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Today’s Project
On the seventh day of our 12 Days of Christmas in July Giveaway, my true love gave to me…this Holiday Gift Wrap Tutorial from Sizzix!
SUPPLIES
- Stacked Snowflakes and Prancing Deer dies by Tim Holtz
- Kraft Wrapping Paper and Patterned Paper
- Sizzix Big Shot Machine
- Sizzix Cutting Pads
INSTRUCTIONS
- Wrap the package in brown Kraft wrapping paper.
- Take a panel of patterned paper slightly smaller than the box and cut a wide V-notch from the bottom. Add this on top of the wrapping paper, leaving an equal amount of space around the edges.
- Cut stacked snowflakes from contrasting patterned paper and add a layer of glitter to them before adding them to the left and right sides of your package.
- Cut the Prancing Deer from white card stock and add color and texture with ink and crackle paint. Apply to the bottom half of the package.
- To finish, ties bells to the deer’s neck, scatter gold sequins around the gift, and add a ribbon and a few die cuts to the empty space near the top.
The Sizzix Vagabond machine is a powerful, portable paper cutter and embosser. It can cut and emboss many different types of paper in all different thicknesses, and as long as you have power, this machine can be used anywhere. The 12 1/2″ x 4 5/8″ x 9″ machine comes with a solo platform, solo shim, one pair of standard cutting pads, and stickers.
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I love this particular gift wrap, it’s extraordinary 🙂
For Christmas, each family member has a different color; Ben is blue, Greg is green. I hate throwing away paper after one use so I tend to use gift bags over and over, instead. I often buy plan bags & use scrapbook embellishments to decorate them.
Every Christmas, my kids pick out their wrapping paper and I wrap their gifts in that paper. I try to “spruce up” their gifts with bows and ribbon!! I’m very interested in making my own gift wrap this year, it just always depends on my free time! Which I never seem to have enough!
Thank you for the opportunity!
I use a theme that matches what that person is currently into whether it is a movie, cartoon, hobby or color and work with that.
I like to decorate my gifts so that the person receiving the gift feels like they received two gift. I look for unusual ways to wrap and decorate packages.
I like to recycle all kinds of paper, and tie them with pretty yarn I have braided with beads
I usually make my own tags from Print Shop – and my grand kids and I often make our own paper wrapping to go along with them!
i love to use special items like vintage napkins or handmade paper shapes to make the package unique. I have embossed cards for years and the gift receiver always is so appreciative.
I usually choose 2 different gift papers to decorate under my tree, a tradition handed down from my Grandmother although she chose 3 for my 2 Sister’s & I. This year I will chose 3 since my newest Grandson will be old enough for presents this year. Thanks for an awesome giveaway CraftPaperScissors & Vagabond!
It depends on the gift…I spend my time creating the gifts rather than wrapping them 🙂
I like to sew fabric gift bags. They look very nice under the tree and our grand kids love using them all year.
For each member of the family, I tend to wrap each one in a particular way. No names on the packages and only I know whose is whose. Fun time for the kids to try and figure out which is theirs.
I like to decorate my gift bag scrapbook papers, cut outs, and other embellishments. I also lie to make a matching card to go along with it, so this give away from Sizzix would be a great help to these aging hands.
I like to wrap gifts the old fashioned way (not gift bags). My Nana taught me how to fold and make everything neat and pretty when I was a young girl. I always feel close to her when I’m wrapping presents.
I use brown paper with free style drawings to give a hint as to what is inside.One year I wrapped a pillow for my grandson inside a quilt I had made him. He did not know that the quilt was also his present.
I love to gift treats wrapped in whimsical, handmade bags or boxes made from recycle-able materials. I love to add my signature purple bow and purple and white special occasion tag (everyone who knows me, knows a gift with such is bow is from me).
I am terrible at wrapping gifts, so I usually go with gift bags, but I embellish them and make my own tags so they are indiviualized
I like to wrap gifts in a way that the materials used are either re-purposed or re-purpose-able.
I would love to try this!
Like to wrap with a beautiful paper, theme decor. great for Christmas!
