I love personalized gift wrap. Boxes, bags, tags, oh my!
One of my last duties at Paper Crafts magazine (now Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking magazine) was to design two projects for the Jan/Feb Simple Printables column. Since they ended up merging Paper Crafts and Creating Keepsakes into one magazine (now monthly and digital-only), my two projects were lucky enough to be spread out over two issues.
My favorite of the two projects is this Happy Valentine's Day Gift Box found in the February 2014 issue. It's kind of crazy to think I made it last August!
I went with the trendy melon and mint color palette, which just happens to be featured in PC&S's March 2014 issue (Trend Talk column). The beauty of these Simple Printable projects is they're made with a FREE download featured in each magazine. I loved the chalkboard feel of the Happy Valentine's Day graphic, and immediately envisioned it on a cute little gift box.
I simply printed, trimmed, and matted it with pink/melon cardstock. Then I added a few stickers from the Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm collection. My favorite touch was using a date stamp to stamp the "Feb 14 2014" (in mint, of course!). I won't even begin to tell you how many times I had to stamp it to get a perfect impression!
To download the Happy Valentine's Day graphic, click HERE.
And here's a complete list of supplies:
SUPPLIES: Collection: (arrow die cut, chipboard heart stickers from Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm collection) American Crafts Cardstock: (Strawberry Slush) Stampin’ Up!; (white) Rubber stamp: (Remember This And That Rotary) Stampin’ Up! Pigment ink: (Celadon) Clearsnap Digital element: (sentiment) PaperCraftsMag.com Adhesive: 3M Other: (gift box) Finished size: 3 1/2" square
If you're needing a fun birthday option, check out my Make a Wish Gift Box in the January 2014 issue.
To download the Make a Wish graphic, click HERE.
Here's to quick and easy gift wrap!
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