Preview: DIY Card Crafting Kit

Hi Everyone!

 Just thought that I would show you guys a preview of what's to come. I have been busy preparing kits for the new year. These will be available for purchase after the first workshop for those attending, after that they will be put online on my Etsy Shop for sale. So if you decide to attend the workshop, you will have first dibs on these! 

I have carefully put together things that I think would be perfect for crafting and getting your creative minds going. All Items are listed below.

(Six!!) DIY gift wrapping styles

Hey Everyone!

This is a post I have been wanting to do for a while. I just had to make sure I had enough material to put this together.Now that I have wrapped a total of six gifts so far, here are 6 ways to wrap anything! 

1)It started with a gift I made then wrapped for a good friend of mine. I started with some plain kraft paper that I have in a large roll. Kraft paper is the best investment to make! I am in love with all the things that you can do with it, as you will all see in all the photos. Follow through for directions of what I did to make these look like they did.

 

•  For the first gift I stamped using a large polka dot background I have and some black pigment ink. I did not aim for perfection because it was really not needed for a gift wrap. I wanted this to look like I had handmade it and not bought it preprinted. 
• While this was drying I punched out a strip of white paper using the Martha Stewart Double Edge punch in doily lace. This is one of my favourite double edge punches. It is so simple but you can do so much with it. I used some Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Vintage Photo to get the edges distressed in a colour that matched the kraft paper. 
• I added some vintage book paper around the wrapping paper and the top bit of the doily lace punch at the bottom portion of the gift. 
• I distressed a tag with the same Tim Holtz Vintage Photo ink and ran some twine though the top, stamped a small camera in the corner and the recipient's name. 
• My last two touches were tying jute twine around the middle of the vintage book paper and adding a handmade flower (Which I will do a tutorial for soon!)

2)  next gift was for a secret santa present. This was very quick to do and looks really nice. 

Weekly Picks

Today I want to share some awesome things! I have found a need for a blazer to pair with my tops. I want to make sure its not too stuffy or fancy because I don't want it to look all professional on a regular day. I found this really nice boyfriend style blazer from Talula (Aritzia). I Love this burgundy colour however I will probably end up getting black so it is more versatile. It has the perfect fit, long enough so your longer tops don't awkwardly stick out, and loose enough that you are not too bothered by the extra layer.The fabric is also really nice, and lightweight.

I also want to really get my hands on this skull face ring by Lazy Oaf (Asos). It is different from the regular skull rings that have been popping up everywhere. I think the little face on it looks cute and not so scary! I also think you can double this as a tube ring by simple turning it around to have it plain gold! I think everyone loves a 2 for 1 deal! Another thing I just got is chunky gold nail polish by OPI (Sephora) and it looks amazing! I used it as a top coat over a coat of nude polish and it was stunning. I love the look of the chunky glitter versus the fine glitter.

A trend in scrap booking and paper products that is popping up all over is wood. Wood veneer used as paper, as ornaments and establishments. These cute wooden feather tags from the great lakes (Anthropologie) I love gift tags and gifting and really like this combination of wood and colour that I showed in last weeks picks. I may pick some of these up today and can't wait! 

Lastly, sticking to the wood veneer theme I will share this purchase from the One of a Kind Show in Toronto. This beautiful print is by the Unik Printshop. They make silk screen prints on wood veneer. I loved this camera wood veneer print. The art of silk Screening is something I can appreciate  I taught myself how to screen Print and it was a long process. The artist drew this image and the print it onto the wood veneer piece. I Love Cameras so I had to purchase this!

Kent Blazer by Talula

Skull Ring by Lazy Oaf

Gold OPI for Sephora Nail Polish

Wood Veneer Feathers

Wood Veneer Print