Last Minute Gift

I can almost hear Santa's sleigh! We're just days away from Christmas! No need to panic if you find yourself in need of a last minute gift or two. How about a Starbucks gift card and reusable cup decked out with a bit of ribbon and some die cuts from Top Dog Dies? 

I used the gorgeous Madison Doily Die, the Bird Cage Album Finishers Set, and the Snowflake Trio Set along with some pretty papers and accents from Bella Blvd's Christmas Countdown collection to make this gift festive. 

What do you think? If you want to give several of these to teachers and neighbors you could skip the reusable cup and ask the lovely folks at Starbucks for paper cups to decorate instead. 

Whatever you do...don't panic, gift giving is all about fun and the season is meant for spending time together. Yesterday I went to a Christmas treats and sweets exchange....oh so yummy and a great way to catch up with the neighbors!

Holiday Gift Giving

Finding the perfect gift for Christmas is no easy task! Personally I love giving gift cards so that my friends and family can get exactly what they want or need. To make gift cards more fun to receive I'll make a small handmade gift to go with them. 

For this gift card project, I used a cut file to make a simple pillow box from white card stock and then dressed it up with some pretty patterned paper and accents from Bella Blvd's Christmas Countdown collection.

See the little spool ornament? Recently while on Pinterest I saw a similar one made by Linda Aclair, design team member from Epiphany Crafts. I wanted to make one of these myself using Bella Blvd's colorful buttons.

For my next gift card project I dressed up an unfinished wood frame in more Christmas Countdown goodness and then used a thin metal die to create a matching envelope for the gift card.

Long after the gift cards are spent, my recipients will have pretty little holiday decor pieces to deck their halls with each year!

To see more gift card giving creations, head over to Bella Blvd.

Before I rush off I have more gifting projects to share with you over on the Pebbles blog. It's the post I mentioned yesterday...there was a small glitch, but it's available now. Enjoy!

T.G.I.F!