Once again, I've decided to participate in the Papertrey Ink blog hop this month.
This month's challenge is all about wrapping it up, where we were encouraged to have fun experimenting with fabric & felt packaging ideas.
I have to confess, at first I was stumped. I'm quite frugal, so the thought of using a large piece of my covetted PTI felt to wrap a gift didn't really appeal to me. Then, however, I was browsing through a Christmas magazine at the Superstore and I was inspired! (I love it when that happens!)
I decided to wrap up one of the only gifts I have so far for Christmas--- it's for my brother's girlfriend, Tatiana. I wrapped the box in kraft paper and tied on some baker's twine. For the bow, I followed this tutorial and used some PTI pure poppy felt.
For the tag, I used PTI cardstock (rustic white), stamps (wreath for all seasons, love lives here: holidays), buttons, twine and dies (tag sale #3).
And there you go. One present wrapped and ready to give.... and three months early, too. ;)
Thanks for looking!
Leigh, I love this!! The felt flower is beautiful and so is your tag! I am a wee bit jealous you already have one Christmas gift ;)
ReplyDeleteGreat packaging Leigh! I just love kraft and red together. The fringed flower also gave it a lot of punch. - Irma
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous package. Love how you interpreted the challenge.
ReplyDeleteExcellent job! I love that tag!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful felt flower Leigh! I love usingnkraft paper for packaging too; you really dressed it up!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! It is so Christmassy and wonderful. Kraft, red and green is always a winner.
ReplyDeleteLove the tag but the pom pom flower element really pops and is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteAwesome! The red blooming bow is fabulous!
ReplyDeleteyou did a wonderful job on your tag, leigh! it's such a pretty package with that felt bow!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant idea. I totally forgot about those flowers. I have made a bunch of them, and the greatest thing is that you can use the cheap felt from Michaels, and it still looks great. Your wrapping is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful package, I love your tag and flower !
ReplyDeleteBless you Leigh you have made my day linking my project thankyou x
ReplyDeleteFabulous as always Leigh! Love the felt bow, so pretty and the tag is perfect. I'm all about getting Christmas done and ready early this year, so yeah for that!
ReplyDeleteLove, Love the flower!! It reminds me of a big pom pom!! So fun!!
ReplyDeleteGreat packaging - the red pom pom is so beautiful and vibrant!
ReplyDeleteLove the flower and tags, both complements each other. Should try one.
ReplyDeleteLove your flower. I need to try this one. Cute tag too! Great job with the challenge!
ReplyDeletelove your beautiful tag and felt loopsy flower! So pretty!
ReplyDeletePerfect in it's simplicity, Leigh! I can't believe you have a Christmas gift already, much less wrapped! You're an amazing woman! : )
ReplyDeleteCool! I love the bow AND the tag! Great way to dress up a package!
ReplyDeleteDanielle
Leigh, this beautiful bow is the cherry on the cake! It looks so easy to make and love the color ...and I love the tag, too!
ReplyDeleteI love this Leigh! So awesome!! :)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this!! SO CUTE!! I actually bought a die to make the flower, BUT I Love now I can make it bigger then what my die allows.. THANKS for sharing the tutorial!!!
ReplyDeleteHave a GREAT day!
This came out great, and I LOVE your stamping!
ReplyDeleteLeigh this is fantastic! Love your flower and the cute gift tag. Amazing job with the tutorial. You are one wrapped present ahead of most of us I think--good for you!
ReplyDeleteThis is great~you are ahead of the game here Leigh! Beautiful wrapping! I have to admit, it pained me to cut my PTI felt too. ;)
ReplyDeletethis is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteCame out beautiful Leigh, Love it!!
ReplyDeleteLove that bow and tag. It looks great how you stamped those greens. You have a present done already, lucky you!!
ReplyDeleteLeigh this just screams home spun Christmas! Love it!!
ReplyDeleteHahahaha, Leigh, good job on using only a small amount of that "coveted" felt! ;) Love the tag and the felt flower is the perfect focal point!
ReplyDelete"Brown paper packages tied up with string" really truly one of my favourite things and yours is perfect!! The tag is so cute!! thanks for your comments over on my blog : )
ReplyDeleteLOVE the pop of red on the package - your flower is the perfect embelishment & the tag is really lovely.
ReplyDeleteLove your packaging Leigh! I love using kraft paper to wrap packages - it really allows the "embellishments" to shine - like your wonderful red flower. :) And thanks for the link to the tutorial!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful way to wrap your gift! I adore Kraft paper for wrapping and your tag and felt flower are just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteLove that frilly flower, Leigh! And what a stylishly wrapped gift - lucky brother's girlfriend! :)
ReplyDeleteYour bow is beautiful - congrats on being so early!
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty. I love the buttons on the tag.
ReplyDeleteThe bow/flower is so cool! I know I'd love the gift just based on the pretty packaging.
ReplyDeleteLeigh, this is BEAUTIFUL! I love all the wonderful elements. Beautifully done! Thanks for the link to the fabulous bow. I'll definitely be trying this out.
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty package and tag, Leigh! Great job! You inspired me to give this a try :)
ReplyDeleteHow pretty! The tag really shines against the simple kraft packaging.
ReplyDeleteLeigh, this is just simply amazing and I am so happy you included the link to see how your flower was made, just too cute.
ReplyDeleteThis is so YOU, Leigh...clean, classic...and oh, so pretty!!!
ReplyDeleteI am a big fan of wrapping in kraft paper. Great tag. Love the punch of red. SentSue
ReplyDeleteGorgeous tag!! I love how homespun it looks, but at the same time very simple!
ReplyDeleteI love the bright red flower against kraft. Now I want the loopy flower die! Great wrap idea Leigh.
ReplyDeleteThis is just beautiful. Thanks for sharing the link for the directions on how to make the flower. It's so beautiful and so easy (always a winning combo.!)
ReplyDeleteI hear you on not wanting to use coveted supplies, but I have to say this was definitely worthy of your beautiful project! Love how you layered the buttons over your stamping too, and the stitching, all gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteoh such an adorable flower - and just the prettiest color (pure poppy) - and i love the tag - i can't wait to start making Christmas-y things!
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful!!!
ReplyDeleteI can imagine how proud you are to aleady have one package wrapped - don't forget where you put it! I make a note on the December calendar page! Great bow and idea. Thanks for sharing!
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