Christmas Cracker and Emery Board Folder

In our family, we love to decorate our dining table for Christmas and these days the girls like to have everything matching the colour scheme of the Christmas Tree. When our kids were young, of course I would be the one to do all the decorating, but now that they are adults our girls do the decorating. We have one in charge of decorating the table on Christmas Day, while the other helps me with the Christmas cooking. 

So when Stampin' Up!® first released the cute little Cracker & Treat Box Dies, I knew I would use them for decorating the Christmas table this year. They would make great little gift boxes filled with a small gift or something yummy to give to friends, family, teachers, neighbours, workmates etc. or use them as a stocking filler gift. Ours will be going on the table this year and would make great table place cards too. I'm not sure yet what I will fill them with. I'm on the lookout for something awesome. 

I am always looking for little gifts for people, not only at Christmas but all year round, so I've also been creating these Emery Board Folders lately, inspired by one I was given as a project "swap" back in 2018 at my first OnStage event (Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator annual event). How great would these be as a little stocking filler or small gift for a friend or neighbour!

Christmas Cracker and Emery Board Folder

I love both the Christmas Cracker and Emery Board Folder, created in the Shining Brightly Specialty Designer Series Paper to create a pretty matching set of handmade gifts. How gorgeous is this specialty paper! It's a little bit hard to tell in the photo as the gold was hard to capture, but in real life it is stunning!

Both of these projects are so quick and easy to create and can be created in any Designer Series Paper. Take a look at my video below. 

Christmas Cracker with Shining Brightly Specialty Designer Series Paper 

Emery Board Folder with Shining Brightly Specialty Designer Series Paper

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Measurements

Cracker - Shining Brightly Specialty Designer Series Paper  - 15.3cm x 12.7cm (6" x 5")

Sentiment Label - Very Vanilla Cardstock - 7.5cm x 1.7cm

Gold Leaves - Very Vanilla Cardstock - 5cm x 4cm

TIP - Tie one end of cracker with ribbon, then fill with treat or gift, before tying the second end. Adhere label with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Emery Board Folder 

Base - Night of Navy Cardstock - 29.7cm x 4cm, scored and folded at 14cm

Layer - Shining Brightly Specialty Designer Series Paper - 3.5cm x 13.5cm

Tag - Very Vanilla Cardstock - 4cm x 8cm 

Reinforcer (top of tag) - Night of Navy scrap

TIP 1- Once you have adhered your Designer Series Paper to the Night of Navy folder, measure 2cm from top of shorter front piece and mark with a pencil on each side. Punch a notch through both front and back layers of cardstock, lining up the punch with the pencil mark.

TIP 2 - Place Emery Board in folder before tying ribbon. Secure tag with Gold Trim and Stampin' Dimensionals.

If you would like to see how I created these projects, you can click on video below.

I hope my projects have inspired you in your creativity and encouraged you to consider creating some small handmade gifts for your gift giving or for decorating your Christmas table. 

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