It's time for another Create with Connie and Julie Challenge. Today's challenge is Kids Gift Packaging!
Now, kids gift packaging can really be a challenge! You want it to look good but you really don't want to spend that much time on it as it is likely going to be ripped apart in just a few seconds! lol I decided to do something a little different for my gift packaging. I wanted the packaging to be part of the gift. Hopefully it won't be thrown away right away! lol
I picked up a tin money bank at the dollar store. It was really ugly but I knew I was going to cover it so I wasn't worried. (Do you ever have the urge to go back into the dollar store just to show the clerk what you made with the ugly stuff you buy there?)
I covered the tin with some Tall Tales Designer Series Paper. For a little decoration, I added some Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon to the top and the bottom of the tin. The center panel of the tin was full of colorful monkeys from the Fox & Friends stamp set. The monkeys were stamped in Melon Mambo, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive and So Saffron. I used the fabulous new Scallop Trim Border Punch with a piece of Melon Mambo Textured card stock for that extra little detail.
I created a tag using the Stampin' Up! Two Tags die. I really do love this die! It makes gift tags a breeze! I cut a tag out of Melon Mambo card stock and another out of Tall Tales Designer Series Paper. I trimmed around the Tall Tales tag along the perforated edge to create the perfect layer for the tag. I stamped a few extra monkey and added them to the tag. The sentiment on the tag comes from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set.
Inside the money bank I have I have placed another little tag I created using the Stampin' Up! Two Tags die. This is where the real gift is hidden! This tag is the perfect spot to house a little cash! The great sentiment on the tag comes from the Well Scripted stamp set.
I placed the money tag inside the money bank and then placed the money bank in a cello bag. I tied it up with a piece of Melon Mambo Polka Dot Ribbon. I thought it was a colorful and fun way to package up some cash. Hopefully, they will use the money bank to save some pennies!
Stamps: Fox & Friends, Well Scripted, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Inks: Melon Mambo, So Saffron, Chocolate Chip and Old Olive Classic Ink
Card Stock: Whisper White, Melon Mambo Textured, Brilliant Blue Textured, Tall Tales Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Small Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Old Olive Grosgrain, Melon Mambo Polka Dot Grosgrain, Stampin' Up! Two Tags die, Big Shot, Sticky Strip, Scallop Trim Border Punch
See what our Design Team members created for this week's challenge. Three of the Design Team members will have tutorials available for their projects today for our Create subscribers!
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