I like to wrap gifts to match the gift inside. One year I was able to find wrapping paper that matched the outfit I was giving my daughter. For a friends birthday I purchased a green box and filled it with ninja turtle merchandise. I then added helium Mylar balloons so that when he opened it all the blooms rose up. I topped it with some green metallic ribbon.
Just got into stamping last fall but since then I’ve been stamping and heat embossing my gift bags and boxes, it’s so much fun and adds a little personal touch to the gift.
Great idea!
I like wrapping my gifts in fabric (recycle). I am a quilter, so they always give the fabric back to me. It is a win win.
i like to wrapped children gifts in the Sunday comic pages.
I have never tried this before! It looks like a lot of fun!
I love to knit and sew gifts for family and friends. This gift wrap would be perfect to use!
brown paper is all i use. it can be adapted with appropriate themed paper, etc
I like to use really bright colors. I’ve also started doing my own gift tags each year. Gives each gift a personal touch.
I like to make my own and decorate it. Plus sometimes I put an extra present as the bow and ribbon for them to use later.
This would really makes any giftwrapping a lot easier.
If I had this, I would use for all gift wrapping.
I like to wrap gifts in colorfully printed papers. Then top them with bright bows and embellished tags. Would love to win this prize and give it a try! 🙂
Beautiful!!
I am going to try this next Christmas for my family and my secret Santa pal. It is beautiful.
Since my house is decorated in blue and silver for the holiday, I carry that color scheme through to the wrapping paper. I love to add embellishments to make each one special, whether it’s a mixing spoon for my favorite cook, or a mini hand sanitizer for a friend who works with the public,
I like to use bright, cheery colors that really stand out under the tree. I llove the frills such as ribbons and bows
I like to use decorative boxes and bags that can be reused. Makes 2 gifts in one!
I love making handmade gifts and then making by hand the wrappings, tags and bows.
I wrap my gifts in brown paper (they use it as packing supplies with certaini things from Amazon) and add a cute new bow and ribbon.
I like to wrap in paper with fun patterns. Then I add bows + usually a cute little ornament or accessory tied to the package.
When I wrap a gift it depends on who the gift is for as to the type of paper and embellishments I use. I like to use flowers, die cuts, ribbons and lace to jazz up my gifts.
This would be great for my church!
Depends on who the gift is for (uh..and time/money I have). Starting with paper bags–stencil, draw/paint/etc.on before wrapping through wrapping boxes in (made/commercial) paper, both as one piece (isn’t it fun just ripping that paper off in chunks?!) and 2-piece top/bottom style for dresser look. Never the same thing twice!!
I like to wrap presents in comics from the newspaper or decorated brown paper lunch bags.
I coordinate the gift papers, so they match. I used to spend hours wrapping gifts in fun ways. I have been in a teaching program (excited to teach elementary!) + working, so less time to add fun details. I would love this machine, it would help me in my classroom also: for my walls, bulletin boards and extras!
As my family has aged (my youngest is 30), I have changed a lot of Christmas traditions to suit us. I do not wrap standardly any more. I have been using gift bags for several years now, and it makes it so much easier for me during the Christmas “rush”. I do love dressing up my bags. I premake embellishments, tags and bows and I package the gifts assembly line style. I do have a happier, more rested holiday with my family now.
I like using ribbons and bows,and gift bags wish I had talent to really make the gifts package better !
I don’t spend too much time wrapping my gifts. Most of my time is spent making the gift.
At christmas time I like to make an ornament and put it on the present . Its a little something for them to remember me by. Having this sizzix can make any gift special.
I really like to create artsy wrappings, so that the wrapping is just as enjoyable as the gift. Sometimes I decorate a plain bag, even painting the design on it. Other times I wrap with plain paper and embellish with washi tape, ribbon, buttons, whatever I have on hand. I would really love to have the Sizzex machine to add more 3 dimentional interest to my creations. PS: My bags and boxes don’t get tossed out after the event!
I choose a theme for the tree and buy wrapping paper to match. I like to add things to the bow, something selected for that person.
Using plain gift boxes, I like to wrap the lid & the box individually. The bow (or embellishment) is attached to the lid only.This creates a lift-lid box, which can be re-used again & again. My mother-in-law always said the boxes were like the gift wrapping used in soap operas.
