Hi Everyone!
Today I'm decorating gift bags and boxes with Gwen Studios new holiday trims and ribbons. I've never seen anything like the new die cut trims that they produced and I think you will be excited to see them, too.
Here's some of what I received from Gwen Studios. Since I am on their design team, I receive a generous supply of trims and ribbons to use in my designs.
When I saw these, I immediately wanted to create a little winter scene with them.
I started with a silver gift bag and added some blue cardstock to fit the bag. Then, I cut pieces of the trim to create a little scene and adhered them to the bag. I used some metallic ribbon for the road. To finish, I add some dimensional pearl paint for snow.
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| Winter Scene Gift Bag |
Next, I upcycled a bag from my collection. Here it is:
Not very pretty and a bit worse for wear. And, I didn't like the handle at all! But, no worries - we can transform this bag! First I replaced the ugly handles with some beautiful new emerald ribbon. Much better!
I cut a triangular tree to fit the bag from cardstock. The height of your tree will vary depending on the bag. Mine is about 12" high by 6" wide. I glued trims across the tree varying the angles and colors. Then, I trimmed the edge of the trims even with the tree and glued it to the bag along with a trunk for the tree and some gold paper to cover the bottom edge of the bag. With a snowflake trim, I snipped individual snowflakes for a tree topper and for the background snowflakes.
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| Trim the Tree Gift Bag |
This is a fun and easy idea that you can do in any size. Here are the trims that I used:
So much fun and so many possibilities!
For my last idea, I decorated the lid of a white gift box. For this box, I used a turquoise grosgrain ribbon and a coordinating snowflake trim. I attached the ribbon first with double-sided tape, then attached the trim over it. Since the tape would show through the die cut ribbon, I attached it only on the ends on the inside of the box. I created an easy bow with pieces of ribbon and trim, which I wrapped with a piece of wire in the center. Then, I wrapped a short piece of ribbon around it. Quick and easy and so pretty!
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| Snowflake Trim over Grosgrain Ribbon |
Look for these ribbons and trims on WalMart.com under Gwen Studios. Here are a few links for these and more!
Die Cut Ribbons are available now at your local
WalMart and at walmart.com at the following links:
1.5" Red Die Cut Christmas Ribbon, Holiday Lights, 12 Yards
620926592
1.5" Die Cut Holiday Ribbon, Cute Green Christmas Trees, 12 Yards
516501896
1.5" Die Cut Winter Holiday Ribbon, Metallic Blue Snowflake, 12 Yards
473009021
1.5" Christmas Die cut Ribbon, Silver 'Fa La La' Words, 12 Yards
911048747
1.5" Christmas Die cut Ribbon, Red 'Ho Ho Ho' Words, 12 Yards
174030677
1.5" Die Cut Christmas Ribbon, Red 'Merry' Words, 12 Yards
894114735
1.5" Die Cut Winter Holiday Ribbon, Blue Snowman, 12 Yards
515833722
1.5" Die Cut Christmas Ribbon, Metallic Gold Reindeer, 12 Yards
368062383
1.5" Die Cut Holiday Ribbon, Traditional Green Christmas Trees, 12 Yards
325982460
1.5" Die Cut Cute Christmas Ribbon, Red Christmas Car, 12 Yards
354380797
1.5" Die Cut Cute Christmas Ribbon, Brown Gingerbread Man, 12 Yards
986089866
1.5" Die Cut Winter Holiday Ribbon, Navy Blue Snowflake, 12 Yards
573757228
1.5" Die Cut Holiday Ribbon, Metallic Silver Snowflakes, 12 Yards
Die Cut Winter Holiday Ribbon, Metallic Blue Snowflakes, 7/8" x 3 Yards
284835276
Die Cut Winter Holiday Ribbon, Navy Blue Snowflakes, 7/8" x 3 Yards
545655548
Die Cut Winter Holiday Ribbon, Silver Snowflakes, 7/8" x 3 Yards
423853873
Die Cut Christmas Ribbon, Red Holiday Lights, 7/8" x 3 Yards
235333178
Die Cut Holiday Ribbon, Cute Green Christmas Trees, 7/8" x 3 Yards
314244618
Silver Die Cut Christmas Ribbon, 'Fa La La' Words, 7/8" x 3 Yards
916081493
Red Die Cut Christmas Ribbon, 'Ho Ho Ho' Words, 7/8" x 3 Yards
189780053
Red Die Cut Christmas Ribbon, 'Merry' Words, 7/8" x 3 Yards
600422835
Metallic Gold Reindeer Die Cut Christmas Ribbon, 7/8" x 3 Yards
105639471
Die Cut Holiday Ribbon, Green Christmas Trees, 7/8" x 3 Yards
997963469
Red Die Cut Christmas Ribbon, Christmas Car, 7/8" x 3 Yards
466155057
Die Cut Christmas Ribbon, Brown Gingerbread Man, 7/8" x 3 Yards
520889865
Die Cut Winter Holiday Ribbon, Blue Snowman, 7/8" x 3 Yards
Stop by the Designer Crafts Connection
blog for more holiday ideas using Gwen Studios.
