Novembers Class, Christmas is on its way and the New Year is not far behind!

This week we made a card to celebrate 2014 and a gift box – just the right size for a few Ferrero Roche and ideal for teacher gifts/hostess gifts or for something you have created or a small gift that needs that extra bit of packaging!

 First the gift box.  This makes good use of the Big Shot and the Top Note die, Circles #2 die, Labels Collection  Framelits and Polka Dot Embossing folder!  I love this years festive paper stack – Seasons of Style and the colours go well with Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake and Whisper White.  The tree was made using the folded tree technique and topped off with a star punched using the star punch from the Merry Minis punch pack and Champagne Glimmer paper.  The greeting is taken from More Merry Wishes.  Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon keeps the box closed.

 

To celebrate the coming new year, we made a card with a bit of added sparkle! This card uses Basic Black, Smoky Slate, Whisper White cardstock with Silver Glimmer paper.  The numbers were created using the Typeset Alphabet Bigz die set, not a cheap set but a worthwhile investment as the lovely letters and number can be used for all occasions cards, scrapbooking, gift labels badges etc etc.  We used the champagne glasses from the Embellished Events stamp set and added some rhinestones for the bubbles and stamped using StazOn ink.  To give some texture to the backgound, we used a profile from the Esstentials Paper Piercing Pack.  The greeting was taken from the Teeny Tiny Sentiments stamp set again in StazOn ink and some silver 1/8" ribbon completes the effect.