Gift Wrapping Made Easy!

I love wrapping gifts - it's so much fun finishing off a present with a gorgeous wrapping. Sometimes though, you have something that's just too awkward to make a nice parcel out of - Project Tuesday is here to help! This week we're making Genie Bags. I went with a Christmas theme and I think a decorated bag like this would be perfect for any hard to wrap gift!

I used products from one of the Dressing Up Christmas bundles on sale here in NZ this month - this stamp set and paper together are so elegant. 

I've cut an oval into the Top Note diecut and hand cut a mat from Real Red cardstock. The sentiment was inked with markers and layered on top using dimensionals.

On the back of the bag I've tied a quick label and added some more of that gorgeous mistletoe paper.

Head on over to Project Tuesday to see what the design team has come up with this week!





Stamps: Gifted, Welcome Christmas
Paper & Card:  Christmas Cocoa DP, Soft Suede, Real Red, Whisper White Ink: Soft Suede, Real Red
Punches: 1 3/4" CircleBig Shot: Top Note die
Other: Mistletoe Ribbon (free with this month's promo) Markers, Neutrals Buttons, Real Red ribbon, Hemp Twine, Dimensionals E-mail me to purchase.

Tiny Takeout Box

Happy Tuesday everyone! This week we have an adorable little project for you to try - the Tiny Takeout Box. This sweet box uses just an 8"x8" piece of card stock, so it's budget friendly as well. For the instructions, please click here.

It was a lovely sunny day when I made my box, so I went with a sunny colour combo - Marina Mist and Daffodil Delight. I stamped the inside of my box with the Polka Dot background, the bird comes from the Silhouette Sentiments hostess set and the sentiment is from Tiny Tags.

Head on over to Project Tuesday to see the design team creations and link up your Tiny Takeout Box!



Stamps: Silhouette Sentiments, Tiny Tags, Polka Dot Background
Paper & Card: Marina Mist, Very Vanilla, Greenhouse Gala DP
Ink: Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight
Punches: Jewelry Tag, Scallop & Large Oval, Eyelet Border
Other: Marina Mist Satin Ribbon, Brights Buttons, Linen Thread, Crop-a-Dile

Christmas Tag Box

Hi everyone - Happy Tuesday! we have a fun Project Tuesday challenge for you this week - we're making these gorgeous tag boxes. These make a wonderful gift, or make one for yourself to get a jumpstart on your holiday crafting!

If you'd like to make your own box, you can find the tutorial here.

The colour combo for my box came from the Ski Slope paper I've used around the belly band - it's Real Red, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip and Baja Breeze.

Inside the box I have 12 tags, 3 each of four different designs. I've used a BUNCH of stamp sets on these, I won't list them all as many are retired, hostess or Sale-a-bration sets. You will see the ornament from Contempo Christmas in there though, love that set!

Here are all the individual tags - each one is made up of two components joined with silver cord.

If you play along this week, don't forget to link your entry at Project Tuesday - while there you'll see the pretty design team ideas for this box!
If you're in New Zealand and love (like I do!) the ribbon I used on my box, you can now get it free with the Dress Up Christmas promotion. Email me  for more info (flyer on the lefthand sidebar) or to get yours! 

Stamps: Assorted SU! sets
Paper & Card: Real Red, Old Olive, Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Ski Slope DP
Ink: Real Red, Old Olive, Baja Breeze
Punches: Curly Label, Scallop Edge, Tag, Scallop Circle, Designer Label & 1" Circle punches
Other: Real Red Polka Dot Ribbon, Baja Breeze Button, Silver Cord, Crop-a-dile

Corner Bookmark

Hi everyone and Happy Tuesday! The team at Project Tuesday have a fun challenge this week - Corner Bookmarks. I've had this on my "must-make" list forever, and I'm happy to report they are simple to make and so much fun to decorate. You can find a tutorial here.

I used various punches and dies to create the layers for my bookmark. The image was coloured on watercolour paper with SU! markers.

The paper is an oldie, Petals and Paisleys and the colour combo is Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive & Pretty in Pink.

These really are fun to make and embellish - not only that, they work really well too!

I hope you'll stop by the Project Tuesday blog to see what the other designers have come up with and to link your own creation!





Paper & Card: Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive & Whisper White. Petals & Paisleys DP. Ink: Old Olive
Punches: Scallop Border punch
Other: Old Olive Ribbon, Playground Buttons, Linen Thread, SU! Markers
Stamps: Apple For You, Clearly Sentimental About Books - MFT Stamps Other: Jumbo Scallop Die-namic - MFT Stamps
Challenge: Tip Top Tuesday

Jolly Christmas Treat Bag

Hey everyone - it's Tuesday so time for a fun new Project Tuesday challenge to try! This week Kim has asked us to make these fun treat bag covers. I often make these with a window in the front, it was a nice change to use images on the front instead. If you need the instructions, you can find them here.

I pulled out some super old SU! supplies - anyone remember Cranberry Crisp and True Thyme? They were In Colours way back in 2007 - I still love them, especially with this Holiday Thyme paper I'm lucky enough to still have.

Isn't that Reindeer just the cutest? I've had this Hero Arts set forever, it was time it finally saw some ink! You can't tell from the photo, but I stamped the head twice so it's popped up from the body on Dimensionals.

Inside I just had to add this cute little penguin. I've also stamped the cardstock with the little snowflakes. I'll add some handmade chocolates to this at Christmas time.

While I had the supplies out I also whipped up this matching gift tag - I think I'm going to do brown wrapping paper and cute tags for my holiday wrapping this year!

Head on over to see what the Project Tuesday crew have whipped up - we hope you'll play along!



