Oh So Beautiful Paper

As prepared as I think I am for Christmas each year, it always manages to sneak up on me and now we are in the final stretch! If you’ve finished purchasing your gifts, you’re already ahead of me and it’s certainly time to get to wrapping them. Gift wrapping is one of my favorite parts of the holiday season and I always try to get my DIY on with creative toppers, tags and wrapping solutions. Whether you’re a simple, kraft paper type or a glitzy glam gifter, here are a few crafty ways to package those presents that you can whip up at the very last minute. Don’t worry, it happens to the best of us! — Kelly

Free Printable Gift Tags via Funkytime

DIY Mini Wreath Gift Wrap via Odessa May Society (left), DIY Duct Tape Gift Wrap via The Sweetest Occasion (right)

Stitched Gift Tags via Shim Tokk

 

Rubber stamp sets from Yellow Owl Workshop make wonderful DIY gift wrap (left); Dip dye gift wrap via Martha Stewart (right)

DIY Kraft Gift Wrap via Chelsea Fuss for Project Wedding

Chalkboard gift wrap via Nashville Wraps

DIY Donut Gift Tag via Icing Designs (left), DIY Mystery Stocking Stuffers via Sugar & Cloth (right)

DIY Painted Treat Boxes via You Are My Fave

DIY Pom Pom Gift Toppers via Sugar & Cloth (left), DIY Cupcake Wrapper Toppers via Hey Look (right)

 

DIY Confetti Surprise Gift Jars via Studio DIY

DIY Glitzy Gift Wrap via Grey Likes Weddings, Photo by T&H Photography

DIY Tinsel Gift Wrap via Whimseybox

Happy wrapping everyone!

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I loooove pretty gift wrap. I delight in picking out the perfect wrapping paper and embellishments as much as I enjoy finding the gift itself, and I’ve been known to hoard a roll of gift wrap or two once I find something I really love. I’ve rounded up some of my favorite wrapping paper, gift tags, and ribbons, and today I thought I’d share a few highlights!

1. Sugar Paper; 2. Smudge Ink; 3. Sugar Paper; 4. Studio Carta; 5. Smock; 6. Daily Sip Studios

7. Chewing the Cud; 8 + 9. Rifle Paper Co.; 10. Mr. Boddington’s Studio; 11. Darling Clementine; 12. Spoon & Sailor

13. Foglio Press; 14. Rifle Paper Co.; 15. Anthropologie; 16. Kate & Birdie; 17. Kate’s Paperie; 18. Herriott Grace; 19. Snow and Graham

Check out the full wrapping paper + gift tag round up right here!

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The holiday season is probably our favorite season of the year. We love all of the parties, good food, and decorating! Wrapping gifts doesn’t have to be a chore. If you use beautiful materials, it can be just as much fun as picking out the gift itself. We couldn’t pass up this stunning wrapping paper when we spotted it at Urbanic Paper Boutique in Venice a few weeks ago! We used beautiful rubber stamped gift tags and vintage ribbon to accent each gift. – Bailey and Emma of Antiquaria

By picking a couple of cohesive papers and ribbons, our gifts look even more beautiful sitting together than on their own. How great would they look all stacked under a tree?

Embossed Holiday Gift Tags: For this gift tag, we used the embossing technique. If you go here you will find detailed step-by-step instructions for the process. For this tag, you will want a hunter green card cut to 2.25″ x 4″ and our “Happy Holidays” Calligraphy Gift Tag Stamp. Using a standard 1/4″ hole punch, punch a hole in the top center of the card. Simply thread twine or ribbon through the hole and attach to your gift.

Holly Berry Gift Tags: Cut white card stock to 2.25″ x 4,” and punch a hole using a 1/4″ hole punch in the top center. Ink your stamp (we used our “Holly Berry” Gift Tag Stamp) with hunter green ink. Center the stamp over your tag and press firmly to make a print. After it dries, simply thread twine or ribbon through the hole and attach to your gift.

Materials

Wrapping paper

For the Embossed Holiday Tag:

“Happy Holidays” Gift Tag Rubber Stamp

Green Card Stock

Hole punch

Stamp Pad in Gold

Embossing Heat Tool

Embossing Powder

Twine

For the Holly Berry Tag:

“Holly Berry” Gift Tag Rubber Stamp

White Card Stock

Hole Punch

Stamp Pad in Hunter Green

Twine

Photo Credits: Antiquaria

It’s the day before the big show, and I have just a couple more sneak peeks to share!  First up today are some of the new goodies from Smock (Booth 2241).  I always love seeing the letterpress goodies at the Smock booth, but I’m really excited about some of the new products launching at this year’s show, including gold foil stamped cards, new calendars, pretty new double-sided gift wrap sheets, and my personal favorite – spiral bound workbooks!  The workbooks feature both lined and unlined pages for notes and doodles.  So fun!

Stay tuned for more from Smock at the National Stationery Show in a couple of days!

Photo Credits: Smock

*Smock is a sponsor of Oh So Beautiful Paper

My walking list for the National Stationery Show is already well past 100 booths (which is both awesome and overwhelming), but the Sugar Paper booth is definitely at the top of that list.  The ladies of Sugar Paper are returning to the show after a couple of years away, and their latest collection looks absolutely amazing!  With lots of new greeting cards, art prints, even calendars and new gift wrap sheets making their debut, I can’t wait to see the full collection at the show!

 

 

 

 

 

Yay!  Thanks Chelsea and Jamie!

Photo Credits: Sugar Paper