Holiday themed tins come in a wide variety of sizes and
designs at our local craft stores like Michaels and Joanns. I found this
particular owl tin at my Joanns; and, I was pleasantly surprised to see that
their selection of Christmas merchandise was already 50% off. I think it’s
super cool that tin boxes never really go out of style, and as time goes on the tin
designs get cuter and cuter. Larger tin boxes can also be used for storing
handmade stationary too. I can imagine a larger tin holding handmade note
cards, envelope seals and tags, all separated by handmade partitions.
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I started by cutting a piece of ivory card stock at 3” x 4 ½” and I rounded off the corners using my corner rounder punch—this way it’ll fit perfectly into the tin. Next I used the doily stamp from my Miss Caroline set, and used a pale pink chalk ink to add some cute boarders to the top and bottom of the note card. Next use my mini flag banner stamp all the way at the top of the card for extra added cuteness, hehe. Next I whipped out my Lawn Fawn stamps and used my, Love ‘n Breakfast, set to create the floating hearts behind the mail box and colored them in with pink stamp markers—stamp markers work so well and they don’t bleed into the paper leaving a shadow behind the paper. After doing that I used the ‘sending love your way’ sentiment and also used the postage stamp in light blue and light green over the text.
Make your stocking stuffers special this year and make them yourself! These mini note cards are perfect for everyone and anyone— simply create
a note card that fits the recipients personality using a computer, stamps, or
even hand drawings. The possibilities are endless. Cheers to making it
yourself!
These are so cute. LOVE the mix of stamps..The pink doily edge is my fav!
ReplyDeleteLove your stocking stuffer idea! Tins are awesome, and you got that cute owl one for such a great price. =0) Those cards are super cute too.
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oh my gosh, this is so cute! i adore this idea!
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