Christmas Gift Boxes

I haven't posted for a while, mostly because finals were right after Thanksgiving so I've been really busy.  On the plus side- I almost got straight A's this semester!  Studying hard is worth the feeling of satisfaction.

I had a lot of tiny treat boxes left from my Thanksgiving post, so I paired them with fun Christmas prints and voila!  I love this paper, it feels traditional and warm--like home!

I wanted to create the look of curling ribbon around this box.  It's actually made of 1/4" strips of paper, curled using my bone folder.  Awesome technique!

This bow was created by layering loops of paper in alternating pattern, using glue dots to hold it all together.  It's really cute and tiny!

I can't wait to fill this little boxes with treats and give them away!

As it just so happens, the Fancy Friday theme this month is pretty packages!  Check out some other great ideas from the blogosphere.

Fancy Friday Album

A special thanks to the ladies at the Fancy Friday Blog Hop for all their inspiration!

Their challenge is to use the color palette from this fun chair to create a paper craft of some sort.

 

I decided to make a mini-album.  These photos really don't do it the justice it deserves, but here it is!  Not too complicated, if anyone wants the instructions, let me know and I can post a detailed post.

Here is the cover of the album.

The cover opens upward, and a flap folds open to the right, containing a little tag.  As you see, the floral motif on the inner cover pulls in the required color scheme.

From the upper pocket, a little album can be removed.

 

That pocket folds upward, and another album folds out towards the left.

Altogether, there are almost 20 pages that can be customized.  This was a gift for a friend's birthday, and I packaged it in a half-sized wood stamp case with extra embellishments for her to add.  I really love how it turned out!