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Valentine's Day Gift Wrapping

Hi everyone! Tonya here with you today. Hope you are enjoying all of the Valentine's Day ideas we are sharing with you this week. Today I have a little gift ensemble to share with you. All of these projects were made using the Lost & Found Record It Heirloom collection. This collection has always been at the top of my list. It’s so feminine and the red glitter makes it swoon worthy for me.

 

Before starting my project I wanted to pick out two items that would be used on all three of the pieces so that they would look like they belonged to one another. Those two items are the pink/white chevron paper and the red glittered hearts.

 

Supplies: Lost & Found Record It Heirloom: 6x6 Designer Paper Pad, Ephemera Pack, Layered Stickers, Decorative Brads, Chipboard Elements, Decorative Tape, Enamel Dots

 

This card was a pretty simple one to make. I simply took a square of the pink/white chevron paper and trimmed the edges with pinking shears, then topped that with a smaller square of card stock that had a heart cut out of it. The medallion of the ribbon originally had a red circle in the middle of it, but I opted to use the little red glitter heart instead.

 

 

 

 

The little treat bad was made using a die and then I just simply layered some pieces from the ephemera bag and another glitter chipboard heart.

 

 

Wine bottles are always more fun to give if they have a cute little tag attached! 

 

 

Hope you all have a Valentine’s Day filled with love and CHOCOLATE!!!!

 

Tonya

 

Valentine's Day Gift Wrap

Hi there, MME friends!  Lea here today to share some ideas for using your My Mind's Eye goodies when you wrap gifts!  I LOVE to give gifts, and I LOVE to make the outside just as pretty as whatever might be on the inside!  And I am always raiding my scrapbooking product whenever I have to put together a gift!

Supplies: Jubilee "Mint Julep" - "Ride" 12x12 paper; Market Street "Nob Hill" - chipboard elements, chipboard buttons, flair pins; Necessities Metallic - alpha & word stickers; Now and Then "Mildred" - "Today" accent stickers; Record It! "Charmed" - enamel dots; other: wrapping paper, glitter cardstock, twine, bow die.


Valentine's day is right around the corner, so I went with a love theme for my gift wrapped projects today!  But, I didn't use the traditional red & pink.  I actually used gold, black & white, pulling goodies from different My Mind's Eye collections to accent the boxes.  These would be great for the man in your life because they aren't super girly, but he might not love all the glitter from the glitter wrap.  :)

I started by wrapping the larger box with glitter wrapping paper.  After that I added added a doily to the side of it, then tied twine around it.  I threaded the gold chipboard button to the middle of the twine bow, then layered a heart sticker & polka dot flair piece underneath it (tucking them under the twine as well).

I added the chipboard piece to the lower corner, added the word love in letter stickers & then accented it with enamel dots.  Are you wondering how I got everything to stick to glittered paper?  HOT GLUE.  It will be your best friend when embellishing gift wrap.  It still makes the package easy to take apart, but everything should stay on perfectly until they open it!

Next up is the smaller box, which I wrapped in some 12x12 MME paper.  After wrapping it, I diecut the bow from gold glittered cardstock, then assembled it & adhered it to the top.  I accented the middle of the bow with a gold chipboard circle.

To finish the small box, I layered a heart sticker & word sticker to the front and then embellished it with some enamel dots.  Easy peasy!

Be sure to make your valentines feel extra special this year by wrapping their gifts up in super pretty products from My Mind's Eye.  They will for sure feel loved by added touch of beautiful packaging!

Thanks for checking out my projects, and I hope that you have a wonderful rest of your day!

Lea

Holiday Gift Wrapping

'Tis the season of giving.  I had fun creating unique gifts with the festive Sleigh Bells Ring collection.

 

Who doesn't love cookies?  Create a fun and easy cookie holder with a 10" circle of paper.  Simply fold in the left and right sides at about 3 1/2", then fold the top and bottom edges in at 2". Fold in the 4 corners and secure with a stapler. Tie tags around it with twine. Line it with wax paper and fill it with with your favorite cookies.  Make individual treats by filling the adorable striped treat bags.

