SU!); Evergreen Mat Pad (K & Co.)
Ink: Memento Rhubarb Stalk
Accessories: Cuttlebug (Provo Craft); Classic Circle Nestabilities; Pop Dots, Pearl cotton (craft store); snowflake punch (Martha Stewart); button (stash); red line tape