Sixth Street Sundries

Emily Midgett

gift card pocket envelope

Put A Bow On It with Simon Says Stamp!

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Hi friends! I have a super fun project to share with you today that combines my love of pretty packaging with my love of creating coordinating gift sets! Bows are eeeeeeverywhere right now: big bows, little bows, velvet bows, silky bows… and the new Simon Says Stamp Sending Cheer Release (Click HERE to see everything!) has an absolutely spectacular new embossing folder + coordinating die set called Beautiful Bows featuring bows, bows, and more bows. I have created a gift box with matching, giftable tags inside, all topped off with a big fat velvet bow. Let’s get started with the details!

One of my favorite ways to use the 3D Embossing Folder images is with my OLO Markers. The combination of the detailed shadowing and raised texture creates such an incredible effect, almost velvety to look at. I paired a full Beautiful Bows embossed panel with my pink and purple OLO Markers to create this fun patterned background with tons of texture. Once I had finished coloring all of the bows, I trimmed the panel slightly to fit proportionally on the top of my kraft gift box, then added a slightly larger Plum Glitter mat and an even slightly larger piece of plain white cardstock, cut to fit the dimensions of the top of the box. I layered all of the pieces on top of the gift box with super strong double sided tape to create a pretty gift box! If I’d had a bit more time, I would have painted the box a coordinating shade of pink or purple, but c’est la vie.

To create the tag portion of the gift set, I used some purple and pink papers from my stash to die cut the Gift Card Pocket Envelope, Pine & Post Gift Card Envelope, and Rounded Tags dies. I love creating coordinating-but-not-matching sets, and so I selected cardstocks that would work beautifully with the color palette from the bow panel on the front.

Once I had completed the tag bases, I die cut the three coordinating Beautiful Bows dies from more white cardstock first and then embossed the individual bows in their proper spots in the embossing folder, then used the same shades of purple and pink OLO Markers to add color to the individual die cuts. I selected some Plum Glitter Cardstock and a few scraps of coordinating pink cardstock to add some simple embellishments to the tag and envelope fronts. I added a sparkling pink twine loop to the tag and then placed all of the pieces in the box.

Once I had filled the gift box, I used my glue gun to adhere some 1.5″ wide magenta velvet ribbon from my stash, glueing it securely to the bottom piece of the box, then tying a big fat bow on the top. I think the combination is so pretty and could potentially be used for other occasions besides Christmas! (My mom would say that pink and purple are not Christmas, anyway. Ha!) And that big pink bow is just so festive. Who wouldn’t love a tree covered with big pink velvet bows??

Well, that’s all for my projects today! I just love taking non-traditional images and creating memorable and unique holiday projects. If traditional holiday colors are more your style, this entire set would look lovely in a variety of traditional color palettes, I think.

You’re So Sharp Teacher Gift Set with Simon Says Stamp!

This post was sponsored by Simon Says Stamp. Thanks, Simon!

Hi friends! I have been experimenting with lots of different mediums and supplies lately, and I decided to pair one of the zippered canvas bags that I have in my stash with some simple acrylic marker painting to create a fun teacher gift set. My older son’s primary teacher is a man for the first time since he began school, and so coming up with a teacher gift for Christmas was a little more challenging for this super girly mom than it has typically been. With that in mind, I kept this gift set simple in both color palette and design, pairing the Just Write stamp set with the Altenew Acrylic Markers to create a chunky and graphic gift set that is definitely gender-neutral. Let’s get started with the details on my projects!

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One of the great things about the Just Write stamp set is it’s simplicity. The large, simply drawn images lend themselves very well to use with simpler coloring techniques, making them a great companion to the Just Write stamp set. I used the single pencil image for the gift bag and the multi-pencil background stamp for the gift card holder. How fun would this be with some nice mechanical pencils and pens along with a coffee shop gift card?

For the bag, I stamped the large pencil image from Just Write onto the zippered canvas bag using Nocturne Ink from Simon Says Stamp. This black pigment ink creates a super crisp image on the canvas bag. Such a great multi-purpose ink! After I had stamped the pencil image and the coordinating sentiment, I used Altenew Acrylic Paint Markers to do some simple coloring, adding a few details with Silver Spectrum Noir Markers and a black pigment pen to sharpen up some of the areas. Note: I did find that the acrylic paint bled colors into each other if I tried to color two adjacent areas too quickly, so be sure to treat this just like regular no-line watercolor if you try this technique for yourself! I also added a few dots with the black pigment pen to add some interest to the background, but I think dots are a gender-neutral addition.

For the gift card, I began by die cutting the Gift Card Pocket Envelope Die from some So Very Black cardstock, then stamped the background stamp from the Just Write Stamps onto just the center section using white pigment ink, then used the same colors from the Altenew Acrylic Paint Marker palette to do some chunky, graphic coloring on the images. After I had finished coloring all of the pencils, I stamped the simple “thank you” using Nocturne ink, which stamped perfectly atop the acrylic-painted pencil, though it did require a bit of dry time to ensure that it didn’t smudge.

Well, that’s all for my projects today! I love being able to use stamps from my stash to customize gifts for teachers. It definitely helps to justify the purchases when you get so much bang for your buck! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!