Hi Everyone! It's Becky here today along with Jill. We have a few simple ideas for gift wrap using your OA products. I had a GREAT time putting these ideas together and I got more and more excited as the product inspired me! Looking at Jill's amazing ideas, I'm fairly certain she felt the same way.
Here are Jill's beautiful packages:
Top left: I arranged four strips of Make It Merry washi tape horizontally, and tied a green bow from the Make It Merry Miscellany over the top.
Top right: In a variation on the usual red-and-green holiday color scheme, I used pink and mint green. I coated two Make It Merry chipboard numbers with pink glitter, and placed them over a Sprinklers-splattered background.
Bottom left: I sewed two rows of Make It Merry Sew Fun banners and wrapped them around the package, along with some hemp twine.
Bottom right: I gathered together some odds and ends from the Make It Merry collection, including buttons, stickers, tidbits, and brads. I added pop dots to the large "25" so that it would stand out even more.
Here's a detail shot:
The gift wrap ideas I put together were based on my plan for my own gift wrapping this season. I purchased the deer head motif sihouette cut almost a year ago with the intention of using it on my scrapbook pages, but never had a spot that seemed appropriate. As the holiday season approached, I thought the deer head would be a great design to use throughout my gift wrapping details.
Top left: A simple kraft box (5x7) with diecut (Silhouette) deer heads. The alpha sticker is from the Make it Merry collection. The red/cream chevron paper is from Holiday Style. One of my favorite papers ever!
Top right: A simple kraft gift bag with a large diecut deer head. The tag is handcut using an office supply tag as a pattern. The label sticker is from the Make it Merry collection. The mini alpha stickers are from the Farmhouse collection.
Middle left: The cash paper holder is cut from a Silhouette file using pattern paper from the Make it Merry Collection. I realize that the paper is upside down. Since it will be used for one of our grandsons, I thought they might get a kick out of it, so I left it this way.
Bottom left and middle bottom left: I am showing the front and backside of this diecut box. Simple diecut box and deer head motif. Alpha stickers to identify who it's for. A little twine from Make it Merry to finish it off.
Middle: Another money holder with simple stickers from Make it Merry to embellish.
Middle right: A tag that you don't need a Silhouette to make! I simply layered up the buttons from Make it Merry to create a Christmas tree. Washi tape from Make it Merry to identify to and from. So simple!
Bottom right: Another money or gift card holder embellished with the deer head again, label sticker, washi and a little vintage red rickrack.
I want to share one little tip about putting together diecut boxes and envelopes: use E6000 adhesive. It works so well for these projects!
We hope we've inspired you to create some custom wrapping details for your packages this holiday season!
Sue, I used glitter glue on a glue pad, and pressed the letters into the pad. I then coated them with a layer of glitter, shook off the excess, and ta da! :)
Posted by: Jill | December 05, 2012 at 11:21 PM
Awesome! How did you get the glitter on the numbers?
Posted by: Sue D | December 03, 2012 at 11:50 AM
So cute! And inspiring :)
Posted by: Valerie | November 29, 2012 at 12:59 PM
Wow, these are so pretty!!
Posted by: Anski | November 28, 2012 at 09:29 AM
WOW amazing ideas!
Posted by: Kellie | November 27, 2012 at 02:03 PM
These are gorgeous!
Posted by: Patricia | November 27, 2012 at 11:59 AM