 

 

I re-purposed an old apple cider tin by spray painting the lid black and covering it with patterned papers, decorative tape, and twine. I added a beautiful paper bow and tag to the lid.  I tied a reindeer tag around it with twine and added some word stickers to it.

 

 

Dress up a clear pail with decorative tapes.  For the lid, cut a circle from the 6x6 paper and place a large circle sticker in the center. Cut a green circle and adhere a snowflake from the mixed bag with foam tape.  Attach the tag to the twine with a decorative brad and tie it onto the handle.  Fill with a Christmas treat.

 

I decorated a shallow tin lid with green and cream striped paper- rounding the corners and sewing around the edges.  I cut strips of the red and cream paper and wrapped them around the side, along with decorative tapes.  I placed a paper bow on top and attached a Christmas tree flair pin.  I matted the "Handmade with Love" sticker and tied it to the bow with red and white twine.

 

These fabulous papers and embellishments make packaging gifts a breeze.  I hope you enjoy creating handmade gifts from your heart this Christmas season.

 

Tamara

Sticker Week | Tonya

Hi everyone! This is Tonya with you on this last day of sticker week. I chose to make my sticker projects centered around gift giving. Using the new Joyous collection made this a very simple thing to do!

This collection is so elegant and sparkly. I also adore the vintage look of it!

 

I was able to take this very plain white box and turn it into something that I am proud to place under my tree.

 

Supplies: Joyous- North Pole Paper, Decorative Tape, Stickers, Decorative Pinwheel Bows, Decorative Brads, Tiny Alpha Stickers

 

I simply cut two strips of patterned paper and wrapped then around the box. Then I used the striped decorative tape, which I topped with some thin strips of glitter.

 

The pinwheel bow is one of the smaller ones in the package. I embellished the rest of the package with stickers from the sticker sheet and the tiny alpha package.

 

 I also created a set of four gift card tags. These were all cut from the 6x6 Decorative Paper pads.

 

Supplies: Joyous- Decorative Paper Pad, Gems, Cardstock Tags, Stickers, Tiny Alpha Stickers, Decorative Brads

 

You can easily personalize the tags by using the Tiny Alpha Stickers.

For this one I used the Cardstock Tags and just trimmed the top of it to match the top edge of the card pocket on this tag.

 

I love that little vintage Santa face, it is just the cutest!

 

I have one last project to share with you. This one was done using the Sleigh Bells Ring collection.  It was sitting on my desk and I liked how the first gift box turned out so I thought I would wrap another one using Sleigh Bells Ring.

 

Supplies: Sleigh Bells Ring- Decorative Paper Pad, Decorative Tapes, Enamel Shapes, Stickers, Flair, Bows

 

I think the big paper bow and the decorative tapes totally make this!!!

 

So, go ahead and use your My Mind’s Eye collections for more than just your layouts and cards. These products are so versatile, especially the stickers!

 

Tonya

 

Thanksgiving Gift Bags

Hey there, everyone!  Lea here today with some decorated gift bags just in time for Thanksgiving.  Whether you want to create little treat bags for your guests, or want to bring a thank you gift to your host....these bags are beautiful & easy to create, and are perfect for tucking a little something nice into them.

 

Supplies: Necessities - Wood 6x6 paper pad, Metallics 12x12 vellum (stripes, confetti, triangle), Metallics decorative tape; Jubilee - "Tangerine" 6x6 paper pad, "Mint Julep" 6x6 paper pad; Other - glassine bags, ribbon, sentiment stamp, brown ink, clothespin, steel dies.

I've combined some metallics & woodgrain from the Necessities collection with papers from Jubilee "Tangerine" & "Mint Julep" to give me that Thanksgiving feel I was going for.  Aqua blue has become a staple Thanksgiving color for me...I think it pairs perfectly with the traditional reds, oranges & yellows of the season!!

