2019 Topic 17: A Vintage Christmas
Yes!
It's finally that time of the year where we can mention the 'Christmas'
word!! We have a lovely new topic for the next 2 weeks where our
bloggers are exploring Vintage Christmas ideas with stamps of their choice. Today Jenny is using Sara Naumann's stamps to decorate this
lovely box and create some beautiful accompanying items too.
Hi everyone, it's Jenny Marples (Pushing The Right Buttons) with
you today, and I'd like to share with you some vintage style Christmas
wrapping ideas using Sara Naumann's fantastic new stamp designs ESN38
and ESN39.
There's
nothing quite like making bespoke and personalised Christmas wrapping
for those special gifts and it's so easy to do. I've created a gift box,
wrapping paper and matching tags to show you how it can be done.
Let's
get started; begin by cutting four lid sides and two box tops from
thick black card or chipboard using Eileen Hull's Sizzix Scoreboards XL
Die 'Treasure Box'. Paint the outside of each piece with French Roast
Fresco Finish paint. You'll see below that I left some bits at the edge
bare.
Next brush Cloud 9 Fresco Finish paint across the lids and sides horizontally, again leaving some parts unpainted at the edges.
Assemble
the box by sticking together the side pieces and adding the tops with
strong glue or tape. Then use rough sandpaper to remove some of the
paint, paying particular attention to the edges.
Add
permanent brown ink to the edges of the box. I also like to run a thin
line of dries-clear glue along the edges to strengthen it.
With
the box complete it's now time to start work on the decoration. Use a
brayer to apply Tinned Peas, Granny Smith and Guacamole Fresco Finish
paints to a piece of A4 Super Smoothy Card.
Stamp over with the star design from stamp set ESN39 using London Bus Fresco Finish paint until the card is covered.
Cut
strips from the edge of the painted card, edge with a little permanent
brown ink and attach to the top and bottom of the box to replicate the
look of tied ribbon. You'll see from the photo below that I also added
slightly wider pieces of black card to the inside of one side of the box
to create a lip that ensures the top and bottom will fit securely when
slotted together.
Cut
tag shapes from kraft card and cut slightly smaller ones from the
painted card (I was able to cut 6 in total). Edge each one with
permanent brown ink before sticking them together.
Cover a small piece of card by brayering Tinned Peas, London Bus and Guacamole Fresco Finish paint over it in layers.
Cut
a piece of this card and add it over the tag before stamping one of the
designs from stamp set ESN39 over the top with permanent black ink. Use
an embossing ink pen to draw over the leaf and berry image then cover
in gold embossing powder and heat set. To finish tie a bow of white
ribbon or seam binding. Repeat this step for the remaining 5 tags using
the designs from stamp sets ESN39 and ESN38.
You can combine some of the images and sentiments and use parts of each of the designs to create different looks for each tag.
To
decorate the top of the box cut smaller tags from the remaining card
and stamp/emboss as you have done for the larger tags. Attach with a
white ribbon or seam binding bow.
With
the box and tags complete it's simple to create the coordinating
wrapping paper. Take some matching brown paper and stamp over with one
of the designs from stamp set ESN39 using Cloud 9 Fresco Finish paint.
Here are some photos showing the completed box and wrapping paper;
Here are the completed tags; you can see how I've mixed up the stamps used to create different designs on each.
Finally, if you pop the wrapping paper and tags inside the box you can even give them as a gift in their own right.
I
hope this has given you some ideas for creating your own vintage style
Christmas wrapping with Sara Naumann's beautiful stamp sets.
Thanks for joining me here today,
Jenny
