If you have finished your Christmas shopping or at least done a lot of it (I haven’t!), you might be ready to do some Christmas wrapping. (I’m not!) It’s very easy to decorate a Christmas Gift Bag that you just happen to have around the house. If you don’t have one of the handled kraft gift bags from a store, you can also buy a package of them at a craft store and then you are all set.
It is so simple to decorate and personalize a gift bag for any occasion! I wonder why stampers just don’t do this all the time for gifts! Often the store bag will have the store logo or name printed on the front. Don’t let that stop you because you will just cover it up with paper.
For this Christmas gift bag, I chose to use the All Is Bright Designer Series Paper. Another good choice would be the Dashing Along Designer Series Paper that was brought back by Stampin’ Up! from a previous promotion. Don’t forget, there is also some Christmas paper and stamps in the Annual Catalog such as the Under the Mistletoe Designer Series Paper. I have a layer of Real Red under the designer paper with the greenery.
I die cut the greeting with the Merry Christmas Thinlits Dies using Gold Glimmer Paper. When I placed the words on the designer paper, they barely showed up with the busy background. To solve this problem, I layered the words on pieces of Real Red Cardstock and adhered these to the paper. They don’t take up so much room that you can’t see the designer paper but they do make the words stand out.
That’s all there is to it. You could also tie a bow around the handle. Make it all as fancy and pretty as you want.
Congratulations if you are farther along with your Christmas shopping than I am and ready to do the gift wrapping! Take a few minutes to decorate a shopping bag that you have and make your own gift bag!