Make Your Own Gift Wrapping Paper - Fun and Economical
What is Making your Own Gift Wrapping? It is
sharing ideas - feeling creative - having a
wholesome and worthwhile project to do with
the kids - or with friends - feeling excited
over the results - getting compliments from
the gift recipients - and just making memories
And, of course, you can save money on gift
wrapping by doing it yourself
And, we've added some quick and easy ideas for making envelopes
Wrapping Paper from Photocopy Paper
by: Flora Tan
Making your own wrapping paper is simply fun. You can easily decorate a piece of paper and personalize it with your own design.
I love making my own wrapping paper, especially if the gift I want to wrap is relatively small in size.
There are many methods to transform a cheap piece of photocopy paper into a designer wrapping paper. I'll explain one of these here.
All you need are a tea bag, brown inkpad and some rubber stamps and just follow the steps listed below. The result is an aged look that is so popular today.
1. Put the tea bag in a cup of boiling water for half an hour.(You can also use coffee)
2. Use a sponge or brush to apply the tea all over the photocopy paper.
3. Leave to dry.
4. If the paper is crumpled or wrinkled, just iron to flatten.
5. Ink the rubber stamps with the brown inkpad and stamp all over the paper.(a word stamp and an image stamp should be sufficient)
Now use the paper to wrap your gift then tie with a brown string and attach a handmade gift card with a handwritten note.
by Flora Tan
http://www.making-greeting-cards.com
Rubber Stamps for your Giftwrap
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Melissa & Doug Baby Zoo Animals Stamp Set
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Melissa & Doug Rainbow 6 Color Stamp Pad
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Melissa & Doug Friendship Stamp Set
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THANK YOU SWIRL RUBBER STAMP
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Quick and Easy Envelopes to Make
ENVELOPE IDEA NO. 1This envelope is for a 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 greeting card.
You will need an 8-1/2" x 11" sheet of paper and a glue stick.
Step 1 - Cut off 1-1/2" of one long edge so you are working with a 7" x 11" sheet of paper.
Step 2 - Fold in the long edges 1/4"
Step 3 - Measure 4-1/4" from the bottom edge. Turn up the bottom edge 4-1/4".
Glue the edges, forming the pocket for the card. Also, glue the folded
side edges of the top 2-1/2" so the flap lays flat.
Step 4 - Measure 2" from the top. Fold down the top 2".
ENVELOPE IDEA NO. 2.
If you have an envelope that is the size you want to make, open out the envelope. Lay it on a piece of paper and trace around. Cut it out, fold and glue.
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Instructions for making your own envelopes
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