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Welcome to October's blog hop featuring packaging ideas for Christmas. I've chosen to do a set of gift tags. These make fabulous gifts for your neighbours, co-workers, friends, family - you can also tuck them into a Christmas stocking. I used the pizza boxes from Stampin' Up! I love these! You get 8 to a package for $8. Perfect for the 3x3 white envelopes and gift tags and they are food-safe, so you can put in a cookie or some homemade fudge or peanut brittle, or chocolates. The stamp set is called Merry Little Labels and this comes bundled with a new label punch for 10% off in the holiday catalogue. And to get the most use of the label punch, there is another coordinating stamp set called Labels for Love . After decorating the lid and adding the new Real Red 1/8" Solid Ribbon , the Green Sprigs and the Mini Ornaments, I made three gift tags with envelopes to go inside. To make the gift cards, I took a piece of 8-1/2 x 11 inch card stock and cut it to 6 x 9. On the ...

I'm very excited to tell you about a new product release called Stampin' Blends . Starting November 1 you will be  able to order these fabulous Stampin' Up! alcohol markers. Familiar with Copic or Spectrum Noir markers? Well these are Stampin' Up!'s version using their colour family. These high quality markers come in 12 exclusive Stampin' Up! colours, each with a light and dark shade allowing for wonderful blending options. They are square shaped so they don't roll around or off your table. There are two tips for all purpose colouring. The colour lifter maker is used to erase those little 'going outside the line' accidents as well as to lighten areas to create highlights. The ivory and bronze markers are designed to create a diverse range of skin tones. Now you may ask  yourself, why would I want more colouring tools? I  already have the inks, Stampin' Write water based markers, watercolour pencils ..... Well, each of these have their unique pro...