When I had my first peek at the new Holiday Catalog, there were a couple items that I knew I absolutely needed. Yes, needed.
One of those products is the brand new die set Swirly Snowflakes Thinlets. Whoa! These dies are gorgeous! I was a little nervous that they wouldn’t work really well due to the level of detail in the dies. Sometimes those super detailed dies are a pain to work with because it’s so hard to get the paper out of the die after it’s cut. Well, I needn’t have worried, they worked beautifully. I could be die-cutting snowflakes for days with these dies.
Today’s project is a gift package using one of the brand new clear acetate boxes. These boxes are plenty big for gift cards, cash, or some other smallish gift. As you can see, I went a little over the top with this gift packing. All the gold, ribbon, sequins, and pearls is heart-stopping. This is truly a one-off gift wrap. You probably wouldn’t want to make a dozen of these. But one for that special person who would truly appreciate the time and work you put into it. You know who I’m talking about. That’s right, your crafty BFF would love to receive this box. And she probably won’t even care if the box is empty. That’s right, give her this empty box and I bet she’ll proudly put this on display in her home. Not only that, she will brag to all her other friends about the amazing gift box she received. She will know the love and time you put into making the box. She gets it.
I love that the dies include a strip of snowflakes. They make an amazing border. I know the front of the box is just a tad busy, so here is the back side of the box so you can get a better view of that snowflake border.
Wow! I am in love with those snowflakes. The great thing about this border die is that you can have just a single row of the snowflakes, or you can do what I did here and make a two-sided strip of them. I added a bit of vellum to soften all the gold. Did you notice that there is no seam here on the back? When you cover boxes or wrap things, you always want your seam on the front side where it will be covered by your focal point. Then the back of the box looks just as pretty as the front side.
Here is a close up of the focal point on the center. Gold embossing on top of the gold metallic snowflakes with the itty bitty peals on the snowflakes. Wow!
If you look closely, you can see all the layers of lace, and sequins, and gold ribbons. I couldn’t make up my mind so I used all of them. Don’t you love when you can do something wildly extravagant like this?
Hmmm… maybe I need to rethink my idea of a wild time…
Yikes! Tomorrow is your last day to redeem the Bonus Bucks. Better get a move on if you’re still hoarding these. 
Did you take advantage of the Bonus Bucks special in July? If so, now is the time to redeem those codes. They are valid only the month of August. 
Have you been on the fence about trying Paper Pumpkin? Now is a great time to join with an amazing introductory rate during our Fall into Savings promotion. If you subscribe between August 11–September 10, we will deliver September’s (gorgeous!) Paper Pumpkin kit straight to your door, complete with everything you need to make adorable, shareable projects—all for 50% off! Sign up using promo code HALFOFF0917 at paperpumpkin.com by September 10. The 50% discount only applies to the new subscriber’s first kit. After that, the price for each month’s kit will return to the regular price of $19.95 USD. 
During the month of August, you have early access to one of our top-trending bundles from the upcoming holiday catalog! Get it now before the Holiday Catalog officially starts in September. Save 10% when you buy the stamp set and Thinlits bundled together! You may also buy each item singly.
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146036 |
Carols of Christmas Bundle (wood-mount) |
$52.00 |
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146037 |
Carols of Christmas Bundle (clear-mount) |
$45.00 |
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144674 |
Card Front Builder Thinlits Dies |
$30.00 |
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144801 |
Carols of Christmas Stamp Set (wood-mount) |
$28.00 |
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144804 |
Carols of Christmas Stamp Set (clear-mount) |
$20.00 |
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