Wrappers + paper bows

Here are this year’s complimentary Christmas wrappers from 2 department stores — Takashimaya (left) and Metro (right). I bought some stuff from both stores and collected them free (after showing my receipts at the gift wrap counters). I’ve been happily using them interchangeably to wrap Christmas gifts and to make bows.

To create some visual interest, I occasionally combined the wrappers with last year’s leftovers and blended in some funky lime to synergize the bow mix.

To make the bows, I followed (and at times combined) the steps at Stamping with April and Craftster.