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Santa Gift Box

The last of the Create with Connie and Mary Holiday Edition challenges is to design a Gift Box or Bag with matching tag!  I knew immediately that I wanted to make one of the hexagon boxes from the Milk Carton Die, using a Santa Suit motif!  I haven't seen one done like this!  When making it for this challenge, I had the "brainstorm" to use it for my Clubs this month, too!  I think it turned out CUTE…and my Clubs like it!

Putting the two Milk Carton die containers together isn't hard…the most difficult part is learning how to fold the top.  Once you make one, the rest would go very quickly.  I love how the 1/8" Basic Black taffeta is tied thru the top.  I used the Crop a Dile to punch the holes.  Although you can't appreciate it in the photo, the Silver Glimmer Paper looks great on the belt buckle and with the Postage Punch behind the stamped Tags Til Chrismtas greeting (punched with the 1" Square Punch)!  I also used the Dotted Ribbon Punch with Whisper White for the fur trim on the front.  CUTE, cute, cute!!! 

Make sure to check out what the rest of the Create with Connie and Mary Holiday Edition Design Team did with the challenge this week!!!  We are sad to come to the end of the Holiday Edition…but it is not too late to sign up!  You still need great ideas for the holiday gift giving season, right?  We have them for you!!!!

Sneak Peak: Deer Friends

Yes!  I’m still at Convention, but have this scheduled to post while I’m gone.

This is a Level 2 Hostess Set, Deer Friends, that will be available in the new catalog!  There are 8 different holiday images…a couple of them could be used other than at Christmas time which makes it very versatile.

On this card I tried to resemble Santa’s suit, of course.  I used the NEW scallop punch to make the scallops along the fur trim.  I inked the Twill Background stamp with Bravo Burgundy and stamped on the NEW Riding Hood Red cardstock.  The black belt is pierced for stitching along the top and bottom edge.  The Scallop Circle is punched from Brushed Gold cardstock.  I stamped the Santa with Riding Hood Red and colored his face with Blush Blossom.  He is punched with the 1-1/4 circle punch and layered on 1-3/8 black circle punch.

This is one of the swap cards for my special group of SSUS friends!  I think they will like it!