Soon after OnStage in Vienna, I got to work on putting together recognition gifts for the highest 2021-22 achievers in my Stampers With ART team:
- Top Team-Building – Nancy Forsberg, Vy Tran & Lisa Fisher!
- Top Leadership – Lailoni Kusumoto, Vy Tran, Nancy Forsberg & Michelle Carlson!
- And Top Sales – Cindy Howard, Cheryl Lee, Vicki Spicer, Vy Tran & Michelle Carlson!
Tamra Davis from Ta-Da Moments did the block etching on D size clear blocks. And once they arrived I used new products to “fancy them up.” I wrapped them creatively in the new Favored Flowers designer paper (free with a $50 purchase during Sale-a-Bration). And then I added labels with the Something Fancy Dies stamped with sentiment images from the Something Fancy Stamp Set, the Sentimental Park Stamp Set, and the Lighting the Way Stamp Set.
Products I used… See below for a complete list of products linked to where you can find them in my online store.
After the final embellishing I sent these recognition gifts off the each top achiever so they would arrive shortly before we had our 1/3/23 Online Team Gathering. And then at that event I shared ALL the 2021-22 achievers in our group (including anniversaries, title promotions, and more) and revealed who THESE top achievers were. It was a super fun gathering and a great way to ring in 2023!
For those of you curious about how I made the designer paper wrap, here are the measurements, directions and a few photos as a visual aide.
Measurements
- Designer paper (non-directional is best)
- 6” x 8-1/4″ scored parallel to long side at 1-1/2” in from each side & scored parallel to short side at 2-5/8″, 3-1/2″, 6-1/4″ and 7-1/8″
- Cardstock
- Scraps for the sentiment layers
- Ribbon
- 9-10″
Directions for the wrap
- After scoring the designer paper, fold in the two longest sides. They should meet in the middle. Use the Bone Folder to make sure the creases are nice and crisp. Where you see the ends meet is the inside.
- Fold along the four other scores towards the inside.
- Now create the “pouch” part. Apply the directions from my 2016 how-to video (starting around the 12:30 minute mark) for making the pouch part of the wrap. It involves adding 4 more short diagonal folds. And my video explains it better than I could put in words here.
Afterwards you can add the label pieces, embellishments, and ribbon. I flattened out one of the wraps so you could see what it looks like this way. Here is the outside.
And here is the inside. By the way I didn’t add any adhesive to keep the paper in place around the D-size blocks. It holds all on its own.
This is what it looks like as it closes up into the holder shape. You can see the pouch is opening up the further you close it up.
And then just connect the two ends together to close (the bottom end inserting into the top).
These wraps measure 3″ wide, 7/8″ deep, and 2-3/4″ high when assembled. The video shares this project in a different size. So you could apply this idea to other small objects or card sets if you like to play around with math.
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What a great gift for your leaders and made very special with the personalization. Enjoy your week!
Thank you Hilda!
I swear you are a magician. Those are beautiful!
Aww…I’m glad you like them Beatrice.
Congratulations to all! Fabulous, useful gifts. Love your packaging. TFS as always.
Thanks Mary Helen.