Twelve Weeks of Christmas 2010

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Week Two

Tags ‘til Christmas

Gift Set

By Carla Brasher

Supplies
(all supplies and product numbers are from Stampin’ Up!)

Paper:

Jolly Holiday DSP 117159

Cherry Cobbler Card Stock 119685
Very Vanilla Card Stock 101650
Old Olive Card Stock 100702
Marina Mist Card Stock 105120

Ink:

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin Pad 119669

Marina Mist Stampin Pad 119668
Chocolate Chip Stampin Pad 100908
Old Olive Stampin Pad 102277

Markers:

Old Olive Stampin Write Marker 100079

Cherry Cobbler Stampin Write Marker 119681

Stamp Sets:

Tags ‘til Christmas 120847 (wood) 121169 (clear)

Contempo Christmas 118734 (wood) 120594 (clear)
Punches:

Decorate Label XL 120907

Ornament XL 119847
Scallop Square XL 119884
1-3/4” Circle XL 119850
Large Tag 119876
XL Tag 119866
Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack 118309

Big Shot Dies:

Scallop Squares Duo 120903

Circles #2 114526
Movers & Shapers Holiday Windows 116821

Other:

Basic Pearls Jewels 119247

Basic Rhinestones Jewels 119246
Old Olive 1-1/4” Striped Grosgrain Ribbon 115618
Hemp Twine 100982
Tom Box Multi Purpose Liquid Glue 110755
Fine Supernova Glitter (Chocolate) 114287
2-Way Glue Pen 100425
Stampin Dimensionals 104430
Box construction (all dimensions are in inches)

1. Cut and score box bottom pieces

1 piece Cherry Cobbler Card Stock 5-1/4 x 8 (box
bottom)
2. Score on all sides at 5/8, cut on red lines as shown in
picture
3. Trim flaps as shown and then apply Tom bow Glue
to the flaps and
assemble the box.

This is the
completed box
bottom.

4. Cut and Score First Box Insert

1 piece Very Vanilla Card Stock 3-7/8 x 8-5/8
(box bottom insert)

5. On long side score at 2-1/4, 2-3/4, 3-1/4, 5-3/8,

5-7/8, 6-3/8.

6. Cut on red lines (1-7/8)

7. Apply Tom Bow glue and place insert into box
bottom
8. Cut and score the second box insert
1 piece Very Vanilla Card Stock 4-7/8 x 6-5/8

9. On short side score at 1-7/8, 2-3/8, 2-7/8

10. Cut on red lines at 2-1/4,

4-3/8 to the folds.

11. Apply Tom Bow glue and

insert into box bottom overlapping the flaps with each other.

This is how it will look with the tags in it.

12. Assemble the box cover.

1 piece Cherry Cobbler Card Stock 10 x 6-3/4
13. Score on long side at 11/16, 4-3/4,
5-3/8, 9-7/16
14. Fold on score lines and wrap the piece
“around” the box bottom to form a sleeve.
15. Apply Tom Bow to outside of the “short edge” and adhere the longer edge to it.
16. Create the tags using the Tags ‘til Christmas Stamp Set (4 of each)

Stamp the Snowman image in Marina Mist Classic Ink onto Very
Vanilla card stock. Punch out image with 1-3/4” Circle Punch.
Layer onto a circle made by cutting Marina Mist Card Stock
with the Circle #2 die and the Big Shot.

Stamp the image in Old Olive Classic Ink onto Very Vanilla Card
Stock. Punch out image with the Decorative Label XL punch.
Apply dots of glue with 2-Way Glue Pen and apply Chocolate
glitter.

Stamp the image twice. Once in Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink on

Very Vanilla Card Stock and once in Old Olive Classic Ink on Very
Vanilla Card Stock. Punch out the Cherry Cobbler image using
the Scallop Square XL Punch. Cut out the square center of the
Old Olive piece and adhere it to the center of the Cherry
Cobbler piece with a Stampin Dimensional. Layer this onto an
Old Olive scallop square made by cutting the Old Olive Card
Stock with the Scallop Squares Duo Die and the Big Shot.

Stamp the image in Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink on Very Vanilla

Card Stock. Punch out the image with the Large Tag Punch.
Layer onto a piece of Old Olive Card stock punched out with the
XL Tag Punch. Apply two Basic Rhinestone jewels.
 Stamp the image in Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink on Very Vanilla
Card Stock. Punch out the image with the Ornament XL
Punch. Layer onto a piece of Cherry Cobbler Card Stock cut
with the Movers and Shapers Holiday Windows die. (Or trim
it to fit.) Apply Basic Pearl jewels.

Stamp the image in Chocolate Chip Classic Ink on Very Vanilla

Card Stock. Cut out the center oval. Punch out a piece of Cherry
Cobbler Card Stock using the Decorative Label XL Punch. Adhere
the oval piece to the Label with a Stampin Dimensional. Punch
out a small flower with the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch from Old Olive
Card Stock. Adhere it to the tag and then apply a Basic Pearl
Jewel.

17. Decorate the outside of the box.

Adhere a 3-3/4 x 6-1/2 piece of Jolly Holidays DSP to

the top of the box.

Tie length of Old

Olive 1-1/4”
Ribbon around
the box.

Stamp the Merry Christmas sentiment from the

Contempo Christmas stamp set in Old Olive
Classic Ink on to a 2-1/4 x 3 piece of Very Vanilla
Card Stock. Using Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler
Stampin Write markers, stamp the Christmas tree
right above it. Layer this piece onto a 2-1/2 x 3-
1/4 piece of Old Olive card Stock. Layer this onto
a piece of 2-3/4 x 3-1/2 Cherry Cobbler Card Stock and adhere to the outside of the
box as shown in picture.
Stamp the Ornament image twice in Cherry
Cobbler to a piece of Very Vanilla card stock and
punch out using the Ornament XL punch. Cut out a
piece of Cherry Cobbler card stock using the
Movers and Shapers Holiday Windows die and the
Big Shot. Layer the two stamped images onto this
piece. Apply Basic Pearl jewels to the Christmas
tree branches and the ornament. Punch a hole in
the ornament and tie onto the bow with hemp twine.

18. Punch holes in all the tags and insert into the box bottom. Roll a length of hemp
twine and place in box for tying the tags onto packages.

19. Slide the box cover over the box bottom and YOU’RE DONE!

I hope you enjoyed this free tutorial. It is part of a Twelve Week Series of Projects. If
you have any questions or need any additional information, including how to order,
please does not hesitate to contact me!

Carla Brasher
cjbrasher@aol.com
www.TheSouthernStamper.com