Mixed Media Gift Wrap Tutorial Using Unique Laser Design's Swirly Christmas Tree Embellishment!

Why buy holiday gift wrap when you can create your own? ;D

Today, I have a super cool, step-by-step tutorial on how I created this holiday gift wrap using Unique Laser Design's swirly Christmas tree wood embellishment.

Mixed Media Gift Wrap Using
Unique Laser Design's Swirly Christmas Tree
Wood Embellishment

Okay, here we go:

Started with a piece a kraft paper
that was large enough to wrap
around my gift box.
Grocery bags are also GREAT!
Used washi tape to adhere
the kraft paper to my work surface.

Used black archival ink
to add this Stampabilities 'Faith'
stamp as a background layer.

Selected three shades of turquoise/teal
& pearl acrylic paint
for my Christmas tree color.
Placed a generous amount of
each color on my Gelli Plate.
Marbled gently with a paint brush.

Unique Laser Design's MDF Wood
Christmas tree embellishment

Gently placed the ULD wood
embellishment in the acrylic paint

Used the paint covered 
ULD wood embellishment 
to create several stamped images 
on my background

Splattered Heidi Swapp gold Color Shine
on the background 

Used Tim Holtz's 'Picket Fence' 
Distress Paint to create white circles 
on the background

Doodled around all of the stamped marks
with a black Uni-ball Signo (broad) pen.
Added sparkle & dimension to the 
white circles with 'Star Dust' Stickles

Added Prima Marketing "Say it in Crystals"
bling embellies as Christmas tree toppers

Doodled around the bling embellies
with a black Uni-ball Signo pen

Added messy ink marks inside the
white circles with a
neon green Painters pen

The completed mixed media gift wrap background

Added acrylic paint to the other side of
the wood embellishment

Added 'Star Dust' Stickles to the
wood embellishment

Distressed the embellie with Tim Holtz's
'Weathered Wood' Distress Ink

Wrapped my gift with the mixed media 
gift wrap, added a ribbon & my 
painted ULD wood embellishment
as a final touch.
Tied decorative cord at the top of the 
embellishment so it can be used 
as a Christmas tree ornament!

Close-up of Unique Laser Design's
Christmas Tree Embellishment

I pray you find this tutorial helpful. 

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to all of you!

Much love,

Shelley