Hello my crafty friends. It’s a double-whammy kind of day for me at Newton’s Nook Designs. I not only have this blog post, but there is also an exclusive Designer Nook’s newsletter where I featured another project today. The Designer Nook newsletter is only available for subscribers so if you haven’t signed up for that, please head on over to the Newton’s Nook Blog.
For my projects today, I am showcasing the Naughty or Mice stamp set, Naughty or Mice die set, Festive Forest stamp set and Festive Forest die set, Sweater Weather stamp set and sweater weather die set, with the Fancy Edges die set. We all have our stash of stamps and dies and making some handmade gift boxes and tags is what I always love to do during the holidays.
For my Hexagon gift box, I started by die-cutting the box with a die from my stash. I used liquid glue to assemble the box. I would not recommend doing this if you are mass-producing but for the special people in your life, I think it’s wonderful to create something unique and special during the holidays.
I also die-cut another piece of the hexagon with some Bristol smooth white card stock and used my cutter-bee scissors to cut out the piece. To create my scene, I ink-blended the background with some Salty Ocean and Peacock Feathers distress oxide inks. These are my favorite color-combo to create a blue sky.
I stamped my images on some Neenah solar white card stock and used the coordinating dies to die-cut the images. Before adhering the focal image to the box, I stamped my sentiment using some Red Lobster ink. Here’s a photo of my cat Phoebe supervising me and making sure I was doing it right! She loves crafting with me during the day.
I adhered the focal image to my box. Here’s what it looks like:
To finish my design, I added some crystal lacquer to the star and also adhered some snowflakes to adorn my scene. Here’s a closer look:
I LOVE being able to create special gift boxes and tags with the supplies I have on hand. I also added some cute Washi tape on the side of the box for some stability. Doesn’t it look so unique?
For my second project, I wanted to create some Christmas tags to go with my presents this year. I used the Fancy Edges Tag die set and the Sweater weather stamp set. Here are my tags:
For more texture and dimension, I added some crystal lacquer and jewels to adorn the tags. Here’s a closer look:
I hope I inspired you today to create handmade gift boxes, cards and tags for the holidays. Thank you for stopping by my blog. The supplies I used are listed and linked below. Have an amazing week and happy stamping!
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