To create the tags I diecut some of my favorite steel die tags that I have in my tool stash, but you can also use your Silhouette electronic cutter if you have one.  After stamping the sentiment to the smaller tags, I layered them together, then added the ribbon hanger & bow.  After that I diecut the leaves from the gold printed vellum in the Necessities line (you could also use your electronic cutter for these as well).  I stitched down the middle of each one, then layered them together to the top of each tag.  After that I accented each tag with decorative brads.

To give the clothespins a little extra something, I covered them in gold dotted washi tape.  After clipping the tags to the front of the glassine bags with the clothespins, I felt like they were still a little plain.  So, I cut a couple blocks of woodgrain paper, & tucked them underneath the tags.  That definitely looked better to me, so I put a little bit of adhesive to the paper to make it stay in place!

I kept the tag removable, so the recipient can take it off the little bag, and put it somewhere in their house decoration if they so choose!  I never expect it, but so often when I give a handmade gift or card...I will find it somewhere in the house of the person I gave it to!!  That always makes me smile a bit.

I kept the bags empty in order to photograph easier, but there are so many little gift ideas that you could put into them.  You could bake some nice sized cookies, wrap them in some cellophane & tuck them into the bag.  You could create a flat notecard set with envelopes, or pick up a pretty notepad & matching pen.  You could even slip a nice 4x6 frame into the bag (with a photo in it, of course).  The possibilities are endless...as long as they are fairly flat.

I hope that you enjoyed my Thanksgiving glassine bags today!  And I hope that you think to break out your MME goodies when creating for this holiday season! 

Lea

Paper Pads

Hi everyone, Tonya here with you today. Are you a list maker or a note taker? If so, I have the perfect little project to share with you today. Something that is a fairly quick and easy to make.

 

These may look like cards but they are handmade pads of paper with cute little decorative covers! Both of these were made the same way, just decorated a little bit differently.

 

Supplies: Jubilee - Mint Julep: 6x6 Decorative Paper Pad, "Beautiful"Mixed Bag, Decorative Brads, "Wild" Enamel Shapes, "Journey" 3x4 Journal Cards, "Ride" Label Stickers, "Live it Up" Sticky Notes

Decorative Tape Sets: Mint & Grey Lime Twist: "Life of the Party" Charmed twine.

 

On the inside of each of the covers I placed one of the post-it pads.

 

To make the base of the paper pads I simply cut a piece of chipboard to the below specifications ( when folded up the pad measures a tad bit larger than an A2 card).  I chose this size because I wanted to make the papers inside that made up the pad easy to measure, which meant simply cutting my 8 1/2 x 11" copy paper into fourths.

 

Once I had the outside and the inside decorated I just adhered a 1/4" strip of Scor-Tape (which is a really strong double sided tape) in between the score lines.

 

When I removed  the release strip on the tape I stacked all of my inner papers as neatly as I could and pressed the upper edges against the Scor-Tape. Amazingly they all adhered and even with moving them all around for photos not a single sheet has fallen out.

 

These would make great stocking stuffers, thank you gifts, or teacher gifts (would be super easy to personalize)! Quick, simple and cost effective!

 

Tonya

Halloween Treat Bags

Hey there, everyone!!  It's Lea again with some cute ways to give treats as gifts!  Halloween is on Friday, and I have created a couple of different fun gift ideas for friends & family!

 

Supplies: "Frightful" collection - 12x12 papers (Dots, Frightful Words, Pumpkin), 6x6 paper pad, chipboard elements, decorative brads, Mixed Bag, & enamel dots.

I used tons of products from the Frightful collection to create my little treat containers!  The little plastic holders are filled with candy corns, & they are super easy to put together.  The boxes are filled with maple frosted pumpkin spice cookies.  They require a little more time, but are definitely worth it!

