'Tis the Season...Gift Wrapping with MME

Happy Tuesday MME fans! As Christmas creeps closer and closer, we thought it was time to share some gift wrapping ideas! Enjoy and make sure to share your MME gift wrapping ideas with us too!

Shelly is here to share her simply beautiful gift ideas with us.

Good morning everyone! This is Shelly and I have some fun gift ideas to share with you!

I just love the fun bright colors of the Winter Wonderland collection. When I first saw this collection, my first thought was that I could really have fun with wrapping gifts, and when I got my chance to showcase some of my ideas, I jumped at the chance.

Supplies: Winter Wonderland:Tags patterned paper,Stripes patterned paper,6x6 paper pad,twine,chipboard,stamps;Misc:marker,ink,pop dots

I kept things very simple and easy to do. We all have lots to do this time of the year, and plenty of gifts to wrap, I am sure!

For my first gift, I decided to mix things up. For the larger box, I simply used normal wrapping paper.

For the smaller box,I went for it and got a little more creative!

I wrapped the smaller box with a left over kraft bag from all my shopping. I cut a 2-inch strip of pattern paper and wrapped it around the box.

Just an FYI, but the 12x12 paper is perfect for a DVD case! Then, I twisted the twine around and tied a bow. My daughter topped it off with a name tag that was cut from the “Tags” patter paper. Perfect!

My kids and I had created these same hearts for Valentine’s earlier this year. Not only are they perfect for fun little treats, but great for gift cards too.

I cut a large heart from a paper bag.  My daughter picked out her favorite stamps, and started stamping away.

Next I stitched up half of the heart.

Then, we filled the heart with the goodies. We add a little more fun with some star and snowflake punched shapes. Anything to create a little mess on the teacher’s desk, right? Then, I stitched up the rest of the heart, punched a hole, and tied some twine through it.

We started off with boxes, moved on to gift cards, and now we have gift bags.

I started off with a simple kraft lunch bag. I used the 6x6 pad, cutting a 5.5x4-inch piece to fold over the top of the bag.

Next I punched two holes, wrapped a piece of twine, and tied a bow.

Using the same “Tag” patterned paper as used on the box, I typed up a “to” & “from” before having my son sign his name.

Depending on what you are putting into the bag, I cut a rectangular shaped chipboard piece the size of the bottom to keep the bag sturdy.

I have lots more ideas in my head that also include the accessories pad and decorative tapes, but I have lots more shopping to do before I can get there, but this is a pretty good start!

Happy Holidays!