12 Weeks Of Christmas: Weeks 11 & 12 Gift Box & Bags

MERRY CHRISTMAS from the speckled sparrow! 

This is totally what our Christmas looks like today! Hot, sunny & beaches surrounding us.  I am truly lucky to live here in Torquay!  Ok, so I either can't count or I have missed a week somewhere in my 12 weeks of Christmas posts!  To make up for my error, I am posting 2 projects using similar products.

I have been making gifts galore this week & I needed some packaging for them.  Firstly I made a big batch of shortbread with the kids & I needed to house them in something pretty.   My trusty festive flower punch came in handy for all of these projects today.  I didn't have time to stamp my flowers & guess what? They still look great.  I needed flowers in a hurry!  These are so easy to build.   I used tombow glue, but you could use a hot glue gun.

Stampin' Up! sell the best cafe bags! They are lined with plastic so they were perfect for my shortbread gifts. This prevents the butter from the shortbread soaking through the bags.  

Project 2 is a cute little box I made using the retired gift boxes on sale on the Clearance rack.  I have created a little belly band & added my pretty poinsettia to the top.  I needed a special box for a very special gift.  I'm sure my niece Indiah will love what's inside! 

Today marks the end of my 12 weeks of Christmas projects. I am taking a few weeks off from blogging & will see you all again for some special Sale-A-Bration posts very soon! 

Thanks so much for visiting my little blog & I wish you all a Very Merry Christmas & a Happy & Joyous New Year.  

Thanks for stopping by

Tricia 

12 Weeks Of Christmas: Week 12 - Merry Christmas Money Holders

I usually give a lot of gift cards for Christmas, but this year I decided to give cold hard CASH!  The only problem was I had nothing to put it in.  I measured the $$$ I was giving & decided to make up my own holder.  They are very simple but do the job nicely.

Take a piece of DSP 6 1/2" x 6 1/2" & score at 1 5/8" & 4 1/4"
Use adhesive to stick edges of the larger flap down
Adhere an edgelit or punched edge to the inner top flap
I added a white liner for writing a message on the inside top flap measuring 1 1/4" x 6 1/2"

Make a belly band with a 1 3/4" x 6 1/2" strip of coordinating card stock & DSP cut at 1 1/2" x 6 1/2"
I used the 2 3/8" Scallop Circle punch with both the 2" Circle & 1 3/8" Circle punches.

This marks the end of my 12 Weeks Of Christmas posts.  I made it YAY!  I hope you enjoyed following along.

We have a new Occasions Catalogue about to start January 6th, so how about I get to work on samples from that & the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue?   You are going to love this catalogue.  It is full of LOTS of amazing new products!  Plus, the Sale-A-Bration freebies are super nice this year too.  I can't wait to get started.

Merry Christmas to all my readers & I hope you & your family have a happy & safe New Year!

Thanks For Looking,

TRICIA

All Is Calm Specialty Designer Series Paper

$21.95

Merry Everything Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$28.95

Many Merry Stars Photopolymer Stamp Set

$27.95

2-3/8" Circle Scallop Punch

$29.95

2" Circle Punch

$29.95

1-3/8" Circle Punch

$27.95

3/4" Circle Punch

$18.95

Metallic Silver Encore Pad

$16.95

Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock

$11.95

Island Indigo A4 Card Stock

$11.95

12 Weeks Of Christmas: Week 12 Last Minute Gifts - Apothecary Jars

I have thrown in a double whammy this week as I know you are all busy preparing for Christmas.  It is only 6 days away (eek!), so I figured you might need some more ideas.  I have a lot of teachers & family friends to buy for at Christmas & often find they get lumped into the chocolates or biscuit category.  This year I decided to spruce up their gifts with some little apothecary jars filled with chocolates.  I even made a coordinating card.  I made 5 of each colour scheme & liked both, but did prefer the Crumb Cake version.   Which colour do you like best?  I have just entered these little last minute gifts in the SUO only challenges #86 - Its Almost The Last Minute Challenge!  Why not pop on over & check out the other entries.

The first one uses Crumb Cake & Cherry Cobbler with the Season Of Style Paper Stack.

The second is my Pool Party version. This one has white embossing onto Pool Party with Smokey Slate & uses the Winter Frost Paper Stack.

Stamp Set:  Festive Flurry  (131778), Merry Little Christmas (131829).
Paper:  Whisper White (106549), Cherry Cobbler (121681), Old Olive (106576), Champagne Glimmer Paper (127885) Silver Glimmer Paper (124005), Pool Party (124391), Season of Style Paper stack (132181), Winter Frost Paper Stack (13183)

Ink:  Crumb Cake (126975), Cherry Cobbler (126966), VersaMark (102283), Pool Party (126982), Island Indigo (126986)

Cool Tools: Big Shot, Festive Flurry Framelits (132193), Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine (123125), SIlver 1/8" Ribbon (132137), Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246), Merry Minis Punch Pack (126882), Sticky Strip ( 104294), White Embossing Powder (109132), Heat Tool (129056)

Thanks For Looking,

TRICIA