The candy corn gifts were actually made from some of the plastic containers that MME washi tape comes in!  Normally I put things like that right into the recycling bin, but for some reason I held on to them....and I am so glad I did!  After filling them with candy corn, I added a strip of 6x6 paper & washi tape around the middle of each container.  I hung chipboard ornaments from the top of each one, then tied a bow to the same side & covered the bow in a decorative brad.  To finish I added diecuts & enamel dots to each one.

After baking & frosting the cookies, I assembled three cupcake boxes, & added the cookies into them (each box holds 7-8 cookies).  I wrapped 12x12 paper strips around each box to start.  Then I tied ribbon around each box, & topped the bow with a decorative brad.  Then I added sentiments & accents to the front & top of each box using chipboard and diecut shapes! 

Because the items I used are either not wrapped or homemade, these gifts would be best for family & friends that know you.  But you can always switch out what I used to wrapped candies & baked goods if you want to give them to people you don't know as well. 

Here is the recipe for the cookies if you want to make them!

Pumpkin Spice Cookies

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour or gluten-free flour blend
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Pampered Chef Cinnamon Plus
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), softened
• 1 cup pure pumpkin puree
  
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease baking pans.

Combineflour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon plus and salt in medium bowl. Beat sugar and butter in large mixer bowl until well blended. Beat in pumpkin, egg and vanilla extract until smooth. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Drop large spoonfuls onto prepared baking pans.

Bakefor 15 to 18 minutes or until edges are firm. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

Maple Icing

• 1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
• 2 cups confectioner's sugar
• 3 teaspoons maple extract

Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat.  Add the sugar & maple extract to the butter; stir until smooth.  Add more sugar if you need a thicker consistency, or add hot water a teaspoon at a time for thinner consistency.  Frost cooled cookies.

I hope you enjoyed my Halloween treat post today! 

Lea

MME + Gift Wrap = the Perfect Package.

Good morning! Danni here...Happy Holidays friends!

It's truly the most wonderful time of year.  The decorations, the food, everyone is nicer (as long as you're not shopping...giggle), the beautiful snow-scenes and spirits feeling lifted, it's absolutely the most wonderful time.

While we look forward to it every single year, we as mommies know, there's a LOT to do.  While it can take a little more time, I love to create my own gift wrap for smaller gifts.  I love to give gift cards and money (college students, teachers, co-workers, neighbors) and so I am always trying to come up with beautiful ways to make them know that while it's a gift card/money, there was a LOT of thought involved in the gift. 

 

Here are some ideas I have started playing with this year for those small-sized gifts.

 

To begin, I have saved lots of toilet paper rolls and paper towel rolls, these are perfect for my kids' in class, my kids' personal crafts or gift wrap.

 

 

The first two assortments above were created with toilet paper rolls and are perfect for wrapping money or as a package topper.

The next two share another idea we use for the teachers/staff.  My hubby gives all of the employees a gift card and we want the wrap to be unique and special because they ALL are so special to us.  Here are just a couple that we will be giving this year.

And last ,but certainly not least, a gift bag idea.  I love using my Cameo to create a background that could be layered with all the many elements in either the Vintage Christmas line or Mistletoe Magic lines.

Supplies: Vintage Christmas Paper Kit and MME Mistletoe Magic Paper Kit, chipboard elements, 12 x 12 cardstock stickers, decorative buttons, layered stickers; MISC: gift bag from stash, toilet paper rolls, trim from stash, Melissa Frances tinsel,  jingle bells, twine, machine stitching, Cameo, glittered paper, Martha Stewart glitter, spray adhesive, decade stamp, jenni bowlin ink, berries from Michael's, Martha Stewart heart punch

Wishing you a very happy "wrapping" season this year!

MME+Teacher Appreciation Week with Jana

Happy Tuesday everyone! This is Jana and I'm here to share a creative and unique Teacher Appreciation Week gift idea with you!

I've researched online and have asked teachers I know what kinds of gifts they love to receive from their students and they all seem to say the same thing ... GIFT CARDS! But giving a gift card to someone can feel "last-minute" and impersonal. So why not package the gift card with a personal touch? Like this sweet school bus shaped gift box.

