Gift Bows Part III

This stunning bow is actually really easy to make!  You can make two of them from one 12" x 12" sheet of Designer Series Paper.

• Cut a 6" x 12" sheet of DSP
• Cut 8 1" x 6" strips
• Turn your paper 90 degrees and cut 1 1"x4" strip
• Turn your paper back again and cut 4 1" x 5" strips

• Put snail adhesive on the end of each strip (except the 1 x 4)
• Fold each strip (except the 1 x 4) gently in half, make a small crease at the edge to give each loop a sharp point.
• cross the ends over at a slight angle forming the loop and press the adhesive to adhere

• Make the top loop with the 1" x 4" strip by just forming a circle

• use a small hole punch and punch a hole in the bottom of the top loop, then in each of the other 12 loops approx. 1/4" from the edge.
• Use a brad to assemble the layers starting with the center loop, then the 1" x 5" loops, then the  8 1" x 6" loops.

Product Highlights:

Merry Moments Simply Scrappin' Kit:  Search my blog for this and see for yourself how versatile and fun this kit is!  Or click below to buy it now!

 

Gift Bows Part II

Here's another idea for a gift bow using the Merry Moments Simply Scrappin' Kit and a Kraft Gift Box.

To make this bow:

• Cut 3 1" strips of Designer Series Paper 8.5", 7", and 5.25"
• Use snail adhesive on one end of the two longer pieces.  Make circles with each of them.
• Cut flags in the ends of the shorter piece 
• use a 1" wide scrap to wrap around the middle of the bow
• I assembled the layers by stacking them together, wrapping the scrap piece around the middle, and punching a small hole in the center. I inserting an Antique Brad to hold them together, but you could use sticky strip or snail adhesive.

Gift Bows Part I

I love beautifully wrapped gifts and decorated packages.  The Kraft Gift Boxes are great little boxes for creating darling packages for your gifts.

My next 3 posts will show 3 different styles of bows that are so easy to make and, of course, pretty!  This little curved bow is super cute and feminine.

•  I drew a bow shape that I liked and then made a template
•  I scored my Designer Series Paper and folded it so I would have an even fold to cut the template out.
•  I used a temporary adhesive (dotto) to stick the template on the paper so it wouldn't shift while I cut it.
•  Once it's cut out, wrap the ends of the bow to the center and use snail adhesive to secure them.
•  Wrap a 1/2" wide scrap around the middle and secure with Snail adhesive
•  Cut flags at each end of the "ribbon tail"
•  Adhere the bow to the ribbon tail with Snail Adhesive

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Tips:  I used the Mixed Medley stamp set and Versamark Ink to stamp the snow flakes on the box.  I wrapped a 12" x 3/4" strip around the box and it doesn't quite meet - I put the circle sticker (from the Merry Moments kit) in the center to cover the ends.

Product Highlights:

Merry Moments Simply Scrappin' Kit:  The beautiful paper and stickers make gorgeous gift wrap, bows, and tags for gift-giving.





Kraft Gift Boxes:  A perfect size and a great "blank-slate" for creative decorating.


 

Merry Moments Simply Scrappin' Kit

I'm not a traditional scrap-booker (but I LOVE to do it with My Digital Studio), so I generally overlook the scrapbook kits that Stampin' Up! offers.  However, this year, the kits in the Holiday Catalog are so beautiful and enticing, I took the plunge and ordered the Merry Moments Simply Scrappin' Kit to see what projects it would inspire.

I used a layout from a card I admired at the Stampin' Up! Convention - made by the creative geniuses at the Stampin' Up! home office.  That card wasn't a Christmas card - but a good layout is a good layout.

• The printed borders look beautiful when combined together
• To cut them to my desired length without having to pull off the whole sticker, I used my "quilting rotary cutter method"
• Use a grid mat and ruler to measure a straight line at the distance you want to cut
• score the sticker with the edge of a sharp pair of scissors - using the edge of the ruler as your straight edge
• peel the sticker to the score - which, with a fold or two, should separate easily
• The various printed circle stickers are a great accent to the edge of a card layer
• The stamped images are from the Open Sleigh stamp set and are embossed with Pewter Stampin' Emboss Powder (which is so beautiful and has an "ooh" and "ahh" factor that leaves other embossing colors in the dust).

Product Highlights:  Click on the images to go right to my online shop and more product details!


Merry Moments Simply Scrappin' Kit:

It's just a beautiful combination of paper and design elements that have endless uses for all your Holiday projects:  cards, scrapbook pages, gift tags & bows, etc.

 

Pewter Stampin' Emboss Powder:   It's a color somewhere between silver, bronze, & gold and it is gorgeous.  It still wows me every time I'm waving my heat gun over it and I see it start to shine.  

Open Sleigh

The Open Sleigh stamp set from the main catalog is one of my favorite Christmas sets.  It has a lovely old-fashioned "Charles Dickens" feel to it. 

Here's how I put this one together:

• I stamped the sleigh on Crumb Cake CS with Basic Black ink and trimmed it out with my paper snips
• I daubed the Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint on the sleigh for sparkle
• I used Coredinations Card Stock and the Floral Framelits die for the big flower and embossed it with the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder
• The strip of Designer Series Paper is from the Merry Moments Simply Scrappin' kit in the Holiday Catalog
• The tag is from the Mixed Medley hostess set in the Holiday catalog

Product Highlights:

Open Sleigh is a versatile and beautiful stamp set for vintage themed Christmas projects.




The Coredinations Card Stock is awesome to work with and adds an effortless vintage/distressed look to your projects when combined with an embossing folder.  The lighter colored core comes through even without sanding - but you can deepen the effect with Stampin' Sanding Block.  It's also lovely just "plain" and has a pretty textured finish for an elegant card base.





If you've been reading my blog, you may know that I LOVE the Mixed Medley hostess stamp set.  It coordinates with the super cute 1 1/4" scallop circle punch and make a perfect little tag for a variety of occasions.  Use your hostess dollars to purchase this little gem - earn them with every individual order or party over $150.