2015 Christmas - Stampin' Up! Curvy Keepsake thinlit die Santa Gift boxes

Today's post is a short one, showcasing a cute little gift box I made for those that attended my end of year class celebration. I love to make gift boxes for Christmas, though I do struggle to dress them. Today I came up with a rather cute idea, after looking at Santa Suits and Christmas gift boxes on pinterest.



A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Curvy Keepsake Thinlit die.

 I mounted the cute Santa faces on a Garden Green tag created by using the Ornate Tag Topper punch (137416) and gave these to my customers.

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Curvy Keepsake Thinlit die.

I've dressed them using the  Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, a retired but gorgeous punch, I often dust off and use for personal projects. 
The belt is simply a black strip, 1cm in width and cut to length once glued onto the flap. 
The Heart punch from the Itty Bitty Accents punch pack was used for the buckle.

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Curvy Keepsake Thinlit die.

The back features the Merry Christmas from the Antique Tags hostess set.  I hand coloured this with Stampin' Up! markers and punched it out with the Tag Punch.
This project can fit all sorts of goodies inside, from Washi Tape ;-) to chocolates, jewellery, a votive or couple of tea candles and much more. 

To make the Curvy Keepsake Gift box, you need the die, card stock and watch this great You Tube video made by Tami White to see how to assemble it.  It is super easy.  If you need to order any supplies please be sure to contact me and for more ideas visit my pinterest board.

Yours in paper craft,

2015 Christmas - Stampin' Up! Z fold easel card using the Delicate Ornament thinlits

The Z fold easel card fold was a HUGE hit in my classes, so much so this is my third post of creations by A Crafty Cat customers...Red and Gold, Oh they are the traditional colours of Christmas for me and WOW this card is lovely...

A Crafty Cat: Z fold Easel Card featuring Stampin' Up! Delicate Ornament thinlit

This colour combination is so striking, I love this card...



A Crafty Cat: Z fold Easel Card featuring Stampin' Up! Delicate Ornament thinlit

 Mossy Meadow and Whisper White is so crisp and clean...

A Crafty Cat: Z fold Easel Card featuring Stampin' Up! Delicate Ornament thinlit

And back to the traditional colours of  red, greens and white...


A Crafty Cat: Z fold Easel Card featuring Stampin' Up! Delicate Ornament thinlit

The highlight of red on the centre of the bauble totally changes this card - yes this is the same card above, just tweaked a little with a red highlight under the embellishment...


A Crafty Cat: Z fold Easel Card featuring Stampin' Up! Delicate Ornament thinlit

 This is another lovely creation by one of my A Crafty Cat team...

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Delicate Ornament

Lovely colour combinations to inspire you to create...

Yours in paper craft
making stunning card folds,

2015 Christmas - Stampin' Up! Z fold easel card using the Delicate Ornament thinlits

Teaching my customers how to create a special Christmas card for a special someone is always a pleasure and very rewarding.  It never ceases to amaze me how one little idea (thanks to Jan and Pinterest) can be turned into a special personal creation. 

These are some of the beautiful Christmas Z fold easel cards created by A Crafty Cat class attendees...


Stampin' Up! Z fold easel card using the Delicate Ornament thinlits

Sherenne though out of the box and used this gorgeous image of Santa from the Hostess set Antique Tags as the stop on her card...


Stampin' Up! Z fold easel card using the Delicate Ornament thinlits

 Another lovely card featuring the Season of Cheer DSP...


Stampin' Up! Z fold easel card using the Delicate Ornament thinlits

This card features the DSP from the Home for Christmas pack...Love the use of the leaves from the Bird Builder Punch


Stampin' Up! Z fold easel card using the Delicate Ornament thinlits

Stampin' Up! Z fold easel card featuring two of the Delicate Ornament thinlits with DSP from the Season of Cheer pack...

Stampin' Up! Z fold easel card using the Delicate Ornament thinlits

The tradition of red and white...nothing short of stunning

Stampin' Up! Z fold easel card using the Delicate Ornament thinlits

This fold is truly stunning when dressed with the decorative baubles cut using Delicate Ornament thinlits die.

Yours in paper craft,