Sunday Showcase: Quick Gifts & Packaging Ideas

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Color Combo: Perfect Plum, Tangelo Twist, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Basic Black & Whisper White.

This is a quick Halloween treat box that I created with the Gift Box Punch Board.  It measures 1-3/4" x 1-3/4" x 4", so it's plenty big for filling up with small, fun-size treats!  After punching, I stamped the triangle border from the Dotty Angles stamp set in Basic Black.  I decorated the front with a spooky tag from Merry Everything (wood), inked in markers, and punched with the coordinating Note Tag Punch.

Bundle It & Save: Purchase the Merry Everything stamp set and the Note Tag Punch together in the Merry Everything Bundle (wood) and save 15%!

Assembly TIP: Boxes made with the Gift Box Punch Board are designed to have no cutting or adhering, so the corners pinch together and fold in toward the middle. This doesn't allow for much room for candy, however. To make more room inside the box, I trimmed off one panel from each of the folded-in corners to create tabs.  I adhered those tabs to the sides with Fast Fuse Adhesive. Voila!  Lots of room!

Also Features: Tangelo Twist Two-Tone Trim, White Baker's Twine, Rhinestone Jewels

Created by Rita Berning.  Color Combo: Elegant Eggplant, Garden Green, Crumb Cake & Whisper White.

Have you seen these cute little, ready-to-use Gift Card Enclosures?  They are kind of hidden in the 2014-2015 Annual Catalog.  They are so handy and quite a bargain—you get 10 in a pack for just $5.95!  Rita decorated hers with the Kinda Eclectic (wood) stamp set to coordinate with her Olive Garden gift card.  The card folds closed, but Rita added a belly band accent.

Also Features: Large Oval Punch, Natural 5/8" Chevron Ribbon

Received at Ronda Wade's Creative Convention.  Color Combo: Basic Black, Tangelo Twist & Whisper White.

About a month ago, I went to Ronda Wade's Creative Convention for demonstrator training and she gave use some adorable little gifts that are great ideas for duplicating!  This project was a monogrammed tote bag tag created with the Larger Than Life Alphabet stamps on a Deco Labels Framelit Base.  Wouldn't these be fun for marking place settings, gifts for co-workers, hanging on Christmas stockings, or even labeling a student's back pack?  So many possibilities!

Also Features:  Work of Art (wood), Petite Petals Punch, Itty Bitty Accents Punch, 2" Circle Punch, Circle, 2-1/2" Circle Punch, 2-3/8" Scallop Circle Punch, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper, Whisper White 1/4" Cotton Ribbon, Rhinestone Jewels

Received at Ronda Wade's Creative Convention.  Color Combo: Basic Black, Tangelo Twist & Whisper White.

Another gift from Ronda Wade's event.  This was a simple, spiral-bound notebook that she decorated with her event's theme colors.  The notepad is covered with Back To Black Designer Series Paper, then decorated with the Larger Than Life Alphabet stamps on a Scallop Tag Topper punched tag.   

Also Features: Work of Art (wood), Petite Petals Punch, Itty Bitty Accents Punch, 2" Circle Punch, Circle, 2-3/8" Scallop Circle Punch, Tangelo Twist Stitched Satin Ribbon, Rhinestone Jewels

Received at Ronda Wade's Creative Convention.  Color Combo: Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Gold & Whisper White.

Here's one more little gift from Ronda's event…a sweet Santa Buckle Treat Box.  It's a simple box made the old-fashioned way…on the Simply Scored Board! 

Measurements: Lid is a 5" square, scored at 1" on all sides.  Bottom is 6" square with 1-1/2" score lines all around.  1" wide belly band, with 1" black square punch.  The 1-3/8" Gold Glimmer Paper square is cut with the Squares Collection Framelits.

Color Combo: Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise, Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie & Whisper White.

One of the quickest and easiest ways to give a cute treat is simply to wrap up and decorate pre-packaged goodies.  Here's a 3-1/4" piece of Sweet Taffy Designer Series Paper wrapped around some Trident Gum.  Add Elegant Butterfly & Bitty Butterfly double-layer accents and a Petite Pairs (wood) sentiment and you're good to go!  See complete directions: So Many Smiles Gum Slider.

Also features: Small Oval Punch, Rhinestone Jewels

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