I NEVER shared this! LOL!
I was finishing up the end of the year gifts for Alexa’s Special Ed co-ordinator (or whatever she is called-can’t think right now) and I had gotten her a gift card and a box of those YUMMY Starbucks Truffles I love so much (she is a big coffee lover too).
I LOVE simple but THOUGHTFUL packaging, I always say presentation is everything!!
ANYWAY-I didn’t feel like making a bag, or anything else fancy (time was an issue as well) so I used Kraft Wrapping paper (by Stampin Up!) and made my own pretty wrapping paper and tag in UNDER 5 minutes! Yes! UNDER 5 minutes. Would have been less if I didn’t cut out that flower 😀 Get this, I used my ATG gun for the adhesive in place of tape. I was too lazy to go get my tape dispenser, and this worked great. No TAPE marks to ruin my fabulous creation either.
I was so inspired by the ribbon that I re-created it on my gift wrap.
I used the flowers from my Totally Retro set, and layered them to create some fun & funky flowers. I stamped them in some nice versamagic inks. LOVE the POP of color this has. It was just a super simple tag, and wrap but I think it looked so nice. The “thank you” is from the Sentiments set (yes I really like it :D)
I just looped my ribbon and put a brad in the center. This holds together, looks nice and was very simple. Smack on a glue dot and its not goin anywhere. PLUS your receiver had a pretty bow to recycle.
So there you have a simple solution for when you are in a crunch. Don’t bother with the card, just make a tag. It doesn’t have to be an insanely awesome layered tag-just a simple one 😀
Thanks for looking.
Till tomorrow.
20 Responses for "Wrap it up! Keepin it simple"
I absolutely LOVE this! It is so beautiful. Great colors together. Makes me want to run out and buy a gift just so I can wrap it. 😉 That ribbon is adorable, where did you get it?
Your “simple” is always SO well done! I’m sure she loved it! I mean chocolate truffles wrapped up beautifully..who wouldn’t love it?!? :o)
I just think this is so AWESOME. I just love the colors. You are so creative and soooooooooooooooooo inspiring.
That’s really pretty. It would be hard to unwrap that gift!
Love how you matched up with that ribbon! It’s wonderful Lauren!
Lauren…this is fantastic. Please show us how you did it!!! Pretty Please!?!
The colors are awesome together.
Love it! gorgeous colors!!!
Wow! That aqua on the kraft is just stunning! Love it! What color is that?
I know you are super busy, but I nominated you for a blog award. I want to thank you for your incredible kindness, sweetness, and for sharing your creativity with us. You are one of very few stampers who don’t make the rest of us (okay, me) feel like we are not in the “in-club.” So, from the bottom of my heart, I want to thank you! 🙂
Drop by my blog to pick up your award!
~Kendra
So pretty! Kraft is my new favorite love! Makes such a beautiful, neutral background without the starkness of white. KWIM? More texture, visually, I guess??? Whatever, I’m a nerd! :o)
Very Cool. I need to get this patio finished so I can get back to creating stuff. have a great week. -Molly B
What a beautiful wrapped project!!WOW! 🙂
ummmm..chocolate! Seriously, Love the candy holder. You have such talent!!!
Looks beautiful! Has that professional touch you are famous for!! I’ll bet she won’t want to open it (even tho there’s chocolate in there!) she’ll just sit and look at it for a few days. I would. (Sit and look at it I mean.)
5 minutes to make that……..your amazing Lauren.
Beautiful Lauren! I love the kraft base…that’s awesome with those colours!!
This is sooo cute!
this is really cute and I love that it didn’t take you a million hours to create. We could have worked together on the project as a whole since I just finished making a card with the matching ribbon (blue ribbon with brown and white flowers on it). I love using ribbon as inspiration for a project!! Thanks for sharing your creation!! I think I might add some of that gift wrap to my next SU order!! 🙂
What color is that aqua and where do I get it?!?!?!?! I love it and the way it pops on the kraft!
Its by versamagic
http://www.allthatscraps.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=188_346
aquatic splash
all of a sudden!
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