I also like to use brown craft paper for gift wrapping for all occasions. This allows me to create any embellishment & tends to give a shabby chic look.
To make matching gift cards, I cut a small card from plain cardstock, & using a glue stick, I cover the front of the card with a piece of the gift wrap I’m using. A note can be written inside. The same idea can be used for quick matching gift tags.
I wrap gifts in gift bags or gift wrap that I have on hands. This would be nice to try out. Thanks for the opportunity to try this.
We wrap all our presents in gift wrap, sometimes I make cute little tags, I just love the mess it makes as the children tear into their gifts.
I wrap our gifts the old fashion way with wrapping paper and bows. I usually buy 20-25 rolls of paper from the local school (love to help them out) because the quality of the paper is better and doesn’t tend to rip. I would love to make the packages more personal and the deer would be right up our alley. We are all big hunters so I am always looking for wrapping paper with deer on it.
I like to wrap all my gifts with alot of care and a whole bunch of tape – can’t forget the ribbon & bow – all coordinating with the paper and gift tag which, of course, is usually handmade with either a Sizzix machine or rubber stamp!
I like to wrap my gifts by the person’s interests. One friend is big into biking so I always find a way to use bikes (pictures, charms) in the wrapping.
I like to use different ways to wrap, sometimes just a bag with a fluff of coloured tissue paper sticking out from the top and then add a small item or ornament tied to the handle. Maybe a box wrapped in fancy paper with ribbon and a decorative accent such as an ornament, toy, piece of jewelry or other small item!
I like to use different paper for each recipient, and usually use what I have on hand, sometimes putting on a different kind of ribbon or bow and occasionally adding a little decoration to the package like a small ornament for Christmas.
Love, love, love this project…especially the stacked snowflakes. Makes me want to get started on Christmas cards.
I like to spend a lot of time wrapping the gifts, even creating little items/gifts that I attach with ribbon etc to the big gift. I always believe that the more attractive the package the more excitement it creates for Christmas tie.
For Christmas, I like to wrap my grandkids’ gifts in character paper. I wrap our mothers’ gifts in snowman/snowflake paper. For the rest of the family I use a mixture of the paper I have accumulated.
Growing up, my family didn’t wrap gifts – we were lucky if the price tags and receipts were removed before we were handed the present in the bag from the store! I enjoy using themed paper and little additonal ornaments and tchotkies when I give a present to someone – make an effort to let them know they’re special!
I love using different wrapping papers to match the person’s personality, even using the funnies from the Sunday paper for children. Then dressing them up with curly ribbon bows and homemade gift tags.
I have used Kraft paper for ages…I stamp on it, I add die cuts and have even made prom poems and my own bows.
I like to wrap my gifts with a personal touch….my son likes SuperHeros so I look for something that has super heros on it….kind of hard for Christmas so I look in the birthday section and dress it up with Christmas theme items…. my sister-in-law likes snowman so I use snowman paper for her….My great niece like Frozen and I wrap hers with Frozen paper or bags… I like to wrap with things that the person likes….
This gift bag is absolutely lovely!
I really like dressing up packages with ribbon and bows tied up with small ornaments/knick knacks that cater to the gift receiver’s personal interests or hobbies. Nothing super extravagant, but just classic and pretty. Then there are those (like my jokester brother) whose presents I wrap in layer after layer of double-thick paper and extra tape up and down every seam just to make it tought to open. ;D
For my Christmas gifts for
this year, I wrapped everything
in kraft paper after I hand stamped
designs on them. I used red scotch
tape and a red glitter yarn on them!
Handmade the tags also.
Carla from Utah
My grandkids (6 of them ages 2-7) and I get together and we make their own gift tags and some gift wrap that is personalized by them. Then I label their gifts with the tags and wrapping paper they each made. If it is a special gift from Grandma and Grandpa then I secretly assign them each a name from a theme we have chosen for Christmas (eg. Characters from a current movie, super heroes, reindeer, etc) and that is the name I put on the gift. They love trying to guess who they are and which gift is theirs. They also love watching shapes being created by whatever paper cutting tool I am using. Sizzix would sure come in handy in helping to stimulate their creativity.
