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I’m going to be honest with you guys…I hate wrapping presents. I can never get it to look all neat and pretty, and it frustrates me to no end. So I either use gift bags so I can avoid wrapping altogether, or add cutesy elements to distract from my lackluster wrapping skills. Lucky for me, wrapping things in brown paper and adding cute embellishments is totally on-trend right now! It's also perfect for last-minute procrastinators and cheapskates who don't want to go out and buy wrapping paper (I fall into both categories). Just grab some paper bags from the grocery store! And there are about a million and one ways to dress up those brown paper packages. Some ideas are more elaborate, but since there isn’t much time left before Christmas, I decided to keep it simple and create some easy stamped gift tags. You could pound out a bunch of these in just five minutes. Or you could stamp the paper itself and create your own custom gift wrap!
To make these, I used a Re:Marks stamp mount. It's seriously awesome, because the ink is contained within the mount itself so you don’t have to use a separate ink pad. And the die plates are interchangeable, so you can use the same mount for an unlimited number of stamps! Check out their blog post to see how it works.
The stamp comes with a cute “thank you” stamp as the default, and a code to get your own personalized stamp design. They have a bunch of pre-designed options, like address stamps and monograms that you can customize with your own information. Or you have the option to upload your own design. Since I’m totally obsessed with these Scandinavian trees, I ordered a stamp with the same pattern.
I used some leftover blank business cards (from this post) for the gift tags. Once they were stamped, I simply hole punched one side and tied them onto the package with ribbon. Easy peasy!
I am truly in love with how clean and easy the Re:Marks is to use, and I love the customization option--I already have a few more stamp designs on the way! I wanted you guys to see how awesome they are as well, so today I’ve partnered with RubberStamps.com to give away FIVE Re:Marks stamp mounts. I’m super excited that there will be five winners…so your chances are pretty dang good! Enter using the Rafflecopter below.
How are you wrapping your gifts this year? And what would you get for your custom stamp, if you win the giveaway?
P.S. Speaking of giveaways...we're almost to the end of 24 Merry Days!! Have you been entering all the giveaways? There are still quite a few that are open, including a Drop kitchen scale and an iPad mini on Sugar and Charm, an Instax camera on This Little Street, and a $200 gift card to Lint & Honey on A Thousand Threads.
Thanks to RubberStamps.com for partnering with me on this post!
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i wouldn't think that you would hate wrapping gifts. you did a great job despite not liking it! good paper, good ribbon, fun stamp!
Haha, thank you Christa! I think if I could learn how to do a better job at the actual wrapping part, I would enjoy it. I do like the part of adding embellishments :)
i love the idea of using stamps to personalize gift tags. i just got into sewing again (after a 10 year hiatus) and my family will be receiving a lot of cute handmade stuff for years to come...so this would just add another personalized touch to the gifts.
I'd love to win this!
i love that pretty stamp! gift wrapping is perhaps my favorite thing EVER
ladies in navy
I need to take some lessons from you!!
great idea!!
I love wrapping presents!!! I also love personalizing my wrapping (even though everyone always knows who gave them that gift with every easy access way to actually open it that is taped closed)! I also enjoy making the wrapping paper and gift tag personal for the recipient.
This would make things even more fun! Thanks for the opportunity!
i love stamps and own many! i would love an ADDRESS STAMP as I often send out cards. I would also love a stamp that says made from the heart by Debbie :)!
That notecard made with a stamp is brilliant! As a teacher I'm always writing thank you cards and having a stamp would make them more homemade and less trips to the store.
I love creative, new fun ways to wrap presents! Thanks for the clever idea!
Thank you for the opportunity. I thought of 100 ways to use a personal stamp. Thanks!
These are so great! Hope I win!
What a great idea! I am in the same boat as you, I love how cute a gift wrapped gift looks but I am awful at doing it myself so I usually stuff things in gift bags. Luckily my boyfriend is a perfectionist when it comes to wrapping gifts so I usually leave it to him to do.
Thank you for the opportunity to win the stamps!
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these are awesome! I've always wanted one!
I love that the plates are interchangeable on this!
i always wanted to own a stamp!
Ahhh these are lovely!
So cute and easy!
Great idea!
Merry Christmas to you!
So cute! Love it:)
Thank you for the giveaway!
Love the stamp
i love diy. The love and time you put into something and then to see the look in people's faces. And plus you feel good to.
Thanks again for such an amazing opportunity!
I think if I could design a custom stamp, I'd make one with little bows on it!
I enjoy gift wrapping and this stamp is awesome!
Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year!!
i've always wanted to try this DIY for wrapping, but the stamps i love are usually so pricey. i'd love to win one for a start up collection some day.
I would love to win one of these for my mom!
Love stamps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy Holidays! I just sent out my holiday cards, which I got overly into this year and handmade them. Stamps would definitely speed up that process.
That's an awesome stamp... Love the trees as well. I love gift wrapping and sometimes simplicity is the key. Well done!
This is a really awesome and cute idea. I love the simplicity!
I entered the giveaway! <3 The package looks great; you did a great job wrapping it! I'm also really loving that way: it's simple and it looks kind of shabby/DIYish and I really like it! ^^ Merry Christmas and god luck to everybody!
These are very neat and useful for so many things! Thanks for the introduction!
I LOVE this tiny trees stamp :) I want the same one!!!!
Love how simple but elegant the gift wrap and tag are.
what a great idea! i like my gift wrapping simple-- brown paper, nice ribbon, sometimes with a message punched out on dynamo tape. i would love to win the trees stamp!
What a great giveaway! Thanks for the opportunity!
Thank you for the great giveaway!!