Gift Boxes + a Special Sneak Peek Video!

Hi there! It’s Watch It Wednesday, and today we have a very special 2012 Catalog sneak peek video to share with you! Here’s Shari with more…

Wow are you going to LOVE this one!  A beautiful full card size background with tons of detail just waiting for your favorite techniques.  Let me introduce you to the Newspaper Eiffel Tower (CG417).  YUM!!! This will be one of my favorites for the year!

You can find the Newspaper Eiffel Tower stamp and MANY more at a Hero Arts 2012 Catalog Preview Party — check our party page to find a party near you!

And now, I have one more gift wrapping project to share with you this week…handmade stamped gift boxes!

I love to give and receive pretty packages.  Somehow it makes opening a gift that much more exciting!  Red, white and kraft is a favorite Christmas color combo of mine.  I dream of having perfectly coordinated wrapped presents under my tree, but it usually doesn’t work out that way. ;)  However, I do manage to sneak in a few pretty ones that get some extra love.

Created by Kelly Rasmussen.  Find complete supplies and instructions here.

Creating boxes from cardstock is very simple and you can customize the size to fit your gift.  I use a Martha Stewart Crafts Scoring Board and used the Martha Stewart Crafts: Making a Box video as a basic guideline to creating the boxes.  I adjusted the lid measurements a bit to make a shorter lid.  I wanted to be able to see the bottom stamped box and to add a decorative scalloped border.

Thanks for joining me this week!  I hope you were inspired to add some handmade touches to your holiday gifts this year.

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79 Responses to “Gift Boxes + a Special Sneak Peek Video!”

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   donna mikasa said: November 17th, 2011 at 9:49 pm

   Great video and a fantastic peek! And I love Kelly’s gift boxes and tags, too!

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   Beverly Lewis said: November 18th, 2011 at 2:25 pm

   Especially love the stamp abox idea, even if you don’t build your own. Thanks.

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   Arlene said: November 19th, 2011 at 9:17 am

   What a great collage stamp and love the simple technique of using the fingers to watercolor.

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   julie said: November 19th, 2011 at 11:10 am

   What a wonderful video–great colors–and I love the new stamp.

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   Karen said: November 20th, 2011 at 4:27 am

   Shari is such a wonderful teacher! I love how she breaks down the techniques and makes a very complicated project simple. The finger painting technique is awesome and has so many other application possibilities for other projects. Also, I love how she does the little, “By the way” tidbits like how to cut the V in the ribbon so that it is perfect everytime. This is a very special project that I am sure I will use. Thanks Shari and thanks Hero Arts. You are the best!

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   Sue D said: November 21st, 2011 at 1:02 pm

   Great video and technique. Cute boxes!

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   Debbie Harris said: November 22nd, 2011 at 9:35 am

   These are beautiful and I pinned them to Pinterest for gift wrap inspiration.

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   rkokes said: November 23rd, 2011 at 10:18 am

   awesome technique-can’t wait to try it out!!!

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   Rubber Stamps said: November 30th, 2011 at 1:13 am

   I like these cute boxes. This is really very nice..!!!!
   Thanks

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    Klondike said: January 24th, 2012 at 1:01 pm

    So true. Honesty and evetyrhing recognized.

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