I would love this I make my Christmas cards, birthday cards, and I could make stenciling for glass etching with that. I found stuff on the computer now to do all this stuff with and have to cut it out. Please and Thank you. Have a good day.
Since the grand kids were big enough, we’ve made Christmas ornaments and used them as gift tags. We also like to make our own wrapping paper. It’s amazing how creative children can get when encouraged to use their imaginations.
I recycle gift paper or use brown paper bags most of the time. I make my tags from recycled cards or scrap paper. I love to use recycled materials.
What a wonderful way to wrap a gift!
The prettier the better. I love to make my packages come to life on the outside. So when they open they are even happier with a wonderful gift inside.
I use purchased metallic gift wrap in silver and gold. I wrap the gift in this paper, with or without a box, and then the real fun begins! I crochet lengths of “ribbon” using different stitches, such as making a shell stitch lengths using metallic worsted weight yarn for larger gifts. For small gifts I will use a fine crochet thread. I use metallic yarn or threads in contrasting colors which will pop against the shiny paper to showcase the handmade “ribbon”. I add small crocheted items such as snowflakes, poinsettia blossoms or hand stitched holiday stockings, Santas or holiday light bulbs. Sometimes I use many light bulbs which I attach to a garland which is folded to create a bow. I use handstitched name tags. I make these items starting during the summer and add to the pile until the holidays. People often don’t want to open the gift but all of the small items can be used as tree ornaments while the “ribbon” makes a cute choker, headband or a belt (if from a larger gift). I enjoy seeing the pleasure that these simple, personal touches bring to the recipients. It’s all fun!
I worked at a department store with a wrapping station. Every chance I got I would watch them, so now when I need to wrap something I can make a beautiful package. I like to fold the paper and crease the corners then add ribbon and some kind of ornament.
I enjoy taking my time and making each gift as pretty looking as possible. I’ll add decorations, ribbons and sometimes pictures.
I usually wrap gifts in traditional holiday wrapping paper and add a handmade gift tag and some type of handmade ornament.
I like to wrap my gifts with natural accents like twigs, burlap, berries, etc. I take my time and make each one special.
I really love to wrap gifts. It is so much fun to do.
When I wrap my gifts, I always wait until the last minute so it’s always an all-night marathon of slapping it on as fast as I can to get them all wrapped!
I was intrigued by the Vagabond giveaway! Since I had never heard of the Vagabond I just had to go to the Sizzix website to check it out! Fantastic! Cutting and embossing in one portable machine. I would use it to make table decorations for an upcoming wedding! Thank you Sizzix!
I will have to try that. What a wonderful idea. Thanks for sharing.
I USE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PAPER, EVEN NEWSPAPER TO WRAP OUR GIFTS. I decorate with stickers and pictures of what each is into at the moment and attach a new Christmas ornament to the bow. They love it. I make my own bows too.
I do not understand????
I like to wrap my gifts in personalized wrapping paper I make myself
I like to make my own gift tags to put on my wrapped gifts.
I like to use a different wrap for everyone. That way if the tag falls off I know who it belongs to.
I try to make the wrap myself. But it doesn’t always happen. I make all of the bags I use.
I decorate plain gift bags with a variety of medium–quilled designs, teabag folding, die cuts, etc. and make matching gift cards strung on thin ribbon to match.
I like to use different color coordinated papers for each adult gift & a special fun print for kid’s gifts!
I like to wrap my gifts in paper for the occasion and then add decorations and embellishments appropriate for the person the gift is going to.
I love to wrap my gifts in layers tailored to the gift recipient. Would love to win.
I do like to show off a bit. If it’s an impersonal gift (office Secret Santa, for example) I texturize the paper or get extravagant constructing the bow. Also, if it’s a gift that’s going to be opened that day, like a birthday or anniversary.
For the holidays, I do make an effort to personalize the wrapping so the recipient kinda gets 2 gifts, something fun to look at, or beautiful to decorate the home until the Big Day.
I wrap my gifts in homemade cloth bags be it Christmas, Birthday, etc and then attach a homemade gift tag of paper that I created with all my paper craft supplies.
