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Thursday, December 13, 2018

Christmas Treats and Christmas Gift Packaging

Stampin' Up! Kraft Pillow Boxes for Christmas Treats
Snowflake Snowfall Dies create lovely snowflakes
Not too early to order your Paper Pumpkin kit for Valentines

Stampin' Up! Christmas Pillow Box Treats

We're all really busy this time of year, sending cards, shopping for gifts, exchanging treats and gift cards with your hair dresser, your postman and your neighbors. Rather than just handing someone a unadorned gift card or a plain candy treat, why not make it extra special by packaging it in a small pillow box decorated for the season? Use the fun Kraft Pillow Boxes from the paper & Packaging page from the Stampin' Up! catalog -- page 192-193 --and embellish with your favorites from your Holiday catalog purchases.

I decorated my small pillow boxes with the largest snowflake from the Snowflake Snowfall Thinlits Dies in Whisper White, created a bow with the Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon, and stamped a Merry Christmas sentiment in Cherry Cobbler from the Timeless Tidings Stamp set. The card today uses a Crumb Cake cardstock base. Then a layer of Powder Pink. And then a layer of the All My Love Designer Series Paper. The pillow boxes hold two Ferrero Rocher candies. It perfect for a gift card and a couple of candy treats.

I die cut the snowflakes out of Whisper White and added a couple of dimensionals to the back and added it to the front of the folded pillow box with the two candies inside. Then I added the stamped sentiment with a mini glue dot to the snowflake. I tied the Polka Dot Tulle bow three time to give it a fun, puffy look. I looped the ties ribbon around the Kraft Pillow Box and hid the ends under the bow, attached to the top of the snowflake using mini glue dots.

A quick Christmas Gift Packaging using the Kraft Pillow Boxes,
Snowflake Die Cuts and Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon

Image how a tray full of these cute treat boxes would look on your desdert table. Or take a tray of these treats for your co-workers or gifts for your busy postal workers, UPS drivers or Amazon delivery people.

I'm buying more of these pillow boxes with my next order so I can do a similar version with hearts for Valentine treat for my exercise group and others I want to remember.

Recipe

Stamps: Timeless Tidings (sentiment)
Ink: Cherry Cobbler
Paper: Kraft Pillow Boxes, Whisper White
Accessories: 5/8" Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon, Kraft Pillow Boxes (137018) Dimensional, Mini Dimensional, Mini Glue Dots

Year-End Closeouts continue until January 2, 2019

Need a list of the Holiday Catalog items that will carry over after January 2? Download a pdf copy of the Holiday carryover list here. Give special attention to the bundles in the current Holiday catalog that you're thinking about purchasing for next year. Buy them before January 2, because the bundle price -- a 10% savings -- goes away at on January 2. You'll still be able to purchase these carryover items after January 2, but you'll no longer get the 10% savings for purchasing them as a bundle.

Stretch your holiday gift money by purchasing discounted merchandise now, while supplies last. A few surplus items from the annual catalog are also included in this sale.

Additionally, you'll want to download a list of the Holiday catalog last chance list, so you can mark up your Stampin' Up! Holiday catalog for easier reference. Here's a pdf of the Full Year-End Closeout list, including which items are discounted.

Download a pdf of the Full Year-End Closeout List

Paper Pumpkin and Animal Expedition for Valentine's

Paper Pumpkin December kits completely sold old except for current subscribers.

However, if you're looking for a simple solution for fitting creativity into your busy life, the January Paper Pumpkin kit has you covered. Order the January Paper Pumpkin kit between December 11- January 10.

You'll love the January Be Mine, Valentine Kit. It's a treat-packaging kit with adorable critters that coordinates with the Stampin' Up! popular Animal Expedition suite on p 26-27 of the 2018-2019 annual catalog--to help you maximize the crafting possibilities.

Your January Paper Pumpkin Kit includes:

24 adorable Valentine's treat packages
Kit comes with a stamp set you can use over and over, an ink spot, and precut materials to make your Valentine treat packages
Assembly instructions included with your kit; video published also
Coordinating colors: Crumb Cake, Flirty Flamingo, Lemon Lime Twist, Melon Mambo, Petal Pink and Pool Party
Subscribers must have an active subscription by January 10, 2019 to receive the Be Mine Valentine kit.
Alternate Project tips published once the Paper Pumpkin kit is release with project ideas that combine the January kit with products from the coordinating Animal Expedition suite