Happy Birthday!!

Here is a creative birthday gift wrap idea I found online and couldn't resist from making for my Sister, Dani, for her birthday. Since some of my siblings and I live far away from home, my mom has made it a tradition to put a "birthday package" together for us. This package usually contains our FAVORITE cake mix, frosting, cake toppings, plates, and napkins. Once I saw this ADORABLE gift wrap idea online, I told my mom that the "birthday package" could still be from her, I just wanted to put it together for her. Here are the items I started with that would be included in the package...

Keep in mind that when you are picking out the desired plates and napkins from the store, what colors of paper you will be using. In this case, it seemed to work out perfectly when it came it matching the different products.

Step 1: Wrap the cake mix in card stock. Take the cake toppings you have, measure them, and see how they would best fit to the front of the box. Cut and adhere "pockets" for each topping on the front as shown below...

Step 2: Attach another piece of card stock to the front of the box that will be able to extend beyond your toppings and will be able to meet the top of your box.

Step 3: Cut 2 strips of ribbon (in this case I used paper... it works just as well) to make the handles as shown below. Using the same color of paper, measure the front of the box to see what size you need to make the pocket. Fold and adhere to the front as shown below. Next, make the tab, or piece of paper that will keep the front flap closed as shown. Adhere Velcro to the front of the flap and bottom of the tab to keep closed.

Here is a side view so far...Step 4: Take your frosting, and wrap the container in matching card stock. Then simply chose your birthday stamp set and finish off the gift by adding some stamped images and accessories.

I also made a separate birthday card for her, and this is where the pocket in the front of the box came in handy. I placed the card in the front pocket. In the situation of sending a similar package to one who was having a birthday party for a group of people, I would make birthday invitations and place them in the front pocket.

(note: If you're wondering what the tallest object wrapped in Brown in the middle-back is, that was actually a willow-tree figure that I also wrapped in coordinating paper and added the same stamped images and accessories to. It ended up tying it all together very nicely.)

Here is a picture with the card inside the front pocket...

A lot cuter and more fun for the birthday girl to receive... don't you think? The best thing about it was that it was NOT time consuming and it was cheap to do.

Here is a list of the products I used...

Stamp Set: Party Hearty (111532)
Paper:Soft Suede(115318), Bermuda Bay (115315), Dusty Durango (115321) Wisper White (100730)
Accessories: Stampin' Write Markers: Soft Suede, Bermuda Bay, and Dusty Durango (116329), Polka-dot Grosgrain Ribbon: Soft Suede(115612), Bermuda Bay (115610)
Scallop Edge Punch (112091)

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FYI...

I know that Summer has JUST ended, and some of us are getting back to school and are getting busy... but have you started thinking and preparing for the Holidays?? Stampin' Up! has JUST released their Holiday Mini Catalog for your purchase and use. There are a number of cute ideas for Holiday gifts inside. Click on the image below to browse the Catalog.Inside you will find 2 NEW lines added to Stampin' Up! First, is a jewelry line. Second is a digital line. This digital line is called My Digital Studio. It's a computer software program that allows you to scrapbook and stamp digitally. Yes, for all you moms who do not have time for the mess scraping and stamping can create, you can NOW do it on your computer using all of Stampin' Up!'s products. As the merchanise in this catalog is NOW AVAILABLE for your purchase, the My Digital Studio will NOT BE available for purchase until OCTOBER 1st. One more month as it can be yours for $80. That may seem like a large amount for this software, but to have a better idea of what it includes see the list below...

ALL 4 card stock color families and coordinating stamp pads
Current In Colors
50+ Stamp Sets

All punches
Some designer Series paper
+ MORE...

When Stampin' Up! releases new products, they will be available to download on the stampin' Up! website to add to your software. You can create cards, calendars, scrapbook pages, invitations and more. The best part is that you can have them professionally printed by Stampin' Up!, who's printers have been callibrated to match the colors of card stock perfectly. You are also given the choice to print your creations from your home right after creating them.

As you can see, I am VERY excited about this product and cannot wait to see all of the things I can create by using it.

Stay tuned for more information and services I will be offering to make personalized invitations, annoucements, and Christmas Cards using this software.