I love wrapping gifts in newspaper, colored comics, and old magazines
I like to wrap my gifts the old fashion way. Wrap it in beautiful Christmas gift wraping paper and tie the ribbon around the package twice and tir it off leaving a 10 inch ribbon at the end. Make all sorts of bows. Have a tag made out to who the gtft ws to and sign your name saying ‘all my love auntie Mimi” Then put the whole ift in a CChistmas bag and tie that up wih as many bows as you can make. Spray it wih cinnamom smiling spray, of course all has beeen done with safe spray. Then put the bag under he tree where they can only see haalf of the shimmering gold and silver small stars. Thas it!!!
I just use gift wrap to go with what the gift is for. Sometimes I will add a bow.
I have severe arthritis so I usually use gift bags. However. I like to embellish the bags with multi-colored ribbons to tie the handles off with or buy cute little trinkets to tie the handles together. I also like to create gifts too…..from floral arrangements to wreaths for gifts.
I love to wrap gifts…for family I usually choose a theme for each member of my family and decorate all of their gifts with that one theme. Then the gifts go under the tree…with NO names on them. On Christmas morning the presents are handed out one at a time. I love this project, it gave me lots of ideas for a particular family member for this Christmas…
I would love to have this paper cutter. I make small giveaways for peoples parties but always need to cut each one by hand due to the cost of the cutting units.
I need this to kick start me into getting back into paper crafts. I have been fighting breast cancer for two years. W are moving closer to my medical team and I really need to keep myself occupied. Maybe be a way to meet people in apartment building.
I wrap my gifts to suit the particular person receiving it. For Legos, a homemade reusable cloth draw string bag to put the pieces in after opening works great. When I give a quilt, I make a pillow case with it and place the quilt in side.
I use plain white or brown bags for wrapping my gifts, then go all out decorating them with bows, 3-d stamped medallions and name tags. Luckily, I used to live near a paper distributor and was able to buy the heavyweight paper for the bags on gigantic rolls at their annual sale. I might have overdone on the quantity I bought though, because it’s 30 years later and I am finally using the last two rolls! Who can resist a bargain?
I like to wrap gifts in pretty paper specific to the occasion: birthday, Christmas, graduation, etc.
I love Wapping tem myself. This way when I have everything ready to go I do it slowly making sure paper
Is flat and not messy I hate messy wrapping!!!:-)
I always wrap each child’s and grand-child’s gifts in their own individual Christmas wrap and tags. I have been doing this for years now and everyone seems to like it. I do sometimes do an odd wrap. Making recipient think it is one thing when it is actually something different. One day when I was in a store that did gift wrapping, I noticed that that person wrapping had made the paper too short to wrap the item. When they started to cut a new piece to wrap the item, I stopped them. I took the too small piece and showed them that if the paper was put at a 45 degree angle that they could actually use that piece instead of cutting a new one… And the owner of the store was so pleased, she wanted to give me a job on the spot to wrap. Unfortunately, I was visiting out of state and had to decline…
I LOVE this wrap and have copied the picture to my hard drive so I can duplicate it later. Would love to win the Sizzix Vagabond.
that is really neat! i will have to try it for my christmas wrapping this year. of course i would love to win the machine so it would be much neater! Thanks for giving me the opportunity to enter!
I use tissue wrap and pretty shopping bags/
Thank you for the tutorial. The project is lovely. We like to make our gift wrapping so special, no one wants to open it. It’s like a gift inside a gift!
I always use Santa wrapping paper and homemade gift tags. I embellish each gift with jingle bells and holly and berries. I use different colored tuille in place of ribbon. It makes for big fluffy bows.
I worked in in gift wrapping for years,so now I come up with a lot of ideas of homemade crafts to add to the packages.
I craft everything for my Christmas gifts, from the gift itself to all the special little things that make that gift for just that person. I would enjoy having some different decorating ideas for my personalization of gifts.
I love decorating with fancy ribbon and tree decorations but most of my gifts get carried across the border to Canada so they get wrapped in gift bags when I get there. I miss being able to do the fancy wrapping.
Perfectly, of course. Every fold and ever corner needs to be perfect… Along with the proper bore and ribbons.
I love Christmas paper and have a large stash because I keep adding each year the papers that catch my eye. I look through my stash and try to make the wrap appropriate to the individual and/or the gift. I love to add embellishments so the design above is wonderful.
