Wrap it up with Make It Merry

This week on the October Afternoon blog, it's all about fun gift wrap and packaging ideas using the totally cute Make It Merry collection.

I created a few pillow boxes to dress up with some fun bows and embellishments. I cut the pillow boxes out with my Cricut Expression 2 and Close to My Heart Art Philosophy cartridge.

For my first box, I created a classic bow.

I folded 13 strips of patterned paper and layered and adhered them to create the bow. I added some fun die cuts from the Miscellany pack to finish the box.

For the second box, I created a rosette.

I cut the scalloped strip using my Cricut Expression 2 and Ribbons & Rosettes cartridge.  You could easily create your own with a strip of patterned paper and some scallop-edged scissors. I thought is would be a fun change from a traditional bow. I finished the rosette with a Tidbits die cut circle, a coulple of buttons and some ribbon from the Miscellany pack, and a tag that I altered from the Designer Brads pack.

For the third box, I created another paper bow.

This one I cut out with my Cricut Expression 2, Cricut Craft Room design software, and the 3D Bows digital cartridge. This one was quick and easy, only three cuts and a little adhesive to put it together. I wrapped the box with some patterned paper strips and added a few Little Flyers to the bow to finish.

Amy Heller joined me on the OA blog post and you can see her cuter than cute gift wrap ideas HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by!