Quick + Easy Holiday Wraps...

We have another group post today for Papertrey Ink today, this time it's all about quick and easy holiday tags, wraps, gift card holders, bags and boxes. All of the new products we share peeks of today will be available for purchase at Papertrey Ink on Sept. 15th at 10pm EST.

First up are the Minute To Make: Holiday Tags 1 stamps and Minute To Make Holiday Tags die. I love these! They are really quick and easy to make a ton of tags in no time!

I've found a couple of cute, inexpensive gift card boxes at Target to match my tags. I think you can get them at Walmart even cheaper (for $1) when the holiday boxes and gift wrappings come out. The tags are super quick and easy.

Joy & Peace Tags:

STAMPS: Minute to Make: Holiday Tags 1

INK: Pure Poppy, Tropical Teal, Simply Chartreuse

PAPER: new tag cardstock

DIES: Minute to Make: Holiday Tags dies

OTHER: seam binding.

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Next up are the new Ribbon Sliders stamps, dies and papers. These are ones I cut out of the patterned paper pack.

This is a gift box from Target that had the dots already printed on it, but I wanted to dress up the top with some stamping with the arrow from Ribbon Sliders and added a preprinted slider that I cut out with the dies.  Quick, right?!

The box had pre-cut holes for the ribbon, which was perfect, but you could make your own by using a paper piercer to punch holes in the sides of a box for the ribbon to tie your ribbon slider on.

A Little Something Gift Box:

STAMPS: Ribbon Sliders

INK: Fresh Snow

PAPER: Ribbon Sliders

DIES: Ribbon Sliders

OTHER: gift box - Target, white embossing powder.

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Next is Christmas Tree Change Up stamps and dies.

Mine is a little bit different. It's not a box. I created a wrap instead and added a cellophane bag in the middle full of mints. The front and back are stapled at the top with the bag stapled right in between, then the twine is added and a star to cover the staple.

 Merry Christmas Treat Wrap:

STAMPS: Christmas Tree Change Up

INK: Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Avocado, Pure Poppy, Sweet Blush

PAPER: white

DIES: Christmas Tree Change Up Box

OTHER: twine, sequins, cellophane bag, mints.

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Last are the new In the Bag stamps and dies. I didn't do a holiday project this time.

The In the Bag stamps and dies make a cute little bag to add to the front of a card to slide a gift card into. (I totally forgot to add a gift card before taking my photos, sorry about that!)

Thanks card:

STAMPS: In the Bag, Vintage Linens

INK: Simply Chartreuse, Raspberry Fizz, Pure Poppy, Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest, True Black by PTI; Soft Granite by Hero Arts

PAPER: Mood Mix collection from Stamp-a-Faire2015

DIES: In the Bag

OTHER: twine, enamel dot.
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All of the new products you see here today will be available Sept. 15th at 10pm EST at Papertrey Ink. Here are the other design team members' wonderful blogs...stop by and visit them to see more!

Amy Sheffer
Ashley Cannon Newell
Betsy Veldman
Dawn McVey
Erin Lincoln
Laurie Willison
Lizzie Jones
Maile Belles
Melissa Phillips
Nichole Heady

Make It Monday: video tutorial.

Hey there, and happy Monday to you!
What's better than getting a card in the mail from someone special? Getting one that's all decorated on the outside too! I have a new video to share with you this morning with Papertrey Ink all about "Envelope Wraps".

Envelope Wraps are a great way to dress up your envelopes by using Papertrey Ink's stamps and dies. You can add them to an envelope you are mailing. If you do so, I would recommend running them through a Xyron machine to make them super sticky before mailing, so they don't come off during the shipping process. (And ask the postal worker to "hand stamp" them!) Or you can just use them to dress up an envelope for a gift box or gift bag you are hand-delivering!

The Wine Bottle Tag die is what I used to create these wraps for my envelopes. But you could use any sort of larger tag die that would wrap around to the back of your envelope, or you can just cut a piece of cardstock and score and wrap it around to the back. Won't these make your envelopes so much fun for the mail?! The mailman (or lady) will love seeing some bright and happy envelopes, and your recipient too.

This is what the Wine Bottle Tag die looks like when you wrap it around to the back (the circle).

Swing by Nichole's blog to see the full video on how to create these, and hopefully it will give you lots of ideas for dressing up your boring white envies!

Envelope Wraps:

(All supplies are by Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.)

1. You envelope: Simply You stamps, Bigger Blooms stamps

2. Hello There envelope: Background Basics: Super Stripes stamps, Bigger Blooms stamps

3. Special Delivery envelope: Special Delivery Sentiments stamps, Bigger Blooms stamps, Bountiful Banners , Background Basics: Art Deco stamps

4. To You. From Me. With Love. envelope: Journal Accessories stamps, Bigger Blooms stamps, Smokey Shadow Bitty Dot paper, Mini Blooms stamps.