I tend to use gift bags.
I wrap them with wrapping paper.
I make fabric bags that they can reuse for other things.
I like to recycle and wrap my gifts in the comics section of the newspaper.
I also wrap gifts in paper bags and like to decorate them with cut out tags from recycled cards.
I always save and reuse tissue paper and even scraps of twine, ribbon and fabrics.
I like to use recycled materials to make my own wrappings that tease by leading away from what the present actually is.
Wrapping is not my favorite thing to do. I am not very good at it and does not turn out how I want it to. Thanks for the great giveaway.
Recently I have been using tissue paper to wrap presents and then adding embelishments, like ribbon, yarn, stickers, buttons, etc.
I like to wrap in homemade paper and gift bags.
For the holidays I like to use different paper for adults vs Kids. I particularly like modern patterned paper.
i like to use elegant paper and bows
Simple is best. Pretty paper and a matching ribbon with either gift card or name tag attached.
I can’t wrap for anything in the world, so I use gift bags.
Wrapping paper follows the color scheme of the house – I only change it about every 5 years since I live in a household of males and they just don’t seem to care about the decorations lol! The last 2 years has been deep red and greens with shiny gold accents & bows. Thanks for a chance to win such a marvelous gift!!
I generally wrap presents with he comic section from the newspaper.
Occasionally I buy wrapping paper, usually at Christmastime, but the wrapping paper has to have cardinals on it since my family are big, big baseball fans.
For my grand kids I like to wrap their gifts in their favorite cartoon character. I also will make a gift tag from the same paper and use it. Sometimes I just tape it to the package and sometime I will use a ribbon and thread it through a whole I make on the tag. For the adults I prefer to use gift bags. I try getting them gift bags that go along with their personality. I like to tie a homemade gift tag with a ribbon on the gift bag.
I like to wrap each persons gift in something that reflect them. I sometimes will buy paper and make my own hang tags or I will take brown paper and embellish it
We wrap presents differently depending on the year. One year we used comic pages to make presents really stand out!
We wrap the box top of our gifts. Most times the box is able to be reused for several Christmases so the wrap ends up becoming much less expensive. I even sold gift wrapped boxes one year at a craft sale. They came with the box top wrapped, and had tissue paper, a gift tag and a boy inside the box.
How Do I Like to Wrap Gifts? Usually, I collect gifts all year round. Then my husband brings home boxes with the lids; generally they hold printer paper. I wrap the lid and then the box. After that I like to put a matching box with ribbon on the lid and the bottom of the box; where the ribbon matches straight with the line. Of course, you have to put a big ribbon on the lid. All they have to do is open the lid up.
I try to make lots of cards & tags myself , but I buy paper or gift bags for the actual wrapping &decorate with lots of fancy ribbons.
I like to make my own wrapping paper and tags!
I like to wrap my gifts with occasions paper but also fabric and even scrapbooking or plain brown paper. I make my own tags and even decorate my own paper for the occasion. Just love the beautiful giftwrapped project shown. Thats how I like to wrap.
For my little one, i usually try to find wrapping paper, with pictures of whatever/ whoever she’s into at the time……can you say Frozen lol. Yeah, don’t think i’ll get away from those colors anytime soon lol
I grab whatever is cheap wrapping paper at the store, and spruce it up with a huge bow as a distraction, haha.
Kraft paper is my favorite. You can use stamped images that can be colored in or left alone, add a 3-D tag that can also be a gift, it can be wrinkled for texture and then inked..so many options. The best thing is that it can be recycled or if the piece is big enough save for kids to draw or color (I leave plain stamped images for that), to cover an area for messy crafts such as those that involve glue, glitter or paint. It has endless possibilities and is highly customizable.
My husband usually does it, he’s much better than I am
gift bags – i’m a lazy man
Some pretty paper and some ribbon to wrap around plain and simple
The kids like to choose the cute animal prints, for the adults we usually just get the pattern ones.
I’m thinking we can spruce it up this year! haha
Great wrapping, I love all the details in the tutorial!
I have used fabric, paper, recycled bags and paper, sometimes gift wrap and ribbon. Old maps, computer paper, sheet music, all depends on person’s interest.
