Karla Yungwirth Designs: Chinese New Year

Saturday, February 6, 2016

Chinese New Year!

Hello friends! I just wanted to share a gift set I created for some friends to celebrate Chinese New Year, which begins on Monday. We wanted to show we were thinking of our friends and did a little research to find out what would be appropriate to help them celebrate this time of year.

I first made a card using the Cricut Explore, choosing a symbol that represents Celebrate in Design Space. I used a gold washi tape sticker roll to add a glittery element to the edge of my card and then layered on my Cricut cut. Behind the Celebrate cut I added a paper that I heat embossed with gold embossing powder.

Inside, I cut Happy from a Cricut font and then used a diecut in Design Space for my Chinese New Year sentiment. For the envelope I layered the inside cut of the Celebrate symbol over a stenciled image using a Tim Holtz stencil with red and yellow Distress Inks.

For the children I cut a bag from the Tags, Bags, Boxes and More 2 cartridge to cut this neat little boxy envelope. I then added a diecut symbol that represents Fortune. I made two and we filled the envelopes with some money and candy.

We wrapped some fruit in red wrapping paper and my husband delivered the gifts. Even though it was just a small gesture our friends appreciated it and knew we were thinking of them.