Paper & Card: Cranberry Crisp, True Thyme, Very Vanilla, Holiday Thyme DP
Ink: Cranberry Crisp, True Thyme
Punches: 3/4" Circle
Other: Crop-a-dile, Jumbo Eyelets - Antique Brass, Always Artichoke Ribbon, Small Cello bags

Stamps: Jolly Christmas & Birdhouse Tag - Hero Arts
Punches: Apron Lace - Fiskars
Other: Colluzle Tag Template

Clear Sleeve Gift Box & Zippy Wallet

Hi everyone - I have a couple of fun things to share today, a great sewing tutorial link and a gift box! This is my last week hostessing the Project Tuesday challenges and it's been a blast. This week we're making my clear sleeve gift boxes - the basic instructions are in this post here. They are really simple though - I always make my base box then just wrap the acetate around the box to make the slip cover - no measuring required.

For my box today I kept it pretty simple. Ribbon bands around the edges of the slip cover and a label decorated with paper flowers.

The largest flower is simple Scalloped Circle punches from designer paper that I wet & scrunched up before moulding the flower shape. I sprayed the flower with Glimmermist to disguise the white edges. Once the flower dries it's nice and sturdy, perfect for decorating a box.

I was making this box specifically for the gift that's inside....

So I matched the colours to the little purse. I've used Crumb Cake (stamped with the old Linen background in Crumb Cake ink to match the linen fabric) Regal Rose and Rose Red. That's a Rose Red button on the purse - love those marbled buttons! 

The purse comes from this wonderful tutorial by Anna from Noodlehead. This is my fifth sewing project and the second of these little purses I've made - Anna's tutorials have been instrumental in my getting to grips with zips! (say that three times fast!)

The purse is fully lined which I love - it gives such a nice finished quality. I also pulled out the beading supplies and fashioned a little glass and Tibetan silver zipper pull for that extra bit of bling!

I hope you'll join me and the rest of the design team in making Clear Sleeve Gift Boxes for Project Tuesday this week!




Stamps: Afterthoughts (hostess), Linen Background
Paper & Card: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Rose Red
Ink: Crumb Cake, Regal Rose
Punches: Scalloped Circle Punch
Other: Regla Rose Ribbon, Soft Subtles Brads

Other: Prima Flowers, Nestabilities, Brads, Flower Button, Glimmermist

Tri-fold Pocket Card

Happy Tuesday everyone! It's been lovely and sunny here in Wellington today, makes a nice change from the windy days we've been having. It's been nice to get the housework done while the sun was streaming in and I could daydream about future crafty projects.

My challenge for the Project Tuesday crew this week was to make one of these awesome Tri-Fold Pocket cards. I love these - they're nice and flat for easy mailing and are perfect to slip a little gift card inside.

 
I used my fav paper again (Greenhouse Gala) this time to make a masculine birthday card. The bold prints on these sheets are great for guy cards - this pack seriously has something for everyone! The sentiment is from the new Afterthoughts hostess set. I love this stamp, it looks great blocked out in different colours like this.

I've left the insert blank for the moment. I love the new Pear Pizazz - you'll probably be seeing a lot of it!

Head on over to Project Tuesday to see the design team creations - we hope you'll play along!





Stamps: Afterthoughts
Paper & Card: Pear Pizazz, Chocolate Chip, Greenhouse Gala DP, Whisper White
Ink: Baja Breeze, Pear Pizazz, Chocolate Chip
Punches: Corner Rounder, Round Tab punches
Other: Jumbo Brad, Choc Chip Ribbon, Markers

Window Treat Box

Hi everyone! This week my challenge for Project Tuesday is making this fun Window Treat Box. You can find a wonderful tutorial here. I love these boxes, they are a really nice size, perfect for filling with lots of goodies!

I used my favourite paper right now - Greenhouse Gala. I just love the colours in this pack! My base cardstock is Baja Breeze. I used a Lots of Tags die and the Wide Oval punch to make my tag. The sentiment is from the new level three hostess set, Occasional Quotes.

Head on over to Project Tuesday to see what the design team have come up with!





Stamps: Occasional Greetings
Paper & Card: Baja Breeze, Real Red, Whisper White, Greenhouse Gala DP
Ink: Real Red
Punches: Wide Oval, Eyelet Border
Big Shot: Lots of Tags
Other: Corduroy Button, Real Red Ribbon, Hemp Twine 

View Master Card

Good evening crafty chickies! I have a fun post for you today - this weeks challenge at Project Tuesday is to create a View Master Card! There are lots of ways to make these, you can find a couple of tutorials here and here. I kinda just made mine up as I went along, once you understand the basic technique you can pretty much wing it.

Friends of ours have just announced an imminent arrival, so I thought it would be cute to use the window for the "baby" sentiment, in a few different colours - including a pink and a blue of course. 

I stamped the sentiment from Lovely Labels on a circlular piece of Whisper White card four times - using Old Olive, Rose Red, Rich Razzleberry and Baja Breeze ink.

The window was punches with the 1 1/4" circle punch.

There's a brad hiding under the leaf of the Rose Red flower - this is what allows the sentiment to spin.

The entire square layer is popped up on a double layer of dimensionals just to give the wheel a little more room to move.

I hope you'll give this fun card a spin (I know, I know - bad pun!) I wasn't sure I'd like the results, but love how it turned out.

Head on over to see what the Project Tuesday team came up with this week!





Stamps: True Friend, Lovely Labels
Paper & Card: Spring Flowers & Old Olive DP. Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Old Olive & So Saffron Card.
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Rose Red & Baja Breeze
Punches: Circle Punches, Wide Oval, Handheld, Lg Corner Rounder
Other: Old Olive Ribbon, So Saffron Brads, Circle Scissors Plus

Other: Jumbo Scallop Die-namics - MFT Stamps.