I wrap as many as possible in fabric and recipients reuse it next year. Love keeping all that paper out of the landfill!
I go all out wrapping! Pretty wrapping paper (usually LOTS of different designs!), ribbons, hand made labels…the works!
I like to wrap my gifts that I give at the holidays and birthdays with paper, ribbon and a bow.
WOW, would this make card making much easier with my arthritis. If I don’t win this one, maybe Santa will bring me one early.
I like to wrap my gifts with different and unique paper and ribbon. Especially when it comes to the men I buy for. They do like the unusual things that I have wrapped them in the past.
With the comics section from the newspaper.
I wrap with each person in mind, as to what they like or themed, Always the best part of giving gifts.
In England we wrap all our presents and then they are put into a stocking. In the foot there is always a walnut in the toe, an apple and an orange – but if children have been naughty they get coal in their stockings. I have never had coal, but this is a Tradition I carry on. All the presents are wrapped in my Childs favourite colour. The stockings are ones that I made for them for their first Christmas, J`s has embroidered cars and trains, S`s has animals embroidered. Their stockings were furnishing sateen, and have stood the test of time.
Very nice!!! Kisses from Portugal.
Love it!!!
Fantastic…
I would love to win that great gift!!!
I like to spruce packages up a bit with stickers or ribbons tailored to whoever’s getting the gift.
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would love all my gifts to be wrapped like this
I would Love for all my gifts to look like this,it is so much more than what I do to decorate gifts.
I decorate my paper using stamps and die cut my name tags.
I like to use white or brown kraft paper decorated for the occasion to wrap gifts.
I like to use unique wrapping paper and lots of bows and ribbons.
I use commercial wrapping paper, but make my own gift tags and bows and co-ordinate each package so it is an original.
I choose paper , ribbon and tags that i think matches the personality of the recipient . I also add some sort of adornment or ornament to the package .
I like to wrap my gifts reusing old wrapping paper, old bags of anything else I can use.
Our local newspaper gives away the ends of their rolls of newsprint. (Quite a bit of paper, actually) It’s fun to find ways to decorate the paper when using it for wrapping. Die cuts, stamps, twine, raffia, are all good embellishments.
I usually buy gift wrap on clearance after Christamas and use it the following Christmas, it saves a ton of money!
When younger and came home from college or the Air Force, had “Xmas wrapping parties” with my sisters. We bought wrapping paper during the clearance sales from the prior year. We were more into utilitarian wrapping, making sure our sibliings couldn’t peek to see what was inside. We did, however, decorate with bows + name tags. When I was first married, I did decorate my husband’s gifts with very personal touches. After the kids came along, I made their name tags out of shape punches. Each child got their favorite color + a different shape. As they got older, they got different colors + different shapes for their name tags. During their teens, I switched to store bought tags, they felt the homemade tags were childish. After being a pedestrian hit by a car on Dec 21st one year, I started using more gift bags. That was the year we had spaghetti on Christmas Day! My sons loved that Christmas dinner, they didn’t like turkey. My husband was working the swing shift that Christmas Day (3pm – 11pm). I couldn’t cook a holiday dinner by myself, I was in so much pain + our sons were too young to help. The boys voted for spaghetti, that’s boys for ya! My husband brought his lunch to work, as he did everyday for that job. We did have that turkey Christmas dinner a few days later when my husband was off + he helped prep + cook. Our sons moaned + groaned through the whole meal as they still do to this date when we have turkey for holiday dinners. AND they still talk about the time we had spaghetti for Christmas. They often don’t remember why they had spaghetti but that they had it. I guess it will be one of those infamous family stories.
I like to wrap them in pretty paper and a fancy bow
I like to think of the person the gift is for when choosing the wrapping paper, and pick something appropriate for them.
my daughter LOVES to wrap and shes a perfectionist. She uses lots of ribbon, but she would LOVE this machine to make decorative wrapping designs!
I try to put into as much thought of the wrapping as I do in the gift itself. I must admit though I do cheat once in awhile and use bags for those hard to wrap gifts, but I still fancy that up with a bow and stuff. Thank -you for the opportunity to win this prize. Good Luck to all.
