{"id":58,"date":"2007-12-08T19:08:42","date_gmt":"2007-12-08T19:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/?p=58"},"modified":"2023-08-06T14:44:40","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T14:44:40","slug":"a-special-little-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/?p=58","title":{"rendered":"A Special Little Gift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/giftfr.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"246\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/?attachment_id=246\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/giftfr.jpg?fit=434%2C569&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"434,569\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"giftfr\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/giftfr.jpg?fit=228%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/giftfr.jpg?fit=434%2C569&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-246\" title=\"giftfr\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/giftfr-228x300.jpg?resize=228%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/giftfr.jpg?resize=228%2C300&amp;ssl=1 228w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/giftfr.jpg?w=434&amp;ssl=1 434w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/span>Do you have a little gift for someone very special?<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/span>Doesn\u2019t it deserve a special gift wrap?<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/span>Here\u2019s an easy decoration for a small box.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><strong><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14pt\"><span>Paperwhimsy supplies:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.galeblair.com\/cgi-bin\/shopper.cgi?preadd=action&amp;key=NECE-LUM\">Lumiere Paint Halo Violet Gold<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.galeblair.com\/cgi-bin\/shopper.cgi?preadd=action&amp;key=NECE-GLITZ\">Gildenglitz Gold<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.galeblair.com\/cgi-bin\/shopper.cgi?preadd=action&amp;key=DODA-WNG\">Wood Wings Large<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.galeblair.com\/cgi-bin\/shopper.cgi?preadd=action&amp;key=FRFR-22\">Silk Ribbons<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.galeblair.com\/cgi-bin\/shopper.cgi?preadd=action&amp;key=FRFR-PRIMAPINKS\">Prima Flowers<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.galeblair.com\/cgi-bin\/shopper.cgi?preadd=action&amp;key=DODA-15\">Distressed Ink Vintage Photo<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">\n<ul style=\"MARGIN-TOP: 0in\" type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span>Paint a small box with acrylic paint in chosen color<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span>Wrap the lid of the box in vintage ledger paper<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span>Paint a small piece, 2&#215;2 inches of canvas, foamboard, or heavy cardboard, and one pair od wooden wings with chosen Lumiere paint<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span>Apply Glidenglitz randomly on both painted surfaces<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span>Attach a Paperwhimsy image to the 2&#215;2 inch square with favorite medium, and glue square to the wings<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span>Attach two green leaves behind the wings<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span>Center and glue the canvas\/wings to the gift box lid a little higher than center<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span>Now you can add some embellishments such as ribbons, Prima flowers with rhinestone centers, German scrap trim, small crown, and stamped grunge tag<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/giftcardsfr.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"247\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/?attachment_id=247\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/giftcardsfr.jpg?fit=400%2C378&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,378\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"giftcardsfr\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/giftcardsfr.jpg?fit=300%2C283&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/giftcardsfr.jpg?fit=400%2C378&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-247\" title=\"giftcardsfr\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/giftcardsfr-300x283.jpg?resize=300%2C283\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/giftcardsfr.jpg?resize=300%2C283&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/giftcardsfr.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify\"><span><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/span>After scanning the gift box and creating a small layout for this tutorial, I thought I might print the image and use for a quick card.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/span>Just add a little gold ribbon, and you have a really special card for friends or family.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify\"><span><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/span>I hope you all have a wonderful Holiday Season, and Merry Christmas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Do you have a little gift for someone very special?\u00a0 Doesn\u2019t it deserve a special gift wrap?\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[354,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rande","category-attic"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6473C-W","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=58"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6539,"href":"https:\/\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58\/revisions\/6539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=58"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=58"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=58"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}