Dee created 3D star toppers from patterned paper to decorate gift boxes wrapped in matching holiday papers. She punched holes in the stars’ bottom points and threaded tinsel through the holes to tie them onto the package.
For a fun touch, attach glass beads and bells with colorful crafts wire, poke the wire through the star tips, and twist the ends.
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If you are like me, mixing patterned papers can feel intimidating. It's not an unusual fear for scrapbookers, new and old timers alike. There are so many choices out there and many beginners tend to stick with cardstock and coordinating patterned paper or coordinating lines of paper by the same company.
First paper - Pick a more neutral, solid-colored background paper. If you're feeling more adventurous, you can even pick a very subtle patterned paper as your background paper.
Second paper - You can go for a bold patterned paper. Feel free to choose a big design but there must be something, usually a color in this bold patterned paper that complements your first paper.
Third paper - Pick a patterned paper that's more subtle so that it doesn't compete with your big, bold patterned paper. The tricky part is where you have to select a patterned paper that picks up something from both the bold patterned paper and the background paper.
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