The top of the box is decorated with a Lemon Lime Twist 1/4" Ombre Ribbon loopy bow, Green Sprigs, a Mini Ornament Embellishment, and a glitter edged greeting banner.  I used the silver color trim from the Tinsel Combo Pack to tie it all together and make an ornament hanger.

The Paper Pumpkin Kit for November was exactly what I needed to put together some sweet treats for my coworkers.  I whipped them up right quick, so quick I didn't even bother to turn them right side out.  I kind of, no scratch that, I REALLY like the serged edge showing.  The rustic look fits the buffalo plaid and Cherry Cobbler Twine.

I filled the stockings with hand cream, butterscotch suckers, chocolate balls, and cinnamon candy canes.  I just need to sign the tags and I'm ready to go!

I have some beautiful packaging to share today featuring the Foil Snowflakes, Bundle of Love Specialty DSP, and the Take Out Boxes (retired).

I started by cutting two 4" wide by 12" long strips of the Bundle of Love Specialty DSP.  I glue them together to for a long 4" wide by 23" piece of paper.  With the seam at the bottom of a Take Out Box I  wrapped the paper around the box to meet at the top leaving about 5" extra for each end.  I creased them in the middle and glued them together.  Next, I slid the belly band of wrapped DSP off of the box and cut an oval in the center of the 5" extra end with the Layering Ovals Thinlits.  Tip:  don't run the entire piece through the Big Shot, just go in far enough to cut the oval and then come back.  This will keep from adding any unwanted creases in your perfectly folded belly band wrapper.

I created a tag using the center cut pieces from the wrapper as my base then I layered on a Whisper White Merry Little Labels tag.  An extra layer of Powder Pink and Gold Foil give the tag some depth and the leaves and gems bring the tag to life.  The leaves were cut using the Card Front Builders Thinlits and the Basic Rhinestones were colored with a Dark Pink Pirouette Stampin' Blends Pen.

The big goofy bow is made with Foil Snowflakes.  These may look tricky, but they are so SO simple to make.  I fold a single snowflake over my finger to create a point, add a blob of hot glue to the point, and stick it to one side of the belly band wrapper.  Each side has five snowflakes.

I've stamped with Basic Black Archival Ink on Shimmer White Card Stock and then I painted in the image with and Aqua Painter and inks.  All the banners were cut from the challenge colors using a piece from the Build a Bike Framelit set.

Finishing details include Basic Black Bakers Twine and Black Rhinestones.

At this time of year, during the rush of the season, making Christmas cards can be made easy without losing any artful impact.  Here is how you do it.  Go out and find a sketch challenge that piques your interest and pair it with elements from a Memories and More Card Pack.  

 Add a few Mini Dimensionals behind the card stock stickers included in the pack and layer them onto your card for a fast and festive look.  The red and silver Tinsel Trim Combo Pack and the Black Rhinestones are a few more perfect products to have in your Christmas card making stash of accessories.  

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This season making small packages with the Window Box Thinlits is a must when wrapping special gifts.  The Holly TIEF mixed with the Champagne Foil Sheets takes an ordinary box, card, or tag from nice to GORGEOUS GLAMOUR.
If you are going to emboss your box you will need to run each of the cut Window Box pieces through the Big Shot in two sections.  I emboss the top/bottom piece and then I reposition the folder to texturize the side panel sections.  

For the box bow I made a dimensional flower out of the Foil Snowflakes.  To make the flower I used three snowflakes, two gold and one silver.

The base of this card is Thick Very Vanilla with a layer of Copper Foil.  A bit spendy for a card, but for a special occasion why not?

I stamped one of the greetings from the Pining for Plaid Paper Pumpkin Kit on Shimmer White Card Stock with Fresh Fig Ink.  A quick cut with the Stitched Shapes Framelits and my greeting was ready to layer onto my card front.  Tucked under the greeting is an upside down Foil Snowflake.  For me, I love the mix of white with the off white tones in the ribbon and the back side of the snowflake.  Who says neutrals have to be matchy matchy?

The top embellishments include a Green Sprig and Boxwood Wreath.  I trimmed both of them to fit the Silver 1/4" Ribbon tie.  The final touch was to add a few Silver Glimmer Paper berries cut from the Pretty Pines Thinlits Dies.