Hello and welcome. I’m sharing a few ideas to create your own gift packaging using new goodies from Simon Says Stamp. Simon has three new releases this week (I have links to each at the end of this post) and I’ve used a mixture of the products on today’s projects…
First up is creating your own wrapping paper with stamping…
I like to buy basic kraft wrapping paper and create my own pattern by using stamps. I stamped the retro Santa image and the stars from the stamp set in THIS limited edition holiday kit using THIS ink. I also stamped the sentiment from THIS stamp set to fill in some areas.
I cut a piece of paper to the size I needed for my gift and tape it down with some masking tape. I used THIS stamp press to help me with placement. Once all the stamping is completed, I wrapped the gift and then added a bow. I used THIS white gel pen and traced a few of the images and sentiments to make them pop. I finished off the gift by adding a jingle bell to the bow.
Don’t have kraft wrapping paper? No worries. Simon Says Stamp’s Card Kits come in a large kraft bag inside the box that would perfect for turning into wrapping paper! 🙂
I also decorated a couple of gift bags using dies and stencils….
I started with a plain kraft gift bag and die-cut
THIS die from it. The die is from Simon’s previous
Believe release and is great for this since it’s symmetrical. I placed the die on the INSIDE of the bag and cut it out of the front only. I did not place the entire bag into my Big Shot machine. I left the handles sticking out from the cutting plates so there wasn’t as much bulk in the machine. I also played around with shims to make it work. Never try to force anything through your machine. If it is resisting going in, try playing around with removing plates and adding shims. I backed the design with some glitter paper from the kit as well as some red stickles. I added one of
THESE stars to the top to finish it off.
For the second gift bag…
I used the Opaque Texture Paste in the kit and applied it over the tree stencil. While the paste was still wet, I added some of the kit’s glitter on top for some sparkle. This tiny bag will be perfect for a gift card.
Speaking of gift cards, I gift many of them during the Holiday season, so I wanted to dress up a few mini envelopes from the kit to make it a little more personal and special…
I used several patterned papers included in the kit with THIS die to create bows to place on the flap of the envelopes…
I heat embossed a sentiment from
THIS stamp set under the flap using the gold embossing powder from the kit. I hope this inspires you to use your craft supplies to create your own unique packaging.
KEEP HOPPING
Like I mentioned, these projects are part of a fun blog hop celebrating a week of new releases from Simon Says Stamp. Click
HERE for the next stop on the hop and visit the talented,
Amy Rysavy. You can start at the beginning of the hop
HERE.
GIVEAWAY
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NEW RELEASES
My projects used a mixture of three new releases this week. Here are links to each new release in case you’re interested…
Click
HERE to view the Limited Edition Holiday Card Kit
(This kit is such a great value! It’s a Limited Edition so once it sells out, it’s gone.)
Click
HERE to view the Advent Plus Release
(You can see a card I made HERE using the products from this release.)
Click
HERE to view the 2016 December Card Kit
(You can see a card I created HERE using this kit.)
ETA: This kit has SOLD OUT, but many of the individual products are still for sale.
LINKS TO SUPPLIES USED:
November 21, 2016
While I love card ideas, it is extra helpful to get ideas like these for other I can make using stamping products! I love all of these!!! The wrapping paper and gift bags are fantastic!! Thanks so much for sharing your "out of the box" thinking and encouraging us to think of even more ways to use the new SSS products!!
November 21, 2016
What a fantastic idea for any season but to use the products from this Holiday kit makes perfect wrapping for Christmas gifts. I love it! Thank you for sharing. I can't wait to get my kit!
November 21, 2016
Wow! These are great ideas. I never think to make the packaging. I love those bows 🙂
November 20, 2016
Oh my I love the wrapping paper idea
November 20, 2016
Your gift wrapping ideas are spectacular! I love all if it and am so inspired!
November 20, 2016
That wrapping paper is gorgeous!!! I just wish I could come up with some of these cool ideas! I read that you re-wrote over the stamped image and where the picture was taken from, I thought it looked like you had heat embossed them! I was thinking….."Man, this gal is crafty!….
November 20, 2016
I love your projects, thanks for some great new ideas for packaging!
November 20, 2016
love the tree embossed bag. What a fabulous idea!
November 20, 2016
Ohhh, these are really fun! My mum wants us to get crafty with gift tags this year, so I'm sure she'll get excited about these wrapping ideas as well…
November 20, 2016
Love the wrapping ideas,very cute.
November 20, 2016
Thank you for your package decorating ideas–I love them!
November 20, 2016
Heather, thank you so much for sharing your wonderfully creative ideas for gift bags and designing your own wrapping paper! My children and I spend time together creating holiday cards, gift tags, and gift boxes for the homemade goodies we make in the kitchen to give to family and friends. We enjoy our creative bonding time as we craft homemade gifts for people near and far. Your creativity has inspired new creations from our "Workshop"! Happy Holidays!
November 20, 2016
Thank you for the unique gift wrap ideas! Wrapping gifts is one of my favorite parts of the holidays, so I can't wait to try stamping my own gift wrap 🙂 I also love the idea of using the bow dies on the small envelopes to dress up a gift card!
November 20, 2016
thanks for sharing your ideas for handmade gift wrap
Barb Housner
November 20, 2016
OMG!! I absolutely love your DIY wrapping! Especially the fun Santa wrapping paper! I think I might have to get a roll of kraft paper so that I can do this myself!!! Totally fun and it makes each gift even more special! Like a little more "I love you" was put into them! TFS!