#77 Annamarie's DIY Wrapping Paper

"Brown paper packages, tied up with string ....", there's even a song about it and I have to admit that I love Kraft paper either in layouts or used as wrapping.

Last Christmas, all of my pressies were wrapped in Kraft paper stamped with some gorgeous shimmering images and tied with string.

If, like me, you have loads of rubber, foam and acrylic stamps and inks gathering dust, then this is a great way to get some use from them.  It's also cheaper than buying wrapping paper, plus you can get the kids involved especially when the present is for one of their school friends.

1.  The first thing is to decide if you want to stamp the whole sheet of wrapping or do you just want to stamp the front of the parcel.  In this case, because the parcel was a square box I thought it would be nice just to stamp the front panel with a couple of stamps just overlapping the sides.

2.  Next I cut a sheet of brown paper to fit my parcel and wrapped the parcel without sticking down any of the seams. 

3.  By wrapping the parcel and then unwrapping it you can easily see where the stamps should go.

4.  Start stamping your images.

5.  Build up your images using as many colours as you like.  The good thing about kraft paper is that you can use any colour ink with it.

6.  Rewrap your parcel and stick down the seams.

7.  Tie it up with a length of string and you're finished.

8.  If you're a rub-on addict (like me!) you could also add some rubons to the paper for a really professional look. 

* As an addition you could even buy a pack of kraft luggage tags (available in most stationery stores) and stamp them to match your wrapping paper!

Comments

[Jan]

Great idea anna-marie. Will definitely be trying this.

[Kate Walsh]

That's gorgeous Annamarie, what a brilliant idea

[Eva]

I love it! I want that pressie just for the wrapping!

[Ruth]

Lovely idea Annamarie- something for all the family.

[Audrey]

really fab!!!! love it Annamarie