I like to do a different theme each Christmas when I wrap gifts. I use stamps/scrapbook supplies to make each gift special.
Gifts wrapped in white paper that has been decorated with the recipient’s name in Many of the beautiful font stamps available leaves no doubt to whom the gift is for. And provides lots of crafting time with your kids. You can also just stamp names on ribbon if you are short of time . I like whites ribbon with ink color coordinating within paper
I like to wrap each present in brown paper and make special tags and decorations that are individual to each person!
All my presents are neatly wrapped in paper, ribbon, bows, and assorted other decorations.
Each present has its own interesting paper, like newspaper, book covering paper, plain one color paper, even paper towels or napkins. I decorate these with stamps, cut outs, ribbons, stickers,etc. A special little handmade card accompany each of them. I love it to decorate presents, because I feel that I also give a part of my personal feelings to the person too.
I like to use different beautiful papers each year with handmade bows made with coordinating wired ribbon and an ornament matching each recipients personality or lifestyle attached.
The kids each have their own color; the adults get coordinated colors so it all looks pretty.
I wrap gifts with fun, cute, and pretty, shiny, papers, ribbons, and a bow.
Sizzix look fun to use. I could be more creative with one.
I like to keep it simple and also wrap in comics from the newspaper
I’ve gotten very lazy about wrapping gifts and usually employ the gift bag approach.
i like to wrap my gifts in pretty paper with a bow on them.
I really like an upscale looking gift wrap, such as gold paper + an elegant bow
My wrapping is all over the place, but I try my best to make them gorgeous.
My husband does the wrapping, he is much better at it then me.
I like to use pretty paper and bows or embellishments. Sometimes I like to use paper that kind of tells what the gift is. Like last Christmas (for my daughter-in-law who likes gingerbread men) I found paper with gingerbread men on and the gift was gingerbread measuring spoons and oven mitts. I would love to have the Vagabond machine.
I like using brown craft paper and decorating the presents with ribbons and ornaments.
this woud be a perfect “time with grandma” project
I wrap a lot of my gifts in homemade gift bags. I love to add special touches to them. This machine would really let me use my creativity.
I’ve always loved to get plain brown paper and stamp it with something special. Or the sunday comics for a kid makes a great wrapping paper!
I like to wrap gifts in bright colors with a bow
I wrap in different wrapping paper every year, I like bright, foil, heavy wrapping paper and I put bows on all the gifts!
i dont wrap them but when i do i do it up fancy
Hi, I love gift wrapping so much that before I started a family my sister and I were looking into buying a Gift-Wrap Franchise! It was out of our price range and ultimately would have been a bad idea because we have 5 children between us! I am 61 now and disabled but I still do one of a kind gift wrapping for my gifts all yearround. I use whatever I can from recycled items such as egg carton cups painted to look like flowers to make a bouquet topper. I will substitute ribbon with anything long enough to go around my boxes multiple times. I’ve used yarn from throw away sweaters; it’s even curly from being a sweater for so long. You don’t even have to curl the bow ends! I do have a variety of fun scissors and colored painting markers to design on white or pastel papers. Also I love to make hand cut monograms from matching paper for the gift receiver. I do think the Sizzix machines would blow my gift wrapping, gift tags and hand made cards up to the max! My only experience with a paper cutting machine was when I was a special needs tutor in our school system years ago. I would cut bookmarks to give my students and stickers and gems to decorate them with. I stopped wishing for a Sizzix machine because of cost but if gifted one I would be over the moon happy! Thanks for the chance. Cath Carpio, central Connecticut. 😉
I usually buy dollar Store wrapping paper and add a bow. The Sizzix Vagabond machine would change my giftwrapping skills. I would be the hit of the party.
For birthdays, I have more time to personalize but during the holidays I end up just wrapping everything in the same paper.
We like to wrap our gifts with age appropriate gift wrap.
It depends. If I’m in a hurry, I bag it with tissue paper. If I have some extra time, I get all fancy.
Since I cannot make a bow, I like to decorate the top of the gift with an extra small gift that goes with the paper, gift or the person who is receiving it. A teething toy, crayons, golf tees, or hair bows. I use whatever to “tie ” it altogether!