For Card #3 I decided to use this textured maroon cardstock for all the kits. I trimmed the little square (2 1/8") gifts from sticker packaging which I have had on hand for a while. I love the colour of them and that they give the appearance of a box with a lid. Once I made the gift I was on the lookout for a way to make a bow for the top. I tried quite a few other options until I discovered this little flower outline once placed behind the square looks like a bow!! I cut them from shiny silver foil cardstock and adhered them to the back using double sided tape. Perfect gift!!! I decided on a triangle of green decorative paper as an accent and decided to emboss it as well to add texture. I created my greetings using several different fonts and printed some in maroon and green. I started by adding my triangle to my card front and not gluing the top portion. I trimmed my greeting and flagged the end before mounting it to my card. After gluing the greeting I glued the top my triangle in place. I added the little gift to my card front using 3D foam tape. I really like how this card worked out!! It is nice to be able to reuse beautiful packaging as well.
I used maroon decorative paper on some of them which I embossed with a different embossing folder. I used green greetings with these cards. I also found that in some cases the triangle is on the left because of how I cut them with my cutter. In which case the greeting just needs to be trimmed on the other end instead. It has really been fun creating these kits and I am sure there are a few who are looking forward to getting to making their Christmas cards as there will be fewer large gatherings this year for Christmas.
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