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A GIFT OF WINE THIS CHRISTMAS

This wine bottle gift box was made to hold a full sized wine bottle, just in time for Christmas.

FRONT ON IMAGE

Yes, it will hold a full sized bottle of wine.

I used SHADED SPRUCE 12″x 12″ CARDSTOCK, as well as the stunning PLUSH POINSETTIA SPECIALTY PAPER and the RED VELVET PAPER PACK.

AT A SLIGHT ANGLE, WITH LID OFF

I used Real Red and Shaded Spruce as my main colours, with the white from the flocked poinsettia paper and sentiments STITCHED SO LOVELY DIES elements (even though they look like Very Vanilla in this image).

This image shows the wine box from a slightly different angle, with the decorated lid off and to the side.

This photo shows the wine gift box from another angle – looking down from the lid.

And, finally a close up of the poinsettia details on the front of the gift box.

Who would you gift box a bottle of wine for Christmas – friend, work colleague, neighbour or family member?

Thanks for popping by … happy stamping.

These are the products I used to make this project. If you live in Australia, you can order any of them through me.

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MERRY CHRISTMAS

The card I shared yesterday used some Designer Series Paper from the FLOWERS FOR EVERY SEASON pack. For today’s card I chose another piece of paper from that pack – this time, the Christmas inspired poinsettia one.

I wanted to create a clean and structured look for this card.

Three panels were cut using one of my favourite die sets, the STITCHED RECTANGLES DIES. I spaced them evenly and popped them up on dimensionals. There was just the right amount of space for two lengths of JUST JADE 1/4″ RIBBON, with a bow tied into each piece.

The WORD WISHES DIES gave me the Merry Christmas I wanted. I cut each word three times using Poppy Parade cardstock with ADHESIVE SHEETS attached. This allowed me to layer the two words and create some lovely dimension.

Lots of RED RHINESTONE BASIC JEWELS added all the bling I wanted.

I added strips of the DSP to the inside of the card and the envelope.

The use of just few colours is one of my favourite approaches to card making – Just Jade, Poppy Parade and Whisper White for this project.

Happy stamper … happy stamping.

These are the products I used to make this card. If you live in Australia, you can order any of them through me.

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GLEAMING GIFT CARD HOLDER

At a recent demonstrator team event I took part in swaps and received a gift card holder (and I do not have the name of the person who made it).

I decided to CASE it and use different Christmas Designer Series Paper – the CHRISTMAS GLEAMING SPECIALTY DSP.

It uses a half sheet of A4 cardstock (11″ x 4.125″). The first time I made one, I used Thick Whisper White cardstock – wrong choice. It was difficult to get crisp folds because it was so thick.

The COPPER FOIL SHEETS coordinate perfectly with the paper I chose from the DSP pack.

The holly sprigs, from the CHRISTMAS GLEAMING STAMP SET, were stamped and coloured before I fussy cut them.

The greeting is from the GIFT WRAPPED STAMP SET and the STITCHED SO SWEETLY DIES were used for the scalloped and stitched rectangle shape.

The scalloped copper foil insert was achieved by using one of the dies from the PEONY DIES.

The card was finished off with a piece of METALLIC BRAID and some METALLIC PEARLS.

Now, it’s time to make some more of these gift card holders for the upcoming new markets at Kangaroo Point.

What do you think?

Thanks for popping by … happy stamping!

These are the products I used to make this card. If you live anywhere in Australia, you can order any of them through me.

Product List
Peony Dies
[152701]
$70.00
Paper Snips
[103579]
$17.00