Good morning and welcome to Day 2 of our annual "12 days of holiday giving!" For these twelve days we have partnered with our design team and our sponsors to celebrate YOU! Yes YOU! If you didn't join us for our Day 1 kick off, be sure to start here!
Today design team member Marla Kress joins us and as always, puts a little magic into her gift wrapping! She is a brilliant one!
"Happy Holidays SCT readers! Today I’m here to keep the creativity going when it comes to gift giving. I know wrapping gifts isn’t the most exciting task. But if you look at a gift like a scrapbooking layout or card, it can be fun. I know there are lots of patterns and colors available in the giftwrap department but more often than not I look for the neutrals, in this case white and brown.
Think of it like decorating, use a neutral base and accessorize! As a scrapbooker, you probably have more than enough extras lying around.
Take this package for instance:
With a simple brown base I was able to add a strip of American Crafts patterned paper, some Maya Road snowflakes, twine, brads and a gift tag. All extras that I had lying around!
For this package I went with a photo. It doesn’t have to be a person - landscape would look great too with a handwritten note. I wanted it to feel organic so I used twine, a button and die cut leaves from Spellbinders. Clean and simple.
On this last package I used a white base so that my washi tape would show. I added twine and a chalkboard star from BasicGrey and it took less than five minutes!
I hope you’re inspired to dress up a package or two this season with the extra supplies you have lying around. If you do, please post a link in the comments so that we can be inspired by you too!" ~ Marla Kress
DAY TWO GIVEAWAY!!!
On Day Two, we have TWO amazing prizes to share with you! From our friends at Simple Stories, we have the brand new SN@P! Life Documented planner system! This is a huge prize package valued at over $100 and everything you need to get organized in such a beautiful way.
Our second prize today is from our dear friends at Paper Smooches Stamps! Imagine all the things you could do with a $50 gift certificate! Stamps and dies to melt your heart and keep you busy crafting all day long. The hard part will be deciding what to use the gift certificate on. Decisions, decisions....
These wonderful prizes can be yours! For an opportunity to win, please leave a comment below by 6:00 pm EST on Sunday, December 21st. All prizes will be announced right here and on Facebook at noon on December 23rd! Good luck everyone!
For all our friends on Facebook, we would LOVE for you to take a moment to give each day's sponsor a huge "SCT thank you!" and "LIKE" them on Facebook if you don't already. Our sponsors always love to hear from you and they tell us all the time our readers are the best. We agree! For today's sponsors, please visit them on Facebook here:
Would you like some extra chances to win today's prizes? Be sure to enter below!
Aren't the 12 days fun? It may not be two turtle doves, but this is better and so much less messy! Join us tomorrow for Day 3! We have Sheri Reguly joining us to giveaway another HUGE prize package!
~ Catherine
Love Simple Stories and great gift wrapping ideas!
Posted by: Jenn | December 09, 2014 at 11:43 AM
I am one that does not particularly enjoy wrapping, but this has inspired me! :) Thank you!!!! :)
Posted by: Michelle | December 09, 2014 at 11:48 AM
I love the gift wrapping ideas. Thanks. And the prizes too... wow!
Posted by: Peggy S | December 09, 2014 at 11:50 AM
Amazing packaging. I really love those large snowflakes on the long gift box.
The planner is something that I could really use. I need help.
Thanks for sharing with us!
Posted by: Lynn | December 09, 2014 at 11:52 AM
Fun gift wrapping!
Posted by: Ange | December 09, 2014 at 12:00 PM
Loving all these
packaging ideas!
And wonderful
giveaway again.
Carla from Utah
Posted by: Carla Hundley | December 09, 2014 at 12:01 PM
Great ideas for wrapping all those presents"
Posted by: Kris M. | December 09, 2014 at 12:04 PM
Great giveaway! Thanks for the change to win.
Posted by: Kerri C. | December 09, 2014 at 12:08 PM
awesome wrapping ideas, I like to re-use my tags and any interesting bits from my wrappings to my hubby back on layouts : )
Posted by: lindsey | December 09, 2014 at 12:10 PM
Oh, who doesn't love Simple Stories and Paper SMooches! Thanks for a chance to win! And LOVE your ideas for wrapping prezzies, Marla....so lovely, and yes, I 'might' have a few extra supplies hanging around to help me create these! LOL.....
Posted by: Kathy P | December 09, 2014 at 12:14 PM
I'm so excited what fantastic prizes.
Jenn Z
Posted by: Jenn Zawadzki | December 09, 2014 at 12:16 PM
Wow great prizes. Love them both.
Posted by: Deepa Lakshman | December 09, 2014 at 12:17 PM
That's an awesome idea to stick with aneutral background, like white or kraft, then jazz it up with papers dupes already in your stash. Great gift giving presentation!
Posted by: Jeri | December 09, 2014 at 12:18 PM
Beautiful. Someone is going to be so lucky.
Posted by: Tracey H | December 09, 2014 at 12:20 PM
Love these amazing prizes!!!
Posted by: Kailash | December 09, 2014 at 12:22 PM
Such lovely and festive gift wrap ideas. I LOVE the snowflake one!!!
Thanks for the amazing giveaways, today, too!!! Count me in!!!!
<3 J
jwoolbright at gmail dot com
GIVEAWAY at www.HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com
Posted by: Janis in ID | December 09, 2014 at 12:23 PM
Fab gift wrapping ideas. TFS!
Posted by: Marianne | December 09, 2014 at 12:30 PM
Thank you for the wonderful ideas and the chance to win equally wonderful prizes!
Posted by: tmholley | December 09, 2014 at 12:32 PM
Gorgeous packaging, so many fun ideas!!! Awesome giveaway too! :)
Posted by: Jessica Bavier | December 09, 2014 at 12:36 PM
I really like the gift wrapping ideas and what a wonderful prize package too!
Posted by: Gwen McCaffrey | December 09, 2014 at 12:40 PM
I love the packages with all those details. So clever.
Posted by: Marcia scantlin | December 09, 2014 at 12:40 PM
Sooo pretty! So simple and perfect timing as today I'm wrapping all the gifts I've bought so far :) Thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: Carolyn E | December 09, 2014 at 12:47 PM
What pretty packages.
Posted by: Tami B | December 09, 2014 at 12:53 PM
Love the giveaway! Thanks for the chance to win!
Posted by: Denise | December 09, 2014 at 01:00 PM
Amazing prizes!!
Posted by: Michelle P. | December 09, 2014 at 01:04 PM