Supplies:Boy Crazy:Seeing Stars Paper, Plaid Paper, Point the Way Paper, Stitched Paper, 6 x 6 Paper Pad, Felt Stickers, Enamel Dots, Decorative Buttons;Find Your Wings and Fly -Sky's the Limit: Alpha/Word Stickers ;Kraft FunDay: "Happy Days" (Brights) Twine

I used the Boy Crazy collection along with my electronic cutting machine and an ice cream truck cut file by SVGCuts.com to create this fun box. The characters from the felt stickers make perfect passengers! And the Decorative Buttons are the perfect accents! I even created a flip-out stop sign for the side of the bus to keep the boarding riders safe and sound. Letter stickers from the Find Your Wings and Fly Collection  label the bus with the teacher's name.

 

When the back of the box is opened a few handfuls of the teacher's favorite candy come spilling out along with a library card pocket containing a gift card to her favorite restaurant.

 

The library pocket and apple were also cut with my electronic die cut machine. I gave the apple a little texture with an embossing folder. Another button from the Boy Crazy collection and some twine from the Kraft FunDay collection add some fun (and a little visual interest) to the pocket. The candies get dressed up patterned paper bands using the Boy Crazy 6 x 6 papers!

 

The mini banner pieces from the Boy Crazy Decorative Buttons adorn the other side of the bus, and the Enamel Dots make the most perfect lights and wheel accents!

 

It's a colorful and fun way to let your child's teacher know how much you appreciate them! Thanks so much for stopping by today!

 

 

Gift Wrapping with The Sweetest Thing

What is sweeter than the feeling of giving a beautiful gift? Some might say it's the sweetest thing. And that's why our new The Sweetest Thing collection meshes so well with the spirit of giving. They are simply a match made in heaven!

Today Suzanne and Danni are hear to share some beautiful and elegant gift wrapping options using MME.

Enjoy! 

Gift box,Paper Box,and Gift Tag by Suzanne

Supplies:The Sweetest Thing-Bluebell: Bright Blossom patterned paper,Lively patterned paper,decorative brads,layered stickers, chipboard elements,stamps,'Best' die cut title,'Remember' die cut title,'Bright' journal card;All is Bright:sticker accessory sheet

Suzanne says:I decided to create a trio of items that would compliment any celebration! I love the Sweetest Thing collection, and used many elements to add festive touches to the gifts.

First,I covered the outside of a gift box with Lively patterned paper and used one of the diecuts along the bottom.

I created a trio of paper ribbons across the top with vellum, and added a border strip from the paper.

Lastly, I finished the border ribbon with a paper bloom found on the decorative brad package, and hung a small banner that I also stamped with the Happiness Stamp set,

So I could enclose a card,candy, or gift card...I used a festive striped paper sack that complimented this collection perfectly!

Last but not least, you can always use a gift tag to decorate the perfect gift for someone you love!

 

 

Pillow Boxes by Danni Reid

pillow boxes gift supplies:The Sweetest Thing-Tangerine:Hello patterned paper,Sunshine patterned paper, decorative tape,stickers,decorative brads,doilies,buttons;Misc:twine, pillow boxes, machine stitching 

Danni says:
I love to use scrapping supplies to wrap gifts! Whether I'm making gift bags or wrapping presents, it's so much fun to "dress up" a little package with my favorite supplies.  I decided to "wrap" two pillow boxes for today's post because these little boxes are perfect for gift cards and money alike and are wonderful to have on hand.

I love every last detail of The Sweetest Thing Tangerine collection. From the patterns, colors, embellies, and crocheted doilies to the the buttons, it's all pure eye candy.  This collection is perfect for wrapping little gifts because you can't help be happy when receiving such a summery, fresh,and airy little package.

Wow,ladies. These are absolutely stunning. Thank you so much for sharing your endless creativity today!