Sounds like a strange title for a post eh? But really sometimes the weirdest of things inspire me, and I also find them so cool I HAVE to share LOL!
I recently got a couple rolls of adhesive wrapping paper from Hallmark - I was told it's like a sticky note etc etc. I wasn't too sure how great it would be - but the patterns and colors are what sealed the deal (what can I say I'm a sucker for funky-looking wrapping paper LOL!) no pun intended!! Anywho the paper sat here for a while and today Veronica has a birthday party to go to so I knew that I HAD to use one of the wrapping papers - and decided to make a card to match.
How cool is this wrapping paper?? It's hard to tell from the picture but the paper is glossy so it sticks to itself really well - I only needed to use tape on the ends of the gift to hold the flaps down. I found this video on the Hallmark site (click here!) that explains it better than I can. (FYI the gift is a ballerina barbie doll - I had to get it wrapped up ASAP as Josie was quite mad at me for not giving it to HER as soon as we got home with it LOL)
Like I said I had to make a card to match the gift - so I pulled out my Lizzie Anne Designs Once Upon a Time set and colored in the images to match the paper.
I masked the princess then stamped the castle (using gray ink instead of black to make it look like it was further off in the distance) before matting the image with a scalloped rectangle (nestabilities die).
I used my Making Memories ribbon slot punch to make the hole for the ribbon (the sheer is May Arts, the grosgrain ribbon is from WalMart).
The froggie was stamped on a scrap of white cardstock, colored with Copics then punched out with a circle punch. I used a larger circle to mat it then adhered it to the main image with dimensionals.
I decided to cut a piece of the wrapping paper to use on the card - I first cut a small enough piece with scissors then used my paper trimmer to make the straight cuts (I wasn't sure if it would even work in the paper trimmer with it being self-adhesive but I just held it lightly enough to adjust it before cutting it).
And of course the card wouldn't be complete without a little bling! Some Grape Ice Ice Stickles and DoodleBug Limeade Sugar Coated brads completed the look.
I am so loving this wrapping paper - I just wish I had more gifts to wrap with it........*wink*
