gift ideas: Impress Rubber Stamps

gift ideas

Set of Notecards

Create a custom stamp for everyone on your gift list. Give them the stamp and a set of note cards you made for them.

Items used:
Custom Wood-Block (1 x 1 1/2)	$8.50
Custom Wood-Block Stamp (1 x 3 1/2)	$12.50
Custom Wood-Block Stamp (1 1/2 x 1 1/2)	$9.50
Custom Wood-Block Stamp (2 x 2)	$11.50
Custom Wood-Block Stamp (2 1/2 x 2 1/2)	$13.50
Custom Wood-Block Stamp (3 x 4)	$17.50
3053E - damask background	$8.75

Packaging is Important!

When making a handmade gift, packaging is almost as important as the gift itself! Use your creativity to make it special. Look for packaging ideas you like on commercial products. One customer shared with me a story about how she was giving her relative a gift card. She packaged it in a cardboard box that she had covered with old family photos. The recipient thought the box itself was the gift and loved it!

Votive Candles

Everyone on your list can enjoy a gift of a candle and it's takes little time to make. We wrapped the votive with a beautiful frosted snowflake vellum and tied a brown satin ribbon around it to hold the paper in place. When lit, this votive is beautiful. We've also made decorative votives using stickers like the glittered trees from Making Memories.

Impress Desk Calendar

Start a tradition for giving a hand stamped desk calendar.

Photo Calendar

Family members would love a photo calendar they could keep on their desk or refrigerator for the year. This one is quick and simple to make.

Coaster Set

Here's a fun hostess gift, a paper coaster set. Start with our new circle tags and embellish with paper or stamps.

Items used:
Himalayan Snowflake Punch	$16.49

Photo Frame

Cover an inexpensive wooden frame with your favorite patterned paper. The newest glittered or velvet papers like this one from Making Memories add a touch of elegance and turn the plain frame into a designer one.

Memo Pad

A little gift for co workers, simply cover a small pad of paper or post it notes with decorative paper. Embellish with ribbon or a monogrammed sticker.

Packaged Treats

What a creative way to package treats. We saw this idea on Jen del Muro's blog. We've had the large clear boxes and the clear tubes for a long time but we never realized they would work so well together. Thank Jen for a great idea! Here's our version of the packaging idea. The score it board works great to help score the insert. We used the swirl punch to decorate it.

Items used:
Clear Box	$5.00
Clear Tubes	$3.75
Swirl Punch	$0.00

Custom Book Plate

Design a custom stamp for your favorite book reader. You can give them the stamp or make some custom book plates for them. The chocolate brown boxes are perfect for packaging them in.

Items used:
Ornate Swirl Background (1075i)	$10.00

Packaging Ideas

It's fun during the holidays to give a small food gift to co-workers and neighbors. At our 2008 holiday idea show, we showed these ideas for packaging.

Items used:
Clear Box	$5.00
Clear Envelopes - A2	$3.50
Clear Envelopes - A6	$3.50
Clear Envelopes - 4 bar	$3.50
Clear Envelopes - A7	$3.50
Clear Tubes	$3.75

Soldered Ornament

Now's the time to get started making one of a kind holiday ornaments for your friends and family. The solder kit has everything you need to get started. Extra suppies are carried in our store. 206 901 9101 is the number if you'd like to place a phone order.

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