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When I saw the colour of the Starbuck’s coffee capsules, I wanted to use some Cajun Craze card stock to make a gift box to hold them. I also wanted to use a sheet of DSP from the GILDED AUTUMN SPECIALTY DSP PACK – the piece with a Cajun Craze background and copper foil features.

The gift box holds three capsules.

I used the PRESS ON STAMP SET for the elements on the front of the box. The take away cup was fussy cut and an extra layer, stamped with coffee beans, was added.

I enjoy making gift boxes – do you? What is your favourite style of gift box?

Thanks for popping by … happy stamping.

These are the products I used to make this gift box. If you live in Australia, you can order any of them through me.

Press On Cling Stamp Set [153392] $38.00	Gilded Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper [153520] $26.00	Detailed Trio Punch [146320] $35.00	Cajun Craze A4 Card Stock [121683] $15.25
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $13.00	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $11.50	Bone Folder [102300] $12.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00

When I was teaching, I enjoyed being involved in the fun of Secret Santa. It usually involves picking a name out of ‘the hat’. Over the period of a couple of weeks, I would then leave a number of small, inexpensive surprises on the recipient’s desk.

For this Secret Santa gift, I made a box that would hold a number of Starbuck’s coffee capsules.

I used one of the house images from the COMING HOME STAMP SET. It was stamped twice, using Memento, before colouring them with Blends – Balmy Blue, Sahara Sand and So Saffron.

Balmy Blue was the perfect choice because it matched the colour of the pencil I used as the carrier. Along the sides of the box I added some of the CLASSIC CHRISTMAS 6″x 6″ DSP. Because the gift box is actually 6.5″ long, I cut the DSP in half to leave a gap. The gap was covered with a square piece of the card stock and a stamped and die cut coffee cup.

Three of the coffee capsules were secured in place by using some dimensionals.

The next gift box I make will hold only three capsules.

I would like to think that most people would be happy to receive this as a Secret Santa gift. Would you?

Do you take part in Secret Santa at your workplace?

Thanks for popping by … happy stamping.

These are the products I used to make this gift box. If you live in Australia, you can order any of these products through me.

Coming Home Photopolymer Stamp Set [153500] $31.00	Home Together Dies [153515] $59.00	Classic Christmas 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155969] $20.00	Nothing's Better Than Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [152507] $38.00	Love You More Than Dies [152698] $52.00
Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock [147007] $15.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154830] $15.50	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144601] $15.50	So Saffron Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154905] $15.50
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $13.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00
Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00

How do you display your Christmas cards when they arrive? There are so many different ways to do this.

Thinking about this became the inspiration for this card. And, it gave me the opportunity to use my ALL WIRED UP STAMP SET for the first time.

I wanted to use this stamp to create a wore frame that I could ‘peg’ cards on to.

I used Staz On to stamp the wire image onto some vellum and then adhered it to a piece of CLASSIC CHRISTMAS 6″x 6″ DSP, using some STAMPIN’ SEAL+.

The three mini cards were made using Sahara Sand cardstock cut to 1.5″ by 1.75″. They were then stamped with some of the images and greetings from the FESTIVE POST STAMP SET. I used REAL RED and SHADED SPRUCE for this card.

The little ‘pegs’ used to hold the cards onto the wire were made by punching out the slit shape using the LABEL ME FANCY PUNCH. Each tiny piece of EARLY ESPRESSO cardstock was folded roughly in half and a mini glue dot used to attach to the top of each card.

With the greetings – Merry Christmas, Enjoy the Season and To You and Yours – no other Christmas message is needed on the front of the card.

How do you like my mini card display card?

Thanks for popping by … happy stamping.

These are the products I used to make this card. If you live in Australia, you can order any of them through me.

Festive Post Photopolymer Stamp Set [153460] $30.00	All Wired Up Cling Stamp [149262] $30.00	Label Me Fancy Punch [151297] $31.00	Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock [121695] $15.25	Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] $15.25
White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584] $17.50	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Whisper White C6 Envelopes [106588] $13.00	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $13.00	Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad [147088] $13.00
Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad [101406] $17.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00
Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00